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Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.

Entertainment Registry to be in Place September One

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is moving ahead with plans to establish an Entertainment Registry, on September 1, 2013. The Registry will certify and register local entertainment practitioners and will be maintained by the Ministry. Speaking in an interview...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen (centre); and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean, during a back to school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on August 23.

Teachers Volunteer for Relocation to Different Schools

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Burger Kingston Scholarship recipients (from left): Matthew Lovindeer; Tavia Thompson; Jodi-Ann Hughes; and Oshane Carter, during a special awards ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, August 22. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

Students Awarded Burger King Scholarships

Articulated buses have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year. The buses were taken off the wharf on August 20. The JUTC plans to roll out an additional 144 buses by the end of the year.

JUTC to Increase Bus Fleet

Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell, addressing the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, in Orange Hill, St. Ann.

Methodist Training Centre Opened in Orange Hill, St. Ann

Trelawny Parish Council Chairman and Falmouth Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addressing the official opening ceremony for the University of Technology

13 years ago Education

UTECH Opens Western Campus Head Office in Falmouth

The University of Technology (UTech) has opened its western campus head office at the renovated Baptist Manse in Falmouth, Trelawny. The opening, which took place on August 22, forms part of strategic efforts by the institution and stakeholders in Trelawny to streamline Falmouth’s development and position it as a ‘university town’. Speaking at the ceremony, Acting Principal of the campus,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), delivering the keynote address during Friday’s (August 23) business seminar and matchmaking meeting in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, which was jointly organized and hosted for Jamaican and Chinese entrepreneurs by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Embassy of Jamaica in China.

13 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterOfficial Visits

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Outlines Logistics Hub Benefits for Jamaica and China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Friday (August 23), outlined the mutual benefits which Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China can derive from the Global Logistics Hub Initiative. Addressing a business seminar and matchmaking meeting for Jamaican and Chinese entrepreneurs in Beijing, Mrs. Minister Simpson Miller said the hub’s development represents the next stage in the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), responds to questions from journalists during a back-to-school press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 23. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean. The Ministry is reporting that the public education system is in an advanced state of readiness for the upcoming academic year.

13 years ago Education

All Public Schools Receive Grants for New Academic Year

All public schools in the education system have received grants totalling $2.7 billion, as part of efforts to heighten their readiness for the start of the 2013/14 school year, which begins on Monday, September 2. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, as he addressed a back-to-school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (right), speaks to students about the agency’s Heritage Essay Competition 2013, which is open to children ages nine to 12. The occasion was the staging of the ‘Kingston 4 School and Health Fair’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in Kingston, on August 22.The JIS, which mounted a booth at the event, was one of the partners in hosting the function, organised by the Introduction to Events Management course team (Cohort 14). The health fair was staged as part of Cohort 14’s practicum for the course.

13 years ago Community

Students Encouraged to Lead Healthy Lifestyles

Scores of students are now better informed about leading a healthy lifestyle, following their participation in a health fair, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, in Kingston, on August 22. Staged by a group of public servants (Cohort 14) as part of their practicum for the Introduction to Events Management course, the event, dubbed: ‘Kingston...

Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams (right), examines a Hydraulic cutter during a handing over ceremony at the York Park Fire Station in Kingston, on August 22. Others sharing in the moment (from left) are: Instructor and Representative from Hurst, Paul Felegy and Assistant Commissioner, Raymond Spencer. The rescue tools, valued at approximately US$35,000, were donated by ABC Electrical Sales. They include a combination of cutting and spreading tools, stabilizers and rams, which are used to assist with the extrication of casualties during an accident.

13 years ago Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Gets Rescue Equipment

The Jamaica Fire Brigade has received rescue tools valued at approximately US$35,000, as part of efforts to boost its operations. More popularly called ‘jaws of life’, the rescue equipment, manufactured by Hurst, include a combination of cutting and spreading tools, stabilizers and rams, which are used to assist with the extrication of casualties during an accident. The equipment will be...

Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (left) is greeted by Managing Director, J.R. Group, Rene Wellington, when he arrived at the location in Kingston on August 21 where the first batch of articulated buses that were sourced for the JUTC this year are being housed. The buses were taken off the wharf on August 20. The JUTC plans to roll out an additional 144 buses by the end of the year. J.R. Group is the local dealer for the buses.

13 years ago Transport

JUTC Moving to Improve Customer Service

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is slated to roll out several initiatives over the next few months, which are aimed at improving the quality of service provided to passengers travelling on its buses. These include: training of staff in customer service; phased implementation of the cashless fare system; increasing the number of buses in operation; and introducing the new...

St. Elizabeth farmer, Mervis I. Logan (right), shows off samples of her produce to Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), following the Integrated Pest Management Farmer Field School graduation ceremony, held on the grounds of the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on August 21. Looking on are (from second left): Deputy Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jeannette Vail and Executive Director, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton.

13 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Trained to Combat Beet Armyworm

To combat the dreaded beet armyworm on local onion and escallion production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has completed the training of some 22 farmers and eight extension officers in pest management procedures. The training course comes against the background of the 2012 outbreak of the pest, which resulted in the destruction of some 45 hectares of crops valued...