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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, responds to questions during Wednesday’s (June 11) Jamaica House media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Jamaica Ratifies Arms Trade Treaty

Jamaica is now one of 40 countries across the world to have ratified the Arms Trade Treaty, which was opened for signatures at the United Nations in New York last June. Jamaica joined St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Burkino Faso,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, back row); Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (right, back row); and LIME’s Corporate Communications Manager, Elon Parkinson (left, back row), with the new Child Ambassadors, during an awards ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on June 10. The new Ambassadors are to assist the Office of the Children’s Registry to raise awareness of issues relating to child abuse and missing children.

OCR to Launch ‘Pon the Corner Reasoning’

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, displays a poster of the work he has been doing in his constituency of East Rural St. Andrew, during his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 10.

State Minister Proposes Mandatory Pension System

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, seated); Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (left); and Acting Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton (right), sign Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the Children’s Registry and the JLS for the installation of six computers and printers in libraries across select parishes to print and disseminate information regarding missing children, on June 10 at the Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston. Looking on (back row, from left) are: are United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative to Jamaica, Mark Connolly; Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission, Patrece Charles Freeman; and Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey.

OCR and JLS Sign Missing Children MoU

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford (right), peruses a copy of his speech, before making his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 10. Seated beside him is Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Tourism Ministry to Embark on Intensive Promotional Programme

12 years ago ParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015Tourism

Cabinet Approves Event Rating System

Cabinet has approved an event rating system, which is intended to be a guide for entertainment practitioners and the general public on what should be offered to the public and what people should expect from entertainment events. “We will undertake a public education campaign shortly to speak to the use of sexual content, violence and strong language in our entertainment...

12 years ago ParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015Tourism

Crawford wants Palisadoes Area to be First Entertainment Zone

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is currently in discussion with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) to utilize the Palisadoes area as Jamaica’s first Entertainment Zone. “This will be a pilot project that, if it works well, will be replicated in other parts of the island,” State Minister, Hon. Damion Crawford said....

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), looks on as Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (right), presents a trophy to Daniela Woodbine of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, one of nine new Child Ambassadors appointed by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). Occasion was an awards ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, June 10.

12 years ago Culture

Nine New Child Ambassadors Appointed by OCR

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has appointed nine new Child Ambassadors who will help to raise awareness of issues surrounding child abuse and other matters affecting children across the island. The 2014 to 2016 group consists of eight girls and one boy, ranging in age from 11 to 16 years. They will serve for a period of two...

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting, held at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, June 10.

12 years ago Local Government

Adequate Funds to Clean Most Critical Drains in Corporate Area

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, is assuring that funds have been adequately allocated to carry out drain and gully cleaning activities in areas deemed most critical across the city. This assurance comes in light of concerns raised that resources have not been sufficiently allocated to undertake the activities in the Corporate Area. Speaking at a Kingston and St....

Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.

12 years ago EducationVision 2030Youth

PIOJ Signs MOU with Cumberland High for Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme

Students at Cumberland High School, in St. Catherine, will be given recognition for their knowledge of the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan through a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme. Under the programme, students will focus on fostering a secure, cohesive and just environment, as outlined in Goal number two of Vision 2030 which speaks to...

The nation’s leaders, headed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Lady Allen (second right); Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA), Clayton Hall (right), pose with the 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on June 9, at Jamaica House.

12 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

40 Educators to Receive Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation

Forty of the nation’s distinguished educators are to be recognised by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for their outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica in the field of Education. The educators will be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, at a ceremony scheduled for the Lawns of Jamaica House on...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill

12 years ago EnvironmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Jamaica to Receive Funding from UNDP to Implement Climate Change Activities

The country is expected to receive final approval for US$942,000 in grant funding this month to facilitate the preparation of Jamaica’s Third National Communication, and the Biennial Update Report to implement obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). Grants of US$852,000 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and US$90,000 from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...