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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), performs the symbolic ground breaking exercise to signal the formal commencement of the $11.2 million (US$100,000) Cecil Charlton Park Re-development Project in Mandeville, Manchester, on August 21. Also participating in the exercise were: Mandeville’s Mayor and Manchester Parish Council Chairperson, Councillor Brenda Ramsey (centre); First Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development, Canadian High Commission in Jamaica, Kelly Thompson (2nd right); and North West Manchester Member of Parliament, Mikael Phillips (right). Looking on is Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC) Chairperson, Sally-Ann Corrodus. The project is being implemented by the Manchester Parish Council, under the $2 billion (C$20 million) Government of Canada-funded Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED),

Redevelopment Work Begins on Cecil Charlton Park

Redevelopment work has commenced on the Cecil Charlton Park in Mandeville, Manchester, to construct 10 kiosks for use by micro, small and medium sized entrepreneurs in the town. The kiosks are being built at a cost of approximately $11.2 million...

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) congratulates newly installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Doran Dixon, upon his arrival at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on Friday, August 22, for a special ceremony, during the conference.

Minister Thwaites Lauds Educators For Advancements In Sector

Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) Communications Co-ordinator Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew engages (L-R) Shaneka Riley, graduate of Penwood High School; Tiffany McFarlane of Pembrooke Hall High School; Neisha Rose of Denham Town High School ;and Shemeka Ennis of the Young Women’s Christian Association in a team building exercise at the CSJP Summer Diversion Programme held at Dunrobin Primary School on Thursday August 21.

Students Benefit From CSJP Summer Programme

Director for Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie addresses a community meeting at Oswald’s restaurant, in Alligator Pond Manchester, where he urged property owners impacted by beach erosion to make contact with NEPA before erecting any personal solution.

Property Owners Affected By Beach Erosion Urged To Contact NEPA

JUTC Fare Increases Linked To Several Services to Be Provided

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), is in conversation with International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn, shortly before the start of a post-IMF review press conference today, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica set for further draw-down from IMF

Jamaica seems set to receive approval for draw down of SDR 45.95 million (US$71 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This follows a successful fifth Staff Review of the country’s performance under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which was conducted from August 12 to 22. The IMF mission assessed the performance for the quarter ending June 2014 and...

Cross section of a beach along the coastal border of both Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

12 years ago Environment

NEPA to meet with Residents of Alligator Pond

The National Environment and Planning Agency ( NEPA), will be holding a special meeting with residents of Alligator Pond and surrounding areas, to discuss concerns relating to the beach erosion. The meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 22, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Oswald Seafood Restaurant, in Alligator Pond. Alligator Pond is located on the coastal border of both...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP

12 years ago Education

600 Children delegates for National Children’s Summit

More than 600 children delegates from across the island are attending the first ever National Children’s Summit being held at Jamaica Conference Centre Thursday August 22, 2014. The Summit is being organised by the Child Development Agency — an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture — under the theme ‘Creating Opportunities for Vulnerable Children - Opening Doors to Securing...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (right), points to something of interest while in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), during a tour of the site for the new Westmoreland Council office complex in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, on August 20. At left is Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danree Delancy.

12 years ago Local Government

Westmoreland Parish Council to get new Building

A new building is to be constructed to house the Westmoreland Parish Council. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, has announced that $35 million has been secured to begin construction soon. After an extensive tour of sections of the parish on August 20, the Minister said he was concerned about the condition of the building which...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (at podium), updating members of the Clarendon business community, residents as well as students on the proposed Logistics Hub Initiative and the economic opportunities that will flow from the development, at a forum organized by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, and held in May Pen on August 20.

12 years ago Commerce

Forum On Logistics Hub Initiative Held In Clarendon

Members of the Clarendon business community, residents as well as students have been updated on the proposed Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative, and the opportunities that will flow from the development. Presentations were made on the initiative at a forum, organized by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, in May Pen, on August 20, by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry,...

Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, says the state-run bus company is working to rectify the issue of harmful emissions coming from its buses. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC to correct Emission problem

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says work has begun to address the troublesome emissions coming from some of its buses. Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19, said the problem is a direct result of the high sulfur diesel that was previously used in the buses. “We have...

12 years ago Education

Students Receive Scholarship And Bursaries

The financial burden often associated with back-to-school preparations has been considerably reduced for 47 students this academic year, thanks to the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited (PCCU). Among the latest awards are one tertiary-level scholarship and 46 high school bursaries, valued at more than $3 million, which were handed over to the recipients, during an awards ceremony, held...