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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (third right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right); Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Herman Athias (right); Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane (second left), sign a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and eGov Jamaica Limited at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on Aug. 25. Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); Director, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Dunstan Bryan (standing, left); and Director, Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet.

US$1.4 Million Allocated to eGov Jamaica

A sum of US$1.4 million has been allocated to eGov Jamaica Limited for institutional strengthening, in becoming the implementer of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions for the Government. The money has been drawn from the US$37.6-million Strategic Public Sector...

Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, listens to comments being made during Wednesday’s (August 24) quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s head office, in New Kingston.

22.8% Reduction in Six Categories of Serious Crimes

Senior Director, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Michelle Small Bartley (left), and Director, Sub-Regional Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sheila Roseau (right), share a photo opportunity with the top performers in the International Youth Day photo and video competition. They are (from left) Leneka Rhoden, who placed second; Toni-Kay Bromfield, who placed third; and winner Jason Whyte. The award ceremony was held on August 18 at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

International Youth Day Competition Winners Awarded

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw (left) mount portable steps for a close-up view of a wind turbine at the opening of Blue Mountain Renewables (BMR) wind energy project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth, on August 11. Others (from 2nd left) are Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin; BMR’s CEO, Bruce Levy; and BMR’s Regional Director, Ava Tomlin.

Gov’t Targets More Renewable Energy Investments

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UNFPA: Unleash the Power of the Youth, International Youth Day 2016

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left); General Manager, Country Department, Caribbean Group, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (centre), sign the loan agreement for the US$100 million Financial System Reform Support Programme, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, yesterday (July 21). Standing is Senior Negotiations Officer, International Programme, Management Branch, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Nadine James and at right is Executive Director, IDB, Jerry Butler.

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

US$100 Million to Boost Investment

The Government has received a US$100-million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to increase access to financing for firms and individuals as well as improving the regulation and supervision of the country’s financial system. Dubbed the ‘Financial System Reform Support Programme’, the initiative seeks to promote private investment and reduce the cost of, and the perceived level of difficulty...

10 years ago EnergyTechnologyVision 2030

Gov’t is Committed to Lower Electricity Rates – Energy Minister

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is committed to lower electricity rates, notwithstanding the increase given to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), recently. In an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers Programme’, he said the JPS was granted an average 2.6 per cent rate increase...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses persons attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) World Population Day exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on July 11, which was staged in partnership with several stakeholder agencies under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’.

10 years ago Vision 2030Youth

Civil Society Urged to Help Reduce Teenage Pregnancies

Members of civil society are being encouraged to be more proactive in helping to reduce teenage pregnancies in Jamaica. Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting persons with knowledge of teenage or adolescent girls being sexually molested to report this to the relevant authorities, including the police. His call comes against the background of data from...

Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)

10 years ago EducationGender AffairsVision 2030Youth

Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

The Government remains committed to ongoing implementation of strategies to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination. Notable among these are provisions in the National Policy for Gender Equality; the proposed National Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence; as well as the Caribbean Community/United Nations Population Fund (CARICOM/UNFPA) Integrated Strategic Framework, which targets a 20 per cent reduction in adolescent/teenage pregnancies in...

Manager of Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Toni-Shae Freckleton, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7.

10 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

PIOJ Official says Country Well on its Way to Achieving 2030 Goals

Manager of the Population and Health Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says Jamaica is well on its way in attaining several goals in the Vision 2030 development plan. Speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 7, Mrs. Freckleton said some...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), shares light conversation with (from left) Deputy Manager of Jamaica-German Automotive School (JAGAS), Kevin Baxter; Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Curacao, Hon. Irene Dick; Education Consultant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Carole Powell; and former United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director, Dr. Simon Clarke. The occasion was the opening ceremony of UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 1.

10 years ago EducationVision 2030

Education Key to Country’s Prosperity – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that education is the key to Jamaica’s social and economic prosperity and is a major priority of the Government. He said the administration “is doing everything” to ensure that the populace has full and complete access to learning. “Education is associated with better skills, higher productivity, and enhanced...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) in conversation with Education Consultant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Carole Powell, during the opening ceremony of the UNESCO CONFINTEA V1 Sub-Regional Follow-up Meeting for the Caribbean, held recently in Montego Bay. The meeting was held under the theme ‘Enhancing lifelong learning opportunities for youth and adults in the Caribbean’.

10 years ago EducationVision 2030

Teachers Must be Well Trained – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says two of the main goals of the Ministry are to ensure that teachers are well trained and are given the necessary tools to carry out their tasks. Speaking recently at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) CONFINTEA VI Sub-Regional Follow-up Meeting for the Caribbean, in...