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Mr. Lecksley Johnson, an employee at Jamaican Teas Limited, performs his duty as a Documentation Officer.

Company Offers Opportunity to the Disabled

Living with his disability has always been a challenge for 26 year-old Lecksley Johnson, but he has learned to overcome through steady concentration on his goals. At first glance, one may not notice that he suffers from a foot deformity,...

Company Secretary and Legal Counsel for Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Donna Samuels-Stone, oversees the signing of a syndicated loan agreement between financiers Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and National Commercial Bank (NCB); and 138 Student Living Jamaica Ltd. Under the agreement, the two financial entities will provide $1.35 billion for the construction of phase one of a student housing project at the University of the West Indies (UWI). The signatories (from left) are: Assistant General Manager Corporate Banking at NCB, Raymond Donaldson; General Manager, Corporate Banking NCB, Brian Boothe and JMB Board Chairman, Howard Mollison.

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Lead Financier of UWI Student Housing Project

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (right), peruses a document while participating in a Criminal Justice Seminar at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 18. Beside Ms. Llewellyn is Director of Public Prosecutions, England and Wales, Alison Saunders.

DPP Implores Jamaicans to Assist in the Fight Against Crime

Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, addressing Thursday’s (September 18) launch of the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, and the Jamaica Customer Service Association’s (JaCSA) Customer Service Week, scheduled for October 5 to 11, under the theme: ‘Exceptional Customer Experience: Gateway to National Transformation’, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kingston. Seated at the table are President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles; and Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association of Jamaica (JaCSA), Lanie Oakley-Williams (right).

Service Delivery has Improved Significantly in Public Sector – Cabinet Secretary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), addresses community members at the official opening of the Caribbean Palm Estate IT resource and skills training centre in South West St. Andrew, on September 17. Seated at left is Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

182 Information Technology Centres Established

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

12 years ago Parliament

Govt Removes Duties on Solar Water Heater Parts, LED Bulbs

Consumers could see lower prices for solar water heater parts and Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs, following the Government’s decision to remove the Customs duties on these items. The House of Representatives, on September 17, approved the Customs Tariff (Revision) (Amendment) (No. 3) Resolution, to give effect to this decision. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips,...

12 years ago Environment

Creative Jamaicans Encouraged To Enter Climate Change Logo Competition

Creative Jamaicans, aged 12 to 25 years of age, are being encouraged to submit entries for the Climate Change logo competition. The competition seeks to identify innovative ideas and visually brand the work of the Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, while encouraging youngsters to buy into the idea of adapting to, or...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th left), switches on a streetlight to officially commission electricity in the community of Barry, in St. Catherine, on September 17. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), Dr. the Rev. Garnet Roper; Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. Kenneth Baugh; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Councillor Keith McCook. The project was carried out by the (REP), at a cost of $14 million.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterTechnology

Residents of Barry Get Electricity

The community of Barry, in St. Catherine, is now benefitting from electricity, following the commissioning of light for the area by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on September 17. This project was carried out by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), at a cost of $14 million, with 45 houses being wired. The Prime Minister told residents at...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addressing Justices of the Peace in Trelawny on Tuesday, September 16. The Governor General told the JPs that certain requirements, including the writing of an essay, for the Governor-General Achievement Award, must be maintained.

12 years ago Governor General

GG Addresses Concerns Raised By JPs

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has addressed concerns raised over the requirements that persons must satisfy, in order to be qualified to receive a Governor General Achievement Award. Addressing Justices of the Peace (JPs), in Trelawny, on September 16, the Governor-General said some of the requirements are non-negotiable, as the credibility and character of the awards...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (third left), cuts ribbon to mark the opening of the refurbished Kings Valley roadway in Kings Valley, Westmoreland, recently.
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are (from left) Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore; Secretary/Manager of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Opal Beharie and Councillor Lawton McKenzie and community mmembers.

12 years ago Local Government

Kings Valley Road in Western Westmoreland Refurbished

The Kings Valley main road in western Westmoreland, which was extensively refurbished at a cost of $13 million, was recently opened by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. The rehabilitated roadway will open greater economic possibilities for the entire community, particularly the many farmers who operate within Kings Valley and adjoining communities. Addressing the large turn-out...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), observe as a student of the Haile Selassie High School, unlocks the door of the Caribbean Palm Estate IT resource and skills training centre, in South West St. Andrew, during the official opening on September 17.

12 years ago Prime MinisterTechnology

IT Resource Centre Opens in Caribbean Palm Estate

Residents in the South West St. Andrew community of Caribbean Palm Estate and its environs will benefit from the recent opening of an information technology resource and skills training centre, constructed and equipped at a cost of $6 million. The centre, which was officially opened on September 17, by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is the 182nd...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), presents 10-year old Grade Six student at Cavaliers All Age School in West Rural St. Andrew, Tianah Polo (2nd right), with a tablet, during Wednesday’s (September 17) formal roll-out of the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools Pilot Project, at the institution. Sharing the occasion is Tianah’s mother, Simone James (right); and West Rural St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Paul Buchanan.

12 years ago Technology

Students of Cavaliers All-Age Receive Tablet Computers

The nearly 100 students of Cavaliers All-age School in West Rural St. Andrew began receiving tablet computers on September 17, as the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme was rolled out at the institution. The school is the second to be equipped, following a similar exercise at Salt Savannah Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, last week. In...