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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

With less than a week before the start of the 2013/2014 academic year, the Government is set to roll out a transportation allowance initiative to help offset travel expenses for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students. The...
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
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).
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).

Educators Trained to Boost Literacy Levels
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.
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.

PIOJ Projects Growth for September Quarter
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston offices.
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston offices.

Mining, Quarrying and Construction Main Growth Sectors Last Quarter

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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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General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Rebecca Tortello (2nd right), hugs the Iberostar Mascot (3rd left), while sharing with students and parents of communities in Rose Hall and Barrett Town in St. James, at a back-to-school health and information fair held recently at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall. Lime representatives Nichole Chattoo (4th left) and Caronia McNeil (right), were on hand to present backpacks to the students.
Community

Spanish-Jamaica Foundation Treats Students Ahead of New School Year

Over 600 students and parents from Barrett Town, Rose Hall and adjoining areas of St. James, recently participated in the second back-to-school health and information fair staged by the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC). The event was held at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, and saw students benefitting from counselling services,...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents a plaque to top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student, Tashoy Young (2nd right) from Liberty Hill Primary School, St. Ann, who will be going to Westwood High School, while Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell (left), presents Khalil Colthirst with his award. He attended Discovery Bay All Age School, and will be going to Munro College, in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an awards function for top GSAT students in North West St. Ann, sponsored by Dr. Campbell, at Holiday Haven, in Runaway Bay, on August 25.
Education

Parents Urged Not to Buy Large Number of Books

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging parents not to buy a large number of text books, when the same material is available through books provided under the book rental scheme and through technology. “The text books are too long. I am in favour of students reading as much as they can, but buying 15 and 16 books...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.
Tourism

Entertainment Registry to be in Place September One

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is moving ahead with plans to establish an Entertainment Registry, on September 1, 2013. The Registry will certify and register local entertainment practitioners and will be maintained by the Ministry. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Damion Crawford, says the registry will provide an information hub for the delivery and...
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