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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left); commends an elated Uriah Bell of Eden Park, St. Mary, as she presents him with a certificate of title during Friday’s (February 14) land titling ceremony, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change; National Land Agency (NLA); and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary. The Prime Minister was the guest speaker and Mr. Bell was one of 70 residents of land settlements in St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland, who received titles under the Cadastral Mapping and Land Titling Project.

More Govt Land Surveyors to Receive Training

Jamaica’s expertise in cadastral land surveying and mapping is to be further enhanced, as 10 more government land surveyors are to receive advanced training in this area, courtesy of the Government of the Republic of (South) Korea. Korea’s Charge d’Affaires...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

Dr. Phillips Leaves for IDB Consultation in Trinidad

Director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, addressing participants at the graduation ceremony for the first cohort in the 'Animate Jamaica' Certificate Programme, on February 11, at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI).

CARIMAC to Introduce Degree in Animation

Director for Environment and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (L), emphasies a point at a Think Tank held on February 13 at the offices of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Kingston. Looking on are Principal Director in the Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC), Albert Daley (R); and Climate Change consultant with the CCD, Leonie Barnaby.

Climate Change Consultations Get Underway Today

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question, during Thursday’s (February 13) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston to provide an update on the visit of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission. Listening (from left) are: Financial Secretary in the Ministry, Devon Rowe; IMF Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm (right).

Jamaica on Target to Pass IMF Third Quarter Review

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is presented with Vision 2030 Jamaica educational material by Communications Specialist at the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Carmen Miller (2nd right), following his meeting on Thursday (February 13) with PIOJ representatives, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Looking on (from left), are: Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden; and PIOJ Director General, Collin Bullock

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Education Ministry Seeking to Incorporate Vision 2030 in School Curriculum

The Ministry of Education and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) are to hold talks to determine how best to streamline the contents of the country’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica, into the curriculum of schools islandwide. Both sides gave this commitment during a brief meeting at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday, February 13, during which Portfolio...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new classroom block at the Central High School in May Pen, Clarendon on February 12. Also pictured (from left) are: Head Boy at the school, Dorland Temple; Chairman of the school board, Beresford Sherman; Regional Director in the Ministry, Dr. Claudette Clarke; and Principal, Vinroy Harrison.

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Minister Thwaites Urges High Schools to Establish Sixth Forms

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging administrators of new secondary schools, to include sixth forms as part of their expansion plans. This, he said, will provide for the rounded development of the students where they can acquaint themselves with leadership roles, and other responsibilities, while enhancing their academic qualifications. “I am encouraging the newer high schools, those...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica , Deborah Chen, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Get Screened for Heart Disease

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, is imploring Jamaicans to get screened for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the country. Mrs. Chen, who was speaking at a JIS Think Tank on February 11, made the appeal as the HFJ observes Heart Month. She said that persons should also know the numbers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); and Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), shares a moment with Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) Roll of Honour Awardee 2013, Patrick Smith (2nd right), at the award function held on February 12, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others in attendance are Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (2nd left); JTA President, Mark Nicely (right); 2012 Awardee Byron Farquharson (back row left); and JTA Secretary General, Dr. Adolph Cameron.

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PM Extends Hand of Partnership to JTA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has extended the hand of partnership to the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), noting that the future of the country’s children’s is too important for the 50-year-old teacher’s union and government not to find a way to work together. She was addressing the JTA’s, ‘Roll of Honour Award Ceremony’, held on February 12,...

Students of the Holy Trinity High School, in Kingston, enter one of the newly constructed classrooms which were handed over on February 13. The new block, which has been named in honour of the late Archbishop Samuel Carter, will provide an additional 400 classroom spaces. The construction was done as part of the Ministry of Education’s thrust to remove schools from the shift system.

12 years ago Education

New Classrooms for Holy Trinity High

Four hundred new classroom spaces have been added to the Holy Trinity High School, in Kingston, at a cost of $35.5 million. The new classroom block, comprising eight classrooms and named in honour of the late Archbishop Samuel Carter, was handed over during a ceremony at the school, on George Headley Drive, Kingston 4, on Thursday, February 13. Construction was...

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Top Performers in UN Model Assembly Receive Prizes

Top performers in the 38th United Nations Model Assembly last year, were officially presented with their prizes by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House, on February 13. From a field of 25 participating high schools, Knox College copped the first prize - the Pepsi Cola Trophy. Wolmer’s High School student, Monique...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), addressing a public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, on the theme: ‘Jamaica and the IMF – Is this Time Different?’, on February 12. Listening keenly are: Director of the UWI’s Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) and co-presenter, Professor Brian Meeks (right); and Lecturer in the UWI’s Department of Economics, Dr. Christine Clarke. The forum was hosted jointly by the Finance and Planning Ministry and the UWI.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Successful Implementation of ERP a Must – Finance Minister

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government is compelled to ensure the successful implementation of the current economic reform programme (ERP), based on the sacrifices and commitments made by stakeholders to facilitate this. Speaking at a public forum, jointly hosted by the Ministry and University of the West Indies (UWI), at Mona on February 12,...