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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

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is reassuring sporting interests that all is on track for the completion of the much anticipated installation of floodlights at Sabina Park. In an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), General Manager of the...

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.

Gospel Singers Battling for JCDC Top Prize

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.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Union Institute and University

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.

Education Minister Wants Mandatory Inclusion of Schools in Housing Developments

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

12 years ago Prime Minister

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.

12 years ago JIS Think TankLabour

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.

12 years ago Technology

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.

12 years ago Technology

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...

Director of the Work Permit Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ms. Lisa-Ann Grant, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Thank’ on June 18.

12 years ago Labour

Changes Coming for Work Permit Process on June 23

As of Monday, June 23, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) will restructure the processing of work permits for foreign nationals to protect the Jamaican labour force from a saturation of skills that are already available locally. The changes will see a four per cent increase in the current application fee of $14,400 to $15,000. The reform is...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), looks on as Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official opening of the Parade Gardens Community Centre, in Down Town Kingston, on June 18. Others (from left) are: Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety, in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Brown; and President of the Parade Gardens Community Development Council, Sandra Buchanan.

12 years ago Education

New Community Centre for Parade Gardens and Environs

Parade Gardens and the surrounding areas in downtown Kingston, now have a community centre, constructed at a cost of $39 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with inputs from the community, and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Speaking at the official handing over ceremony on Wednesday, June 18, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown with sprint legend, Merlene Ottey, at the High Commission in London, last week. The State Minister launched the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project in the UK on June 13 and received the endorsement of Miss Ottey.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Sprint legend Endorses Diaspora Mapping Project

Sprint legend, Merlene Ottey, has endorsed the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project, which was launched in the United Kingdom (UK) on June 13 by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown. Ms. Ottey, who was in London, participated in a meeting organised by the Jamaican High Commission, during which Mr. Brown outlined...