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Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington speaking with residents of West Kingston after the JCF/JDF incursion in 2010. (FILE)

Governor General Appoints a Commission of Enquiry into the Events in Western Kingston of May 2010

The Governor General, His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen, has appointed a Commission of Enquiry into the events which took place in Western Kingston in May 2010. After Cabinet received the Public Defender’s Interim Report and accepted his recommendation that there...

From left: Senior Director Workforce Development and Employment at HEART, Denworth Finnikin; Regional Director in the Ministry of Education Region 3, Maxine Headlam; Custos of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; and Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley, look at the plaque and new logo of the HEART College of Hospitality Services. Occasion was the official renaming ceremony of the Runaway Bay HEART Hotel and Training Institute, held on Thursday, February 20, at the facility in St. Ann.

Runaway Bay HEART Hotel Renamed

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill greets Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett while Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson looks on. Minister Pickersgill on Friday, February 21, announced that work is to begin shortly to revise the Forest Act (1996) at the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside local Forest Management Committees at the Whitehall Baptist Church, St. Thomas.

Forest Act to be Revised

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the main address at the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees on Friday, February 21, at the White Hall Baptist Church in St. Thomas. Seated at head table (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre); and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Ludlow Mathison.

Government to License Sawmills, Power Saw Operators

Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, February 21, as he gave an update on the Restorative Justice Programme.

Principals, Guidance Counsellors to be Trained in Restorative Justice

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), accompanied by Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), on a tour of places of interest and attractions slated for development in the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland on February 19.

12 years ago Tourism

Minister says Tourism Product Must Be Improved

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has argued that for tourism to be sustainable, the product must be substantially improved. Touring several places of interest and attractions in Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth on February 19, which are slated for improvement, the Minister spoke of the great potential of tourism, and emphasized the need for the training of...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left); Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlett Gillings, look at broccoli plants during a tour of a greenhouse in Tobolski, St. Ann on Friday (Feb. 21), where the Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being implemented in St. Ann and Manchester, was officially launched. The $192 million project is being undertaken by JSIF and the JBI.

12 years ago Agriculture

JSIF/JBI Launch $192 Million Greenhouse and Water Catchment Project

One hundred and sixty farmers from eight communities in St. Ann and Manchester are set to benefit from a $192 million Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). A total of 20 greenhouses are being constructed in each of the eight targeted communities, with a mined-out...

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

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Prime Minister Expresses Sadness on Sudden Passing of Athlete

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deep sadness at the untimely passing today of 18 year old St. Jago High School student, Cavahan McKenzie. He collapsed after competing in a race at the NACAC Cross Country Event in Trinidad and Tobago and died en route to the hospital. The Prime Minister and the Minister without Portfolio...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan, and Chairman/Manager of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Lucille Brodber, break ground for construction of the Belvedere Community Centre on Thursday (Feb.20). Looking on are community members.

12 years ago Parliament

Ground Broken for Belvedere Community Centre

Ground was broken in Belvedere, Westmoreland on Thursday (Feb. 20), for construction of a community centre at a cost of $10 million. The project, which will be undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), is scheduled to be completed within six months and will serve approximately 5,000 residents. The community centre is being built on more than two acres...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), shows delight as she views a photograph of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, with the late Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, at the opening of a special exhibition at the Tom Redcam Library in St. Andrew on February 21. Also sharing in the moment are: Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega (second left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna. The photographic exhibition, entitled ‘Chavez was here’, is being hosted by the Venezuelan Government, in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service, to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of the late President.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Says Chavez Was Extraordinary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, as “an extraordinary son of the region” and “a great friend of Jamaica.” Mrs. Simpson Miller said the late President’s legacy lives on through his many contributions to the region, noting that he was “a man with a generous heart, who had a...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), takes a close look at the $11 million cheque, which Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, (centre) is presenting to Executive Director, Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Lola Marson. The money will go towards the building of the low vision resource centre at the JSB’s premises in St. Andrew. The signing ceremony for the grant assistance was held on February 20, at the Lion’s Club Resource Centre in Mona.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Society for the Blind Constructing Low Vision Centre

Construction is to begin next month on a resource centre to provide services for Jamaicans, who have been diagnosed with low vision. Low vision is a significant reduction of visual function that is unable to be fully corrected by glasses, contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery. Low vision can result from a variety of diseases and injuries that affect the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, unveils a plaque on February 20 dedication ceremony at the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine. Applauding (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Principal of the school, Otis Brown; Chairman, Board of Governors, Rev. Dr. Wellesley Blair; and Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delano Franklyn.

12 years ago EducationPrime Minister

PM Urges Church to Play a Greater Role in Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling for the church to have a more dynamic presence in schools. This, she said, is in order to help in shaping the lives of students, who are being prepared to take on the “tough challenges of life”. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was addressing the dedication ceremony for The Cedar Grove...