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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

The recently completed rehabilitation of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, done at over $90 million, represents one of the most significant displays of public/private sector collaboration on a major project undertaken in Jamaica. The work was to repair...

Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (right), updates the media on a number of activities to observe National Parent Month, during the official launch on the month and the NPSC held on November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from left) are: NPSC Chairman, Hon. Lady Hall; Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen.

Jamaicans Urged To Support Parent Month Activities

Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, addressing a JIS Think Tank held recently, where he provided information about the training of principals.

Ministry Introduces Certification Course for Aspiring Principals

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley speaks with senior director at the PAJ, Paul Roberston at a meeting with stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 1.

PAJ Engages Stakeholders on Proposed Development of Goat Islands

Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe.

400,000 Jamaicans Have Benefitted From PATH

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

13 years ago JusticeSenate

Senate Passes United Nations Security Council Implementation Act

A Bill to enable Jamaica’s fulfillment of its commitments to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), was passed in the Upper House on November 1 with bi-partisan support. The United Nations Security Council Implementation Act 2013 also allows Jamaica to put into practice declarations passed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of its Charter, which deals specifically...

13 years ago Education

Effective Parenting Central to Launch of NPSC

The issue of effective parenting has taken on added significance with the official launch of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), and National Parent Month 2013, on Friday, November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Commission also received a financial boost from financial giant, National Commercial Bank (NCB), in the sum of $5 million over two years...

13 years ago Sport

Gov’t Launches $250m High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project

The Government has signed an agreement that will see $250 Million being pumped into the infrastructural development of 23 high school and community based sporting facilities across the island. The High School Sports Infrastructure Improvement Programme is being facilitated through the collaboration of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Local Government. The project...

Woman Police Sergeant, Audrey Ramsay (right); is all smiles as she receives a certificate to mark her successful completion of the Sergeant Supervisory Management Course, from Regional Manager, Scotia Insurance, Michael Isaacs (left); during the closing ceremony for the course held at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica campus, on Friday (November 1).

13 years ago National Security and Peace

Area One Police Sergeants Successfully Complete Supervisory Management Course

Twenty Eight (28) Sergeants of Police from within Area One have proven themselves ready for higher responsibilities within the force, as they have all successfully completed a six-week Sergeant Supervisory Management Course conducted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Staff College. The training, which took place at the Area One In Service Training Centre, at the Montego Freeport Police Station,...

Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1 with some 259 passengers from Toronto, Canada. The airline is scheduled for daily flights into Montego Bay throughout the winter tourist season ending in May 2014.

13 years ago Tourism

New Flights Boost Tourist Arrivals

There has been a boost in visitor arrivals to Jamaica with the advent of Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1, and Air Transero 747 adding more seats from Russia. The two aircraft landed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay with just under 600 passengers who were met by officials from...

Graduates of the Climate Change Action Training (CCAT) Programme, paying keen attention at their graduation ceremony held at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday, November 1. A total of 98 persons graduated from the programme which has a 16 module curriculum in climate change developed through extensive community and agency consultations. Also pictured (from second left) are: Senior Technical Director for Mitigation in the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gerald Lindo; and Office Director, Environment and Health United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Jamaica, Suzanne Ebert.

13 years ago Environment

98 Graduate from Climate Change Action Training Programme

Another 98 youngsters have graduated from the Climate Change Action Training (CCAT) Programme, which is aimed at developing dedicated youth advocates for action on climate change in their communities. Since its inception, the CCAT programme has reached over 300 Jamaican youth ages 14 to 28 primarily. The training equips young people for leadership through the introduction of key climate change...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (right); greets retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Noel Hylton (second left); upon his arrival at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (October 31) for a dinner hosted in Mr. Hylton’s honour. Others from left are: Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon; Member of Parliament, Michael Henry; and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (in background).

13 years ago Transport

Leaders Pay Glowing Tribute to Noel Hylton

Rousing speeches and soothing entertainment filled the air as some of the country’s most influential individuals bade farewell to retiring Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Noel ‘Tony’ Hylton, at a reception held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 31. Being the head of the nation’s port facilities...