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Executive Director the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses day-two of the third annual Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on Friday (November 19).

Conference to Spawn Opportunities for Health and Wellness

The just concluded Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference is expected to provide opportunities for the advancement of health and wellness in the island, and to promote Jamaica as a dealing health destination, says Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the contract signing ceremony with M and M Jamaica Limited, for competition of the penultimate phase of works on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. The ceremony was held at Sandals Inn in the parish on November 18.

Cornwall Regional Hospital Oversight Committee to Merge With Mo’bay Chamber Advisory Team

Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles.

Adequate Supply of Foreign Exchange to Meet Demand – BOJ

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Senate Passes NIDS Bill

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participate in the launch of the National Coding in Schools Programme, during a virtual ceremony on Friday (Nov. 19). The function involved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the implementation of the initiative, which will benefit 400,000 students in grades one to 13 in public schools across the country. Other participants (from left) are: Acting Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; Managing Director, Amber Group, Michael McNaughton; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Digicel Jamaica, Jabbor Kayumov.

400,000 Students to Benefit From Roll-Out of National Coding in Schools Programme

4 years ago Education

More Than 170 Complete Results-Based Budget Training

One hundred and seventy-four officials completed training in Results-Based Budgeting as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) joint programme. The programme, which exceeded its projected participant target by 45 per cent, included 10 participants from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, 87 from the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information, and 77 from the Ministry of Health...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, speaking at the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme farewell reception for this year’s beneficiaries, held recently at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in St. Andrew.

4 years ago Foreign Affairs

23 Jamaicans to Participate In Jet Programme

Twenty-three Jamaicans will leave the island at the end of this month (November) for Japan where they will be participating in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Speaking at a farewell reception held recently at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in Kingston, Officer-in-Charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Janice Miller, urged the participants to model the strong...

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Celebration and Memorial for Police Week, November 22-28

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be celebrating its 154th Anniversary during Police Week, November 22 to 28. This year’s theme for Police Week celebrations is ‘Tenacity, Transformation, and Trust: A Force for Good’, and there will be a range of virtual activities designed for both members of the JCF and the public. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Natalie Palmer, who...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Reports to Finance Minister on Inflation Out-Turn

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has written to the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, as required by law, explains the factors causing the latest inflation rate out-turn of 8.5 per cent, exceeding the institution’s four to six per cent target range, and measures taken to restore it within the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing students at a Sixth-Form Pathway programme town hall held at the Excelsior High School in Kingston on Thursday (November 18).

4 years ago Education

Students Can Still Graduate at Fifth Form

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that students are allowed to graduate at fifth form but are encouraged to return for two additional years of study under the Sixth-Form Pathways. “You are allowed to have all your school-leaving ceremonies… do the speeches, take the pictures, do all of that, but we're saying to you, once you...

4 years ago Health & Wellness

BOJ Says Growth to Remain Within Seven to 10 Per Cent Range for 2021/22

As the economy continues to rebound from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting growth to remain within the seven to 10 per cent range for the fiscal year 2021/22, before moderating to between two and four per cent in 2022/23. BOJ Governor, Richard Byles, said the positive outlook comes against the background...

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Vaccination Blitz at Constant Spring Primary and Junior High Saturday

The Rotary Club of New Kingston will stage a vaccination blitz on Saturday (November 20) at the Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew. The event, which will start at 9:30 a.m. and run until 4:00 p.m., is being done in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. It is targeting the vaccination of some 250...