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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is presented with a framed painting by Head Girl of Buff Bay High School in Portland, Danique Davis (left), during Wednesday’s (December 10) contract signing ceremony, at the institution, for a grant provision of $11 million under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project. The money will be spent to construct two additional classrooms and a storage area. In the background is Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, who co-signed the agreement.

Two More Classrooms for Buff Bay High School

Work is to commence soon for the construction of two additional classrooms at Buff Bay High School in Portland, at a cost of approximately $13 million. This will increase the number of classrooms to 20 for the 800 students enrolled...

Legal Officer/Company Secretary of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Donna Samuels-Stone speaking at a JIS Think Tank on December 9.

JMB Urges Banks to Consider Bridge Financing for Home Buyers

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

JCPD Wants Greater Access to ICT for the Disabled

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left); Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left); and Law Enforcement Expert of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean, Mr. Bob Van den Berghe (third left), sign Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations to implement the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports. The signing was held at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s Maxfield Avenue Offices on December 10. At right is Head of Co-operation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena. The EU is funding the project.

MOU Signed to Fight Illicit Trade Via Airports

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham McNeill, delivers the keynote address at the 13th Sandals Travel Agency Recognition (STAR) awards held on Tuesday, December 9, at the Sandals Grande Riviera Beach and Villa Golf Resort in St. Ann.

2014 A Good Year For Tourism Sector – McNeill

General Manager of Jamaica Mortgage Bank Mr. Courtney Wynter addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 9

11 years ago Transport

JMB to Offer Services to the Diaspora

Members of the Diaspora will soon be able to access the services of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) when investing in housing in Jamaica. The bank will be launching a new service that is expected to focus on the technical aspect of construction financing. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on December 9, General Manager of the JMB, Courtney Wynter,...

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the performance of the entity since April 1 this year.

11 years ago Commerce

CAC Secures $32.5 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reporting that it has so far secured $32.5 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the 2014/15 financial year. It also settled 919 of the 1,138 complaints received, representing an 81 per cent resolution rate. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on December 10, Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, informed that...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, gives an update on the performance of the economy at a press briefing held in New Kingston on December 9.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Says Fall in Oil Prices Will Benefit Economy

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says the continuous fall in oil prices on the world market will benefit the Jamaican economy, individuals and businesses. Since July, global oil prices have fallen by about 40 per cent and American Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley, forecasts that this trend will continue until at least the middle of 2015....

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says he expects the economy to continue on growth path. He was addressing journalists at the EPOC’s Monthly press briefing, held in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 9.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Expects Country to Continue On Growth Path

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) says it expects the Jamaican economy to continue on growth path, and maintain minimal inflation figures towards the end of the year. The Committee’s co-chair, Richard Byles, expressed this optimism as he addressed journalists at its monthly press briefing in Kingston, today (December 9). Mr. Byles argued that the positive outlook stems from the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford, share a moment with students of the St. Benedict’s Primary School in St. Andrew, after presenting them with tablet computers, during a distribution exercise on Tuesday (December 9), on the school grounds. The students (from left) are: Tatyana Montague, Rasheed Hanns, and Tatjana Montague.

11 years ago Education

$1 Million for Schools, Students Excelling Under Tablets In Schools Project

The Government has set aside $1 million to reward five schools that are showing academic improvements from utilization of the tablet computers provided by the Government under the Tablets in Schools Pilot project. Students, who demonstrate excellent technology skills from use of the tablets, will also benefit from the allocation. Making the announcement today (December 9), Minister of Science, Technology,...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (at podium), emphasizes a point while delivering the main address during Tuesday’s (December 9) opening of the fifth Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) two-day Labour Market Forum, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Promoting Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)’. The forum, which was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Labour Market Information Technical Advisory Committee (LMITAC); HEART Trust/NTA; and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aims to disseminate labour market information to a select group of participants to enable them to make informed career choices. Seated at the head table are: HEART Trust Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (right); PIOJ Director General, Colin Bullock (centre); and former PIOJ Vision 2030 Jamaica Youth Ambassador, Kemesha Kelly, who chaired Tuesday’s proceedings.

11 years ago Technology

World Bank to Assist with Open Data Development

A World Bank team is currently in Jamaica for meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, aimed at creating a framework for open data development as a job creation and entrepreneurship option. State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the initiative will target non-confidential data within Government, that can be accessed by the public and utilized...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

International Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 10th December 2014 Jamaica welcomes the opportunity to join the international community in the commemoration of Human Rights Day under the theme ‘Human Rights 365’. The theme this year serves as a potent reminder that the observance of human rights is not only a 10th December event, but rather a daily preoccupation of the Government...