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

Latest

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways’ Deputy Chief of Party, Courtney Brown, speaking at the entity’s Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1).
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways’ Deputy Chief of Party, Courtney Brown, speaking at the entity’s Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1).

USAID Stages Family Resource and Resilience Symposium

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Positive Pathways Programme, staged a Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1). The event promoted collaboration and networking among...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday (September 1). They met to discuss Minister Samuda’s recent visit to Canada.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday (September 1). They met to discuss Minister Samuda’s recent visit to Canada.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Meets with High Commissioner Tudakovic
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with US Peace Corps Jamaica Country Director, Glenda Green, during a courtesy call to the Ministry’s Kingston offices on Wednesday (August 31).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with US Peace Corps Jamaica Country Director, Glenda Green, during a courtesy call to the Ministry’s Kingston offices on Wednesday (August 31).

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Courtesy Call from US Peace Corps Country Director
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), converses with (from left) Project Manager, Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, Wayne Williams; Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Representative, Andrew Dupigny, during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), converses with (from left) Project Manager, Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, Wayne Williams; Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Representative, Andrew Dupigny, during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1).

Southern Plains Agricultural Project Progressing Ahead of Schedule
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

Significant Number of Teacher Vacancies in Schools Now Filled

More

Finance & Public Service

Historic Listing on JSE

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has recorded a historic 100th company listing. This milestone was achieved with One on One Educational Services Limited’s placement on the JSE’s junior market. The entity, which will trade using the symbol ‘One’ is the 46th entrant to this platform, which has increased the number of securities listings to 146. The formalities took place during...
Read more
Councillor of the Montego Bay Northeast Division, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), hands Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED) vocational and skills training programme graduate, Chrisanti Hyman, her Food Services certificate and plaque. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the programme, held on Wednesday (August 31), at the Sea Garden Resort in St. James. Senator Charles represented Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at the event. IWED, a member of the Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited Group, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Local Partner Development FHI360a and MMS. Some 28 at-risk youth, ages 17 to 29, from the communities of Canterbury, Rose Heights and Flanker in St. James, received certificates in food services and waitering. The programme was implemented over a six-month period, March to August.
Youth

PHOTOS: IWED Programme Graduation Ceremony

Councillor of the Montego Bay Northeast Division, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), hands Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED) vocational and skills training programme graduate, Chrisanti Hyman, her Food Services certificate and plaque. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the programme, held on Wednesday (August 31), at the Sea Garden Resort in St. James. Senator Charles represented Minister of National...
Read more
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Culture

Cultural Icons of St. Ann Recognised

Jamaica’s historical and cultural icons who hail from St. Ann were recognised during the recent virtual heritage series, ‘Salute to the Parish of St Ann’. It was the second virtual staging of the series, ‘Salute to the Parish’, developed by the Institute of Jamaica, a division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The programme, designed to celebrate...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (third left), is accompanied by (from left) Westmoreland Eastern Member of Parliament, Daniel Lawrence; Westmoreland Western Member of Parliament, Morland Wilson; Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament, George Wright; and Councillor for the Cornwall Mountain Division, Dawnette Foster, while on a tour of sections of Westmoreland, on August 31.
Community

Retrieve to Marchmount Road in St. James Rehabilitated

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, says rehabilitation of the Retrieve to Marchmount roadway in St. James is a welcome reprieve for communities and stakeholders in western Jamaica. Addressing Reporters during his tour of several communities in Westmoreland, on August 31, the Minister said that the 3.87-kilometre roadway, which was rehabilitated...
Read more