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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.
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.

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,...
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.
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.

Gov’t Pensioners Association on Drive to Recruit New Members
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.
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.

Cabinet Approves Amendment to Law to Protect Children
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.
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.

Guardian Life Awards Outstanding GSAT Students
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.
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 Ministry Ready for New School Year

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, addresses the opening of a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15. The consultation was held to garner feedback from the various Government departments and agencies, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations and church groups on the policy, as the administration finalises the document for approval and publication. The legislation seeks to establish a formal framework for dealing with children in conflict with the law throughout the criminal justice process, with a view to ensuring that detention or institutionalisation is a measure of last resort.
Justice

First Consultation on Child Diversion Policy Set for August 19

The first of four islandwide consultations on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy is to be held at the St. Andrew High School for Girls, in Kingston, on Monday, August 19. Being conducted by the Ministry of Justice, the exercise aims to educate and sensitize the Jamaican public and gain feedback on the policy, which seeks to establish a formal...
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Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles Freeman, speaking at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on August 14 at the agency’s head office on Half-Way Tree Road, in Kingston.
Education

Fathers Encouraged to Attend Information Fairs

Parents, especially fathers, whose children will be attending secondary schools in the new academic year, are being encouraged to attend the Education Ministry’s parent information fairs. The fairs are being organised by the Ministry of Education through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). Two information fairs under the theme, ‘Surviving the Transition to Secondary School’, will be held on Saturday,...
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Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Chairman, Joseph Matalon (centre), emphasizes a point during Wednesday’s (August 14) media briefing at the institution’s New Kingston offices, where he outlined details of developments pertaining to the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme’s (JVCP) implementation, being undertaken by the DBJ; and the upcoming conference in September, where the initiative is slated to be launched. Listening keenly are DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (left); and JVCP Co-ordinator and Manager, Audrey Richards.
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Venture Capital Programme to be Launched in September

The Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP) is to be launched on September 9, during a special conference being hosted by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the DBJ, Joseph Matalon, says the activities being undertaken by the institution for the programme’s implementation over the next three years, will be unveiled during...
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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

Prime Minister Emphasises Importance of Community Renewal

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says without community renewal, there can be no successful and prosperous Jamaica. In a message read by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, at a stakeholder consultation forum towards the implementation of Phase 1 of the Community Renewal Programme (CRP), on August 14, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), addressing a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston on August 13. Listening (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie and Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, who were attending the meeting for the swearing-in of Councillor for the Cassia Park Division, Beverly Prince, who won the recent by-election.
Local Government

Property Tax Collection Up in Kingston

Property tax collection in the Corporate Area has risen by 169 per cent since April 1 this year, when compared to the figure for the corresponding period last year. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, during the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting, held at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston,...
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The Atlanta-Jamaica Association’s (AJA) 2013 scholarship awardees, Kristin Henry (3rd left); and Desiree Watkis (centre); along with 2013 recipient of the AJA President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service, Jacqueline Hawthorne Robinson (3rd right), proudly display their awards received during the AJA Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, USA, on August 10. Sharing the occasion are: Co-founder and Partner, Navigations Capital Partners, Dr. David Panton (left); President, Tropical Sports Club, Barry Bennett (2nd left); AJA President, Errol Ritchie (2nd right); and AJA Vice President, William Gray.
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Atlanta-Jamaica Association

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the United States-based Atlanta-Jamaica Association (AJA) on the positive influence it continues to have on Jamaicans benefitting from its scholarship awards programme. In a message, contained in the AJA’s Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards Journal, to guests attending the function at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, on...
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Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), emphasizes a point while outlining details of the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday (August 12). Listening keenly, from left, are Ministry officials: National Mathematic Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster Allen; and Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean.
Education

Jamaica Records Increases in 2013 CSEC Examinations

The Ministry of Education is reporting an increase in the percentage of passes recorded in 25 of 35 subjects sat by Jamaican candidates in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Some of the subjects include: Caribbean History which recorded a 75.1 pass rate compared to 73.9 percent in 2012; English B - 80 per cent compared to 74.2...
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