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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents a trophy and $20,000 bursary to Ardenne High School student, Alexio Fraser, who was awarded for outstanding performance in the 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology examination. The presentation was made during an awards ceremony hosted by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation for top students in the 2018 examination, at Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on April 16.

JPS Foundation Lauded for Initiating Engineering Scholarship

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation’s decision to offer a scholarship to a student wishing to pursue undergraduate studies in electrical engineering. The scholarship, valued approximately J$1.3 million (US$10,000), will...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, affix their signatures to two financing agreements, under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at $2.8 billion (€20.20 million), at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 15.

Government Signs Agreements with European Union

Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation public sector debate team, with their team captain, Shakera Williams (second left, top photo), after winning their semi-final match on April 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

In the photograph below are members of the Ministry of National Security public sector debate team, with their team captain, Peta Gay Rowe (seated centre), after securing their spot in the final of the competition. — Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation public sector debate team, with their team captain, Shakera Williams (second left, top photo), after winning their semi-final match on April 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. In the photograph below are members of the Ministry of National Security public sector debate team, with their team captain, Peta Gay Rowe (seated centre), after securing their spot in the final of the competition.

Final of Public Sector Debate Competition April 25

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), listens to a discussion between Jamaica National Group Assistant General Manager, Leon Mitchell (second right), and Chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference Programme and Content Sub-Committee, and The Mico University College Pro-Chancellor, Professor Neville Ying (right). Occasion was the official launch of the eighth biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 2. Also listening is Government Senator and GraceKennedy Limited Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby

Gov’t Committed to Implementing Robust Diaspora Policy

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (third left), peruses Jamaica’s Third National Communication (TNC) on Climate Change with Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon (second left), and Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (second right). Occasion was a TNC presentation ceremony, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 27, 2018, ahead of submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Secretariat. Also sharing the occasion are Project Administrator at the Division, Clifford Mahlung (left); former Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (right); and Senior Technical Officer for Mitigation at the Division, Omar Alcock.

Climate Change Division to Host Youth Consultation March 29

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at the launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona

7 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Jamaica in Good Position to Achieve Revised Renewable Energy Target

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has indicated that the country is in good position to achieve the revised target of having 50 per cent of energy use being generated from renewable sources by 2030. She said that the country is seeing significant investment in the sector. “Fifty per cent of our energy sources should come from...

Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the PIOJ’s inaugural Economic Growth Forum, which was held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew under the theme ‘From Elusive to Inclusive Growth’.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Macroeconomic Stability Has Been Entrenched – PIOJ Head

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says macroeconomic stability has been entrenched, evidenced by relatively low inflation, high net international reserves (NIR), successive positive growth, and fiscal discipline, which has significantly lowered public debt. The country’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is projected to fall below 100 per cent at the end of the 2018/19 fiscal...

7 years ago JusticeVision 2030

Chief Justice Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, has committed to instituting measures to further improve service delivery across the judicial system. Among these, he says, are steps to ensure the delivery of outstanding judgments in the Supreme Court by December 31, 2019. Mr. Sykes said that as of 2020, a judgment should be delivered within 90 days, “and in exceptional cases, 180...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (left); and Director of the Environmental and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (right), look on as Government Senator, Matthew Samuda (second left), examines one of the reusable shopping bags being provided by the Institute for public distribution. Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica, Elizabeth Emanuel, highlights the features. The first 500 of 2,000 bags were presented to Senator Samuda during a ceremony at the PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in St. Andrew on Monday (March 4).

7 years ago EnvironmentVision 2030

PIOJ to Provide More than 2,000 Reusable Shopping Bags

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will be making more than 2,000 reusable shopping bags available to the public in support of the Government’s ban on single-use plastics. The Institute’s Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, symbolically handed over the first 500 bags to Government Senator, Matthew Samuda during a ceremony at the PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in St. Andrew on...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third from left, standing), with Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim (second left, standing) and Caribbean Transportation Ministers at a High Level Symposium held at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, February 27.

7 years ago EnvironmentTransportVision 2030

Gov’t Implementing Laws to Support Blue Economy

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is implementing legislative measures aimed at supporting a sustainable Blue Economy as a key driver of economic growth. He cited the recent passage of the Ballast Water Management Convention Act, aimed at preventing ships entering Jamaica’s waters from introducing foreign aquatic species and diseases into the marine environment; the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

7 years ago JusticeVision 2030

Low Outdated Monetary Fines to be Increased

Debate on the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties) Act, which seeks to update low outdated monetary fines for a range of offences, began in the House of Representatives on February 26. Opening debate on the Bill, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the legislation seeks to update old penalties in laws falling under the Ministry and is one of...

7 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentVision 2030

Gov’t Driving Climate Change Policy

Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, says that work is ongoing in the implementation of the Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan. The policy seeks to provide a strategic and integrated approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities created by climate change while honouring the country’s commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and related instruments....