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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, raps with Vice-Principal at the St. Aloysius Primary School, Nichara Johnson-Simpson (left), and students, following an address to the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) on February 19, at the institution located downtown Kingston.

Parents Urged to Set Good Examples for Children

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is again urging parents to set good examples for their children that will help to build their character. He was addressing a meeting of the St. Aloysius Primary School’s Parent Teachers Association (PTA),...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), is welcomed by Acting Town Clerk, Andrine McLaren (left), and City Terasurer, Naudia Crosskilll, to the first town hall meeting for 2014, hosted by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at St. Luke's Anglican Church, in Cross Roads, on February 19. Dr. Phillips was the guest speaker at the packed forum.

Finance Minister Upbeat on Progress

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third left), having a light conversation with President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Chris Zacca (right), at the National Competitiveness Council of Jamaica business environment reform roundtable, held at the Jamaica Pegasus on February 20. Others (from left) are: Jamaica Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner Jones, and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding,

Business Environment Being Improved

Earl and Countess of Wessex to Visit on March 2

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), engages students from the Shortwood United Basic School with a tablet computer, at the re-launch of the Grant’s Pen Cyber Club, on February 19.

Basic School Students to Get Tablet Computers

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), emphasizes a point during the institute’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston offices on February 19. Flanking him are: Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left); and Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Increase in Number of Persons Employed

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting an increase in the number of persons employed as at October 2013, relative to 2012. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institute’s New Kingston offices on February 19, Director General, Collin Bullock, informed that a labour force survey conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) shows that 1,100,700...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock (centre), and Director of the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), in discussion with Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, prior to the start of the institute’s quarterly media briefing on February 19, at the agency’s New Kingston offices.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Third Quarter Growth of 1.4%

Led by strong performances in mining and agriculture, Jamaica recorded third quarter growth of 1.4 per cent between October and December 2013, relative to the corresponding period in 2012. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Collin Bullock, who made the disclosure at the institute’s quarterly media briefing on February 19, at its New Kingston offices, informed that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (left), emphasizes a point, as he addresses the third in a series of public consultations on climate change, held on February 19, at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

12 years ago Environment

Protecting the Environment Like Money in the Bank – State Minister Hayles

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Ian Hayles, has likened the protection of the environment as similar to saving money in the bank for future security for one’s family and self. He describes global climate change as one of the most important challenges to sustainable development being faced by the Caribbean region in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official re-opening of the Accident and Emergency Unit at the Nuttall Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew during a ceremony February 19. Sharing in the moment (from right) are: Chairman of the hospital, Dr. Vincent Lawrence; Chief Executive Officer, Value Added Services Limited, Fabian Brown; and Lord Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory. (FILE)

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Reviewing Customer Care Policy

The Ministry of Health is reviewing its customer care policy, in a bid to ensure that Jamaicans are afforded the highest level of service within the public health sector. Making the disclosure on February 19, portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said it is intended that “(persons) will receive from our doctors and nurses and administrative persons…quality service.” “We are...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over new facilities at the Stimulation-Plus (STIM-PLUS) Early Childhood Development Centre in Rockfort, East Kingston, during a ceremony on Tuesday (February 18). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Principal of the institution, Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Executive Director, Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrelle; Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Jamaica, Barry O

12 years ago Labour

New Facilities for Early Stimulation Programme

Students attending the Stimulation-Plus (STIM-PLUS) Early Childhood Development Centre in Rockfort, East Kingston, now have access to a new, fully equipped facility with specialised equipment to enhance learning. Erected by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of $30 million, the temporary facility will house the students of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), while a permanent structure is being constructed by...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

12 years ago National Security and PeaceParliament

House Approves Anti-Gang Legislation

The Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Bill, popularly called the ‘anti-gang’ legislation, was passed in the House of Representatives on February 18 with 22 amendments. The Bill makes provision for the disruption and suppression of criminal organisations and outlines offences, in order to restore a sense of security in the Jamaican society and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Principal of Brown

12 years ago DiasporaEducationVision 2030

Education Minister Calls on Diaspora to Invest in Infrastructure

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has called on the Jamaica Diaspora groups to explore investing in education infrastructure, through public-private partnerships. “We fully understand the need for investments and this is a reasonable business proposition. I challenge the Diaspora and the financial agencies in Jamaica to move forward in this direction,” the Minister said. Rev. Thwaites was delivering...