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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (centre), responds to a question at the agency’s quarterly media briefing, held at its New Kingston head office on Wednesday (August 20). Listening keenly are Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research, and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), and Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden.

PIOJ Reports Significant Growth In Several Sectors

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing led the sectors which grew during the April to June 2014 quarter, recording growth of 12.6 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Other sectors recording...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (4th right), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasicannie (2nd left), share a moment with members of the Jamaican community residing in Baltimore, who attended the launch of the Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project held last Friday (Aug.15), at the Island Cuisine Restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland

Diaspora Remits Us $16 Billion Over 10 Years

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today August 20. Dr. McLean gave an update on the Ministry’s preparation for the new academic year, which begins on Monday, September 1.

Ministry Expects Smooth Start To School Year

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, giving an update on the Diaspora Mapping Project, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held today August 20, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Positive Response to Diaspora Mapping Project

Minister of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, addresses journalists at a press conference held today (Aug. 20) at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices, to announce Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fare increases, which take effect on Sunday, August 24.

JUTC Cannot Operate at Existing Fare Rates – Dr. Davies

President, World Federation of Consuls, Arnold Foote (second left); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Hon. A.J. Nicholson (third left) and Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Cecil White (right), participate in the cutting of a ribbon to open the ambulance donated to the University Hospital of the West Indies by the Government of Turkey. The unit was handed over on Thursday, August 14 on the compound of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Looking on (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton and Hon. R. Danny Williams, who spearheaded the effort to get the ambulance.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Gets Fully Equipped Ambulance From Turkey

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received a fully equipped ambulance from the Government of Turkey. The unit was handed over recently, during a ceremony held on the grounds of the hospital. Honorary Consul of the Republic of Turkey to Jamaica, Hon. Arnold Foote, said he became aware of the need of the ambulance by the hospital,...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), is greeted by former captain of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), Ruddy Williams (left), during the opening of the Ruddy Williams Centre of Excellence at the MCC headquarters on Courtney Walsh Drive in Kingston, on August 19. Also pictured is: President of the MCC, Mark Neita.

12 years ago Sport

Cricket Summer Camp for Children at Melbourne

More than 70 children, between five and 16 years old, are benefiting from a 12-day cricket summer camp, designed to develop the talent of young cricketers. The programme, which commenced on August 18, is being hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) at its headquarters on Courtney Walsh Drive in Kingston, and will see campers exposed to lessons from former...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official re-opening of the Ministry’s newly renovated Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) offices, during a ceremony at its North Street location in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, August 19. Also participating (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh; Senior Social Protection Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Donna Harris; and Principal Labour Market Specialist, IDB, Jacqueline Mazza. The ELE is the core component of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), which is a web-based data and information source for job search and placement.

12 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry’s ELE Upgraded to Provide Improved Service

Users of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) can now enjoy improved services, following the opening of its renovated offices, on Tuesday, August 19. Located at the Ministry’s North Street building, in downtown Kingston, the offices are now fully equipped with modern equipment. It was refurbished at a cost of $8 million through funding from...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (right), discusses the day’s programme with Head of the Conference of Parties Convention Secretariat, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tibor Szilagyi (left), and PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, at a meeting which the Ministry hosted with the visiting team from the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), to gather information from stakeholders on the implementation of the Convention in their programmes, strategies, and plans. The forum was held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on August 19.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Hosts Meeting With WHO on Tobacco Control

The Ministry of Health, today (August 19), hosted a meeting with a team from the Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), to gather information from stakeholders on the implementation of the Convention in their programmes, strategies and plans. The parties are also examining the challenges and opportunities, and identifying gaps which require intervention....

Deputy Managing Director with responsibility for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, explains the new arrangements for accessing concessionary fares with the use of Smarter Cards, as of September 1, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19.

12 years ago Transport

Only Smarter Card Can Access Concessionary Fare Come September

As of September 1, 2014, concessionary fares on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses can only be accessed with the use of a JUTC Smarter Card. This was disclosed by Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Kirk Finnikin, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 19. Mr. Finnikin said the concessionary fare is accessible to four categories of passengers...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Senior Director for Workforce Development and Employment at HEART Trust NTA, Denworth Finnikin on Aug.19, during an education symposium at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church Hall in St. Andrew.

12 years ago Education

Assess Students Entering Grade Seven – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has charged secondary school principals to ensure that teachers do a careful assessment of each student entering grade seven before the start of instruction. This, he says, will give them a better understanding of the areas, which will require special emphasis and focus, including the need for remedial work. “Please make sure that...

Executive Director of the Growth Secretariat at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Joseph Cox, displays a Financial Information & Real-time Matchmaking (FIRM) brochure at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston, on August 19.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Entrepreneurs Assured of Confidentiality at Matchmaking Expo

Entrepreneurs hoping to participate in the first Financial Information & Real-Time Matchmaking (FIRM) expo are being assured of the strictest level of confidentiality when they pitch their business plans to potential investors. A collaborative initiative between the public and private sector, FIRM is a proactive response to the problem of accessing financing in Jamaica, by establishing a financial matchmaking model...