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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), receives a plaque of appreciation from Distinguished President of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew, Ian Forte (left), while President Howard Walker looks on. The Prime Minister was special guest at the club’s 40th anniversary meeting on March 21, held at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew.

PM Optimistic About Country’s Future

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says she is optimistic about the country’s future, despite the challenges. “While we have to be conscious of the challenges and work relentlessly to mitigate their impact, we cannot dwell on the...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet Assamba (right), and Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Millis with Director General of the Royal Air Force Museum, Peter Dye (right) and Peter Elliott, Head of Archives. The High Commissioner was on a visit to the special exhibition entitled, ‘Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the Royal Air Force’.

High Commissioner Visits Museum

High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba with Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon and Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock. Baroness Lawrence was made a Freewoman of the Borough of Lewisham at a ceremony, on March 14.

Human Rights Campaigner Honoured

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (seated third right) signs the contract for the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) component of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (March 18). Others (seated from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon, South Eastern, Rudyard Spencer; Opposition Spokesperson on Housing, Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Olivia Grange; and Regional Director, China Harbour Engineering Company Americas, Zhongdong Tang. Others (standing) from left are: Senior Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Leo McEwan; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; and Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter.

12,000 More Jamaicans To Get Employment Under JEEP

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

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to Travel Overseas for a Private Event

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton (right) in conversation with former Health Minister, John Junor (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. Occasion was a recent 10th anniversary banquet organised by the NHF and held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

National Health Fund – A Decade of Advancing Health Care

The National Health Fund (NHF) has, for a decade, provided Jamaicans with improved health benefits, spending $17.6 billion up to the end of January 2014, on medication subsidy, and $9.72 billion to improve facilities. Another $1 billion has been spent on the prevention of a number of illnesses. Primarily, the agency was tasked to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs), by providing...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Leroy Lindsay, informs JIS News that the Authority is on track to complete an upgrade of its world Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) system to the more data-centric Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system, by the end of 2016.

12 years ago Transport

$2.3 Billion to Improve Aviation Safety and Security

The Government will be spending $2.3 billion over the next two years to improve aviation safety and security, by upgrading or replacing ageing technology, in keeping with international standards. This was disclosed by Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Leroy Lindsay, in an interview with JIS News. Mr. Lindsay, who has been at the helm of the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), encouraging students of Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, before the start of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), on March 20. The Minister also visited other schools to encourage students doing the GSAT.

12 years ago Education

Changes in GSAT 2015

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that beginning in 2015, the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will undergo structural changes, where students will do more critical thinking, rather than memorizing texts. “This is the last year GSAT is going to be like it is now. The change is not going to be dramatic, but next year the Science...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), receives one of 10 computers from Head of the Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Achim Schaffert. The equipment was presented as part of the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Capacity Building Project and was officially handed over on March 19, at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Veterinary Services Division in Kingston.

12 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Gets Lab Equipment

A total of $67.9 million worth of laboratory equipment has been handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, to boost its capacity for product testing and certification for compliance with international standards. Most of the equipment, valuing approximately $60 million, will go to the Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories at the Ministry’s Veterinary Services Division in Kingston, while the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), looking on while Minister with responsibility for the Public Sector, Hon. Horace Dalley (3rd left), shares a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Raymond Wilson. Occasion was a handing over ceremony of an ambulance to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to be used for the transportation of police personnel to medical facilities. Also pictured is President of the United District Constables Association, Delroy Davis.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Receive Ambulance from Health Ministry

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Tuesday, March 18, handed over an ambulance to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to be used for the transportation of police personnel to medical facilities. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices, Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon....

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Co-Chair Emphasises Importance of Fiscal Prudence

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says fiscal prudence and growth are two primary areas that Jamaica must focus on to successfully implement its programme of economic reform. Mr. Byles also believes the media must play a key role in ensuring that the average Jamaican understands the importance of the government’s prudent management of the country’s...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), is greeted by General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Anthony Haynes (right), on his arrival at the company’s Rockfort plant in Kingston on March 19. Looking on is: Chief Executive Officer, TCL Group, Dr. Rollin Bertrand.

12 years ago Labour

Flexible Work Bill to be Tabled in Parliament

After years of being in gestation and ongoing discussions, a Flexible Work Bill will be tabled in Parliament next week. This was announced by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, during a tour of the Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.’s Rockfort plant on Wednesday, March 19. Mr. Kellier said the flexi-work week policy forms part of Government’s efforts...