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Cabinet to Meet December 5-6

Cabinet will meet in a Special Session, starting on Thursday afternoon through to Friday, December 5-6, 2013. The special meeting of the Cabinet will review the country’s medium term economic programme and the macro-economic projections for the 2014/15 financial year....
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (left), presents his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, with a gift, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on December 3. The Ministers have concluded two days of bilateral talks on issues of free trade and free movement within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (left), presents his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, with a gift, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on December 3. The Ministers have concluded two days of bilateral talks on issues of free trade and free movement within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Trinidad’s Foreign Affairs Minister says Jamaicans Not Being Targeted
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Winston Dookeran, sign an agreement outlining the path to be taken in improving free trade and free movement arrangements between the two countries. Observing is Head, Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry, David Prendergast. The agreement was signed at a press briefing held on December 3 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, following two days of bilateral talks between the two Ministers.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Winston Dookeran, sign an agreement outlining the path to be taken in improving free trade and free movement arrangements between the two countries. Observing is Head, Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry, David Prendergast. The agreement was signed at a press briefing held on December 3 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, following two days of bilateral talks between the two Ministers.

Jamaica and Trinidad Sign Agreement to Facilitate Easier Trade and Movement
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller being interviewed by the international media after bilateral talks with EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs on Wednesday, November 27.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller being interviewed by the international media after bilateral talks with EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs on Wednesday, November 27.

Caribbean and EU Relations Highlighted During PM’s Visit To Brussels
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), addresses a media briefing to announce the opening of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards For Excellence, at a media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 3. Looking on is Youth Award winner, Simon Preston.
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), addresses a media briefing to announce the opening of nominations for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards For Excellence, at a media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 3. Looking on is Youth Award winner, Simon Preston.

National Youth Month A Success – Minister Hanna

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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), is in light discussion with (from left): Chairman of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Josef Forstmayr; Director of Tourism, John Lynch; and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Evelyn Smith. Occasion was a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on December 3, on the 2014 Caribbean Travel Marketplace.
Tourism

Bookings for Winter Well Ahead of Last Year – Dr. McNeill

Jamaica is on course for a strong winter season with bookings for the period “pacing well ahead of last year” said Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill. He was addressing a press conference on the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014 on December 3, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The Minister said despite...
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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.
Health & Wellness

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 of eye care is an important part of the menu of items that represent the effort to deliver quality health...
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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.
Finance & Public Service

Civil Servants Make Donation to Jamaica National Children’s Home

The spirit of Christmas was evident at the Jamaica National Children’s Home in St. Andrew, on Tuesday, December 3, as the 2013 Civil Service Week Steering Committee handed over gifts of books, clothing, personal care products, and toys for the 77 residents of the facility. The donation represented contributions from various government ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) whose members contributed...
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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.
Culture

Public Invited to Nominate Persons for Prime Minister Youth Awards for Excellence

The Jamaican public is being invited to nominate outstanding young persons for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards For Excellence. These awards are bestowed on young Jamaicans between 15 and 24 years of age, who have excelled in the categories of academics, agriculture, the arts and culture, entrepreneurship, journalism, leadership, sports, youth in service, international achievement and youth work. Chairman,...
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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.
Labour

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

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has given the commitment of Jamaica and the wider region, to strengthening the collaboration with authorities in Canada, to ensure the continuation of the seasonal Canada/Caribbean Agricultural Workers Programme. He was addressing the opening of the annual review meeting of the programme, which got underway on Monday, December 2, at the...
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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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