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Chairman of the Board of Directors, Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Gladstone Wilson, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (October 12).
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Gladstone Wilson, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (October 12).

Symposium 2016 to Examine Issues Affecting Public Broadcasting

Several issues affecting public broadcasting in Jamaica will be discussed at Symposium 2016, scheduled to take place from October 18-20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The event, organised by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) will be...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses an emergency meeting to discuss preparation for Hurricane Matthew, at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 29. Seated (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses an emergency meeting to discuss preparation for Hurricane Matthew, at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 29. Seated (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Prepare for Hurricane Matthew
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 14), post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 14), post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew.

Cabinet Approves Contract to Expand BPO Sector
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.

PM Carries Out First Ministry Consultation
Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.
Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.

1,400 Persons Trained in School Safety Techniques

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Committed to Youth Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, is urging Jamaica’s youth to get involved in achieving sustainable consumption. In his International Youth Day message, Mr. Green said that this year’s theme “Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production” focuses on poverty eradication and how young people can lead the way...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing journalists during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
EnvironmentInformation

National Emergency Operations Centre Activated

The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been activated in response to Jamaica being placed on a Tropical Storm Warning by the National Meteorological Service. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime...
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Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Foromic Conference October 24-26

The Forum on Markets Innovation and Capital (FOROMIC) conference will be held from October 24 to 26 in Montego Bay, St. James. FOROMIC is a space where business and financial institutions, particularly those working in microfinance and with micro, small, and medium enterprises, are able to showcase innovative products and services. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, gave details...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
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Gov’t to Provide US$4 Million in Support to Venezuela

Jamaica is to provide US$4 million in support to the Government of Venezuela. Of the sum, US$3 million will be provided through the Petro-Caribe Development Fund and US$1 million through Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. “This decision is taken primarily to give support in the form of medicine, food and fertiliser,” said Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator...
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The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.
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Cabinet Approves Sale of Land for Hotel Project

Cabinet has approved the sale of 96 ½ acres of land at Success Estate in Rose Hall,  St. James, to Celebration Jamaica Development Limited for US$40.1 million for an integrated resort development project. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, informed that the lands, known as Northern Estate, are owned by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC)....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth Hon. Floyd Green addressing a ground breaking ceremony for the installation of 4.6 kilometres of pipeline on the Hounslow to Newell water supply project in St. Elizabeth, on July 14.
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MP Welcomes Water Supply Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green has welcomed the breaking of ground for the installation of 4.6 kilometres of pipeline on the Hounslow to Newell water supply project in St. Elizabeth. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, July 14, in Hounslow, Mr. Green, who is also Member of Parliament for...
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Head of the Standards Compliance Inspectorate Regulatory Division at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Wendell Richards (centre), is in discussion with Manager of Marketing and Public Relations at the BSJ, Garfield Dixon (left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Compliance Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown. The occasion was an awareness session on laundry detergent at the BSJ in Kingston, on June 29.
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Consumers Urged to Read Labels on Laundry Detergents

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is advising users of laundry detergents to carefully read the labels on the products being sold to them. “Certain basic information should be on the labels, for example the country of origin, the net content or net weight, which should be in metric,” said Head of the Standards Compliance Inspectorate Regulatory Division at the...
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