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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20. Seated beside her is Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20. Seated beside her is Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.

State Agencies to Get Energy Efficient Air Conditioning Systems

As the Government intensifies measures to improve energy efficiency in the public sector, Cabinet has approved a contract for air conditioning systems for four state entities. This involves the design, supply and retrofitting of efficient air conditioning solutions for the...
Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, addressing journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20.
Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, addressing journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20.

JUTC And Stakeholders To Curb Indiscipline At Transport Centre
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20. Seated beside her is Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses journalists at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 20. Seated beside her is Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell.

JUTC Sets March 2014 Deadline For All Passengers To Access ‘Smarter Cards’
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

House Approves Orders Under Proceeds Of Crime Act
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), speaks with Dr. John Peter Figueroa, shortly before the start of the opening ceremony for the 29th Caribbean Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers Meeting/Conference at the Jewel Runaway Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on November 19.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), speaks with Dr. John Peter Figueroa, shortly before the start of the opening ceremony for the 29th Caribbean Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers Meeting/Conference at the Jewel Runaway Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on November 19.

Ensure Children Are Fully Immunized – Dr. Ferguson

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New Youth Mayor for Hanover, 11-year old Clinton Brown (right), is about to strike the gavel to convene his first meeting under the guidance of Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Shernet Haughton (left). This follows his selection and installation on Monday (November 18), during a ceremony held at the Parish Council chambers in Lucea.
Local Government

Eleven Year Old Crowned Youth Mayor for Hanover

Second time is the charm for 11-year-old Watford Hill Primary School student, Clinton Brown, who, on Monday, November 18, was named the 2013/2014 Youth Mayor for Hanover. It was the second attempt at the title for the Grade Six student, who had entered the competition last year. Representing the Hopewell division, Clinton topped youth councillors from the six other parish...
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Officers from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), are engaged in their training course, which got underway on Monday, November 18, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
National Security and Peace

PICA Officers Benefitting From Training In Travel Document Fraud

More than 30 officers from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), are benefiting from training, as the Government of Jamaica intensifies efforts against terrorism, travel fraud, and other forms of criminal activity. Immigration officers, investigators, citizenship and passport officers and customer service personnel from Kingston and Montego Bay, are participating in the comprehensive training programme, which got underway on...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Chairman of the National Task Force for the Logistics Hub Initiative, Professor Gordon Shirley (2nd left), is in conversation with (from left), Ambassador of France to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ginette de Matha; Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) President, Andrew Collins; and JEA Director, Marjory Kennedy. Occasion was the JEA’s breakfast forum on ‘Ensuring Infrastructural Development to Support Export Growth’, held on November 19, at the association’s offices in Kingston.
Transport

Professor Shirley Outlines Imperatives for Logistics Hub Project

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Chairman of the National Task Force for the Logistics Hub Initiative, Professor Gordon Shirley, has outlined four imperatives for the maritime sector that must be in place by July 2014, if Jamaica is to remain on track in its development of the global logistics hub. According to Professor Shirley, the...
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Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices. Listening at left is Deputy Governors, John Robinson.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Projects Moderate Inflation for Last Quarter

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is projecting a moderate inflation rate of between two and three per cent, for the October to December quarter. This is at least 0.7 per cent below the figure which Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter, says was recorded for the July to September quarter. Speaking at the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing at its downtown Kingston...
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Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (centre), responds to a question posed during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices. Flanking him are Deputy Governors, John Robinson (left); and Myrtle Halsall.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Reports Just Under One Per Cent Growth Third Quarter

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is reporting growth of just under one per cent for the period July to September. Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter, who made the disclosure during the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing held in the institution’s auditorium, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, November 19, attributed the second quarter growth to, among other things, the response of Jamaican businesses...
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Programmes Manager of the National Youth Service (NYS), Naketa West (right), assists NYS Graduate Work Experience Programme Intern, Cecelia Samuels, while on the job at the NYS head office in Kingston.
Culture

Graduate Work Experience Pilot Gets High Marks

Beneficiaries of the National Youth Services’ (NYS) Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP) have given the initiative good reviews following a six-month pilot. The pilot, undertaken from February to August, exposed new tertiary-level graduates to the world of work, through placement in the NYS offices. The programme is designed to provide work experience for graduates aged 17 to 24 years and...
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Executive Director of the NYS, Melvin Smith.
Culture

NYS Rolls Out Graduate Work Experience Programme

The National Youth Service (NYS) has rolled out its Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP), to address the long standing issue of increasing the employability of inexperienced graduates, who are seeking to enter the labour force. The GWEP, which was formally introduced by the NYS last week, is designed to provide work experience for graduates aged 17 to 24 years. These...
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