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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), provides details about the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Health Card, at a press briefing held today (Jan. 31) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; Permanent Secretary, Dr. Jean Dixon; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

Registration for GOJ Health Card Begins Monday

Come Monday (Feb. 3), registration will get underway for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Health Card. The card, which is available to all Jamaicans, will be the primary means by which citizens can access health services, including pharmaceuticals, in the...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a logistics forum at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston today (Jan. 31). Listening (from second left) are: Senior Advisor to the Minister, Dr. Franklin Johnston; Chairman, Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Joan Spencer-Ernandez; and Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans. The forum was organised by the Logistics Task Force Sub-committee on Education and Training to provide an update on the progress made on the training and education aspect of the Logistics Hub initiative.

CMI Expands Logistics Training to Montego Bay

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Carl Williams (left foreground), listens to a comment from Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, at the opening ceremony for a trafficking in persons training forum at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on January 30. In the background, Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding , speaks with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn.

Police Rescue 41 Human Trafficking Victims

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (3rd left), looks on while Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega (2nd left), and Chairman of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Rosa Joseph (left), admire a baby at the Centre, being held by staff at the institution, Mrs. Yasmin Hylton (right). Minister Falconer and Ambassador Ortega toured the institution on January 30, where the Ambassador announced that the centre would receive $964,000 from the Government of Venezuela.

Women’s Centre Gets $964,000 from Venezuela

State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, speaking at the launch of activities in observance of Reggae Month 2014,at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, Hope Road, St. Andrew, on January 28. Thus year’s activities are being celebrated under the theme: ‘The Journey Continues…’

Tourism Ministry Pushing Entertainment to Attract Visitors

Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force, Deputy Superintendent Carl Berry (left), in discussion with Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs Carol Palmer, at an Anti-Human Trafficking forum, held at Trench Town Comprehensive High School on Monday, January 27.

12 years ago Justice

Jamaicans Urged To Fight Against Human Trafficking

Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force, Deputy Superintendent Carl Berry, has appealed to Jamaicans to develop a culture that is hostile towards human trafficking. Speaking at an Anti-Human Trafficking forum, held at Trench Town Comprehensive High School recently, he told the students that human trafficking is not a crime confined to Kingston, but that the entire country is...

Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.

12 years ago Labour

Jamaica to Benefit from ILO Project

Jamaica is to benefit from a major International Labour Organization (ILO) technical assistance project, which is expected to strengthen the country’s ability to more accurately, capture, document and maintain current data on the occurrence of child labour. This will be done through national surveys, and other interventions, conducted by relevant government departments and agencies. The ILO’s Global Research on Child...

Director, Work Permit Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Lisa-Ann Grant (left), and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, look over a document prior to the start of a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ today (Jan. 30), at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

12 years ago JIS Think Tank

Jamaica Implements Fee Structure for CARICOM Skills Certificate

Beginning April 1, persons applying for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Qualifying Skills Certificates will be required to pay fees for the processing and preparation of the documents. Director of the Work Permit Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant, made the announcement on January 30, as she addressed a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Under Regulation...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, receives a painting from student at the Belair High School in Manchester, Tijesunimi Adekeye, which was done by fellow student, Alexander Taylor. Occasion was the dedication and official opening of the institution on Wednesday, January 29.

12 years ago Education

Thirty-three High Schools to be Expanded

The Government will be creating additional classroom space at the secondary level through the expansion of 33 institutions across the island during the 2014/15 fiscal year. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who made the announcement on Wednesday, January 29, said that the prefabricated construction method will be utilized, which is significantly cheaper than conventional processes. He said that...

President of the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA), Matthew Blake (2nd left), emphasises a point during discussion with (from left): Deputy Director General, Corporate Governance and Management, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Kirk Philips; Director General of the Planning PIOJ, Collin Bullock; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen at the opening of the two-day PIOJ/ LIAJA conference on January 30, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

12 years ago Education

Libraries Urged to Facilitate Discussion on Logistics Hub

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen, has urged libraries to open up the public discussion on the Jamaica logistics hub initiative, as more Jamaicans seek information about this major development project. She said because of their location in communities, libraries are ideally placed to be focal points for discussion, debates, discourse, and information on national development...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents David Brown with his land surveyor’s certification, during a ceremony held today (Jan. 30), at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices, New Kingston.

12 years ago Environment

Minister Pickersgill Presents Instruments to New Land Surveyors

Four new members of the land surveying profession were presented with their certificates on January 30, designating them as commissioned land surveyors. They are Sherene Williams Chin, David Brown, Kharie Blackwood and Hugh Roberts. The certificates were presented by Minister of Water,Land,Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices. In his...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), is in discussion with former Minister of Health, John Junor (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, at the NHF’s 10th anniversary banquet held on Tuesday, January 28, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Over $28 Billion Disbursed Under NHF

The National Health Fund (NHF) has spent $28.32 billion over the last decade as it continues to provide for the healthcare needs of Jamaicans. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson made the revelation as he addressed the fund’s 10th anniversary banquet held on Tuesday, January 28, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Of the total amount, $17.6 billion...