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Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, updates the media after a tour of Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on September 17. At right is Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson. Dr. Ferguson visited Nutts River in Eastern St. Thomas as well as the Yallahs Primary School where it is reported that several students and teachers were displaying flu like symptoms.

St. Thomas Schools Remained Open Despite Absence Due to Illness

The Ministry of Health has responded to reports that a high level of staff absenteeism at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas is related to the mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus. Although no breeding sites were identified during Tuesday’s inspection of...

Poet Laureate of South Africa, Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile (centre), in discussion with Acting High Commissioner, John Clarke (left) and Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris, following the Poetry Reading, on September 6, in Pretoria.

Jamaican and South African Poet Laureates Share Stage

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), updates journalists on matters discussed at the recent two-day Cabinet retreat, at a media briefing, hosted by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), at Jamaica House, on September 17. At right is Financial Secretary, Mr. Devon Rowe.

PIOJ Says Growth Could Reach 3% in 2015/16

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who participated in Tuesday’s (September 16) opening ceremony for the 2014 Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court, march past the building housing three additional courtrooms in Justice Square, at the intersection of Kings and Barry Streets, downtown Kingston.

Three Additional Courtrooms Open at Justice Square

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (right), look on as Chairman of the iLead Advisory Board and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding for the iLead programme, which targets 15 primary and secondary schools in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James. Also observing are: Director of Education Programmes at JN Foundation and Head of iLead, Dr. Renee Rattray (2nd left); and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown.

Education Ministry and JN Partner to Transform School Leadership

Journalists at the Gleaner Company Limited, Arthur Hall (left) and Ryon Jones, accept the winning trophy in the 2013/14 Fair Play Awards from Chairman of Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (right), during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 16, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. The Gleaner took the top prize for the entry entitled ‘Inappropriate Sexual Education’.

12 years ago Information

Gleaner Cops $500,000 Top Prize in Fair Play Awards

The Gleaner Company Limited on Tuesday, September 16 walked with the top prize of $500,000 in the 2013/14 Jamaica Broilers Group Fair Play Awards for Excellence. The winning entry entitled ‘Inappropriate Sexual Education,’ explored the introduction of sexual education material, deemed age-inappropriate, in some privately-run children’s homes, which captured the attention of the nation earlier this year. Chairman of the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), accepts a representational cheque from Senior General Manager, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank, Audrey Tugwell-Henry (left), during the official launch of the mobile business clinic initiative (MBCI), at the National Commercial Bank Wellness Centre, in Kingston, on September 16. Others (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Fflokes Abrahams; and Chairman, JBDC, Silburn Clarke. The MBCI, which will be implemented by the JBDC, will merge the efforts of both public and private sector sponsors and partners who will provide business development and technical support to micro, small and medim-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island.

12 years ago Commerce

MSMEs to Benefit from Mobile Business Clinics

Over the next three years, micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from business development and technical support, under the newly launched Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The MBCI is an islandwide project involving the decentralisation of business development services, geared at reaching a wider group of MSMEs in new and existing industries and sectors. It is being...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Public Sector Customer Service Competition Launches September 18

The sixth staging of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition for 2014/2015 will be launched on Thursday, September 18, at the Penthouse, Ministry of Finance and Planning, 30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Guest speaker will be President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles. The competition is a biennial event staged by the...

Acting Public Defender, Matonda Mukulu, addresses the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) breakfast meeting, held at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston, on September 16.

12 years ago Justice

Acting Public Defender Calls for Review of Parole Act

Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu, is calling for a review of the country’s Parole Act, noting that much has changed since the law was passed almost 40 years ago. Mr. Mukulu, who was addressing members of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), during a breakfast meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday, September 16, said the current...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. (FILE)

12 years ago Information

Minister Falconer Hails Clare Forrester As A ‘Giant Of Caribbean Journalism’

Minister of Information, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, on Tuesday, September 16, hailed Jamaican journalist and communications practitioner Clare Forrester as a “giant of Caribbean journalism and a lost treasure”. Miss Forrester died in Florida on Monday evening after ailing for some time. Minister Falconer said Miss Forrester was “a sterling example of journalistic excellence, fairness and rigour. Her unflinching...

New Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (left), accepts the baton from Acting Commissioner, Glenmore Hinds, during the change of command ceremony held on September 15, at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

New Police Commissioner Pledges Greater Levels of Accountability, Transparency

Newly installed Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, has pledged to ensure greater transparency and accountability on the part of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as it works to improve its service and ultimately, engender the trust and respect of Jamaican citizens. “The communities that we serve must come to rely on the police as protectors of their rights. This...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles. (FILE)

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Inflation Down in August

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the inflation rate for August was 1.1 per cent, 0.3 per cent less than the 1.4 per cent recorded in July. STATIN says the rate for August was caused by a 2.7 per cent increase in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages. In its monthly Consumer Price Index released on Monday,...