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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the recent commissioning of a 50,000-gallon storage tank in York Town, Clarendon.

Citizens Urged to Conserve Water

Members of the public are being urged to practise water conservation, in light of limited supply of the commodity. Information from the National Water Commission (NWC) indicates that continued drought conditions have impacted inflows to several surface water sources. The...

Newly installed Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Lloyd Carney, speaking during his installation ceremony at the institution’s campus in Papine, St. Andrew, on February 13.

New UTech Chancellor Commits to Ensuring Universal Access to Tertiary Education

Speech and Literary Arts Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Damion Radcliffe.

JCDC to Host Creative Writing Workshops

Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on the online application process for the 2023/2024 licensing period. He is flanked by Corporate Communications Manager, Merdina Callum (left(, and General Manager, Management Information Systems, Vernon Walters.

Transport Authority Urges Licensees to Use Online Portal

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), shakes hands with Managing Director, World Travel AwardsTM , Justin Cooke, during the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day commemorative ceremony, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday (February 17).

World Travel AwardsTM Announces New Category for Global Resilience

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and Director at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus (right), share a moment with the top students in the Ministry’s child labour video competition, at the award ceremony held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago Labour

Parents Being Targeted in Fight Against Child Labour

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be increasing engagement with parents and other key stakeholders as part of measures to eliminate child labour in Jamaica. “We are trying to rid the country of this ...abuse of our children, where they are used as factors of production,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda. He was delivering the keynote address...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing tertiary student leaders during a capacity building workshop at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in Kingston on Friday (February 17).

3 years ago Education

Draft Higher Education Policy in Final Stage of Review

The draft Higher Education Policy is in the final stage of review, ahead of being submitted to Cabinet for approval. This was disclosed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said the timeline for approval is subject to Cabinet’s agenda. “But I would expect that before the end of this fiscal year, which ends March 31, it...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.

3 years ago Labour

Jamaicans Urged to Raise Voices Against Child Labour

More Jamaicans are being implored to speak out against the scourge of child labour. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, made the call in a speech delivered on her behalf by Director at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus, at a Child Labour video competition awards ceremony held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel in New...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the recent launch of the Department of Correctional Service’s (DCS) wellness fairs held at its Spanish Town Sport Club in St. Catherine. Also pictured is Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe.

3 years ago Health & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Health and Wellness of Correctional Officers Being Prioritised

The Government is prioritising the health and wellness of staff who serve in the correctional service to ensure that they can effectively carry out their role in rehabilitating inmates. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that the environment in which correctional officers work is highly stressful and members can only be at their...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a point during the ‘Building Capacity for Tourism’ panel discussion at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 16, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona.

3 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime MinisterTourismYouth

Jamaica Building Capacity for Tourism Resilience Through Education and Training

Developing human resource capacity through education and training, is one way in which Jamaica is building resilience in tourism, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. “Jamaica has had a lot of training systems around tourism because our economy is so strongly built on [the sector],” he noted. The Minister, who was participating...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diverse Opportunities Expected from Twinning of Cities

Montegonians are being encouraged to capitalise on the opportunities to be presented from the twinning of sister cities, Montego Bay in St. James and Sitia, Crete in Greece, by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams. “When we speak of possibilities, we must ensure that we, especially here in Montego Bay, position ourselves to take advantage of the benefits to...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation’s Public Health and Sanitation Committee, Councillor Sydney Rose, speaks at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.

3 years ago Local Government

MPM Targets Illegal Dump Sites in St. Catherine

MPM Waste Management Limited is moving to clear all illegal dumps in St. Catherine and will undertake an intensive enforcement drive against littering across the parish. Public Cleansing Manager with the agency, Samuel Mullings, said that while the backlog of waste in the parish has been cleared, illegal dumping sites remain a problem. Mr. Mullings, who was addressing the monthly...