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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

The importance of relations between the Caribbean and the European Union (EU) was highlighted during a meeting between Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels. The meeting with...

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

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.

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

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

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.

12 years ago Labour

Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agriculturalworkers’ Programme Annual Review Meeting

SALUTATIONS As host of the 2013 Review Meeting of the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP), I take great pleasure in extending a very warm Jamaican welcome to everyone here this afternoon. A very special welcome to our friends who have travelled from overseas to be here with us today and for the rest of this week as we seek...

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.

12 years ago 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,...

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.

12 years ago 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...

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.

12 years ago 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...

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.

12 years ago 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....

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).

12 years ago 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...

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.

12 years ago 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...