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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), cuts the ribbon to a solar power system, to be used for operating the Pleasant Valley water catchment facility, in Clarendon, in November. Others sharing in the occasion are (from second left): Programme Manager for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Allison Rangolan-McFarlane; Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap; and National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), Hyacinth Douglas.

Enhanced Focus on Climate Change and Environmental Protection

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, lead by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, continued initiatives to highlight the effects of climate change on the country, and the need to protect the environment. Freeze on CFCs To this...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller emphasised the need to ensure social inclusion and protection of the vulnerable.

Cabinet Continues Deliberations on Capital Spending

Deliberations on Bank Fees to Begin January 28

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), presides over the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston, on January 14.

Vendors Reminded to Stick to Designated Areas

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), greets Director of Research for the all-natural bio-stimulant agricultural formulation, Vitazyme, Dr. Paul Syltie (centre), during a stakeholders seminar at the Agriculture Ministry’s Research Station at Bodles, Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Tuesday (January 14). Mr. Clarke was guest speaker at the sensitization forum which was held under the theme: ‘Improving Crop production, Increasing Productivity’. Looking on is Vitazyme’s Director for Latin America and Caribbean Operations, Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz.

Agriculture Ministry Looking at Bio-Stimulant to Boost Productivity

12 years ago Environment

Water Project on Track in Western Jamaica

Work is on track in the western end of the island under the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP). This was disclosed by Vice President for Non Revenue Water/Energy Cost Reduction at the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Blair, at a recent press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change....

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (left), listens as Town Clerk, Errol Greene (standing), makes a point during today’s (Jan. 14) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston. Mr. Greene will be heading on pre-retirement leave from the KSAC shortly. He will however be placed at the St. Thomas Parish Council.

12 years ago Local Government

KSAC Town Clerk to Demit Office

Town Clerk at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Errol Greene, is to demit office shortly. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, at the monthly KSAC meeting held on Tuesday, January 14, at Council chambers, Church Street, downtown Kingston. Mr. Greene, who will be going on pre-retirement leave from the KSAC, will be placed...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left); makes a point during discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison (centre); and Director of Tourism, John Lynch; at the JTB media luncheon held on Monday (January 13), at the Half Moon A Rock Resort in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Tourism

2014 To Be A Banner Year For Tourism – Tourism Director

Director of Tourism, John Lynch, says that 2014 will be a banner year for destination Jamaica. Having just completed a historic year in terms of the number of stopover visitors in any one calendar year, the country is poised for an exceptional year ahead, said Mr. Lynch, at a Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) media luncheon on Monday, January 13, at the...

Manager, Human Resources Development and Administration, Petrojam, Andrea Bent (left), presents Executive Director, RISE Life Management Services, Sonita Morin Abrahams (2nd right), with a cheque valued at some $1.4 million during a brief ceremony on January 14, at Petrojam’s Marcus Garvey Drive offices. Also sharing in the moment (from left) are: Public Relations Officer, Petrojam, Latoya Pennant; and Manager for Refinery Production, Petrojam, Telroy Morgan.

12 years ago CommunityTechnology

Petrojam Donates $1.4 million to Rise Life

State-run oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, has donated some $1.4 million to RISE Life Management Services, to assist with the non-profit organisation’s operational expenses and sustain its current programmes for inner-city children. Manager, Human Resources Development and Administration, Petrojam, Andrea Bent, who made the presentation to Executive Director of RISE Life, Sonita Morin Abrahams, during a brief ceremony at Petrojam’s Marcus...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston, on January 14.

12 years ago Local Government

Repairs Slated for Kingston and St. Andrew Markets

Repairs will be carried out at several markets and arcades across Kingston and St. Andrew this year, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke. Making the announcement at the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston, on January 14, the Mayor informed that some of the facilities...

Director, Marketing and Public Relations, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Stephen Davidson. (FILE)

12 years ago Culture

January 17 is Closing Date for Entries in JCDC Gospel Competitions

The closing date for entries in the 2014 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Children’s Gospel and the Gospel Song Competitions is Friday, January 17, 2014. Entry forms, rules and other details of the competitions can be obtained from the JCDC’s website at: www.jcdc.gov.jm or at the agency’s parish offices. The Children’s Gospel Song Competition accepts both covers (previously recorded) and...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), reads to students of St. Richard’s Primary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in recognition of Read Across Jamaica Day.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013Youth

Major Focus on the Safety of Children in 2013

In 2013, the Ministry of Youth and Culture pursued several initiatives to address the issue of child safety and to reduce and prevent child abuse. Chief among them was the strengthening of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). Efforts were also made by the Ministry and its agencies to reduce youth unemployment by...