| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Participants from the Institute for Mobilisation, Partnership and Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) Limited, Millicent Phillipson (right), Jane Johnson (centre) and Shanecia Hussey prepare healthy snacks to be served at several schools in the Corporate Area. The project was initially supported under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
Participants from the Institute for Mobilisation, Partnership and Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) Limited, Millicent Phillipson (right), Jane Johnson (centre) and Shanecia Hussey prepare healthy snacks to be served at several schools in the Corporate Area. The project was initially supported under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

Healthy Fruit Snacks for Four St. Andrew Schools

Students from several schools in the Corporate Area are eating healthier as a result of an initiative by the Swallowfield Church of God of Prophecy, through its Institute for Mobilisation, Partnership and Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) Limited. Through the...
Chief Executive Officer, Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, Anthony Smikle (right); Medical Consultant and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, Dr. Dena Kirnon (second right); Acting Senior Hospital Administrator, Keriesa Bell-Cummings (left); and Acting Hospital Administrator- In-Patient Services, Camile Lewin (centre); pose with the trophy and plaque of recognition that the hospital receives for copping the top award in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/2013.
Chief Executive Officer, Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, Anthony Smikle (right); Medical Consultant and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, Dr. Dena Kirnon (second right); Acting Senior Hospital Administrator, Keriesa Bell-Cummings (left); and Acting Hospital Administrator- In-Patient Services, Camile Lewin (centre); pose with the trophy and plaque of recognition that the hospital receives for copping the top award in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/2013.

Cornwall Regional Hospital Cops Top Customer Service Award
Jamaica 4-H clubbites participate in cleaning up duties at the organisation’s annual camp held from July 5 to 12 in Rose Hall, St. Catherine.
Jamaica 4-H clubbites participate in cleaning up duties at the organisation’s annual camp held from July 5 to 12 in Rose Hall, St. Catherine.

4-H Clubbites Receive Entrepreneurial and Life Skills Training
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, listens as Executive Director, National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith (right), addresses a press briefing held at the agency’s Collins Green Avenue offices in Kingston in April, to launch the NYS Summer Employment Programme. Chairman of the NYS Board, Maureen Webber, was also in attendance.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, listens as Executive Director, National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith (right), addresses a press briefing held at the agency’s Collins Green Avenue offices in Kingston in April, to launch the NYS Summer Employment Programme. Chairman of the NYS Board, Maureen Webber, was also in attendance.

NYS Introduces Work Experience Project for Tertiary Graduates

Taskforce to Aid in Growth of Animation Industry

More

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), says the ban on smoking in specific areas is intended to reduce the unwanted effects of tobacco exposure on members of the public. The Minister was addressing journalists during a press briefing at the Office of Prime Minister on Monday (July 15). Also pictured are: Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (second left), and Legal Officer, Ministry of Health, Sheryl Dennis.
Health & Wellness

No Reversal on Public Smoking Ban – Dr. Ferguson

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is adamant that the ban on smoking in specified public places, which becomes effective on Monday, July 15, will not be overturned. “Let me make it clear that we will not reverse this decision, because I believe it is right for Jamaica. I stand by my position, which I maintain is pro-health and not...
Read more
Winner in the 10 to 14 age category of the National Road Safety Council’s (NRSC) poster competition, Mishawn Chin-See (centre), explains the concept of her piece to Executive Director, NRSC, Paula Fletcher (left) and Chairman, National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares during the awards ceremony held on July 11, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Transport

Joy for NRSC Poster Competition Winners

Jubilation was etched on the faces of the winners and runners-up in the 2013 National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Poster Competition, as they received their attractive prizes and trophies at an awards ceremony held recently at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The joy was warranted as they had toiled long and hard to complete and submit their pieces,...
Read more
Director, Public Service Capability Development, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Ann-Marie Smith (left), addresses participants in the FEMPower Leadership Programme, during the opening ceremony for the course today (July 15), at the MIND Kingston campus.
Office of the Prime Minister

Women to be Trained Under FEMPower Leadership Programme

A group of girls and women aged 14 and older, are being prepared to take on various leadership roles, through training being offered under the FEMPower Leadership Programme. The programme, which is being undertaken by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA), in partnership with the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) and the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), has been created...
Read more
Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), exchanges pleasantries with Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Edmund Bartlett (2nd right), at yesterday’s (July 11) opening ceremony of the 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James yesterday (July 11). Looking on are President of ACHEA, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah-Young (centre) and Immediate Past President of ACHEA, Clement Iton (right).
EducationVision 2030

Talks Continue on SLB Financing

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says that discussions continue with the private financial institutions towards a workable solution for the financing of the Student Loan Bureau (SLB). He was speaking at the official opening of the 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators held on July 11, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort...
Read more
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Hilary Foster (seated), reads to students at the launch of the reading initiative for Region 4, dubbed, ‘Read Until Something Happens’ (RUSH), held recently at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James.
EducationVision 2030

Overwhelming Support for Literacy in the West

The drive by the Ministry of Education (Region 4), to achieve 100 per cent literacy by the year 2015 in St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, has received strong backing from key stakeholders, including the students. While the success of the plan is heavily dependent on the efforts of officers at the Ministry, who will be using different reading methods at...
Read more
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe, peruse a document at the launch of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) “Renaissance” initiative today (June 10), at the institution’s Camp Road headquarters in Kingston.
EducationVision 2030

JFLL Undergoes Renaissance

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) on Wednesday, July 10, launched its “Renaissance” initiative, which is aimed at repositioning the institution as a viable option for persons, who want to further their education to the secondary level. The rebranding under the theme: ‘Lifelong Learning for Lifelong Opportunities’ is in keeping with the Government’s focus on improving the human capital...
Read more
Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (left), along with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (2nd left); Chief Executive Officer, Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (2nd right); and LIME Foundation Chairman, Errol Miller, view the championship trophy, one of several prizes up for grabs at this year’s renewal of the CVSS Summer Games, during the event’s launch at the National Volunteer Centre, Camp Road, Kingston, on Thursday, June 20.
Social SecurityVision 2030Youth

More Than 1,000 Socially Challenged Young People to Take Part in Summer Games

More than 1,000 young people from communities islandwide, deemed socially challenged and vulnerable to crime and violence, will participate in this year’s 21st staging of the Council of Voluntary Services Social Services (CVSS) summer games on July 13. The games, to be held at the Mona Bowl, University of the West Indies (UWI), target young people aged 10 to 25...
Read more