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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd right), listens to a comment from Attorney-at-Law, Samuda and Johnson Attorneys-at-Law, Yana Samuels (2nd left), just before the start of a piracy and protection seminar on February18, at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Partner, Samuda and Johnson, Kwame Gordon; Managing Partner, Milton Samuda; and Attorney-at-Law, Kelly Greenaway.

Jamaica Clamping Down on Piracy

Approximately $2.7 million worth of illegally copied CDs and DVDs were destroyed in 2013, as part of efforts by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) and the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) to combat piracy in Jamaica. The products were...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (seated left), is on light conversation with Inter-American Development bank (IDB) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (seated right), before signing copies of agreements at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 18) for the provision of $3.39 billion (US$31.65 million) by the IDB, People’s Republic of China; and European Union (EU), to finance the government’s Public Sector Efficiency Programme. Observing the proceedings are: Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (left); China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong, Xiaojun (centre); and Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Jesús Orús Báguena.

Government Receives Funds for Public Sector Efficiency Programme

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), looks on as Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuo Takese (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation (JADF), Vitus Evans, hold cheque for grant agreement that was signed on February 18, in Kingston, for revitalisation of the West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) industry in Jamaica. At right is Chairman of the JADF, Dalkeith Hanna.

$11 Million Grant to Revive Cotton Industry

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.

Jamaica Bobsleigh Team Made a Valiant Effort Says Prime Minister

National Safe Schools Coordinator at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Corporal Tanesia Johnson, says the initiative is helping to reduce violence in schools and foster positive behaviour in many students.

Safe Schools Programme Having Positive Impact on Students

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right), along with (from left): Climate Change consultant with the Ministry’s Climate Change Division (CCD), Leonie Barnaby; Principal Director in the Division, Albert Daley (left); and Port Maria’s Mayor, Councillor Levan Freeman, peruse a copy of the Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan Green Paper, during the first climate change public consultation, hosted by the Ministry on Friday, February 14, at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria.

12 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentVision 2030

Minister Pickergsill Pleased With First Climate Change Consultation

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has expressed satisfaction with the response to and outcome of last Friday’s (February 14) first climate change public consultation, hosted by the Ministry in St. Mary. The meeting, held at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, was the first in a series of island-wide meetings being held to...

Manager, Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says population not likely to exceed 3 million.

12 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think TankVision 2030

Population Not Likely To Exceed 3 Million – PIOJ

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says that Jamaica’s population is not likely to exceed 3 million, based on reduction in current fertility rates, high external migration, and declining mortality. “There has been discussion about Jamaica’s population growing out of control and that is not the case,” said PIOJ’s Manager, Population and Health Unit, Toni-Shae Freckleton. “Data from the Population...

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

12 years ago Education

Education Ministry Prohibits Screening of Students Entering Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education has advised administrators of public primary schools that it is a violation of the Education Regulations 1980 to require students to sit a screening examination before they can be considered for admission to schools. In an advisory issued last week Chief Education Officer, Dr Grace McLean directed school administrators to accept on a first-come, first-serve basis...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (centre); in conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Wisynco Group, Andrew Mahfood (right); and the company’s Chairman, Andrew Mahfood; at the media launch of Recycle Now Jamaica, held on February 12, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Transport

Support for Recycle Now Jamaica Project

‘Recycle Now Jamaica’, the newly launched national recycling initiative, is getting widespread backing from government, the private sector and environmentalists, who are looking at the immediate and long term benefits of the project. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has publicly expressed his commitment to the success of the project which will recycle Polyethylene Terephthalate...

Cutos of St. Ann, Mrs. Norma Lorraine Olivia Rhoden-Walters, on the compound of the Seville Great House House, St. Ann, where her official swearing in ceremony will take place on March 13.

12 years ago Governor General

Norma Walters Ready to Take Up Mantle of Custos

On March 13, 2014, the parish of St. Ann will have a new custos in the person of Norma Lorraine Olivia Rhoden-Walters. Mrs. Walters is the wife of retired custos of the parish, Radcliffe O. Walters, who served in the position for 14 years before retiring in late 2013. Her official swearing in ceremony is slated to take place on...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister Bunting Expresses Outrage at Valentine’s Day Shootings in East Kingston

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting has condemned the killing of two members of the Banana Street community, including a 17-month-old child, and the reprisal shooting of two residents of the adjoining Bryden Street community, in East Kingston. The Minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims and pledged the full support of the Police to find the perpetrators...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right); greets, Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Birmingham, Professor Edward Peck; during the launch of the University of Birmingham and Jamaica National Foundation Legacy Scholarship at Kings House on February 14. Looking on (from second right) is Minister of Education the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites and General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett .Three Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue a one year Masters Degree programme at the University of Birmingham Business School over the next three years commencing September 2014.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Scholarships to University of Birmingham Available

Three Jamaican students per year for the next three years will have an opportunity to pursue a Masters Degree programme at the University of Birmingham Business School, in the United Kingdom, commencing September 2014. The educational opportunity is made possible through the University of Birmingham and Jamaica National Foundation Legacy Scholarship, and is for Jamaican students who have successfully matriculated...