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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Household Workers Need More Protection – Labour Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has called for more places of work to be covered by the Factories Act. He says this is especially important for the 58,000 country’s household workers, in order to give them...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shares a light moment with Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Colin Bullock (right) during a corporate mingle at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on April 25. Also joining in the moment (in the background, from left) are Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira. The event sought to garner additional corporate support for the Community Renewal Programme, which seeks to transform 100 of the most vulnerable and volatile communities across Jamaica.

Private Sector Urged to Support Community Renewal Programme

Chief Technical Director for the ICT Division of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Wahkeen Murray, who is encouraging governments in the region and across the world to focus more on women in ICT.

Jamaica Observes International Girls in ICT Day

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), listens as intern lab technician, Berger Paints, Inkiru Bernard, explains the mixing process during a tour of the plant on Spanish Town Road, in Kingston, on April 24. At centre is the Regional Technical Manager, Berger Caribbean International, Mrs. Gladys Miller.

Labour Ministry Hosts ‘World Day for Safety and Health At Work’ Symposium

Workmen completing their task on the ring road at the University Hospital of the West Indies in March. The road was rehabilitated at a cost of more than $80 million.

UHWI Says Thanks

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon (left) presents a trophy to Best Junior Poet in the JCDC 2013 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition, Ava-gay Bennett.

12 years ago Culture

Writers Invited to Submit Work

Professional and amateur writers are being encouraged to submit their work for the annual Jamaica Creative Writing Competition 2014, organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The deadline for entry is Wednesday, April 30, and forms and guidelines are available at the JCDC’s website www.jcdc.gov.jm or at any JCDC parish office islandwide. Applicants must also submit three hard copies...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), displaying the top entry in the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Authentic Jamaica Design Competition, done by Merle Wilson, while daughter Gean-Ann Senior (left), assists with the display, at the award ceremony held on April 23, at JAMPRO, in New Kingston.

12 years ago Commerce

Innovators Receive Financial Assistance

A number of innovators in the creative industries have received pre-qualification for an EXIM Bank Creative Industries loan of up to $2 million, at a special concessionary rate of 9.5 per cent. Their work will also receive exposure at tourist stops across the island. The group was among 114 entrants who participated in a Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Authentic...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell addressing residents at the opening of the McGregor Gardens Community Cyber Vision Café in Kingston on April 23.

12 years ago Technology

Measures Coming to Catch Persons Bypassing Tax on Int’l Calls

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government will be putting a mechanism in place to nab persons who are bypassing the formal system set up to collect a levy on inbound international phone calls. The Universal Service Fund (USF), formerly the Universal Access Fund, was set up in 2005 to collect the levy of...

A view of a section of the grounds of the St. James Infirmary.

12 years ago Local Government

Labour Day Improvement Works for St. James Infirmary

Residents of the St. James Infirmary will soon be living in a more secure environment, as a result of works, which are to be carried out at the facility on Labour Day, to construct a perimeter wall. At its first meeting held on April 24, to plan Labour Day activities for this year, the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton addresses a public forum on the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 2014, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew on April 24.

12 years ago Parliament

Deliberations on Bankruptcy Law to Conclude this Weekend

The Joint Select Committee of Parliament, currently reviewing Jamaica’s bankruptcy and insolvency legislation, is expected to conclude deliberations on the proposed new bill when they meet over the weekend. The Committee, which comprises members of the Senate and the Lower House, was established in January to deliberate and report on the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 2014. The Act dates back...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the media launch for the seventh annual Small Business Exposition & Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on April 24.

12 years ago CommerceIndustryVision 2030

Industry Minister Reaffirms Support For MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the continued growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), through the establishment of various policies and legislative changes. “Government fully understands the critical role of MSMEs in the growth of the Jamaican economy and the integration of Jamaica into the global value and supply...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre) accepts seismic map from Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Horace Glaze (right), at the Ministry on April 24. Looking on is Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap.

12 years ago Local Government

Local Government Ministry Receives Seismic Map

A roadmap to seismic safety, which seeks to improve the capacity of the country to prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of an earthquake, was handed over to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on April 24. The roadmap was developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and...