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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica President’s (PSOJ) Forum Breakfast, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (September 23).
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica President’s (PSOJ) Forum Breakfast, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (September 23).

Private Sector Urged to Lobby to Get More Women into Politics

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has called on the private sector to push to get more women involved in political representation and leadership in Jamaica. She noted that women have been “woefully under-represented” in politics...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing realtors at their Annual General Meeting, held on September 25, 2014, at New Kingston Conference Centre.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing realtors at their Annual General Meeting, held on September 25, 2014, at New Kingston Conference Centre.

Murders Down 18%
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing realtors at their Annual General Meeting, held on September 25, 2014, at New Kingston Conference Centre.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing realtors at their Annual General Meeting, held on September 25, 2014, at New Kingston Conference Centre.

Realtors Urged Not to Facilitate Money Laundering
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), in discussion with other Ministry executives (from centre) Director of Communications, Winsome Vanhorne-Christie; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks. Occasion was a stakeholder consultation on the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24. This was the third in a series of consultations being hosted by the Ministry in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), in discussion with other Ministry executives (from centre) Director of Communications, Winsome Vanhorne-Christie; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks. Occasion was a stakeholder consultation on the Green Paper on the Dolphin Policy for Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24. This was the third in a series of consultations being hosted by the Ministry in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

More Time for Comments on Dolphin Policy
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is in discussion with President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association Co-operative Credit Union Limited (JTACCUL), Dr. Dorothy Raymond (right); and General Manager, JTACCUL, Barbara Gascoigne, during the organisation’s scholarship and grants awards luncheon at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on September 24.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is in discussion with President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association Co-operative Credit Union Limited (JTACCUL), Dr. Dorothy Raymond (right); and General Manager, JTACCUL, Barbara Gascoigne, during the organisation’s scholarship and grants awards luncheon at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on September 24.

Tertiary Level Students Urged to Apply Now for SLB Loans

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The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States.
Finance & Public Service

IMF Board Approves US$68.8 Million Disbursement to Jamaica

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, September 24, completed the fifth review of Jamaica’s economic performance under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This follows the successful staff review by the IMF team that visited Jamaica from August 12 to 22. This review now enables an immediate disbursement of US$68.8 million (SDR 45.95 million) to the...
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Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, September 24.
Health & Wellness

Private Doctors Urged to Report all Suspected Cases of CHIKV

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is appealing to medical practitioners in private practice to report all suspected cases of Chikungunya (CHIKV) to the Ministry. Dr. Ferguson made the appeal at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 24), where he said that many private doctors were not reporting the suspected cases, which is posing a challenge to the...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Syringa Marshall-Burnett, share a light moment before the official media launch of Senior Citizens’ Week 2014, held yesterday (September 23), at the NCSC Secretariat, 11 West King’s House Road. The week will be celebrated from September 28 to October 4, under the theme: ‘Active Ageing through a Healthy Lifestyle.’
Labour

Minister Kellier Hails Country’s Seniors

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has lauded the country’s senior citizens for their invaluable contribution to nation building. “The prosperity, progress, growth and gains we enjoy today have been made possible through the tremendous efforts and sacrifices of our seniors and elders in communities across the island,” he stated. Minister Kellier was speaking at the media...
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Eighteen -year old Teshina Thompson, one of 58 graduates of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM) Emergency Affiliated Radio Services (EARS) Programme, demonstrates the use of an analog radio in communicating during times of disaster.
Community

ODPEM Equipping Communities to Respond During Disasters

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), through its Emergency Affiliated Radio Services (EARS) programme, is ensuring that communities, particularly remote areas, can adequately communicate before, during and after a disaster. As part of the process, 58 community emergency volunteers, from various parishes, were recently trained to become Advanced Emergency Telecommunications Operators better known as amateur radio operators....
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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), and Senior Private Sector Development Specialist with the World Bank, Thomas Vis (left), shake hands, following the signing of a US$50 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth project, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Wednesday (September 24).
Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Government Signs US$50M MOU to Strengthen Business Environment

Government has signed a US$50 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank, to strengthen the business environment in Jamaica to enable further private sector investment. The loan agreement was signed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips and Senior Private Sector Development Specialist with the World Bank, Thomas Vis, during the launch of the...
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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), in discussion with Mayor of Lucea , Councillor Wynter McIntosh (2nd left), during a tour of the town in Hanover, on September 23. A major beautification project is to be undertaken in Lucea soon. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Hon. Ian Hayles; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Jennifer Griffiths and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey.
Tourism

Major Beautification Project for Lucea

A major beautification project involving four government agencies and the Hanover Parish Council is to get underway in Lucea, Hanover. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment,  Hon. Dr.  Wykeham McNeill, who toured the town and its outskirts on September 23, announced that the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be underwriting the project, which includes the resurfacing of roadways, construction and repairing...
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