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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), and World Bank Caribbean Country Director, Sophie Sirtaine, exchange signed copies of a $4.63 billion (US$42 million) loan agreement, to finance the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday, May 6. The initiative will entail implementation of enhanced basic infrastructure and social services, and targeted crime and violence reduction interventions, among other inputs, by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in approximately 18 communities in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. James, and Westmoreland, over the next six years.

Gov’t and World Bank Sign Off on $4.63 Billion Community Development Project

Over 80,000 residents of inner-city communities islandwide will benefit from significant provisions under the Government’s $4.63 billion (US$42 million) Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), over the next six years. The initiative, being financed by a loan from the World Bank,...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), looks on as Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, opened the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 6.

State Agencies Record Savings of $5.77 Million on Energy

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (back row, second right), looks on as Senior Vice President, Business Management and Special Projects, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Beverley Williamson (seated, left), and President and CEO, Paradise Express Ferry, LLC, Garry A. Johnson, shake hands to seal the deal, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on May 6, that will facilitate a ferry service on the north coast. Looking on (from left) are: Assistant Vice President, Business Management and Special Projects, PAJ, Karla Huie; VP Customer Service, Paradise Express Ferry, LLC, Michael Preston; Chairman, Strategic Corporate Interventions Ltd., Christopher Samuda; and JAMPRO’s President, Diane Edwards.

North Coast Ferry By February 2015

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

Jamaica Stands with the Families of Abducted Nigerian Girls

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre) is joined by President of the Montego Bay Free Zone Sports Committee, Jason Shurriah (left) and Columbus Business Solutions (CBS) Director of Corporate Communications, Gail Abrahams as he declares the Montego Bay Free Zone Engagement Centre officially open on Friday, May 2. The facility which is the first of its kind in a Jamaican free zone, is a newly refurbished space consisting of 630 square feet. The project was funded through a partnership between the Montego Bay Freezone and Columbus Business Solutions (CBS), while Singer Jamaica, provided the furniture and appliances.

Engagement Centre for Montego Bay Free Zone

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), receives t-shirt and gift bag from President of Guardian Life, Eric Hosin, during the launch of Guardian Life Ltd’s ‘Guardian Group/University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) ‘Keep it Alive’ 5K Night Run, held at the Guardian Life Head Office in New Kingston on May 2.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Victoria Jubilee Hospital to Benefit from Guardian Group 5K Run

The Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is to benefit from part of the proceeds of the inaugural Guardian Group 5K Night Run, which will take place on the streets of New Kingston on Saturday June 21 at 7 p.m. The hospital serves more than 70,000 patients annually and currently has an average of 8,000 deliveries each year. Speaking at the event...

Youth and Culture, Minister Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (right), present Child Ambassadors appointed for 2013/14 during a ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Culture

New Child Ambassadors to be Appointed

New Child Ambassadors will be appointed during May by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The engagement, which forms part of the OCR’s activities commemorating May as Child Month, will see the Ambassadors receiving their instruments of appointment on May 22. The ambassadorial designations entail one young person being selected...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), in conversation with Chairman of the Alpart Community Council, Lenworth Blake (left), while Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Representative, Pastor Michael Harvey (second left) and Alpart

12 years ago Agriculture

Farmers in St. Elizabeth to Benefit from Drip Irrigation System

About 46 farmers of the Alpart Community Council in Nain, St. Elizabeth, are to benefit from sustainable employment and income generation through the installation of a drip irrigation system. The system, which was handed over on May 2, has been set up to maintain a five-acre vegetable/food crop project, which will see thyme, cabbage, sweet pepper and pumpkin being grown...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, opens the door of a new refrigerator installed in the kitchen of the newly built Marlie Hill Infant School in St. Catherine, while touring the facility last month. Also participating in the official opening ceremony were Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left); and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left).

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Legacy Projects on Track

The new Marlie Hill Basic School, which serves the community of Bellfield and surrounding areas in deep rural St. Catherine, is one of the proud legacy projects of Jamaica 50. Threatened by land slippage at its previous location and with little room for expansion, the institution was relocated to the grounds of the Marlie Hill Primary, the school that produced...

Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton, addressing the official opening ceremony for the Elephant Group’s expanded Information and Communication Technology (ICT)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) offices in the Montego Bay Free Zone, on May 2.

12 years ago Commerce

Workforce Preparedness for Service Sector Growth Urged

Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica’s workforce must be prepared for the projected expansion in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and other related sectors, as Jamaica grows as a service economy. Speaking at the official opening of BPO firm, the Elephant Group’s expanded facilities in the Montego Bay Free Zone on May 2,...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (Right), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open and commission the $9.3 million Alpart Community Council drip irrigation system in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on May 2.

12 years ago Agriculture

$9.3M Irrigation System Commissioned in Nain, St. Elizabeth

Forty-six small farmers in Nain, St. Elizabeth, are now benefitting from a $9.3 million drip irrigation system, which will assist in enhancing their cultivation of vegetables and other crops. The project was a joint undertaking involving the Government of Jamaica, World Bank, Alpart Community Council, and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The system...

State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), along with Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt (left); Acting Portmore Mayor, Councillor Leon Thomas (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross, participate in a ribbon cutting exercise, during the opening of the Portmore Fire Station Resource and Outreach Centre in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.

12 years ago Local Government

USF and Local Authority Agencies Open Resource Centre in Waterford

Hundreds of residents in Waterford and adjoining communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, are benefitting from the recent opening of a resource and outreach centre constructed and equipped at a cost of $4.4 million. The facility, which is located on the grounds of the Waterford fire station, was built with funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF), in collaboration with the Ministry...