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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated fourth right), enjoys a performance by The Maanyi Ensemble Stars during a proclamation ceremony at King’s House on October 31, declaring November, Science, Technology and Innovation Month. Others from (third right) are: Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison; and Chairman of the Board, Scientific Research Council, Mellissa McHargh.

GG Encourages Jamaicans to Embrace Science and Technology

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging Jamaicans to recognise the importance of science and technology for the sustainable development of the country. Reading a proclamation declaring November, Science, Technology and Innovation Month at King’s House,...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), with a group of New York investors on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 30, while on a tour of the Exchange.

Finance Minister Encourages New York Investors to Make it Jamaica

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), presents Route Inspector, Ronisha Davis, with her certificate at a graduation ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on October 31.

61 New Route Inspectors for Transport Authority

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, with the proclamation declaring November as Science, Technology and Innovation Month. This year’s theme will focus on: ‘Science and Technology for Economic Development: Science for Life’.

Legislation to Push Nutraceutical Industry

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson at a recent Think Tank and the Jamaica Information Service headquarters.

Jamaica to Set up Cyber Incident Response Team

Senator Navel Clarke (left), in conversation with Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, during the sitting of the Senate on October 31. The Senate passed the Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The flexi-work arrangement is intended to increase employment opportunities, enhance productivity and afford workers the opportunity to better structure their lives through a flexible employee/employer work agreement.

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Senate Approves Flexi Work Arrangement Bill

The Senate on Friday, October 31, passed the Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, paving the way for the introduction of flexible working time. The flexi-work arrangement is intended to increase employment opportunities, enhance productivity and afford workers the opportunity to better structure their lives through a flexible employee/employer work agreement. Making his contribution to the debate, Senator Lambert Brown,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), interacts with students in attendance at the official launch of Youth Month at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston on Thursday (October 30).

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Youth Minister to Interact with Young Persons Through ‘Pon Di Corna’

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, will interact directly with young persons across the country through ‘Pon Di Corna’ reasoning sessions, as part of activities for Youth Month, being observed in November. These sessions are to be held in Albert Town, Trelawny, on November 7; Somerset, St. Thomas on November 14; and Gregory Park, St. Catherine on November...

11 years ago Information

November 7 is New Deadline for Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries in the 2014 Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on Friday (November 7) to submit their entries, which is a seven-day extension from the previous deadline of October 31. The essay competition, which targets primary and preparatory school students, age nine to 12 years, has...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), along with Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left); console Lurlene Cobourne, mother of one of the four China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) employees, who were recently killed in Bog Walk. At left is Police Commissioner, Dr. Dr. Carl Williams. Occasion as a tour of the area yesterday (October 30), which was followed by a town hall meeting.

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Police Deploy Additional Resources to Bog Walk

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has assured residents of Bog Walk that measures are being put in place to stem the recent spate of crime in the area. He said the police has deployed additional resources to the community. The Minister was addressing a community meeting at the New Life Tabernacle Church in the St. Catherine community on...

Principal of the Clarendon-based Denbigh High School, Kasan Troupe (right), points to photos of top performing students, which is on display on the school compound. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Vice Principal, Lucille Wilks; President of the Parent-Teacher (PTA) Association, Sharon Irons Francis; Senior Medical Officer at the May Pen Hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards, who is a volunteer Mathematics teachers at the school; Vice Principal, Janice Julal; Prefect Kemeisha Ellis; Grade 7 Supervisor, Annette Chambers; and Head Boy, Othneil Williams.

11 years ago Education

Denbigh High Revels in Academic Successes

Partnerships and effective leadership are at the heart of the academic successes being enjoyed by the Denbigh High School. Over the last several years the school has seen a steady improvement in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) passes especially in the key subjects of Mathematics and English. A tutorial programme put in place last year, resulted in massive improvements in...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes the areas of focus of the reconstituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission, at a JIS Think Tank on October 30. At left is Professor Hon. Errol Morrison, who is head of the Secretariat approved by the Commission.

11 years ago Technology

Govt to Review Science and Technology Policy

The Government is moving to review the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy, as part of the process to improve the contribution of science and technology to national development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has instructed the re-constituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission to begin the review as a first order of business. Minister of Science,...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is escorted to the Edith Dalton James High School auditorium by Principal, Ray Howell, for Thursday’s (October 30) dedication and formal opening ceremony for five new classrooms and a library resource centre, at the institution’s Duhaney Park campus in St. Andrew. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

11 years ago Education

Major Upgrading at Edith Dalton James High

Major renovations at Edith Dalton James High School in Western St. Andrew, over the last seven years, enabled the administration to replace the double shift system for students, with an extended day format, at the start of the 2014/15 academic year, on September 1. The $40 million upgrading, which dates back to 2007, include development of an office complex; a...