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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

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

World Bank to Assist with Open Data Development
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

International Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Clinical Psychologist and Special Educator, Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities, Dr. Avril Daley, conducts a training and sensitisation workshop for job coaches attached to the National Youth Service (NYS) Empowerment Programme. The workshop is being held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston from December 8 to 12.
Clinical Psychologist and Special Educator, Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities, Dr. Avril Daley, conducts a training and sensitisation workshop for job coaches attached to the National Youth Service (NYS) Empowerment Programme. The workshop is being held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston from December 8 to 12.

NYS to Help Intellectually Disabled Young Persons

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller greets Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on her arrival at the Revolution Palace in Havana for the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit on December 8. (JIS PHOTO/Dave Reid)
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PM Simpson Miller Credits Cuba With Assisting Jamaica’s Athletics Success

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has credited Cuba with assisting Jamaica to become a world leader in athletics, noting that the GC Foster College, which was a gift to Jamaica from Cuba in the 1970s, has been responsible for training many of Jamaica´s outstanding athletes and coaches. The Prime Minister adds that through the GC Foster College,...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right), listens to Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith (centre), during a tour of the Mt. Salem Primary and Junior High School in St. James, on Friday, December 5. At left is Acting Regional Director in the Ministry of Education
Education

Student Placement at Western Jamaica High Schools to be Expanded

The Ministry of Education plans to expand student placement at high schools in western Jamaica, as it moves to phase out junior high departments at primary institutions. Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the phasing out exercise, is slated to get underway soon, and aims to facilitate the creation of infant departments within the targeted institutions, as part...
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Academic Dean at the All American Institute of Medical Sciences in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board, Dr. Simon Clarke (right), at the institution’s inaugural graduation exercise on December 4.
Health & Wellness

Healthy Start By First Off-Shore Medical School

The All American Institute of Medical Sciences (AAIMS), in Black River, St. Elizabeth, staged its inaugural graduation exercise on December 4, in which 19 Pre-Medical and 34 Pre-Clinical students graduated. The AAIMS, which is Jamaica’s first off-shore private medical school, opened in 2011 with an enrolment of six students. This was made possible after Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon....
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right, background), with representatives from the Ministry, teachers and parents during a tour of the Over River Basic School, in St. James, on Friday, December 5.
Education

Second Campus for Anchovy High to Open in January 2015

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has informed that transformation of the Montpelier facility, in St. James, into a second campus for the Anchovy High School, is far advanced and should be officially opened in January 2015. The restructuring exercise is being undertaken by the Government at a cost of $120 million. “We need another 5,000 good secondary school...
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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is greeted by Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz during a ceremony in Havana on Sunday, December 7 to mark the 118th anniversary of the death in battle of the Cuban Independence War Hero Lieutenant General Antonio Maceo. Prime Minister Simpson Miller delivered an address at the ceremony to honour Maceo, who lived for a while in Jamaica. (JIS PHOTO/Dave Reid)
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

CARICOM, Cuban Leaders to Discuss Strengthening of Multilateral Relations

Representatives CARICOM member states, including Jamaica, and Cuban Government officials, led by President, Raul Castro, are slated to discuss measures to strengthen multilateral relations, during Monday’s (December 8) session of the fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, being held in Havana. The leaders’ are also expected to present strategies to foster economic development across the region. Consequent on these engagements, Consul of the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan (2nd right), converses with third year student of Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, Stacy-Ann Muir (left), about the products displayed at her school’s booth, mounted at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover parish office’s recent open day exhibition in Lucea, at which he was the guest speaker. Others pictured include: RADA Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton (right); and RADA’s Western Jamaica Zonal Director, Donald Robinson (2nd left), and other agency executives.
Agriculture

Need for Increased Youth Involvement in Agriculture Emphasized

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Labour, and Social Security, Hon Luther Buchanan, is emphasizing the need for more youth involvement in agriculture, to ensure the sector’s continued growth. Mr. Buchanan underscored this point while addressing the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover branch’s recent open day exhibition, held at the agency’s parish office in Lucea, which was staged...
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