More

Nine students from the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, will gain valuable work experience through a partnership between the university and the Government of Jamaica. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today (June 3) at Jamaica House between the UWI and the Cabinet Office for the Public Sector Management Internship Programme. The students...

In a bid to further improve its disaster management capabilities, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has embarked on a project focussing on the management of natural hazards in coastal towns and cities. According to Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson, the three major areas being targeted are: Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland; Black River, St. Elizabeth, and Ocho Rios,...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has said that the agency will be maintaining focus on the problem of informal settlements, during the current hurricane season. He said that this is an issue that ODPEM has been working to assist in resolving for some time, having undertaken the relocation of displaced informal...

Former Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Elinor Sherlock, has been appointed Chief of State Protocol at the Office of the Prime Minister. Her current mission is to co-ordinate all areas of protocol in the Government service for State, Ceremonial, and Official Visits. She will advise on matters of State Protocol to the Governor-General, Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Ministry of...

As part of preparation efforts for the 2009 Hurricane Season, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has sought to improve shelter conditions, having identified 150 priority shelters. This was noted by ODPEM's Director General, Ronald Jackson, during a press conference, held at Jamaica House on June 1 to launch Disaster Preparedness Month. "We have over 150 shelters...

The issue of how well Jamaica will adapt to climate change is being vigorously pursued by the Government, its agencies, and partners, said Senior Director with responsibility for Environment in the Office of the Prime Minister, Leonie Barnaby. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Institute of Environmental Professionals (JIEP) public lecture and panel discussion at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston...

Director of the National Meteorological Service, Sylvia McGill, has said that the agency is prepared for the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is expected to be average to above average. "We are prepared for the season. We have a well established warning system, and we depend on the media, when we issue the bulletins, to bring this to the public...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Development Committee (PDC) is to be chaired by International Business Consultant, Aubyn Hill, supported by a 12-member Executive. Mr. Hill was elected at the annual general meeting of the Committee, held on May 28 at the Santa Cruz community centre, in the parish. His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, in charging the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding emphasised on Saturday (May 30), that the nation's young people are the hope for the country, and worthwhile opportunities had to be created for them, so that they can be driven in a positive direction. "They are the energy that drives this country. We are the ones who will provide them with the guidance...

Jamaica has made significant progress in eight of the 14 United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for 2015, according to the national MDG report, jointly undertaken by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The report, which was officially launched at the PIOJ on Thursday (May 28), highlights significant progress by...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has emphasised the need for young people to establish new standards of right and wrong for their own age, and for their elders to give them the opportunity to do so. He was speaking on Thursday (May 28) at the American International School of Kingston, when he told the Graduating Class of 2009, "Society...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called on the country to give young people a chance to assume responsibility as this will help them to grow into competent adults. "These young people are the ones who have more than a generation ahead of them, they are the ones who will have to provide leadership and I want us to...