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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on June 27. In the background is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

JSIF to Continue Programme of Community Intervention

For the financial year 2018/2019, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its programme of community intervention, supported by overseas loans and grant funding. Making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Principal of St. Aloysius Primary School in Kingston, Althea Palmer, with the 2018 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education. Ms. Palmer is one of 40 educators who were recognised this year. The presentations were made during Wednesday’s (June 27) awards ceremony at Jamaica House.

PM salutes Teachers

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

JIS Acquiring Cutting-Edge ICT Equipment

CHASE Has Funded 3,725 Projects Valued at $17 Billion

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, making his 2018/19 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 27. In the background is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

Constituency Development Fund Still Pivotal to Community Governance – Minister Henry

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), observes as cosplayer, Rhea Rampair, demontrates her portrayal of Soraka, the Starchild from the videogame League of Legends. Occasion was the opening day of the two-day Jamaica Digital Screen Business Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on May 24. Others from (second left) are Chargé d

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Youth Employment and Digital Animation Project Moved to OPM

The Youth Employment in the Digital Animation Industry (YEDAI) Project has been relocated to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) as part of a strategic move aimed at accelerating the growth of the local animation industry. Formerly housed in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, the project seeks to foster innovation and support youth employment in animation. State...

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Government must work in partnership with the voluntary sector – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says volunteerism is an important part of national development. Speaking at the Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean District Convention in Montego Bay recently, the Prime Minister stressed that a stronger partnership between the Government and the private sector including service groups, is needed across the region to improve the quality of life of citizens. “Government must...

Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham (foreground), paints a section of wall at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23. In the background is recruit under the Government’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Sandy Douglas, who is attached to the UDC.

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UDC Carries Out Improvements at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High

Members of staff of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) were out in full force on Labour Day, May 23 to carry out renovations at the Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in downtown Kingston. The entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham, led the team in repairing the roof and repainting the interior of the computer laboratory, repainting bathrooms,...

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2018 National Labour Day and Workers’ Week Message – PM Holness

The foundation of the modern Jamaican Nation is built on struggles of the Jamaican worker. Indeed, the labour movement which evolved out of the 1938 labour riots, also created the first viable platform on which ambitions for nationhood and later Independence could be launched. It was the issues affecting labour and the working class, that galvanized the masses and out...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (second right), listens as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai (right), speaks about the types of amenities being provided through a new housing development being undertaken by his company, as is demonstrated by a model home. The Prime Minister broke ground for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen in South West St. Andrew during a ceremony today (April 24). Also pictured (from left) are Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake; and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke. In the background is Senior Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore. World Homes Jamaica is undertaking the new low-income housing development in partnership with the NHT.

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PM Holness Calls for Political Unity in Reducing Bureaucratic Culture

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removing the existing bureaucratic culture will help to fast track several projects and grow the economy. Speaking yesterday (April 24) at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said there must be unanimous political...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Michael Henry (right) and Chairman of Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Company (JISCO), Chen Chunming, pose with a sculpture at the ‘Deaf Can!’ Coffee booth during a tour of Expo Jamaica 2018 at the National Indoor Sports Centre on April 20. Expo Jamaica is being held at the National Arena and the National Indoor Sports Centre from April 19 to 22

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JISCO Looking for Partners in Industrial Park and SEZ

The Chinese company, Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Company Limited (JISCO) is looking at possible joint venture Jamaican partners for Chinese companies that will be investing in the Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nain, St. Elizabeth. The project comprises an already approved US$3 billion investment by JISCO in expanding their refinery and post operations and a projected...

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis (second left) introduces General Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Department, Therese Turner-Jones (second right), to Chairperson of the Caribbean Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (CAROSAI), Charmain Felter (left), at the 30th anniversary conference launch of CAROSAI at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 16. Looking on (at right) is President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), Anthony Pierre.

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Auditor General Calls for Greater Use of International Accountancy Standards in the Public Sector

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, says there is a need for greater use of international accountancy standards in the public sector, which are essential to providing transparency and accountability to the citizenry. Mrs. Monroe Ellis acknowledged that international accounting standards require the adoption of accrual accounting, rather than cash accounting, which is currently being practised in the central government and...