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Marketing Manager, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Shawnette Henry (left), engages in a light moment with (from second left): Acting Divisional Director, Auditor General’s Department, Delores Linton-Williams; Head, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Caribbean, Brenda Lee Tang; and Communications Manager, Financial Services Commission (FSC), Nadene Newsome, during a panel discussion on “Ethics and Whistleblowing in the Public and Financial Sectors”, hosted by the ACCA in partnership MIND and the FSC, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, September 12.

High Global Rating for Jamaica’s Whistleblower Legislation

Jamaica’s Protected Disclosures Act is regarded as one of the best pieces of whistleblowing legislation enacted in countries globally, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This disclosure was made by Head of Public Sector at the Association...

Smarter Cards Only to Access Concession Fares on JUTC Buses Now in Effect

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Bearer Party exit St. George’s Anglican Church in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland with the flag-draped casket bearing the body of late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, following Saturday’s (September 13) Official Funeral Service. Mr. Clarke was interred in the family plot at Glen Islay in his home district of Williamsfield, in Westmoreland.

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Hon. Roger Clarke

Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)

Remembrance Hon. Roger Harold Clifford Clarke, CD, MP

Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan, touches the casket bearing the body of the late Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, at the Mannings’ School auditorium on September 12.

Westmoreland Residents View Body of Roger Clarke

Eight of the 10 early childhood education teachers from St. James, who have been recognised by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) proudly display their appreciation plaques, which were presented during a ceremony held on September 11, at the Riu Hotel in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Education

St. James Teachers Honoured for 415 Years of Service

Ten teachers from the parish of St. James, who have served the early childhood sector for a combined 415 years, were on September 11 honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). The educators, whose years of service range from 38 to 46 years, were presented with appreciation plaques during an awards luncheon held at the RIU Hotel and Resort in...

Little Kenya Isaacs (left) and Imani Hendricks (right), of The Learning Tree Pre-School and Kindergarten present Commissioner of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Rose Davies (right), after she delivered the keynote address at the ECC 10th anniversary luncheon, held at the Hotel Riu in Montego Bay on September 11.

12 years ago Education

ECC Says Corporal Punishment Must End

Commissioner of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Rose Davies, says the organization remains strident in its quest to rid the nation’s schools of the practice of corporal punishment. Noting that the practice is still very prevalent in some schools, Dr. Davies said the ECC has been working with teachers in developing alternative approaches to corporal punishment. Delivering the keynote...

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addressing the 10th Anniversary Awards luncheon of the Early Childhood Commission in St. James, on September 11. Mayor Harris said the time has come for Jamaicans to get back to the days of owning and protecting educational institutions.

12 years ago EducationLocal Government

Parents and Students Urged to Protect Schools

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, is urging parents and students to get back to the days of owning and protecting educational institutions. Speaking at the Early Childhood Commission’s 10th anniversary St. James awards ceremony, held at the Hotel Riu in Montego Bay, on September 11, Mayor Harris said the days of parents and their children paying attention to cleanliness...

Director, Professional Services Unit at the Mona School of Business, Dr. William Lawrence (left), and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of a web database that will provide information on financing options for small businesses. The signing ceremony was held on September 11, at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus. Looking on (from second left) are Attorney-at- law and Lecturer at the Mona School of Business, Shirley-Ann Eaton; General Manager, Strategic Services Division, DBJ, Claudine Tracey; and Executive Director, Mona School of Business and Management, Dr. Densil Williams.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Online Database to Provide Sources of Financing for Small Businesses

Operators of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will soon have access to an online database that will provide information on sources of financing for their businesses. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to facilitate and create the database, was signed on Thursday, September 11, between the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM),...

Manager of the Ecosystems Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Andrea Donaldson, welcomed the increased interest in International Coastal Clean-Up Day, at a JIS Think Tank held on September 10.

12 years ago Environment

Thousands of Jamaicans to Clean Beaches

Thousands of Jamaicans are expected to participate in the removal of garbage and other debris from the nation’s beaches, as Jamaica observes International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday, September 20. Activities are being coordinated by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) with support from several organisations and entities including the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The main project will be the cleaning...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd left), participates in the ground breaking for the $2.3 billion Portmore sewage project on Tuesday, September 9, at the Bridgeport treatment plant in the municipality. Others (from left) are: Head of contracting company, Surrey Paving and Aggregate, Leslie Chang; Councillor for the Independence City Division, Keith Blake; Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas; and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan.

12 years ago Environment

Ground Broken for $2.3 Billion Portmore Sewage Project

Ground was officially broken on Tuesday, September 9 for the $2.3 billion Portmore Sewage Project in St. Catherine, which will provide improved sewage treatment facilities for some 200,000 residents. To be undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) over a period of approximately 45 months, the works will involve decommissioning of the five existing wastewater treatment plants, which are in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), observes while Government Ballistic Expert, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Dave Brown, points out features of the forensic and DNA machines donated by the United States Embassy, to the Forensics Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit, in Kingston, on September 11. Chargé d’Affaires at the United Sates (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), shares in the occasion

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Forensic Capability to be Strengthened

As the Government continues to modernize its forensic capability, come fiscal year 2015/2016, the Forensic Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit will become the Institute of Forensic Science, with direct reporting to the Ministry of National Security. Making the announcement, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said it is part of measures to reduce crime and violence and corruption,...