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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (centre); is in conversation with Parish Manager, Social Development Commission (SDC), Sandra Goulbourne (left); and Parish Development Committee Chairman, Joseph Cox; during the Conference of Community Development Committees at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Church, Half-Way-Tree on February 27 where community leaders call for the urgent passage of the Local Governance Act.

Jamaicans Call for Swift Passage of Local Government Act

Eager for the opportunity to participate fully in the local government process, more Jamaicans are joining the call for the swift passage of the Local Government Reform Act. Thousands of persons have already signed a petition for their Members of...

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NWC Looking into Prepaid Water Tank Programme

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, addressing the Marketing Seminar organised by final year students at the University of Technology School of Business Administration on February 26.

Youth Urged to Choose Career Paths Wisely

Officials from the Transport Authority at a recent JIS Think Tank Session: (L-R) Karey Rowe, General Manager- Finance & Planning
Donald Foster, Managing Director and Petra-kene Williams, Communication & Customer Services Manager. — Officials from the Transport Authority at a recent JIS Think Tank Session: (L-R) Karey Rowe, General Manager- Finance & Planning Donald Foster, Managing Director and Petra-kene Williams, Communication & Customer Services Manager.

Transport Authority to Roll Out ROMS in March

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

Children’s Registry Looks to Adopt Best Practices from Canada

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) addresses the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Quality Symposium, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, February 27. Seated at the head table are: Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left) and Senior Director (Acting) at the NCTVET, Jennifer Walker.

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Ministry Creating Linkages with Overseas Labour Markets

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Ministry is exploring the labour market in Canada and other North American countries, in order to inform the local market on the areas to target in the various training programmes. He said the aim is to ensure that Jamaicans can competitively access jobs not just locally, but also overseas....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), comforts Pauline Dennis, mother of athlete, Cavahn McKenzie, whose body arrived from Trinidad and Tobago today, February 27, at the Norman Manley International Airport. Looking on is Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. The junior athlete, who attended St. Jago High School, died after participating in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association Cross Country Championships in Tobago last week.

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Body of Junior Athlete Cavahn McKenzie Returned Home

The body of Jamaican junior athlete Cavahn McKenzie returned to the island on Thursday, February 27, and was received by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley and members of his family. Also on hand at the Norman Manley International Airport for the arrival of the body were the President...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right); Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Lei Liu (left); and Pan Caribbean Sugar Company Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Huaixiang Wu, observe a state-of-the-art cane harvester in action at Monymusk Sugar Factory, in Lionel Town, Clarendon, during their tour of the facility on February 26. Monymusk is owned and operated by Pan Caribbean.

12 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Welcomes $1.6 Billion Investment in Sugar

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has welcomed China National Complete Plant Import and Export Company Limited’s (Complant) $1.6 billion investment to upgrade operations at three of the island’s sugar factories it owns, over the next three years. This should facilitate increased production from the current output of 140,000 tonnes, to 450,000 tonnes over the period, he noted....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), cuts the ribbon symbolizing the official handing over of upgraded perimeter fencing to residents of the Greenwich Farm community in South West St. Andrew, during a ceremony on February 26. Applauding (from second left, front row) are: Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings; and Secretary, Greenwich Farm Development Council, Maxine Simpson. In the back row (from left) are: Managing Director, Musson Jamaica Ltd/ T. Geddes Grant Distributors, Michael Subratie; and Councillor, Greenwich Town division, Karl Blake (partially hidden).

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Major Facelift for Greenwich Farm

The Greenwich Farm community, in South West St. Andrew, has benefited from a major facelift, with the construction of upgraded perimeter fencing, which replaces the previous zinc structure. Undertaken by the Government, through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at a cost of $6.75 million, the project involved the installation of 305 metres of fencing and the installation of 27...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with President, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, at the presentation of a software to assist deaf students learn the English Language, at the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf, Hope Estate, Kingston, on February 26. At left is Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

12 years ago Education

UTech Develops Software to Assist Deaf Students

Students at the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf are benefiting from U-TOUCH, software which uses Jamaican sign language to teach English Language to deaf and hard of hearing students. The software was presented to the institution by the University of Technology (UTech), during a ceremony held on the school compound, Hope Estate, Kingston, on February 26. Minister of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd right), shares a moment with (from left), Carol Dunbar of Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort; Sales Manager, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Ben Buls; and Regional Manager of Wisynco Group Limited, Vivia Newman. Occasion was the media launch of the FLOW Mo’Bay City Run on February 25, at Holiday Inn in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Education

Tertiary Students to Benefit from Mo’Bay 10k Run

Students attending tertiary institutions in western Jamaica, who are facing financial challenges, are to benefit from the first FLOW Mo’Bay 10k City Run. The organisers of the event, scheduled to take place in May, are hoping to raise in excess of $5 million to assist students attending the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech)...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Division Infrastructure and Environment Department, Inter-American Development Bank, Lumas Kendrick, Jr. unveil a energy efficiency poster during the launch of the education component of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) on Wednesday, February 26, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Technology

Energy Efficiency Programme Brings Big Savings for Public Sector Entities

The Government’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) is reaping positive results, with a number of entities in which the initiative has been implemented reporting significant reduction in energy costs. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said that at the Civil Aviation Authority, where $654,000 was invested in solar control film application, energy consumption has reduced...