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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), and Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano, sign the Record of Discussions and Exchange of Notes at the Minister’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 6.

Energy Management And Efficiency Programme Strengthened

The Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP) of the Government has been strengthened with a loan of US$15 million from the Government of Japan. The primary objective of EMEP is to bolster the government’s efforts in the areas of energy...

Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forrest, addresses St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s Research Day function on the grounds of the institution in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 5).

New STI Policy by Year End

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) addresses a panel discussion on childhood obesity at a CARICOM Roundtable Forum at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters in New York, on September 22. Others (from 2nd left) are: Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray; and Chairman of the Panel Discussion and former UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS and immediate past University of West Indies Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne.

Government Targeting Significant Reduction of Non-Communicable Diseases

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary, during Wednesday’s (September 20) reopening of the chemistry laboratory at St. Mary Technical High School in St. Mary, which was renovated by State refinery, Petrojam, at a cost of just over $1.8 million.

Science Labs at St. Mary Technical High Renovated

Principal Director in the Energy Division of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Fitzroy Vidal, addresses the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Energy Services Committee Members’ Forum held recently at the General Accident Meeting Room in Kingston.

Integrated Resource Plan to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers

9 years ago Foreign AffairsGender AffairsVision 2030

Gov’t Committed to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is committed to the achievement of gender equality, equity and women’s economic empowerment. This, she said is in keeping with national development objectives as expressed in Vision 2030 and bolstered by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She noted that Jamaica continues to develop and...

9 years ago AgricultureClimate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Farmers Urged to Embrace Climate Smart Technology

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is urging local farmers to be more open to using new technology to increase productivity, while protecting the environment. He cited, for example, the benefits of aquaponics, a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic creatures supplies the...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (centre), listens to a point being made by Principal Director of the Climate Change Division in the Ministry, Una May Gordon (right), during a climate change gender analysis forum at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston on September 12. The forum was organised by the Ministry in tandem with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Foundation for Social Democracy – FES) in Germany, and the South Centre in Switzerland. Others (from left) are Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson; gender activist and FES Consultant, Judith Wedderburn; and Senior Research Fellow, the South Centre, Mariama Williams.

9 years ago Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Climate Change Impact on Genders to be Identified and Addressed

The Government has commenced work focusing on the extent to which climate change impacts genders and how these issues can be comprehensively addressed. This undertaking is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, through the Climate Change Division (CCD), which is hosting stakeholder consultations in tandem with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Foundation for Social Democracy – FES) based...

9 years ago EducationVision 2030

Government Unwavering in Commitment to Education – Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government’s unwavering commitment to education is reflected in the nearly $38 billion it is spending to enhance the secondary school system. The sum, he said, includes far more than the $19,000 provided per student to cover operational costs. He said the allocation includes provisions for salaries, grants, technical...

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, Dr. Andrew Spencer, outlining plans for the expansion of the Team Jamaica Programme during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on August 29.

9 years ago JIS Think TankTourismVision 2030

TPDCo to Establish Craft Development Institute

Plans are advanced for the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) establishment of a Craft Development Institute (CDI) at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (ENCVPA) in Kingston under a Memorandum of Understanding between the entities. The CDI is among several initiatives being pursued by TPDCo with view to growing the craft industry by providing artisans with...

Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

9 years ago EnergyTechnologyVision 2030

Provision of Electricity Opens Opportunities for Communities –Energy Minister

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the provision of electricity in communities which were previously without the service forms part of the Government’s push to create economic opportunities for everyone. Addressing a National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol) ceremony to officially commission electricity service to the Park Lee and Ridge Pen communities in Mountainside, South...

Children from the Benbow Street community in Kingston with their backpacks distributed by Professional Jamaicans for Jamaica, Inc., as part of their annual ‘Backpack Project’. The organisation has distributed more than 5,000 backpacks since its inception in 2010.

9 years ago EducationVision 2030Youth

Children Get Back-to-School Support from PJFJ

‘Uplifting our Nation’s Children, One Child at a Time’ is the mantra that characterises Professional Jamaicans for Jamaica, Inc. (PJFJ), an organisation led by Jamaicans living overseas and dedicated to providing financial support to underserved children in Jamaica who demonstrate academic excellence. Established in 2010, the organisation continues to empower children through education by spearheading several projects and fundraising initiatives...