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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson, making a Statement in the Senate on May 16 on the 38th meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development, which was held in Guyana from May 9-10.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson, making a Statement in the Senate on May 16 on the 38th meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development, which was held in Guyana from May 9-10.

CARICOM Wants to Conclude Trade Agreement with Canada

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator  the Hon. AJ Nicholson, says CARICOM is committed to concluding a trade and development agreement with Canada, which takes into account the interest of the region as a whole. “CARICOM, in its...
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), emphasizes a point during Friday’s (May 16) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where details were provided on Jamaica’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) fourth quarter review, for the January to March 2014 period. Listening keenly is Head, IMF Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Jan Kees Martijn.
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), emphasizes a point during Friday’s (May 16) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where details were provided on Jamaica’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) fourth quarter review, for the January to March 2014 period. Listening keenly is Head, IMF Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Jan Kees Martijn.

IMF Mission Gives Positive Report
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland on May 15. His visit to the school formed part of an official tour of the parish.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland on May 15. His visit to the school formed part of an official tour of the parish.

GG Urges Students to Make Use of Opportunities
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 15. Miss Harris spoke on activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2014, which will observed under the theme: ‘Take a Stand… Beautify Our Land’.
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 15. Miss Harris spoke on activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2014, which will observed under the theme: ‘Take a Stand… Beautify Our Land’.

Persons Urged to Seek Permission to Install Pedestrian Crossings
Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Kimo Lim (left), presents a Certificate of Title to beneficiary Rebecca Thorbourne, at the official launch of the Expansion of The Land Titling Project (LAMP II), held on May 15 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.
Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Kimo Lim (left), presents a Certificate of Title to beneficiary Rebecca Thorbourne, at the official launch of the Expansion of The Land Titling Project (LAMP II), held on May 15 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

Certificate of Compliance to be Proof of Ownership

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller greets senior citizens at the official launch of the Expansion of The Land Titling Project (LAMP II), held on May 15 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Requests Lower Title Rates for Seniors

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has requested that senior citizens, who are accessing their certificates of title for the first time, do so at a reduced rate. She has asked the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, to explore the possibility of offering the seniors a reduction in the cost associated with the process. The...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the upgraded Isaac Barrant health facility in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, on May 15. Assisting the Minister at right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon. The centre was upgraded at a cost of $32 million, funded by the National Health Fund (NHF).
Health & Wellness

Upgraded Health Facility Opens in St. Thomas

Scores of persons in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, and sections of the neighbouring parish of Portland, now have access to the vastly upgraded Isaac Barrant health facility. With this upgrading, the facility has been promoted to one of four Centres of Excellence spread across the island. Infrastructural work was done at a cost of $32 million, financed by the National...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the opening ceremony of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Child Protection Committee’s (CPC) annual Child Month exhibition on May 15 at the hospital, in Montego Bay. The exhibition has as its theme: ‘Parents take responsibility: break the cycle’.
Education

Education Minister Emphasises the Importance of Stable Family Structures

Minister of  Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is underscoring the importance of good parenting and stable family structures to Jamaica achieving its 2030 objectives for economic prosperity and social well being. “It is not okay for our young women and men to have children without knowing how they are going to take care of them.  A child grows up well...
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Principal Director of Culture at the Ministry of Youth and Culture Dahlia Harris makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Thursday, May 15, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Discussions focused on activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2014 under the theme, “Take a Stand… Beautify Our Land.”
CultureJIS Think Tank

Police Stations Selected as Labour Day Parish Projects

Fifteen police stations across the island that are in need of repairs have been selected as parish Labour Day projects. Labour Day will be observed on Friday May 23, under the theme, ‘Take a Stand…Beautify our Land.’ The stations were identified by the National Labour Day Planning Committee in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the parish councils....
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Minister of Education. Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with Katalyxt representative, Stephanie Thomas, during the company’s Youth Innovators’ Competition awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.
Education

Education Ministry to Focus on the Sciences in High Schools

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says increased emphasis will be placed on teaching the sciences in all secondary schools, starting this financial year. This move is consistent with the Ministry’s plans to fully and formally integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) into the education system. Rev. Thwaites, who was speaking at the Katalyxt Youth Innovators’ Competition awards ceremony...
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