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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 State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, is proposing that a mandatory pension system be established in a bid to offset expenses at retirement for Jamaicans. He bemoaned that decades of tax incentives on...

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

Cabinet Approves Event Rating System

Crawford wants Palisadoes Area to be First Entertainment Zone

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)...

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Visits Jamaica

The Government of Jamaica has announced the visit of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, and her delegation to Jamaica. On Friday, June 27, 2014, Ms. Lagarde will meet with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller; Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips and other senior officials in the Government. Profile...

President of the Laboratory Association of Jamaica (LAJ), Coleen Sinclair Mattis, says the organisation will support legislation for the mandatory accreditation of local laboratories.

12 years ago Technology

LAJ Supports Legislation on Accreditation

The Laboratories Association of Jamaica (LAJ) will support legislation that mandates laboratories to be accredited in order to operate. This was stated by President of the LAJ, Coleen Sinclair Mattis, as the local group, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), joins accreditation organisations in over 90 countries in observing World Accreditation Day, on June 9. Noting that currently, laboratory accreditation...