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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Assistant Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China, Zheng Zeguang (left); and Jamaica
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Assistant Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China, Zheng Zeguang (left); and Jamaica's Ambassador to China, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, shortly after her arrival at the Beijing International Airport in China. The Prime Minister is on a five-day official visit to the Asian country.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Arrives in China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has arrived in People’s Republic of China, for a five-day official visit. She was welcomed, on her arrival at the Beijing International Airport, by China’s Assistant Foreign Minister, Zheng Zeguang; Chinese Ambassador...
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left), announces a 25 per cent increase in fares for the public transportation sector, at a press conference held on August 19 at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Looking on (from left) are: Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Urban Transit Company, Colin Campbell and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.
Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second left), announces a 25 per cent increase in fares for the public transportation sector, at a press conference held on August 19 at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Looking on (from left) are: Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Urban Transit Company, Colin Campbell and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Audrey Sewell.

25% Fare Increase, Concessionary Fare Remains the Same
Retired Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMO), Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester (right), receives a plaque from President of the Alumni of the St. Elizabeth based Bethlehem All Age and Infant School, Frank Marshall, on August 17, at a re-union dinner, held at the Bethlehem Moravian College, in Malvern.
Retired Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMO), Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester (right), receives a plaque from President of the Alumni of the St. Elizabeth based Bethlehem All Age and Infant School, Frank Marshall, on August 17, at a re-union dinner, held at the Bethlehem Moravian College, in Malvern.

Bethlehem All Age Honours Past Students
Chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph Matalon, addresses the media launch of the fifth annual Caribbean Micro Finance Forum, at the Bank’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston, on August 19). Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (seated left), and Charge d’Affaires, Delegation of the European Union, Cesar Valor Arge (right), also brought greetings at the launch.
Chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph Matalon, addresses the media launch of the fifth annual Caribbean Micro Finance Forum, at the Bank’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston, on August 19). Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (seated left), and Charge d’Affaires, Delegation of the European Union, Cesar Valor Arge (right), also brought greetings at the launch.

DBJ Disburses $1.2 Billion to MSME Sector in 2012
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); and National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Dr. Leary Myers (left), during Friday’s (August 16) groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of the $200 million Mason River water supply upgrading project in Clarendon. Minister Dalley is Member of Parliament for North Clarendon, where the project and beneficiaries are located. Looking on, in the background, is Clarendon Parish Council Chairman and Mayor of may pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell.
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), along with Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); and National Water Commission (NWC) Chairman, Dr. Leary Myers (left), during Friday’s (August 16) groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of the $200 million Mason River water supply upgrading project in Clarendon. Minister Dalley is Member of Parliament for North Clarendon, where the project and beneficiaries are located. Looking on, in the background, is Clarendon Parish Council Chairman and Mayor of may pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell.

7,000 More Rural Residents to Benefit from Better Water Supply

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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vascianne, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica Independence Celebration Foundation Independence Ball to mark Jamaica’s 51st Year of Independence at the Hylton Hotel, Manhattan, NY, on August 17.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Vascianne Expresses Concern Over Number of Deportations

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vascianne has expressed concern over the large number of Jamaicans being deported from the United States back to Jamaica on a monthly basis. “Far too many Jamaicans are stepping on to the deportation train.”  Each month about 75 Jamaicans are sent home for indulging in unlawful activities,” he stated. He told...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (Right) presents resident of the Barrett Hall Housing Development, Sudar Buckall with her registered title during a presentation ceremony held at Barrett Hall in St. James on Friday (August 16). Twenty-nine new land owners received titles during the ceremony.
Transport

Housing Ministry Pushing To Deliver 5,000 Land Titles This Financial Year

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing will be working through the Housing Agency of Jamaica to achieve its target of distributing some 5,000 registered titles to land owners during this financial year. Delivering a special address on Friday, August 16, at a ceremony for the presentation of titles for the Barrett Hall Housing development in Rose Hall, St. James,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (at podium) addresses attendees at a ceremony to publicly roll out the Extending Financial Services Directly to Rural Jamaican Farmers (Direct2Client) Project at the Whispering Bamboo Cove in Morant Bay, St. Thomas on Friday (August 16). The Minister was representing the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller at the function. Pictured at the head table (from left) are: General Manager of the St. Thomas Cooperative Credit Union, Hopeton Morrison; President of the credit union, Rev. Lennox Kirby; Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Thomas and Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.
Agriculture

$48 Million Project To Assist Small Farmers

The earnings of small-scale rural farmers in St. Thomas are expected to be boosted under a US$479,000 ($48 million) pilot project. Dubbed the Extending Financial Services Directly to Rural Jamaican Farmers (Direct2Client) Project, the initiative is being implemented by the St. Thomas Cooperative Credit Union through funding by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Under the programme, farmers will gain increased...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Labour

Labour Ministry Hosts Retirement Seminar in St. Ann

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security through the National Council for Senior Citizens officially launched its second annual series of retirement planning seminars at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Thursday, August 15. The seminars to be carried out island wide from August 16 to 22 under the theme, “Retire is a process, not an...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (second left), in conversation with (from left), Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Barbara Scott; Member of Parliament, West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, at the Community Stakeholder Consultation Forum for the implementation of Phase 1 of the Community Renewal Programme, at the Jamaica Conference Centre on August 14.
Local Government

Successful CRP Could Boost GDP – Minister Arscott

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, says that if the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) is successful, the country could see a three per cent growth in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr. Arscott was addressing the Community Stakeholder Consultation Forum towards the implementation of Phase 1 of the Community Renewal Programme, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), is greeted by Associate Dean, Caribbean School of Nursing, University of Technology, Professor Hermi Hewitt, at the first biennial nursing and midwifery research conference, which began on August 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel. It is being held under the theme: ‘Utilizing research for best practices in nursing and Midwifery’. Looking on is Lecturer, University of Technology, Dr. Adella Campbell.
Health & Wellness

Consultations on Tobacco Control Regulations End

The Ministry of Health has received some 20 submissions from a wide range of interest groups, as the public consultations on the tobacco control regulations closed on Tuesday, August 13. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the first biennial nursing and midwifery research conference, which began on August 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in...
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