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Students of the Anchovy High School, in St. James, are joined by their Agricultural Science Teacher, Sean Thomas (right), in collecting a set of gardening tools from Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (left). Joining in the presentation, which took place on World Food Day, October 15, Dr. Jerome Thomas (second left), representing the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize.

State Minister Says Research Needs to be Improved

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says there is need for the research and developmental capabilities of countries, including Jamaica, to be improved. “They must be at a level...

Chairman of the Board of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Ambassador Paola Amadei; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Colin Bullock, at the official handing over ceremony for $34.7 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment to the BSJ, for its chemistry and microbiology laboratories, on October 15. The equipment has been provided under the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreement.

EU Head Says Trade and Business Reforms Bearing Fruit

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 14. The Ministry of Education will be implementing interim measures to regulate the tertiary education sector.

Minister Thwaites Announces Interim Measures to Regulate Tertiary Education

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), is conversing with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during a workshop for the 3rd National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held on Tuesday, October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Executive Director, National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, addresses a Statistics Symposium hosted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew today (October 15). Entitled: ‘Youths, ages 15 to 24 – A Situational Analysis’, the event was staged as part of activities to commemorate Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Statistics Day. The forum provided a profile of young people in the 15 to 24 age group in relation to employment, education, fertility and crime.

Disabled Youth to Benefit from Employment Opportunities

11 years ago Commerce

BSJ Gets State-Of-The-Art Equipment to Improve Testing of Samples

Exporters should see significant improvements in the testing of samples, and a reduction in the length of time the process takes, particularly for those who had to use overseas testing facilities in the past. This is as a result of $34.7 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment, which the European Union (EU) officially handed over to the Bureau of Standards Jamaica...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. (FILE)

11 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

ChikV Cleanup Allocations Clarified

Chairperson of the Team which is monitoring the national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign, Minister of Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer has said that contrary to some media reports, there is no allocation of funds according to Parish Council Divisions. As such, there is no allocation to individual Councillors. She has reiterated that $70 million is available to fund cleanup...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), presents an elated Dujun Brown (second right) with his own personal tablet computer, during a presentation ceremony at the Rennock Lodge All Age School in Kingston, on October 14. Looking on (from second left) are: Chairman of the school Board, and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown-Burke; and Dujun’s father, Noel Brown. Dujun is among the 130 students enrolled at the school to receive devices under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme.

11 years ago Technology

Parents Optimistic About Tablets In Schools Programme

Noel Brown is optimistic that his son’s educational prospects will greatly improve having now received his own personal tablet computer under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme. Dujun Brown is among the 130 students enrolled at Rennock Lodge All-Age School in Kingston, who received devices on October 14, during a distribution exercise at the school. Speaking with...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller in discussion with Minister of Finance and Planning, the Hon. Peter Phillips at a special meeting at Jamaica House on October 14. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson is seated left. Mrs. Simpson Miller updated Parliamentarians on the country’s Ebola emergency preparedness and response mechanisms.

11 years ago Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

Ebola Surveillance to be Heightened at Ports of Entry

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has instructed that Ebola surveillance at Jamaica’s ports of entry be heightened immediately. Mrs. Simpson Miller said part of this heightening involves an extension of the existing immigration form, to document information on countries which persons have visited or will intend to visit, and whether or not they experience symptoms similar to...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 14. Dr. Phillips tabled the interim report on the Fiscal Policy Paper for the 2014/15 fiscal year. The Fiscal Policy Paper provides information on the economic outturn of the previous financial year; the performance of the first quarter of the financial year; projections to the end of the current financial year; and projections for the succeeding financial year and the medium term.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Presents Positive Report to the House

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the economic performance of the country during 2013/14 and the first quarter of the 2014/15 fiscal year has been positive. The Minister’s comment came as he tabled the interim report on the Fiscal Policy Paper for the 2014/15 fiscal year, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

IMF and Jamaica to Hold High-Level Conference on Growth in the Caribbean

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in collaboration with Jamaica’s Ministry of Finance and Planning will hold a high-level conference on “Unlocking Growth in the Caribbean” on October 23-24, 2014 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The event will focus on how to unlock growth in the region and will examine key issues such as improving the reliability and efficiency of energy provision,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), shares a light moment with Chairman of the Barita Education Foundation, Rita Humphries-Lewin (centre), and Executive Director of the HEART/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley. Occasion was a breakfast forum to mark the 10th anniversary of the Barita Education Foundation, held on October 14, at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

11 years ago Education

Education Ministry Begins Clean Schools Campaign on Wednesday

The Ministry of Education will, on Wednesday, October 15, launch a clean schools campaign, to rid and prevent breeding sites for mosquitoes in and round educational institutions. The initiative is part of a national effort to reduce vector-borne diseases, including Chikungunya (CHIKV). Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement at Barita Education Foundation’s 10th anniversary breakfast forum...