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National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing a ‘Unite for Change’ seminar at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on July 10. The seminar was attended by a wide cross-section of the St. James Community and had presentations from representatives of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Harvard University.

Jamaicans Must Take Firm Stand Against Violence – Minister Bunting

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the time has come for Jamaicans to take a firm stand against the sub-culture of violence and a tolerance for criminality. Speaking at a ‘Unite for Change’ workshop at the Montego Bay Community...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes a point as he views items in an exhibition at the Hopewell High School in Hanover on Thursday, July 10. The Minister, who was on a fact finding tour of the school, said while academic areas will not be short changed, greater focus will be placed on technical and vocational areas starting in September.

Education Minister Expresses Confidence in Hopewell High’s Principal

Sector Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Donna Harris (left), and Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank, Kathy Lalazarian (right), congratulate Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers for 2012 and 2013 (from left): Denbigh High School student, Othneil Williams; Glenmuir High school student, Chedukia Longley; Immaculate Conception High student, Kimberley Burnett and Glenmuir High’s, Peter Williams, following the PATH Top Achievers Awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court hotel on July 9.

PATH Lauded By World Bank and IDB

UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

Message for World Population Day

Minister with Responsibility for Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), in discussion with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, before making his presentation in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, July 8.

Government to Address Workers’ Concerns During Upcoming Wage Negotiations

12 years ago Commerce

Industry Minister Welcomes Wealth Auto Show

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has welcomed this year’s second staging of the Wealth Auto Show, being staged by Creative Media and Events, on July 19 and 20, in Montego Bay. Speaking at the show’s media launch at Adam and Eve Spa, New Kingston, on July 8, Mr. Hylton said the event is representative of entrepreneurship and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer.

12 years ago Justice

PS says Jamaica Has Done More to Combat Human Trafficking

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) says despite a recent downgrade by the United States (US) State Department, Jamaica has done more to combat human trafficking last year than in previous years. In an interview on the JIS TV programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, Chair for NATFATIP and Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer, said while...

Two students from the Hopewell High School in Hanover have the full attention of Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, when he toured the institution on Thursday, July 10. The Minister used the occasion to announce changes which will take place at the school ahead of the new academic year in September.

12 years ago Education

Help for Hopewell High School

The Ministry of Education is taking steps to address some of the academic and image challenges that the administration of the Hopewell High School in Hanover is facing. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said solutions to be implemented by the Ministry, in time for the start of the new academic year in September, will include a possible name change...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), looking up at a section of the newly painted St. Martin de Porres Primary School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew while conversing with Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Kimo Lim (right), and Chairman of the school Board, Howard Findlator. The painting project was a community outreach effort of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica.

12 years ago Education

Gordon Town Residents and Korean Community Paint Primary School

Members of the South Korean community in Jamaica joined forces with residents of Gordon Town, St. Andrew, to give the St. Martin De Porres Primary School a much needed facelift. The volunteers painted the exterior walls of the school, injecting some bright yellow colour and installed new window frames, last weekend (July 5), as part of a day of community...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), is greeted by Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Policy Steering Committee, Patricia Francis, on her arrival at a stakeholders meeting to discuss the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policy framework, held Wednesday, July 9, at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston.

12 years ago Commerce

Government to Expedite the Development of Special Economic Zones

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, plans to introduce policy measures that will expedite the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Jamaica, as a critical component of the Global Logistics Hub Initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said the proposed policy will guide the passage of critical and relevant pieces of legislation; create a supportive policy and regulatory...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd right), accepts a cheque valued at US1.33 million, for the Sabina Park Lighting project, from Charge de Affairs at the Indian High Commission, H.K. Mohan. The presentation was made during a brief ceremony today (July 10), at Jamaica House. Also in attendance were Chairman, Sabina Park Holdings, Milton Samuda; and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Installation of Floodlights at Sabina Park to be Completed This Month

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headly, says that work to install flood lights at Sabina Park is progressing steadily and is on scheduled to be completed by the end of July. She was speaking during a brief ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday, July 10, where the Indian Government handed over US$1.33 million for the project, representing...

2012 Top Female Achiever, Chedukia Longley, addresses the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Top Achievers Awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court hotel on July 9. Chedukia was among 27 students, who were recognised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for outstanding achievement in the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) and the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for 2012 and 2013.

12 years ago Labour

Outstanding PATH Scholars Recognised

“Mi likkle, but mi talawah!” was the emphatic cry of 17-year-old, Chedukia Longley, as she walked away with the 2012 top female achiever award for the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). The Glenmuir High School student, who gained 11 distinctions at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, credits much of her success not just to her...