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The National Emergency Response Geographic Information Systems Team (NERGIST) was officially launched on June 19 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona with a graduation exercise for 15 of its volunteers.

First Batch of NERGIST Volunteers Graduate

As part of the government’s coordinated effort to enhance emergency planning and strengthen the nation’s overall level of preparedness, the National Emergency Response Geographic Information Systems Team (NERGIST) was officially launched on June 19 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge &...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), interfaces with Grade 10 students of Anchovy High School in St. James, from left: Anesia Eldermire, Kijori Harris, Keneisha Harvey, Dacia Vincent and Crystal Smith, following Friday’s (June 20) groundbreaking ceremony at Montpelier, St. James, where the institution’s second campus will be established. Rev. Thwaites delivered the keynote address.

$120 Million Second Campus for Anchovy High

Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Jaqueline Scott-Brown (centre); presents a Certificate of Conformity to the ISO: 9001 2008 standard, to Quality Officer, TransJamaican Highway Limited, Kareem Fraser on June 19 at the company’s Kingston office. Other members of the TransJamaican Highway Limited (THL) team are (from left); Managing Director, Guillaume Allain; Senior Quality and Maintenance Engineer, Melbourne Lyn-Cook; and Administrative Officer, Leslie Williams.

TransJamaican Highway Receives ISO Standard Certificate

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller bowls Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh, with the first ball, following the media launch of the Sabina Park Lighting Project on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and former West Indian Cricketer, Ambassador Courtney Walsh (second right), cheer her on.

Installation of Floodlights on Track at Sabina Park

Chairman of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Sandra Knight (centre), speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the topic: ‘Daddy Matters’. Others (from left) are: Youth Advocate, Lennox Hales; and Chairman of Fathers Incorporated, Dr. Herbert Gayle.

Parents Urged to Protect Boys from Early Exposure to Pornography

The group, ‘Servants’ with lead singer, Rohan Walcott, (left) at the recent launch of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition 2014 held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston.

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Gospel Singers Battling for JCDC Top Prize

A quartet from the parish of Manchester is among the 10 finalists battling for the first prize in the 2014 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition. They will be vying for over $400,000 in cash and prizes when the competition, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), unfolds on Sunday, July 27 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, delivering the keynote address at Union Institute and University’s 50th Anniversary Reception, at the Hilton Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA, on June 21.

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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Union Institute and University

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded her alma mater, Union Institute and University, in the United States, for being transformational in its provision of tertiary education. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who holds a degree in Public Administration from the institution, says she and other alumni have all been beneficiaries of Union Institute’s “long term vision” for tertiary...

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Education Minister Wants Mandatory Inclusion of Schools in Housing Developments

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, wants a policy instituted that will make the provision of schools, and health and security facilities, requirements for all housing developments undertaken. To this end, the Minister says he will be lobbying Parliament’s and relevant state agencies’ support to develop such a policy. “Housing developments are always welcomed. However I am asking for the...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

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PM Honoured Guest at Union Institute 50th Anniversary

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller travels to Miami, Florida, June 20- 22 where she will be special guest at two events of the Union Institute and University, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Prime Minister who is a graduate of Union Institute and University will tomorrow address a special 50th anniversary reception, while on Sunday Mrs Simpson Miller will...

Director of the Work Permit Unit, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the company’s head office. Ms. Grant says the unit will continue to monitor foreign workers, even as the Ministry restructures the processing of work permits to attract more investment in underskilled areas.

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Labour Ministry Ensures Compliance

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has been working closely with its key partners to ensure that foreign nationals continue to be compliant with the terms and conditions of their work permits. “We have the full assurance and confidence of our partners, including the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), in the granting of work permits and we are...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (foreground), views solar system at Texaco Jamaica’s Molynes Road operation, in Kingston, on June 19. The facility has been retrofitted with solar panels and is now seeing up to 50 per cent reduction in its energy bill.

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Texaco Jamaica Lauded For Energy Project

Texaco Jamaica has been commended by the Government for its initiative to retrofit all its service stations with renewable energy. The company has invested $5 million to install solar systems at its Molynes Road operation in Kingston, and is seeing up to 50 per cent reduction in its energy bill. The solar energy project will be extended to all 67...

From third left: Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (3rd left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre) in conversation with the medical scholarship recipients (from left): Chantal Williams, Osheen Bogue, Antoinette Fyffe, Marlyn Perez and Jacques Heaven. The ceremony for the official presentation of medical scholarships was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Kingston on June 18.

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Four Jamaicans Awarded Cuban Scholarships

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. The recipients are: Osheen Bogue, Antoinette Fyffe, Chantal Williams, and Jacques Heaven. Additionally, student Marlyn Perez has been chosen to receive the annual scholarship, which Cuba offers to students who are descendants of Cuban nationals living abroad. Cuban Ambassador...