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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Registrar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Maurice Smith, Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy. Occasion was a back-to-school conference held on July 28, at Jamaica College in Kingston.

NEI Report Shows Satisfactory Performance in Leadership

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams says the most recent report from the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) shows that most schools are performing satisfactorily in the area of leadership and management. The Minister however noted that there remain...

Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right) with scholarship awardees of the Jamaican Organization of Rochester New York, during a function held on July 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester, New York.

Jamaica and the United States Continue to Enjoy Strong Relations

Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fifth left), looks on as flag bearers enter the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, during the tthanksgiving service to mark Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence last year.

Massive Jamaica 61 Celebrations in the US

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses stakeholders at the Region Five Back-to-School Conference held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester recently.

Most PEP Students in Region Five Placed at Preferred School

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

Senior Director, Preparedness and Emergency Operations Division (Acting), ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, interacts with residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.

3 years ago Local Government

Residents of Old Harbour Bay Benefit from Community Sensitisation Meeting

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The meeting was geared towards informing residents about the ‘Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication Systems in Jamaica’. This is being implemented by ODPEM and funded through a grant agreement between the Governments...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project on Friday (July 28). He is joined by (from left) National Water Commission President, Mark Barnett; Chairman of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Donovan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine A. Dobson; and General Manager of Wastewater Operation and Management Company Limited, Avraham Rubinchik.

3 years ago Works / Construction

Ground Broken for Port Royal Pipeline Replacement Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 28), broke ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project. The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), will be undertaking the replacement of the aged cast iron transmission main located between the Norman Manley International Airport roundabout and the NWC pumping station at the eastern entrance...

Project Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Lajean Powell-Richards, addresses residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.

3 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Stages Sensitisation Meeting With Residents of Old Harbour Bay

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The meeting was geared towards informing residents about the ‘Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication Systems in Jamaica’. This is being implemented by ODPEM and funded through a grant agreement between the governments...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing today’s (July 28) sitting of the Senate.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Senate Approves Bill to Raise Age of Retirement for DPP, Auditor General

Members of the Senate on Friday (July 28) approved the Constitution (Amendment of Sections 96 (1) and 121(1)) Act, 2023, to raise the age of retirement for holders of the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Auditor General from 60 to 65 years. The legislation was approved without amendments with Senators from both sides making contributions. Piloting...

3 years ago EducationYouth

Duckenfield Primary Gets 1,000-Gallon Water Tank

Students and teachers at Duckenfield Primary School in St. Thomas will have improved access to potable water come September. Courts Ready Cash donated a 1,000-gallon water tank to the institution on Thursday (July 27), to mitigate water supply issues being faced by the school amid worsening drought conditions. Acting Senior Education Officer for Region 2, Lebert Drysdale, who delivered greetings...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) presents National Health Fund (NHF) Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson, with a plaque for long and outstanding service and leadership during the NHF’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala on July 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF Hailed as Cornerstone of Health Financing

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the National Health Fund (NHF) as the cornerstone of healthcare financing in Jamaica. He noted that over its 20-year history, the agency has provided critical and transformative services, which have significantly improved healthcare access and affordability in Jamaica. “When the NHF came on the scene [it] provided an...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), addresses the handover of beds to the Spanish Town Hospital and the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), at the BHC on July 27.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Critical-Care Services to be Improved at KPH and CRH

Critical-care services at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), should be improved following the recent approval of funds to purchase equipment for the institutions by the Cabinet. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure while speaking at the handover of beds for the Spanish Town Hospital and the...