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Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.

Parish Extension Committees to be in Place Soon

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is moving ahead to establish parish committees to deal with concerns regarding extension of entertainment permits. “We feel that we should move posthaste with the development of parish committees and on the 11th of...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), shares a laugh with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Customer Care Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donetta Russell; and Principal Director in the Public Sector Modernization Division, Office of the Cabinet, Sherrill O’Reggio Angus. They were at the re-launch of the Ministry’s Citizen’s Charter, which was held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices, St. Andrew.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), shares a laugh with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Customer Care Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donetta Russell; and Principal Director in the Public Sector Modernization Division, Office of the Cabinet, Sherrill O’Reggio Angus. They were at the re-launch of the Ministry’s Citizen’s Charter, which was held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices, St. Andrew.

Agriculture Ministry Re-Launches Citizen’s Charter
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (right) presents Phillip Brown of the Western Transport Region with his certificate for successfully completing the Transport Authority’s Public Passenger Vehicle Driver and Conductor Training Programme. Occasion was a certification ceremony for the 541 participants held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (right) presents Phillip Brown of the Western Transport Region with his certificate for successfully completing the Transport Authority’s Public Passenger Vehicle Driver and Conductor Training Programme. Occasion was a certification ceremony for the 541 participants held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

JUTC to Reclaim Routes
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh; and Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh; and Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Transport Grant for PATH Students
Principal of the Keith All-age School in St. Ann, Radcliffe Gordon, addresses the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills located in Orange Hill in the parish.
Principal of the Keith All-age School in St. Ann, Radcliffe Gordon, addresses the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills located in Orange Hill in the parish.

Training Academy in Orange Hill Hailed

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Special Education Project Coordinator in the Education Ministry, Dr. Michele Meredith (left), is in discussion with Digicel’s Regional Sales Manager, Joy Clark (centre); and Programme Manager, Digicel, Dane Richardson, at Tuesday’s (August 27) opening of a three-day information communication technology (ICT) training workshop for primary school principals and teachers from four education regions. The training comes under Digicel’s Enrichment Programme, which involves partnership with the Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Education

Educators Trained to Boost Literacy Levels

Some 76 principals and teachers from 31 primary schools in four education regions are benefiting from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training aimed at improving literacy and numeracy among students. The training, which got underway on Tuesday, August 27, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, is part of Digicel Foundation’s enrichment initiative in partnership with the Ministry of...
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Programme Director, Plan Development Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, gives an update on crime figures, during Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the institute’s Kingston offices.
Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Projects Growth for September Quarter

The Jamaican economy is expected to record growth ranging between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent over the July to September quarter. This is the word from Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock. He was addressing the institute’s quarterly media briefing on Tuesday, August 27, at his Kingston offices. Mr. Bullock said the growth should be...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston offices.
Finance & Public Service

Mining, Quarrying and Construction Main Growth Sectors Last Quarter

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that mining, quarrying and construction were the main sectors recording growth during the April to June quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock, who made the disclosure during the institute’s quarterly media briefing at its New Kingston offices on Tuesday, August 27, said mining and quarrying recorded growth of five per...
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Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell, examines plaques shortly before a presentation ceremony for outstanding students and teachers, held recently at the Holiday Haven in Runaway.
CommunityEducation

Outstanding Students and Teachers from North West St. Ann Honoured

Some 120 top performing Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students from North West St. Ann and their teachers, along with 50 tertiary level students, have been recognised for outstanding work. At an awards ceremony held recently at the Holiday Haven in Runaway Bay, the beneficiaries were presented with books, education grants, and other awards by Member of Parliament, Dr. Dayton...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, emphasises a point during a presentation at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.
Tourism

‘90 Days of Summer’ By Next Year

The Government is working to have the ‘90 days of Summer’ initiative in place by 2014. The entertainment promotion seeks to attract visitors to the island during the months of May to August and maximise the economic potential of the country’s cultural product. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday morning, August 27, at the agency’s...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), along with Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (2nd left); Director of Planning, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Andrine McLaren (left); and City Treasurer, Naudia Crosskill, admire the LoveClean KSA mobile application banner mounted on the side of a solid waste disposal unit. Occasion was the launch of the mobile app on August 27 in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew.
Local Government

KSAC Launches Clean App

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is making use of modern technology as it continues in its efforts to create a clean and safe city. This is being done through the use of the LoveClean KSA mobile application (app), which was launched at a special function on Tuesday, August 27, in the Half-Way-Tree Square. The app will enable ordinary...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (left), in discussion with (from 2nd left): President of the Jamaica-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, Donovan McFarlane; and General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett, at a special luncheon hosted by Jamaica National Small Business Loans Limited, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 26, to highlight opportunities for trade and investment between Jamaica and Brazil.
Commerce

Logistics Hub Initiative Vital to Strengthening Economic Ties with Brazil – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government’s Logistics Hub Initiative is vital in Jamaica’s transition to strengthening economic ties with Brazil. “Without the logistics hub, we will continue to struggle with a small market (Jamaica), looking at a huge market (Brazil), and not being able to compete effectively,” he pointed out. “With the logistics hub,...
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