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Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (second left) with the newly selected Civil Servant of the Year 2014, Senior Customs Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Sean Barrow (second right). Mr. Barrow was chosen as this year’s top civil servant during the official launch of Civil Service Week 2014 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday (November 14). Also pictured (from left) are: President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; and Presiden of the, Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant.

PSOJ Head Lauds Civil Servants

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, has praised the nation’s civil servants for their tremendous sacrifices and sterling contribution to national development. “Civil servants, are in my opinion, the glue that is holding the country together…I know...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson in discussion with representatives of DFL Distributors, Kareem Downer (left) and Megan Meikle during a handing over ceremony at the Excelsior High School premises in Kingston on Friday (Nov. 14). DFL Distributors donated five cases of bleach to the institution.

Students Urged to Keep Their Schools Clean to Protect Against Diseases

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

Mining Minister Issues Ultimatum to UC Rusal

Chief Public Health Inspector at the Kingston and St. Andrew Public Health Department, Everton Baker, makes a point at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Town Hall meeting on the Chikungunya virus (CHICK-V) and other public health issues affecting the municipality, held at Mandela Park on November 13.

Persons Urged to Help Prevent Chik-V

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), and State Minister, Hon. Luther Buchanan, view features of the tag that will be used in the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) for cattle, during a demonstration of the tagging process at the annual Minard Livestock and Beef Festival, which was held on Thursday (November 13) at Minard Farm Estate, Brown’s Town, St. Ann, under the theme: ‘Livestock Production - Gateway to Food Security and Prosperity’. The NAITS was launched by Mr. Kellier during the festival.

Tagging of Cattle Begins

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on November 12. Civil Service Week will be observed from November 16 to 21 under the theme: ‘Public Sector Advancement though Partnership and Collaboration’.

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Students to Vie For Prizes at JCSA Secondary School Quiz

Students from schools across the island will vie for trophies and other prizes at the Jamaica Civil Service Association’s (JCSA) 15th annual Secondary School Quiz Competition. The event is scheduled for Thursday (November 20) at the Medallion Hall Hotel, St. Andrew, beginning at 10:00 a.m., and is part of activities for Civil Service Week from November 16 to 21. Providing...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Carlene McKinson with her degree in logistics and supply chain management, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on November 13.

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180 Students Graduate From CMI

One hundred and eighty students of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) graduated on November 13, with degrees and diplomas in various areas of shipping and logistics. The 33rd annual graduation ceremony, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, saw graduands being rewarded for successful studies in supply chain management; cruise shipping and marine tourism; international shipping...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (2nd left), presents Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes (2nd right), with a new computer, which was among 29 handed over on November 13, during a ceremony at the Supreme Court, North Complex, downtown Kingston. The computer systems were obtained under the ongoing Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. Others (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready; Director, Justice Reform Implementation Unit, Ministry of Justice, Donna Parchment Brown; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer.

12 years ago Justice

29 Computers Handed Over To Court System

Twenty-nine computers, acquired under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme were formally handed over to Justice Minister, Hon. Mark Golding, on November 13, for deployment in the court system. Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready, handed over the equipment to Mr. Golding, at the Supreme Court, North Complex, downtown Kingston. JUST is a CAN$20 million project, being undertaken in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left); Charge d

12 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Receives Non-Lethal Equipment

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received 3,400 kits containing non-lethal weapons from the United States Government, which will boost its continued thrust towards the use of less forceful methods in law enforcement. The kits, which each contain a retractable baton, pepper spray canister, a pair of handcuffs and a utility belt, represent the first tranche of a donation of...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), watches as Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh, demonstrates a feature on one of four computers donated by Digicel, at the official opening of the Treadways Internet café on September 27, which is located on the grounds of the Treadways Gospel Assembly in St. Catherine. Also observing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe; Pastor of the church, Elder Courtney Lynn; and Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Miss Campbell.

12 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Treadways Internet Café Making An Impact

The recently opened Treadways Internet café is already making a difference in the lives of residents of the rural St. Catherine community who, before now, had to travel outside the area to access the information superhighway. Speaking with JIS News, Pastor of the Treadways Gospel Assembly, which hosts the café, Elder Courtney Lyn, said the initiative is “a wonderful investment in...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

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UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), addresses journalists at a press briefing to announce the completion of the sixth review of Jamaica’s programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the Ministry of Finance, in Kingston, on November 14. Others (from left) are: Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley; the IMF Mission Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Bryan Wynter.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

IMF Mission Chief Says ERP Remains Strong

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Jan kees Martijn, is reporting that Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP) is “on track and remains strong.” He was speaking at a press briefing on Friday, November 14, at the Ministry of Finance, where the IMF mission team announced it has completed its sixth review of Jamaica’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...