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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), has a special hug and a Certificate of Title for Melbourne Wilson of Creighton Hall, St. Thomas, who is one of 50 persons who will close out the Jamaica’s Jubilee year mortgage free, under a special debt forgiveness programme called the Jubilee ‘50 for 50’ Housing Initiative, by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The presentation was made on July 30 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), has a special hug and a Certificate of Title for Melbourne Wilson of Creighton Hall, St. Thomas, who is one of 50 persons who will close out the Jamaica’s Jubilee year mortgage free, under a special debt forgiveness programme called the Jubilee ‘50 for 50’ Housing Initiative, by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The presentation was made on July 30 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

50 Jamaicans Free of Mortgage Under Special Debt Forgiveness Programme

Fifty Jamaicans from across the island will close out the country’s Jubilee year mortgage free, under a special debt forgiveness programme called the Jubilee ‘50 for 50’ Housing Initiative, by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The beneficiaries were...
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), addressing participants attending Tuesday’s (July 30) opening ceremony for the two-day Private Sector and Civil Society Gender Summit, organized by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA) and Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), addressing participants attending Tuesday’s (July 30) opening ceremony for the two-day Private Sector and Civil Society Gender Summit, organized by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA) and Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Information Minister Calls for More Gender Equality Policies
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), makes a presentation of a basket of products from the Ebony Park Heart Academy in Clarendon, to the Bahamian Minister of Education, Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald; while Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on. The Ministers toured the Ebony Park Heart Academy and Agro Park on July 25, following a meeting at the school, to discuss the possibility of the Bahamas establishing agricultural schools in that country.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), makes a presentation of a basket of products from the Ebony Park Heart Academy in Clarendon, to the Bahamian Minister of Education, Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald; while Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on. The Ministers toured the Ebony Park Heart Academy and Agro Park on July 25, following a meeting at the school, to discuss the possibility of the Bahamas establishing agricultural schools in that country.

Bahamas Could Set Up Similar Agricultural Schools
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), addresses the audience at the opening of a training session for implementation of the AMANDA software, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices, recently.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), addresses the audience at the opening of a training session for implementation of the AMANDA software, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices, recently.

Local Government Ministry to Improve Development Approval Process
Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Miss Enthrose Campbell.
Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Miss Enthrose Campbell.

JIS Marks 50 Years of Service

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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).
EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

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 initiative, a group from the Swallowfield community in St. Andrew, carefully prepares and packages locally grown fruits as snacks for...
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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.
Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

Cornwall Regional Hospital Cops Top Customer Service Award

The Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, has recently been recognized for its excellent customer service, which has left its staff beaming with pride. The hospital copped the prestigious Prime Minister’s Trophy for the ‘Best Customer Service Entity – Single Location’ at an awards ceremony for the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/2013 held on July 11 in...
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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.
Culture

4-H Clubbites Receive Entrepreneurial and Life Skills Training

Some 58 Jamaica 4-H clubbites have benefited from entrepreneurial and life skills training at the organisation’s annual summer camp. The one-week camp was held from July 5 to 12 at the 4-H centre at Rose Hall in Linstead, St. Catherine, under the theme: ‘Empowering our Youth through Entrepreneurship’. The aim is to prepare them to take their place at the...
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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.
Culture

NYS Introduces Work Experience Project for Tertiary Graduates

Graduates of tertiary institutions, who have had a difficult time finding jobs, due to lack of work experience, are to benefit from much-needed assistance through the National Youth Service (NYS). The organisation recently launched a pilot Graduate Work Experience Project (GWEP) to assist tertiary-level graduates to gain job experience at private and public sector entities. Executive Director of the NYS,...
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TechnologyVision 2030

Taskforce to Aid in Growth of Animation Industry

A high-level working group has been convened to aid in facilitating the growth and development of Jamaica’s animation industry. The group, which has been assembled by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, comprises of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the animation industry, training institutions, business support services, and financial institutions. “The taskforce has already started...
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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...
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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,...
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