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National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Easton Douglas (centre), addressing journalists on the entity’s acquisition of the Orange Grove property in Trelawny, during a media briefing at the entity’s New Kingston corporate offices, on Monday (November 24). Flanking him are Board members, Norman Horne (left), and Percival LaTouche.

NHT Chairman Maintains Purchase of Orange Grove Property Is In Line With Mandate

National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Easton Douglas, is maintaining that the entity’s acquisition of the 9.12-acre Orange Grove property in North Trelawny for $180 million, is consistent with the organization’s mandate to create recreational, social and physical facilities that will...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), greets Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Rajeev Gopal, at the launch of the ‘Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Support to Jamaican Food Exports’ project today (November 24), at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei.

EU-Funded Project to Boost Food Exports

Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Consumers Urged To Conserve Energy During Christmas

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), greets Director of the Sustainable Development Unit, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Garfield Barnwell, just before the start of the 54th Minister’s meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council, this morning (November 24), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others sharing in the moment from (second left) are: Coordinating Director, Caribbean Meteorological Council, Tyrone Sutherland; and Director of Development and Regional Activities Division, World Meteorological Organization, Robert Masters.

Minister Pickersgill Hails Caribbean Meteorological Organization

Associate Pastor at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God in Manchester, Bishop Garfield Wilson (second left), converses with students of the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, at the HEART Trust/NTA’s career fair held recently, at the St. James Methodist Church in May Pen.

Choose the HEART Trust/NTA

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, delivering the recent Merl Grove High School 90th Anniversary Karram-Speid Lecture, held at the Rehoboth Gospel Assembly, in St. Andrew.

11 years ago EducationTechnology

Students Must Be Proficient in Math, Science and Technology – High Commissioner

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, says students should ensure proficiency in Mathematics, Science and Technology, in order to fit into the jobs to come, and to be able to create work. Delivering the recent Merl Grove High School 90th Anniversary Karram-Speid Lecture, held at the Rehoboth Gospel Assembly, in St. Andrew, Mrs. Ndombet...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon-based Thompson Town High School, Richard Morgan (left), at the official opening of the Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre at the school on Friday (Nov. 21). In the background (right) is Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Hon. Richard Azan.

11 years ago Education

Resource Centre Opens at Thompson Town High School

The Thompson Town High School in Clarendon now has a resource centre, which was constructed at a cost of $4 million. The Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre, named after the institution’s immediate past principal, is located on the ground floor of a two-storey building, the top of which houses two classrooms for sixth form students. It is equipped with the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presides over proceedings during Monday’s (January 13) first day of the two-day special Cabinet meeting, being held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), 1 Devon Road, St. Andrew. The meeting concludes on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured are Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Approves Appointments to Strengthen Board of the National Housing Trust

Cabinet has approved the appointment of the following persons with immediate effect to strengthen the Board of the National Housing Trust: Daisy Coke - Deputy Chair Sergeant Raymond Wilson - Chairman, Police Federation Clayton Hall - Past President, Jamaica Teachers Association Pastor Michael Harvey - Vice President, Northern Caribbean University A press release from the Office of the Prime Minister...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the expanded Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on (November 21).. Others (from left to right) are: Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry; Director of Nursing at the hospital, Yvonne Brown-Smite; Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Nadia Nunes; and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Bradley Edwards.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

May Pen Hospital Benefits from $67.7 Million Upgrading

The Government has spent approximately $67.7 million to expand and upgrade several sections of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the May Pen Hospital. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson in his address at the opening of the expanded A&E unit of the Clarendon-based facility on Friday (November 21), said the work was undertaken to improve service delivery...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago Technology

Science Expo at Emancipation Park Nov. 27

The Scientific Research Council (SRC), in association with the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), will host the second staging of the ‘Science in the Park’ exposition at Emancipation Park, New Kingston, on Thursday, November 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The expo will have over 40 booths that will provide information for businesses, students and the general...

Public Education Officer at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Adrienne Pinnock says children will be an important component of the draft codes and regulations for the disabled community. She was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, November 19.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

JCPD Urges Parents to Seek Help for Disabled Children

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging parents and guardians to get help for their disabled children. Executive Director of the Council, Christine Hendricks, said parents should not hide children with disabilities, but should get the necessary assistance for them to be integrated in society. “Parents need to understand the importance of their child and the importance...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), in discussion with his Minister of State, Hon. Damion Crawford, at a recent function in Montego Bay. Dr. McNeill said things are looking very positive for the upcoming Winter Tourist season, which runs from December 15, 2014 to April 15, 2015.

11 years ago Tourism

Minister Expects Very Good Winter Tourist Season

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says all indicators are pointing to Jamaica having “a very good” 2014/15 Winter Tourist Season, which runs from December 15 to April 15, 2015. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. McNeill said his optimism is based on the positive feedback he received at the recently held World Travel Market in London,...