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KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (November 9), officially opened the newly re-constructed Dry River Bridge, situated at Harbour View, St. Andrew. The four-lane bridge was constructed by Kier Construction Limited at a cost of approximately US$9 million with funding under the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)/Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme. It replaces the...

KINGSTON — President of the Association of Local Government Authorities (ALGA), Milton Brown, has lauded the local authorities for the achievements that have been made recently, in terms of their operations. In his message read by Town Clerk, Errol Greene, during a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) meeting yesterday (November 8), in downtown Kingston, Mr. Brown noted that with...

KINGSTON — Scores of public sector workers are set to benefit from a two-day Leadership and Change Management workshop, which began yesterday at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). The workshop is designed to support the government of Jamaica's efforts to enhance accountability and strengthen the quality of management and leadership, through the continued training and development of professionals...

Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Sector, Senator Arthur Williams, has urged Permanent Secretaries and public sector heads to let employees know the impact that government’s transformation changes will have on them and their work. He was speaking this morning (November 7), at the opening of the first in a series of workshopsat the Management Institute of National...

Prime Minister the Hon. Andrew Holness says that government has a role in removing cultural practices that are holding back the country's development. Speaking at the launch of Parents’ Month in Kingston on November 3, under the theme, Parent the Right Way – Take Responsibility Today, Mr Holness said, “We must shed the old traditional cultural practices that have held us...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Arthur Williams, says the Government's efforts at advancing fiscal goals as established in the fiscal responsibility framework legislation passed by Parliament in 2010 and further amended in June of this year are well underway.   Minister Williams was responding to journalists at his first post cabinet press briefing on November 2 at Jamaica House. He gave updates on the four...

Prime Minister the Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaking with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (centre), and Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardener (left), during his first official visit to the agency’s head office in Kingston, Wednesday (November 2). The Prime Minister met and greeted the management and staff and...

Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Service, Arthur Williams today responded to concerns raised by the Jamaica Civil Service Association regarding the candidacy in the next elections of the Chief Executive Officer of Caymanas Track Limited and generally, the potential candidacy of other persons presently employed in the public sector. Minister Williams said that the Staff Orders of...

Senior Advisor in the Public Sector Establishment Division of the Cabinet Office, Wayne Jones, has underscored the importance of civil servants, at all levels, having an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the delivery of public services. This, he contends, is necessary within the context of the transformation process currently being effected within the public sector. Speaking at the...

KINGSTON — The Organization of American States (OAS) has hailed Jamaica’s smooth transition of leadership. In a release Thursday (October 27), the Permanent Council of the OAS sent a message congratulating Prime Minister, Hon Andrew Holness, on his appointment. “With this smooth transition of leadership in Government, Jamaica has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to democracy,” Chairman of the Council, Bayney...

KINGSTON — Nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence have been extended to Friday, November 4. The presentation ceremony is scheduled to take place on January 29, 2012, as part of Jamaica 50 celebrations. It is being organised by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), an agency of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. "We are...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon Andrew Holness, has indicated that there will be further changes to his Cabinet, and that those adjustments will be planned and implemented, seamlessly. "We will be mentoring our young and those who will be coming in” Mr. Holness said at the swearing in of the Ministers at King's House on Tuesday (October 25). Providing...