Latest

Minister of Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right) breaks ground for the construction of a $30 million Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) facility in Portland, which will cater to children with disabilities. He is being assisted by (from left): Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Benny White; Member of Parliament, West Portland, Daryl Vaz; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrelle; and Executive Director of the ESP, Antonica Gunter-Gayle. The ground breaking ceremony took place on Wednesday (October 1) in Orange Bay.

$30 Million Facility for Disabled Children in Portland

Children with disabilities in Portland and surrounding parishes are to benefit from the construction of a $30 million Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) intervention centre. Ground was broken for the facility yesterday (October 1), which is being constructed by the Government...

Board Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Colin Bullock (2nd right), looks at something being pointed out in the agency’s financial report by Company Secretary, Howard Malcolm (left). Managing Director, JSIF, Scarlette Gillings (2nd left); and board member, Jalil Dabdoub, also have a look. Occasion was JSIF’s 18th annual general meeting held on Wednesday (October 1), at the agency’s Pawsey Road offices in New Kingston.

JSIF Disburses $1.94 Billion for Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Projects

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre), in conversation with Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), at an economic growth symposium held today (October 1), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, and organized by the HEART Trust/NTA. At right is Research Fellow at the United States based Harvard University, Dr. Brad Cunningham.

Vital Support For MSMEs

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM Receives Update on Ebola and CHIKV

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (at podium), addressing a meeting of the Hanover Lay Magistrates’ Association on September 30, at the Grand Palladium Resort, in the parish.

JPs Must Play Their Role as Purveyors of Peace – G-G

Senior Director at the Procurement Asset Policy Unit, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh (right), conversing with Advisor to Minister with responsibility for the Public Sector, Hon. Horace Dalley, Shelley-Ann Lewars, at a regional consultation forum, held recently at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew.

12 years ago Justice

CCJ to Provide Protection Under New Procurement Regime

Traders of goods and services will have protection from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), under the CARICOM Regional Integration Electronic Public Procurement System, being developed across the region. According to Programme Manager, Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), CARICOM Secretariat, Ivor Carryl, a Regional public procurement notice board will be created for member states to post their contracts, and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kalpana Kochhar (right), when she arrived at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 30 to participate in the IMF’s seminar on ‘Women, Work and the Jamaican Economy’. Also pictured is IMF Resident Representative for Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Government Committed to Empowerment of Women – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is reiterating the Government’s commitment to facilitating the economic empowerment of women, while working to systematically expose and correct gender disparities and inequality. “The Jamaican Government is committed to gender equity and has put in place policies and legislation that foster greater participation of women in the country’s economic life,” Mrs. Simpson...

Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse engages Holly Lee, one of the panelists at a Ministry of Health Breastfeeding Forum and Mrs. Sharmaine Edwards, Director of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health in conversation. Also pictured is the infant daughter of one of the many attendees.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Mothers Urged to Breastfeed for Six Months

The Ministry of Health is urging mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively up to the age of six months where possible, particularly in light of current economic conditions. Director of Nutrition in the Ministry, Sharmaine Edwards, speaking at a recent Breastfeeding Week seminar, explained that food security is becoming more of a concern, based on the increase in worldwide hunger...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents newly appointed land surveyor, David Gordon (centre), with his Instrument of Commission, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 30). Mr. Gordon was one of four newly commissioned land surveyors presented with instruments at the ceremony. Looking on is State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles.

12 years ago Environment

Minister Highlights Importance of Land Surveyor’s Work

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has underscored the importance of the work carried out by land surveyors, particularly in the process of sustainable development, incorporating land utilization. “Your role is basic to all planning and development activities and covers all facets of the interdependence between people and their surroundings. Your work determines boundaries, and is...

Participants at the National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition, hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Thursday, September 18, at the St Andrew Parish Church Hall, Kingston. A member of the Dorcas Senior Citizens’ Club in St. Thomas placed second in the competition.

12 years ago Community

Seniors Active in St. Thomas

Senior citizens in St. Thomas who have been excelling in their clubs will be honoured for their work in the areas of needle craft, handicraft, culinary art, business and community work. The awards ceremony, which will take place at the Anglican Church Hall, Morant Bay, on Thursday, October 2, is part of activities to celebrate this year’s Senior Citizens’ Week...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), speaking at a special press briefing, held today (September 30) at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew. Also pictured is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. The Minister noted that the Dangerous Drugs Act is to be amended.

12 years ago Justice

Law to be Amended to Facilitate Medical Ganja Industry

The Government has approved proposals for amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, as it moves to establish medicinal ganja and industrial hemp industries, where the cultivation and other activities involved in the production and supply of the plants will be legal under a controlled regime. Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, who made the announcement at a special...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), makes his contribution during a panel discussion at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 30. Others (from left) are: Moderator, Charles Levy; Australia’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb; Director of Services and Investment, Public Procurement, European Commission, Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch; and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Fernando deMateo (Photo by Derrick Scott)

12 years ago Commerce

Hylton says Services Industry is Priority

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica places top priority on the services industry, as it dominates the country’s economic activities. Addressing a panel discussion on: ‘Global Perspective on the Service Trade’, at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, on September 30, the Minister pointed out that the services...