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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), emphasizes a point in discussion with Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, during the SDC’s first community development committee conference, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Mandeville, Manchester, on October 2. Mr. Arscott was the guest speaker. The conference, held under the theme: ‘The Governance Framework: The Pathway to Local Economic Development’, is one of 12 scheduled islandwide between October and November. The National Association of Parish Development Committees (NAPDEC), and National Integrity Action (NIA) are partnering with the SDC on the initiative.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), emphasizes a point in discussion with Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, during the SDC’s first community development committee conference, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Mandeville, Manchester, on October 2. Mr. Arscott was the guest speaker. The conference, held under the theme: ‘The Governance Framework: The Pathway to Local Economic Development’, is one of 12 scheduled islandwide between October and November. The National Association of Parish Development Committees (NAPDEC), and National Integrity Action (NIA) are partnering with the SDC on the initiative.

Cabinet to Receive Proposed Amendments to Laws on Parish Council Operations

Cabinet is expected to receive a draft of proposed amendments to legislation governing parish council operations from Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, shortly. The Minister, who made the disclosure at a Social Development Commission (SDC) community...
Head of the Kingston and St. Andrew Mental Health Services, Dr. Geoffrey Walcott.
Head of the Kingston and St. Andrew Mental Health Services, Dr. Geoffrey Walcott.

Jamaicans Showing Improved Attitude Toward Mental Health Issues
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), presents winners of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Website Development Competition with a representational cheque for $250,000 during the awards ceremony held October 1, at the PCJ Auditorium in Kingston, while Chairman of the PCJ, Christopher Cargill (left) offers congratulations. The recipients, who are part of a five-member team of students from the University College of the Caribbean are Jermaine McDonald (2nd left); and Orane Campbell.
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), presents winners of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Website Development Competition with a representational cheque for $250,000 during the awards ceremony held October 1, at the PCJ Auditorium in Kingston, while Chairman of the PCJ, Christopher Cargill (left) offers congratulations. The recipients, who are part of a five-member team of students from the University College of the Caribbean are Jermaine McDonald (2nd left); and Orane Campbell.

Technology Entrepreneurs to Benefit from ‘Start Up Jamaica’
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), emphasizes a point in discussion with Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, during the SDC’s first community development committee conference, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Mandeville, Manchester, on October 2. Mr. Arscott was the guest speaker. The conference, held under the theme: ‘The Governance Framework: The Pathway to Local Economic Development’, is one of 12 scheduled islandwide between October and November. The National Association of Parish Development Committees (NAPDEC), and National Integrity Action (NIA) are partnering with the SDC on the initiative.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), emphasizes a point in discussion with Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, during the SDC’s first community development committee conference, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Mandeville, Manchester, on October 2. Mr. Arscott was the guest speaker. The conference, held under the theme: ‘The Governance Framework: The Pathway to Local Economic Development’, is one of 12 scheduled islandwide between October and November. The National Association of Parish Development Committees (NAPDEC), and National Integrity Action (NIA) are partnering with the SDC on the initiative.

Cabinet to Receive Proposed Amendments to Laws on Parish Council Operations
Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.
Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

Jamaica to Receive US$330 Million in Multilateral Support

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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Passes IMF First Quarterly Review, Qualifies For Drawdown

Jamaica has passed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) first quarterly review, thereby qualifying for a second drawdown of US$30.6 million under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The IMF’s Executive Board approved the review on September 30, thus paving the way for the receipt of support from other multilateral development partners, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), listens to a point being made by Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre, Mona School of Business and Management, Professor Hopeton Dunn (centre), at the National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, in St. Andrew, on October 1. At right is: IT Partner, Henlin Gibson Henlin, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.
Technology

Government Taking Steps to Mitigate Threat of Cyber Crimes

The Government is proactively putting measures in place to mitigate the global threat of cyber crimes in the island, Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has said. Mr. Robinson pointed out that strategies such as amendments to the Cybercrimes Act; the establishment of a Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT); the setting...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to open JAMPRO’s two-day business linkages event: ‘Opportunities Jamaica 2013’ at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 30. Looking on (from left) are: President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; Political and Economic Counselor at the United States Embassy, Cleveland Charles; and Vice President of JAMPRO, Robert Scott.
Commerce

Bright Future for MSMEs in Jamaica – State Minister Ffolkes Abrahams

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, sees a bright future for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jamaica, as they create and maintain jobs in communities, through support from JAMPRO’s Business Linkages Programme. She said that when business linkages are sustainably developed along practical commercial lines, MSMEs stand to benefit...
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Newly installed pastor of the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital in Washington DC, Jamaican-born Rev. Bevon White (centre), receives warm congratulations from Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Jamaica, Marsh Coore-Lobban (2nd right), at the installation service held at the church on Sunday (Sept. 29). Sharing in the occasion are (l-r) President of the Church Council, Dr. Horace McCormack; Rev. White wife, Mrs. Cecile White; and Executive Board member of the Eastern District of the Moravian church, Peg Grenier.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Installed as Pastor of Moravian Church in Washington D.C.

The Rev. Bevon White has become the third Jamaican to pastor the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital, the only Moravian congregation in Washington D.C. Rev. White, who hails from the parish of Manchester, was installed at a special ceremony held on Sunday, September 29. The congregation, with a combined membership of approximately 200 persons, brings together Moravians, who...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer in the Senate on Friday, September 27.
Parliament

Gov’t Reviews Draft Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

The Government has undertaken a review of the draft National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer in the Senate on Friday, September 27. She was making her contribution on a motion brought by Opposition Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, for the establishment of a...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), opens the doors to the Falmouth Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Empowerment Computer Access Centre in Trelawny. Member of Parliament for North Trelawny and Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (3rd left), and youth stakeholders, also participated in the recent opening of the facility.
Technology

Falmouth ICT Centre Positively Impacting Lives

In another two weeks scores of young people in Trelawny, will benefit from the introduction of a computer training programme at the Falmouth ICT Youth Empowerment Computer Access Centre. The centre, which officially opened its doors to the public last July, will be collaborating with the HEART TRUST/NTA to offer the courses. President of the Cave Island Citizens Association, Prudence...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), presents a gift voucher to a recipient of the Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) 2013 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship award, Shavelle Shaw, during a luncheon at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, recently. Twenty-nine students, whose parents are employed to the UDC were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each.
Education

GSAT Students Honoured for Hard Work and Dedication

Hard work and dedication are only two of the words that fittingly describe the achievements of Shavelle Shaw, Sylvester Campbell and Shadene Smith in the 2013 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The three formed part of a cohort of 29 who, along with their parents, were recognised at a luncheon put on by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). The students,...
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