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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.

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...

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.

New Child Ambassadors to be Appointed

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's Public Relations Officer, Julian Keane, look on, during a tour of the drip irrigation project that was handed over to farmers at Nain, in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, May 2.

Farmers in St. Elizabeth to Benefit from Drip Irrigation System

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).

Legacy Projects on Track

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.

Workforce Preparedness for Service Sector Growth Urged

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...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC) Hon. Robert Pickersgill cautions Jamaicans against the misuse of the water resources as he addresses the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan on April 30, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

12 years ago Environment

Water Minister Warns Against Misuse of Resources

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is cautioning Jamaicans against misuse of the island’s water resources, and to begin adopting alternative harvesting and storing strategies. He made the call at the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan, held on April 30 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. Mr....

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. (FILE)

12 years ago Justice

Tight Budget is Necessary – Senator Golding

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says the tight 2014/15 budget is necessary “if Jamaica is to continue to trod its way along the long road to debt sustainability.” “This is also absolutely essential if we are to build an economy and a society that can provide the hopes and aspirations that our people desire and deserve,” Senator...

Fitch Ratings today revised the outlook for Jamaica from “Stable” to “Positive".

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Hits Fiscal Target, Sustained Effort a Challenge

Fitch Ratings (London): Jamaica's achievement in hitting fiscal targets is considerable given the background of persistent economic weakness and revenue underperformance, Fitch Ratings says. Political consensus remains in favour of structural adjustments through the country's IMF programme, but sustained fiscal consolidation will be challenging if there is growth underperformance or reform fatigue. The achievement of quantitative targets in the first...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), is presented with a signed copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by United States Agency for International Development USAID) Mission Director in Jamaica, Denise Herbol, that will facilitate implementation of phase two of USAID’s Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET II) in Jamaica, in partnership with the Government, over the next five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion (US$13 million). The signing and presentation took place at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), New Kingston, on Friday (May 2).

12 years ago National Security and PeaceVision 2030

Gov’t and USAID Sign $1.4 Billion MOU for Citizens’ Security Project

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) continued implementation of its Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET), over the next five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion (US$13 million). The Project is being carried out in partnership with the Jamaican Government. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate implementation of the...

Minister of Information, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director of the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, at a UNESCO seminar, held on Friday (May 2) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day.

12 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Country’s Achievements in Press Freedom Highlighted

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has expressed pride in Jamaica’s accomplishments in press freedom and access to information, particularly its ranking above some First World countries. Addressing a UNESCO seminar on Friday, May 2, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day, Minister Falconer pointed out that the 2014 Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index places...