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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison

Office of Children’s Advocate Launches New Website

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched a new, interactive and child-friendly website as part of its re-branding strategy. The website, designed by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), boasts cutting-edge features to enhance the visitor’s experience, as well...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), addresses the Ministry’s Tax Incentives Reform Package forum on December 4, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Ministry to Stage Consultations on Omnibus Legislation

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addresses participants in the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Lancet Commission Caribbean Regional Dialogue, which took place today (Dec. 4), at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

Caribbean Can Achieve Zero Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV By 2015

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, during the sitting of parliament on Tuesday, December 3. A Sign Language Interpretation Programme will be piloted in the Senate, as part of efforts to make the activities of the Upper House more accessible to the hearing impaired community.

Senate to Offer Sign Language Interpretation Come January

Secretary General of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Mr. Adolph Cameron (right), in discussion with Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Los Angeles, Ms. Lorna Johnson, at the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC) 27th annual fund raising banquet at the Los Angeles airport Marriott on November 23. Others (from left) are: Diaspora Advisory Board member to the mid-west, Mr. Leo Gillins; JTA President, Dr. Mark Nicely, and President of the JAAC, Yasmin Facey.

PM Encouraged By Work of Jamaicans in Diaspora

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing parliament on December 3.

13 years ago CommerceParliament

House Passes Bill to Provide Easier Access to Loans for Businesses

A Bill aimed at facilitating easier access to loans for businesses was passed Tuesday, December 3, in the House of Representatives. The Security Interest in Personal Property Act (SIIP), which is a requirement under the agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was passed with 84 amendments. In piloting the legislation, Minister of Industry, Investment...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (third left), along with students from various high schools in the Corporate Area, examine a piece entitled ‘Red Coat’, during a tour of the National Gallery of Jamaica Wednesday, December 4, following the official launch of the Ministry’s culture card programme. The card will allow some 100 students to access, free of cost, the museums and galleries of the Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) events and JAMBIZ productions.

13 years ago Culture

Museums and Galleries Free for Students With Culture Cards

Approximately 100 students from schools in the Corporate Area are set to increase their knowledge of the island’s rich heritage after being presented with Culture Cards. The card will allow them to access, free of cost, the museums and galleries of the Institute of Jamaica; Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) events and JAMBIZ productions. The project, which was conceptualised by...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre left), along with students from various high schools in the Corporate Area listen as Senior Curator (Acting), National Gallery of Jamaica, Oneil Lawrence, tells them about a piece entitled ‘Adam and Eve’, during a tour of the gallery on December 4, following the official launch of the Ministry’s culture card programme. The card will allow some 100 students to access, free of cost, the museums and galleries of the Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) events and JAMBIZ productions.

13 years ago Culture

Culture Ministry Launches Culture Card Pilot Programme

The Ministry of Youth and Culture launched the pilot phase of the Culture Card programme at the National Gallery in Kingston on Wednesday, December 4. The launch of the Culture Card initiative, which is in keeping with announcements made by the Hon. Lisa Hanna in her Sectoral Debate presentation in June of this year, is set to expose hundreds of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (5th left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Kintyre Bridge, in East Rural St. Andrew St. Andrew, on Wednesday, December 4. It was constructed at a cost of $100 million. Sharing in the moment are: Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford (left); Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter (third left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan; Minister with Responsibility for Housing, Hon. Morais Guy; Opposition Spokesman on Transport, Water and Infrastructure Development, Dr. Horace Chang; and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Mr. Andre Hylton.

13 years ago Transport

Prime Minister Announces $500 Million Infrastructure Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that the Government has initiated a $500 million infrastructure programme to rehabilitate roads across the island. Speaking in Kintyre, East Rural St. Andrew, on Wednesday, December 4, where she officially opened a bridge, the Prime Minister said the road improvement project is geared at improving the quality of life for...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (left), emphasises the importance of the e-Dashboard of National Indicators for the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, at the launch of the online tool, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 4. Others participating in the event are (from right): Research Assistant, JamStats Secretariat, Kirk Chambers; Programme Director, Plan Development Unit, PIOJ, Michael Lumsden; and Deputy United Nations Children

13 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

PIOJ Launches Online System to Track Vision 2030 Progress

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has launched an online tool, which will enhance the transparency and accountability of the monitoring and evaluation process for the Vision 2030 National Development Plan. The e-Dashboard of National Indicators, which was launched on Wednesday, December 4, in Kingston, gives users a synopsis of how the country is progressing towards meeting the various Vision...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

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. This represents an early start to the 2014/15 Budget preparation exercise. Specific attention will be given to a review of...

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).

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Trinidad’s Foreign Affairs Minister says Jamaicans Not Being Targeted

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Winston Dookeran, has assured that there is “absolutely” no profiling or targeting of Jamaicans by immigration officials in his country. Speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, New Kingston, on December 3, Mr. Dookeran informed that 96 per cent of Jamaicans seeking admittance into...