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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

Some 7,000 residents of Mason River, Kellits, Sandy River, and neighbouring areas in North Clarendon will benefit from improved water supply following the completion of some $200 million worth of upgrading work on the Mason River water supply system. The...
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.
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.

Ambassador Vascianne Expresses Concern Over Number of Deportations
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.
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.

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

$48 Million Project To Assist Small Farmers
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses participants during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's official launch of the Retirement Planning Seminar at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in Runaway Bay on Thursday, August 15. Activities during the launch were carried out under the theme, 'Retirement is a process, not an event - Be prepared'.

Labour Ministry Hosts Retirement Seminar in St. Ann

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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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President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), in discussion with (from left) Secretary of the association, Lucy Flash O’Sullivan ; First Vice President of the entity, Leebert Brown; Consultant for Government Business, Sagicor, Rupertia Smith; and Tanisha Weir-Grant of the Accountant General’s Department. Occasion was the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14.
Labour

Gov’t Pensioners Association on Drive to Recruit New Members

President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones, is encouraging more persons to join the organization, as it seeks to extend its reach to assist more retirees. “We are on a drive this year to start new chapters and to get new members to increase our income, because we have to do our part,” he told JIS News during the...
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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (centre), listens to a point being made by Permanent Secretary in his Ministry, Carol Palmer (second left). Also pictured (from left) are: Director of Implementation for Restorative Justice and Child Justice Reform, Ruth Carey; Deputy Representative in Jamaica, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Deirdre Kiernan; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison . Occasion was a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15.
CultureJustice

Cabinet Approves Amendment to Law to Protect Children

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has informed that Cabinet, on August 12, approved the drafting of an amendment to the Child Care and Protection Act. This has been done, Mr. Golding said, so that so-called “uncontrollable” children cannot be sent to correctional facilities, “even if their parents wish it.” The Minister was addressing the opening of a...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), congratulates Guardian Life Limited Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship recipients, Michae Bradshaw (left) and Nethaneel Campbell, during Wednesday’s (August 14) awards luncheon at the company’s offices in New Kingston.
Education

Guardian Life Awards Outstanding GSAT Students

Michae Bradshaw and Nethaneel Campbell are this year’s recipients of the Guardian Life Limited Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarships. Both students, who performed outstandingly in this year’s GSAT examinations, will each receive $50,000 annually for five years to finance their secondary education. The tenure of the scholarship is subject to the awardees maintaining at least a ‘B’ average each...
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Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Grace McLean, gives an update on back-to-school preparedness at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on August 14 at the agency’s Half-Way Tree Road offices.
Education

Education Ministry Ready for New School Year

The Ministry of Education is in an advanced state of readiness for the start of the 2013/14 school year, which begins on Monday, September 2. Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean, says tuition grants as well as other fees that are provided by the Ministry will be lodged to school accounts by the end of this week. “The janitorial grants have...
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