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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. (FILE)

Finance Minister to Attend IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips left the island on Thursday, April 10 for Washington D.C., to participate in 2014 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (IBRD). The delegation while...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), addresses Wednesday’s (November 13) media briefing at the Finance and Planning Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where journalists were updated on the results of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission Team’s second economic quarterly review under the IMF’s four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Listening keenly are: Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn (centre); and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm.

Fiscal Rules Will Boost Investor Confidence – Hyman

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

Digital Jam 3.0 Mobile Camp April 11-13

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses day-two of the PAN-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS’ (PANCAP) consultation on justice and human rights being held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from April 9 to 11. The forum is being held under the theme: ‘Advancing Justice for All and Human Rights in the Caribbean’.

Region Must Change Mindset About HIV/AIDS – Dr. Ferguson

Acting Director of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in the Ministry of Labour & Social Security, Simone McKenzie, explains the functions of the LMIS in an interview with JIS News at Ministry’s North Street Offices.

LMIS Matching Job Seekers with Exciting Opportunities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) greets Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil Douglas (left) prior to the start of a Global Fund press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on April 9. Also sharing in the moment is Executive Director, Global Fund, Mark Dybul. The Global Fund provides support for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria projects around the world. It is an international financing institution that supports countries in their fight against three of the world’s most devastating diseases.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Increasing Funding For HIV/AIDS Programmes

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson says while funding support from international agencies is crucial in combating HIV/AIDS, the country is taking gradual ownership of specific programmes related to the disease. The Health Minister was responding to questions during a Global Fund press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday, April 9. “In spite of the...

Principal Director for Culture, in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris (right), presents St. Hugh’s High School, with the top trophy for winning the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition, on April 9, at the IOJ in downtown, Kingston. Accepting the trophy and prizes on behalf of the school are: Head of the Arts Department at the school, Alishia Wilks-James; and students, Chantal Newman, and Ackeilia Caine.

12 years ago Education

St. Hugh’s Cops Top Spot in IOJ Art Competition

The St. Hugh’s High School, in St. Andrew, is the winner of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition. The competition, which began in 1938, showcased the many areas of art being taught in schools, whilst encouraging and exposing the creativity of children, at the National Exhibition for Arts in School, held at the...

Persons engaged in a ‘Physically Active Week’, event organised by the National Health Fund (NHF), held on April 8, in New Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Public Urged To Join NHF ‘Work It Out Challenge’

Jamaicans are being encouraged to enter the National Health Fund’s (NHF) 2014 ‘Work It Out Challenge’, as a means of reducing their risk of chronic illnesses and maintaining well-being. Entries for the challenge, which targets workplaces, will close on April 11. The competition, which involves teams of five, is set to start on April 26, and continue until October 11. There...

Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Louise Martin (2nd right) holds aloft the curling stone made from granite indigenous to Scotland, before it was presented to Minister of Sports Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (3rd left), and Jamaica Olympic Association, (JOA) officials, at a cocktail reception held at the RIU Palace Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, April 7t. Occasion was the penultimate stop of the Queen

12 years ago Sport

Queen’s Baton Relay Stops in Second City

The Queen’s Baton Relay made its penultimate stop in Jamaica at a cocktail reception at the RIU Palace Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James on Monday, April 7. Minister of Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, welcomed the four representatives from the Commonwealth Games Federation, and a three-member BBC crew, who accompanied the...

Head of the Documentary Unit at JIS Television, Kerry-Anne Smith, addressed the female students at Ensom City Primary School on April 8 on issues concerning women in society, and how they can grow up to become successful. JIS staff members visited the school in observance of the institution’s Gender Celebration Day, which was celebrated under the theme: ‘Growing in Obedience, Discipline and Self-respect’.

12 years ago Community

Spanish Town School Hosts Gender Celebration Day

The self-esteem of scores of female students at Ensom City Primary School was boosted on April 8 through messages around the theme, ‘Growing in Obedience, Discipline and Self-respect’. The students were engaged in presentations on the importance of self-confidence and determination, at the institution’s Gender Celebration Day. The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) was one of two agencies present to provide...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Office of the Prime Minister

ODPEM to Receive $72.9 Million for Landslide Risk Reduction Project

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is to continue implementing the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project this fiscal year with a provision of $72.9 million. This sum has been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. The project seeks to reduce the risk...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Local GovernmentParliament

Riverton City Landfill Access Road to be Repaired

A sum of $20 million will be spent this fiscal year to repair two kilometres of roadway along the access road to the Riverton City Landfill in St. Andrew. This is to improve utilisation of the landfill, and reduce down-time and operating costs for garbage trucks. The money has been provided in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed...