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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, addresses the opening session for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Vision 2020 Committees Representatives for the Caribbean on December 3, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, addresses the opening session for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Vision 2020 Committees Representatives for the Caribbean on December 3, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Gov’t Committed to Eliminating Avoidable Blindness

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, says the Government is committed to the elimination of avoidable blindness by the year 2020, through delivery of the highest quality of health care to its citizens. “The matter...
Chairperson, 2013 Civil Service Week Steering Committee, Erica Barnes (right); shows Deputy Director of Child Care, Jamaica National Children’s Home, Rev. Bernice Eva Cox-Williams, the contents of one of several boxes of gift items presented to the Papine-based home on December 3, during a brief handing over ceremony. Looking on is Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Production Director, and 2013 Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell.
Chairperson, 2013 Civil Service Week Steering Committee, Erica Barnes (right); shows Deputy Director of Child Care, Jamaica National Children’s Home, Rev. Bernice Eva Cox-Williams, the contents of one of several boxes of gift items presented to the Papine-based home on December 3, during a brief handing over ceremony. Looking on is Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Production Director, and 2013 Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell.

Civil Servants Make Donation to Jamaica National Children’s Home
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agriculturalworkers’ Programme Annual Review Meeting
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second left), is joined by Chairman, Prime Minister Youth Awards Selection Committee, Ohene Blake (left), Young Journalist, Simon Preston; and Acting Director, National Centre for Youth Development, Andrene Blackwin (right), as she announces the opening of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards For Excellence, at a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 3.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second left), is joined by Chairman, Prime Minister Youth Awards Selection Committee, Ohene Blake (left), Young Journalist, Simon Preston; and Acting Director, National Centre for Youth Development, Andrene Blackwin (right), as she announces the opening of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards For Excellence, at a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 3.

Public Invited to Nominate Persons for Prime Minister Youth Awards for Excellence
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), has a light moment with delegates at the opening of the 2013 Annual Review Meeting for the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme, at the Riu Hotel and Resorts in Montego Bay on December 2.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), has a light moment with delegates at the opening of the 2013 Annual Review Meeting for the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme, at the Riu Hotel and Resorts in Montego Bay on December 2.

Minister Kellier Pledges to Work with Canadian Authorities to Strengthen Farm Workers Programme

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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (seated), familiarize himself with the features in one of the nine new vehicles to be used by the Transport Authority (TA), to monitor the road. The vehicles were handed over on Tuesday, December 3, at the offices of the TA, in Kingston.
Transport

Transport Authority Gets More Vehicles to Monitor Roads

The Transport Authority (TA) has been provided with nine new vehicles to enable personnel to carry out their tasks more effectively. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, handed over the units at the TA’s offices in Kingston, on November 3. The Minister pointed out that the vehicles will enable personnel to...
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Newly elected Chairman of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), Nacadian Jones speaks to over 300 community youth organizations at the NYCJ election on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann.
Culture

National Youth Council Elects New Executive

The National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), which represents community youth groups across Jamaica, held its national elections over the weekend and elected a new executive to lead the organisation for the next two years. Nacadian Jones of the Burnt Ground Youth Club in St. Elizabeth, was on Saturday, November 30, 2013 elected as the new Chairman of the NCYJ....
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, are in light discussion prior to the start of a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on December 2, to discuss issues of free movement and free trade within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and Trinidad Agree to Find Solutions to Immigration and Trade Issues

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, have vowed to find mutually beneficial solutions to the current immigration and trade impasse affecting both countries. Mr. Dookeran and his four-member delegation are on a two-day visit to the island, at the invitation of Minister Nicholson, to participate...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (standing right), addresses residents from communities in South East St. Andrew on December 2, who benefitted from hands-on training under the Digital Jam 3.0, the Caribbean Edition programme. The training was held at the McGregor Gardens Centre.
Technology

Young People Trained in Mobile App Development

Some 50 young people from communities in South East St. Andrew benefitted from a training workshop on mobile application development on December 2, as Digital Jam 3.0, the Caribbean Edition programme, got underway in Jamaica. Digital Jam 3.0, which builds on the success of last year’s Digital 2.0, seeks to create an opportunity for young people in Jamaica and the...
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State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (second right) in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (Left), while a in conversation as Montego bay Free Zone Representative observes. Occasion was the official lighting-up of the JPS E-store at the Bay West Centre in Montego Bay on November 29.
Commerce

Commerce State Minister Welcomes JPS E-Store In Montego Bay

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams has lauded the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) for opening its E-store at the Bay West Centre in Montego Bay. The JPSCo E-store sells a wide assortment of energy saving/conservation devices to assist customers with understanding and manage their energy usage. Speaking at the official opening...
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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, recently. 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.
Environment

Residents of Pleasant Valley Benefit from Modern Water Harvesting System

The more than 1,500 residents of the Clarendon community of Pleasant Valley, are now benefiting from a state-of-the-art solar powered rainwater harvesting system, which has come about through a multi-agency partnership. Leading the effort for the project was the Clarendon Parish Development Committee (PDC) Benevolent Society, with technical support from the Clarendon Parish Council, land donation by Jamalco, co-ordinating support...
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of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon, Phillip Paulwell (seated), engages with one of the 15 computers provided to the Gregory Park Community Computer Resource Centre, in St. Catherine, by the Universal Service Fund (USF), at the recent official opening. Looking on are Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (3rd left), Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon Arnaldo Brown (4th left), Principal at the centre Shirley Wylie (5th left), and other persons from the community.
Technology

Gregory Park Resource Centre Empowering Residents

The Gregory Park Community Computer Resource Centre, which is housed at the Gregory Park Baptist Church, has been providing learning opportunities to hundreds of young people over the past seven years. Formerly the Learning Centre, the idea came from youth in the community who dialogued with the Gregory Park Baptist Church for to use a section of the premises as...
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