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Jamaican-born Howard University Asst. Professor, Dr. Goulda Downer (centre), receives the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Leadership Award from Congresswoman Donna Christiansen. Sharing in the occasion at left is President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum, Dr. Gary Puckrein.
Jamaican-born Howard University Asst. Professor, Dr. Goulda Downer (centre), receives the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Leadership Award from Congresswoman Donna Christiansen. Sharing in the occasion at left is President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum, Dr. Gary Puckrein.

Jamaican Wins 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Award

Jamaican-born Howard University assistant Professor of Medicine, Dr. Goulda Downer, is the recipient of the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust Leadership in Advocacy Award. Dr. Downer is also the recipient of the 2013 Health Care Leadership Award from...
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), is greeted by Red Stripe Chairman, Richard Byles (right), when he arrived at the company’s Spanish Town Road head office in Kingston for the January 7 land lease agreement signing ceremony. The agreement, which Red Stripe negotiated with the Ministry’s agency, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), will facilitate the brewing company’s access to 36.2 acres of land at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, to undertake a pilot cassava production pilot project. This undertaking forms part of the company’s efforts to substitute imported barley, one of the inputs in the production of the globally-renowned Red Stripe beer, with cassava. Looking on is Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Cedric Blair.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), is greeted by Red Stripe Chairman, Richard Byles (right), when he arrived at the company’s Spanish Town Road head office in Kingston for the January 7 land lease agreement signing ceremony. The agreement, which Red Stripe negotiated with the Ministry’s agency, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), will facilitate the brewing company’s access to 36.2 acres of land at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, to undertake a pilot cassava production pilot project. This undertaking forms part of the company’s efforts to substitute imported barley, one of the inputs in the production of the globally-renowned Red Stripe beer, with cassava. Looking on is Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Cedric Blair.

Big Boost for Cassava Production
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), shares a pleasant moment with (from left): Principal of Moneague College in St. Ann, Howard Isaacs; Executive Director Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Watson; and Chairman, CCCJ, Quince Francis. Occasion was the CCCJ’s inaugural ‘Power Breakfast’ held on January7 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), shares a pleasant moment with (from left): Principal of Moneague College in St. Ann, Howard Isaacs; Executive Director Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Watson; and Chairman, CCCJ, Quince Francis. Occasion was the CCCJ’s inaugural ‘Power Breakfast’ held on January7 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Student Achievement Focus of Education Ministry for 2014
Vice-Chairman, National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC), Bishop Stanley Clarke (left); Chairman, NLPBC, Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels (centre) and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Peter Reid, exchanging pleasantries prior to the start of a press conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on January 7, to launch the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast. The event is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
Vice-Chairman, National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC), Bishop Stanley Clarke (left); Chairman, NLPBC, Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels (centre) and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Peter Reid, exchanging pleasantries prior to the start of a press conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on January 7, to launch the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast. The event is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

CUMI to Benefit From Proceeds of Prayer Breakfast
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), addressing a press briefing at the Ministry, in St. Andrew, on Monday, January 6, where he outlined Government’s support for the farmers who are involved with the Plantain Garden River Agro Park, in St. Thomas. Seated beside the Minister is General Manager at the St. Thomas Cooperative Credit Union, Hopeton Morrison.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), addressing a press briefing at the Ministry, in St. Andrew, on Monday, January 6, where he outlined Government’s support for the farmers who are involved with the Plantain Garden River Agro Park, in St. Thomas. Seated beside the Minister is General Manager at the St. Thomas Cooperative Credit Union, Hopeton Morrison.

Government Provides $7.5M to Assist Agro Park Farmers in St. Thomas

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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Youth

Children’s Registry to Open Westmoreland Parish Office

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) will be opening a parish office in Westmoreland on January 20 as the agency continues to extend its reach across the island. The establishment of the Westmoreland parish office, which will be based in Sav-La-Mar, is part of activities by the agency to mark its 7th anniversary this month, under the theme: ‘Be...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), converses with Executive Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Dr. Kenrick Leslie (right), following the opening ceremony of a regional training workshop on climate change on January 6, on the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus. Looking on is Director of Climate Change in the Ministry, Albert Daley.
Environment

Region Urged to Brace for Impact of Climate Change

With the region projected to suffer billions in losses over the next several years as a result of climate change, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says that Caribbean states must work together to boost technical expertise and infrastructure in order to address the effects of the challenge. “As a region, we have to assist...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), has the attention of Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right); Co-organizer of the ‘Joie De Vie’ Wellness Festival, Dr. Ijah Thompson; and Marketing Manager, Jamaica Beverages, Terry Ann Burrell, during the launch of the wellness festival on Friday (January 6), at the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Overtime Lounge in Kingston.
Sport

Sports Minister Issues Warning on Supplements

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is urging athletes to exercise caution when taking dietary supplements, noting that some of these substances can compromise their chances of competing in their respective disciplines. “We implore all our athletes, the coaches, the administrators and the managers of them, that the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is really...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (left), introduces Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right) to Marketing Manager, Jamaica Beverages, Terry Ann Burrell, during the official launch of the ‘Joie De Vie’ Wellness Festival on Friday (January 3), at the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Overtime Lounge in Kingston. The event is scheduled for February 1-2 at the Fort Clarence Beach in St. Catherine.
Technology

Jamaica on Track for Reduction in Energy Bill by 2016

Jamaica remains on track to reduce its energy bill by 2016, says Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. He noted that this will be achieved through several noteworthy measures including the establishment of a 360-megawatt power plant. The power plant is a critical component of the Government’s plans to reduce energy cost from the current rate...
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Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Head of the Logistics Task Force Education and Training Division, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, is greeted by Principal of Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, Dr. Henrietta Stewart, at a training course on the Logistics Hub Initiative, held at the school on January 3. At centre is Communication and Media Advisor, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Joan Hutchinson.
Commerce

Logistics Hub Training for Staff of Vere Technical

More than 100 academic and administrative staff members of Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, have been certified, after taking part in a training course on the Logistics Hub Initiative. The interactive training course was delivered by Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute and Head of the Logistics Task Force Education and Training Division, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, at...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), and Chief Justice, the Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla (third right), and judges, who were sworn in January 6, 2014 at King’s House. From left are: The Hon. Mrs. Justice Carol Lawrence Beswick, to act as Judge of Appeal; The Hon. Mrs. Justice Sharon Ayton George, appointed as Puisne Judge; The Hon. Mrs. Justice Ingrid Mangatal, to act as Judge of Appeal; The Hon. Mrs. Justice Audre Lindo, to act as Puisne Judge and Master Rosemarie Harris to act as Master in Chambers.
Justice

Full Implementation of Criminal Case Management Must Be Achieved – Chief Justice

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, has emphasised that full implementation of Criminal Case Management in the country’s courts must be achieved. “That is an initiative that will be pressed this year with even greater fervour,” Justice McCalla said. The Chief Justice was speaking at the swearing-in of five judges by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at...
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