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Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie (right), discusses the 'Polluter Pays' principle during a recent JIS Think Tank . Acting Senior Director of the Environment and Risk Management Branch within the Ministry, Nicole O’Reggio, looks on.

Jamaicans Will Be Required to Pay for Pollution

Jamaicans will soon be held financially responsible for correcting activities that pollute the environment under the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle. Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/2023 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.

Minister Clarke Credits Economic Rebound to Prudent Fiscal Management

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives a portfolio containing the credentials for 10 Heads of Missions, from Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock. The diplomats are Their Excellencies Ivan Šimonović, Republic of Croatia; Suh Jeong-in, Republic of Korea; Henricus Abram Starting, Kingdom of the Netherlands; Dr. Eamonn McKee, Republic of Ireland; Lakshitha Pradeep Ratnayake, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Vehbi Esgel Etensel, Republic of Turkey; Seyed Mohammad Hadi Sobhani, Islamic Republic of Iran; Sylvia Meier-Kajbic, Republic of Austria; Kallayana Vipattipumiprates, Kingdom of Thailand; and Samuel Yaw Nsiah, Republic of Ghana. The presentation, which was made at King’s House on Tuesday (March 8), formed part of the Ministry’s activities marking Diplomatic Week 2022 from March 8 to 10, under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation: Global Excellence, Our Mission’.

PHOTOS: GG Receives Credentials For Heads of Missions

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, March 10, 2022

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (centre) and Charge d’Affaires United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre, during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston on Thursday (March 10).

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Receives Courtesy Call

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accepts copies of Letters of Credentials of 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate from Director of Protocol in the Ministry, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock, at the Ministry in Kingston on March 8. The 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate are from Croatia, Korea, Netherlands, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Iran, Austria, Thailand and Ghana.

4 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Senator Kamina Johnson Smith Accepts Letters Of Credentials Of Ambassadors/High Commmissioners Designate

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accepts copies of Letters of Credentials of 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate from Director of Protocol in the Ministry, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock, at the Ministry in Kingston on March 8. The 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate are from Croatia, Korea, Netherlands, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Iran, Austria, Thailand and Ghana.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing resident and non-resident heads of missions in Jamaica, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade headquarters in downtown Kingston on March 9, as part of Diplomatic Week 2022 activities.

4 years ago Culture

Legacy Projects For Jamaica 60

Several legacy projects have been identified for implementation by the Government in celebration of the nation’s Diamond Jubilee this year. Among these are renovation of the National Stadium; establishment of two museums focusing on sports and music, development of the Montego Bay Performing Arts Centre, and the creation of the Usain Bolt/University of the West Indies (UWI) Sports Medicine Centre....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while opening the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Debt-To-GDP Ratio To Fall To 96 Per Cent

Jamaica’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is projected to recover to 96 per cent by March 2022 as the economy continues its strong rebound from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The debt-to-GDP ratio was 94 per cent at the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, but due to the pandemic and the measures implemented to slow its spread, the ratio increased...

Corporate Communications Manager, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Georgia Garvey-Green.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

STATIN Recruiting Census Takers And Supervisors

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging citizens to apply to become census takers and supervisors for the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Recruitment will begin on Sunday, March 13 and end on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Corporate Communications Manager, STATIN, Georgia Garvey-Green, told JIS News that STATIN is looking to recruit approximately 8,000 census workers from across the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaks with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right) who holds a road-safety sign, and students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon, Dennis Cooke (second left) and Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew, Natalia Jackson (left) . They were at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club that was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9).

4 years ago Transport

Government To Restore Islandwide Railway Service

Government has committed to restoring the islandwide railway service. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining the Hon. Audley Shaw at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). “We are going to put in a service from Montego Bay, St. James, to...

Mayor of Kingston Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaking at Tuesday’s (March 8) Council meeting which included councillors and statutory heads from the administrative arm of the council. The meeting was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

4 years ago Local Government

Strengthening Inspection Discussed With Developers

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says he had a “positive” meeting with developers while notifying them of the Municipality’s intent to strengthen its inspection processes. “They raised their concerns on some matters, which we took into consideration, but we were very clear [and] very strident with our position, and it's my distinct impression that they had no serious...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents Edna Manley student Kiana Jackson with her certificate. The event was the Jamaica Creative Internship awards ceremony held on Wednesday (March 9) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. A total of 60 internships are to be awarded through the programme for this year.
Also pictured is Director, Events Management and Production, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Gregory Simms (left), and National Director of the Entertainment, Culture and Creative Industries Council (Jamaica Creative), Marisa Benain (background).

4 years ago Culture

60 Internships In Culture To Celebrate Jamaica 60

Sixty paid internships have been awarded to students pursuing various fields of studies in the creative industries. Thirty were presented to recipients at the Jamaica Creative Internship awards ceremony held on Wednesday (March 9) at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. The remaining 30 will be handed out later this year. The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture,...