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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Julian Robinson.

State Minister Robinson Invites Public Recommendations on Electricity Theft

Chairman of the newly established committee to address electricity theft, the Honourable Julian Robinson has invited members of the public to submit recommendations and offer solutions to the problem of electricity theft. “We recognise that there are good ideas out...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (centre), addressing the institute’s quarterly media briefing on May 15, at its New Kingston offices. Others (from left) are: Director, Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, PIOJ, James Stewart and Programme Director, Plan Development Unit, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.

1.6 % Growth for First Quarter

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, makes a point during his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

Data System for Sex Offenders Registry Completed

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, makes a point during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

Contribution to the 2014/2015 Sectoral Debate by Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), assists Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (2nd right), to perform the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally launch the $718 million (€4.73 million) four-year EU Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) Programme, at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary, on May 14. Dr. Guy represented Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke. Also participating in the exercise are: Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Gretel Sessing (left); General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie (2nd left); former Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Senator Robert Montague (left, background); and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Lenworth Fulton.

Banana Farmers to Benefit from $718 Million Assistance Programme

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Leroy Lindsay, informs JIS News that the Authority is on track to complete an upgrade of its world Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) system to the more data-centric Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system, by the end of 2016.

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JCAA to Complete Upgrade of AIS System By 2016

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is on track to complete an upgrade of its world Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) system to the more data-centric Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system by the end of 2016. The upgrade, which began in 2010, will see Jamaica move from a telex-based service, to one which transmits aeronautical, meteorological and airspace management information to...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, making his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

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Education Initiatives in South St. Andrew Successful – Dr. Davies

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies is touting several initiatives in his South St. Andrew constituency, which he says has raised the educational outcomes of children and adults over the past 20 years. Making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14, Dr. Davies said these include a...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, injects some humour in his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14.

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Linstead to Moneague Highway to be Opened in August

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has announced that the Linstead to Moneague segment of Highway 2000 will be completed in July and opened to the public in August of this year. “Completion of this section (Linstead to Moneague), will eliminate the delays all of us have become accustomed to, in traversing Mount Rosser,” Dr....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

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Prison Rehabilitation Programme to be Improved

The Government has made provisions for further transformation of the country’s prison system, in order to ensure that the rehabilitation of inmates is in line with international standards. Making the announcement in his presentation to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 13, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said the reform is being undertaken...

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Transport Authority on Drive to Improve Service to Commuters

Transport Authority of Jamaica will be implementing a range of initiatives, aimed at improving the service provided to commuters by public passenger vehicle operators. One such initiative is the Road Management Information System (ROM), which will facilitate the automation of road inspection and is to be implemented during this financial year. “It will enable Road Inspectors to access real time...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), presents Head of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce, with her certification package from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Occasion was a closing ceremony held on Sunday, May 11 at MIND’s Old Hope Road campus, for 30 women from the JHWU who participated in a six-week training programme.

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Household Workers Benfefit from Empowerment Course at MIND

Thirty women from the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) have been empowered in advocacy, negotiation, proposal writing, and mediation skills, through a $3.7 million training initiative being carried out at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Financed by the Fund for Gender Equity, a special facility of the United Nations Entity for Gender and Equality and the Empowerment of...

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400 Motorcycles for JCF This Year

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is slated to purchase 400 motorcycles at an estimated cost of US$2.5 million during the 2014/15 fiscal year. This is stated in a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 13. According to the Paper, vehicles will augment the resources dedicated...