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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson unveils the plaque symbolizing the official opening of the island’s first anti-cancer screening laboratory at the Natural Products Institute, University of West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday, April 29.

NHF Urged to Expend More on Promoting Illness Prevention

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has encouraged the National Health Fund (NHF) to place greater focus on health promotion, illnesses prevention, and research. This, he said, is in order to ensure the continued delivery of quality medical care...

Minister of Education, Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Multicare Foundation Cyber Centre at the Breezy Castle Sports Complex, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, April 29. Assisting the Minister from left are Chief Executive Officer of LIME, Gary Sinclair; Director at the Multicare Foundation Lystra Sharp; Chairman of the LIME Foundation, Errol Miller; and a beneficiary of Multicare Foundation, Destiny McGlashan.

Education Minister Lauds Downtown Kingston Cyber Centre

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, makes a
point as he closes the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House of Representatives
on April 30. — Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, makes a point as he closes the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on April 30.

Finance Minister Withdraws Bank Tax, Announces New Measures

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. Seated at left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

Jamaica Has Strengthened Economic Diplomacy – PM

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right)
engages in conversation with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr.
the Hon. Omar Davies before closing the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House
of Representatives on April 30. — Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right) engages in conversation with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies before closing the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on April 30.

World Bank Approves Report to Facilitate Growth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left) hands over prizes to brothers Tywayne (centre) and Tremaine Buchanan, creators of the application Kerb, which placed second in the category ‘pioneers of the Caribbean’. Occasion was a specially convened handing-over ceremony at the corporate offices of the World Bank in Kingston on Tuesday, April 29.

12 years ago Technology

Digital Jam 3.0 Winners Urged To Capitalize On Competition

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is urging winners of the recently concluded Digital Jam 3.0 Apps Competition (Caribbean edition), to use this platform for the future development of their projects. The State Minister, who was speaking at a specially convened handing-over ceremony at the corporate offices of the World Bank...

12 years ago Commerce

JBDC Stages Small Business Conference May 22

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is set to stage its annual Small Business Exposition and Conference on Thursday, May 22, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Now in its seventh year, the event will feature an impressive mix of local and international business leaders; trade support and facilitation advisors; wealth advisors and business development specialists, who will be...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller makes a point during her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

PM Calls on Jamaicans to Work With Her for a Brighter Future

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on Jamaicans to work with her to build a brighter future for the country. Making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29, Mrs. Simpson Miller acknowledged that there are challenges and “it has not been easy”. She noted however, “that in situations...

Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, who is urging the public to be aware of the identifying marks on public passenger vehicles in order to protect themselves.

12 years ago Transport

Be Aware of Marks on Public Passenger Vehicles – Transport Authority

The Transport Authority (TA) is urging members of the public to be aware of the identifying marks on licensed public passenger vehicles, in order to protect themselves when travelling. Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News that under section 60 of the Road Traffic Act, the Transport Authority is empowered to issue licences...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), in conversation with Leader of Government Business in the House and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, before making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

Reducing the Debt a Must – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says reducing the debt of the country is one of the main priorities of the Government. “This administration has not only been saying that we have to live within our means, we have been doing more with less,” she said. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Attends ACS Heads Summit in Mexico

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller leaves the island on Wednesday, April 30, for Mexico where she will participate in the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Association of the Caribbean States (ACS). The Summit, convened under the Chairmanship of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, coincides with the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

Entrepreneurship Assistance Programmes Bearing Fruit

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Entrepreneurship Jamaica, a business competition launched by the National Housing Trust (NHT) to encourage innovative ideas at the community level, has been successful. During her 2013/2014 Budget presentation last year, the Prime Minister announced the initiative, which provided residents in NHT-built schemes with mentorship to convert ideas into business ventures, that...