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Civil Servant of the Year 2013, Enthrose Campbell (right), teaching Spanish lessons to a group of Custom Officers, on March 26 at the corporate offices of the Jamaica Customs Agency, in downtown Kingston.

Customs Officers Benefit From Free Spanish Lessons

Twenty-five customs officers at the Jamaica Customs Agency are benefitting from a free Spanish course, being taught by 2013 Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell. The custom officers are being given 40 hours of free lessons under the programme,...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), converses with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, at the groundbreaking ceremony for Majesty Gardens Phase 1A, in South St. Andrew on March 26. The development will see the construction of 32 expandable units.

Growth and Job Creation the Way Forward – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right), breaks ground for Phase 1A of Majesty Gardens Housing Development, in South St. Andrew on March 26. Also taking part are National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (second left); Acting Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller (fourth left); and Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right). Looking on are NHT Board Member, Vincent Morrison (left); Councillor, Greenwich Town Division, Carl Blake (third left); and Senior General Manager, Construction, NHT, Donald Moore (right).

32 Housing Solutions to be Built in Majesty Gardens

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 26. The State Minister supported the call for more women Parliamentarians and spoke about the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), to be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, from March 29-31.

State Minister Supports Call for More Female Parliamentarians

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. (FILE)

Jet Ski Operators Urged To Register By March 31

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $123 million (US$117,176) grant agreement being provided by the Government of Japan to the Bustamante Hospital for Children for the acquisition of vital medical equipment, following Wednesday’s (March 26) signing ceremony at the institution. Also participating: are: the hospital Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Wood (left), and Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica, Koji Tomita (2nd right), both of whom signed the agreement, and South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Acting Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke.

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Children’s Hospital Receive $123 Million for Critical Equipment

The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received a $123 million (US$117,176) grant from the Government of Japan to purchase vital equipment, which will significantly boost health care delivery at the institution. The funds, provided under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Projects (GGP), through the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica, will be used to acquire 23 pieces of equipment,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) observes as Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Japan, Koji Tomita (second right) signs a grant contract valued $11 million for improvement works at the Wait-a-bit All Age School in Trelawny. The signing was held at the Embassy of Japan, in Kingston on March 26. Others from left are: Principal, Ted Jones and Chairman of the school Board, Cleverton Beckford. The funds, which were provided under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, will be used to build a computer room, repair a multi-purpose court, and fence the school.

12 years ago Education

Trelawny School Receives Assistance from Japanese Government

Students and teachers at the Wait-a-Bit All Age School in Trelawny will soon benefit from improved facilities, as a result of an $11 million donation from the Japanese Government. The donation, which was provided by the Embassy of Japan, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Project (GGP), will be used to build a computer room, repair a...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left) accepts his ‘Team Jamaica Valucard’ from Director, Epayment Group Limited, Khary Robinson during the official launch of the initiative at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) offices in Kingston on March 25. Looking on is Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Helene Davis-Whyte. Under the programme the participating merchants are asked to provide a reward discount to team Jamaica cardholders who spend at their businesses. The reward earned will go directly to the card and can be used at any participating merchant.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

PSOJ Launches Civil Servant Discount Card

By year-end, an initial batch of 120,000 public sector workers will benefit from a discount and rewards programme being offered by several local companies. Dubbed: ‘Team Jamaica Valucard’, the programme, which was conceptualised by the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), was officially launched on Tuesday, March 25, at the organisation’s offices in St. Andrew. The initiative is another show...

Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Donald Foster (left), presents Chisholm Basic School, Director Louise Smikle (far right), with a cheque for $100,000, to assist with carrying out development of some of the facilities at the institution. Occasion was a handing over ceremony held at the school, in St. Andrew on March 5.

12 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Assists Inner City Basic School

Chisholm Basic School, off Maxfield Avenue in St. Andrew, has received $100,000 from the Transport Authority (TA) to develop a play area and other facilities for the over 40 children there. Speaking at a handing over ceremony held on March 26 at the school, Managing Director at TA, Donald Foster, reported that the funds were provided from the recent JDV Wellness...

Farmers tending to the requests of buyers at the Agro-Tourism Farmers’ Market, held at the Catherine Hall Stadium car park, Montego Bay, on March 26.

12 years ago Tourism

Successful Agro-Tourism Farmers’ Market Staged in Mo-Bay

Another successful Agro-Tourism Farmers’ Market was staged at the Catherine Hall Stadium, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 26. The event was the second to be held under the initiative, launched last year in Negril, Westmoreland. Funding is being provided by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), which has allocated $10 million for the staging of the series of markets....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), unveils a plaque at the newly re-branded Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, during the launch on March 25. Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe and his wife Janet, look on.

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PM Encourages Investment in Medical Tourism

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller wants Jamaica to tap into the global market for medical tourism, which is estimated at US$40 billion. Citing the recent announcement of Jamaica’s first medical tourism facility to be built in Montego Bay; the country’s world renowned cadre of nurses and doctors; as well as its demonstrated expertise in medicine, Mrs. Simpson...

Acting Commissioner General, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Ainsley Powell, emphasises a point while addressing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) President’s Breakfast Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 25).

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Tax Administration Reviewing Business Hours and Services

Acting Commissioner General of Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Ainsley Powell, says the agency is seeking to review its business hours, and the service it provides to clients at its tax offices. These, Mr. Powell says, include restructuring early morning weekday services, and extending these on weekends. He made this disclosure while addressing Tuesday’s (March 25) Private Sector Organization of Jamaica...