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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks (seated at the head table, second right) listens as Regional Director, South East Region, Child Development Agency (CDA), Robert Williams (second left), responds to a question posed by a participant at a policy forum hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) at its Kingston campus on September 26. The other panelists are: (from left) Acting Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Portia Magnus; and Managing Director, Jamaica National Building Society, Saffrey Brown. The forum was themed: ‘Social Protection: Fostering the Well-being of Vulnerable and at-Risk Groups for a Better Jamaica’.

Jamaicans Urged to Remove Barriers Affecting the Disabled

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play a greater role in protecting the rights of the disabled, and helping to remove the barriers to inclusion, participation, and development of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. This call comes from Executive...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), and Senior Private Sector Development Specialist with the World Bank, Thomas Vis (left), shake hands, following the signing of a US$50 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth project, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Wednesday (September 24).

Government Signs US$50M MOU to Strengthen Business Environment

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (right), look on as Chairman of the iLead Advisory Board and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding for the iLead programme, which targets 15 primary and secondary schools in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James. Also observing are: Director of Education Programmes at JN Foundation and Head of iLead, Dr. Renee Rattray (2nd left); and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown.

Education Ministry and JN Partner to Transform School Leadership

Director, Taxation Policy Division, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ian Scarlett, emphasises a point during a presentation to business students at a lecture, hosted by the School of Business Administration at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston, on September 11. Mr. Scarlett’s presentation focused on the Government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP).

Young Jamaicans Urged to Create Employment for Themselves

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), offers words of commendation to Westmoreland teacher, Swaine Esson (centre), while presenting him with the Governor General’s Achievement Award on Thursday (August 28), at the All American Institute of Medical Sciences in Black River, St. Elizabeth. Sharing the occasion at right is the Custos of Westmoreland, Hon. Hartley Perrin.

GG Hails Cornwall County Achievers

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), listens to Director, Jamaica Wells and Services Limited, Richard Simpson during a tour of the Ballater Avenue Well in Kingston on August 27, following the official commissioning of the well into service. The well, which is owned and operated by Talawah Investments, will be connected to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) system and used to provide water for both domestic and industrial use in sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area.

11 years ago EnvironmentVision 2030Water

NWC Takes Steps to Reduce Water Theft

The National Water Commission (NWC) is stepping up operations to reduce water loss due to theft. These measures will, in some instances, involve working with law enforcement to remove illegal connections to the system, said Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. He was speaking at official commissioning of the Ballater Avenue Well, located on Ballater...

11 years ago LabourVision 2030

Flexi-Work Arrangements Will Be Closely Monitored

Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller, says that the Ministry will closely monitor complaints under the impending flexi-work arrangements and take appropriate action where there are breaches. He also warned that an employer, who seeks to alter existing terms of a contract without the worker’s consent could face court action for breach of...

11 years ago National SecurityVision 2030

Murder Rate Down January To June

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported an 8.2 per cent decrease in the murder rate for the period January to June 2014. The PIOJ’s Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, says the rate declined to 18.2 per 100,000 of the population, down from 19.9 for the corresponding period in 2013. Murder is treated as a Category One crime, in...

11 years ago Climate ChangeDevelopmentLocal GovernmentVision 2030

Climate Change Must Be Included In Development Planning

Director of Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin, says that development planning in Jamaica must incorporate disaster mitigation measures and strategies to address climate change. These considerations, she said, are imperative in light of the extent of informal settlements across the island, totaling approximately 700, which are home to a minimum of 15...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (left), greets Chief Liaison Officer at the Jamaica Central Labor Organization, Clayton Solomon, after the Service of Thanksgiving to mark Jamaica’s 52nd year of Independence held on August 3 at the Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University campus, Washington DC.

11 years ago DiasporaPrime MinisterVision 2030

PM Urges Jamaicans to Continue Nation Building Efforts

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has urged Jamaicans living at home and throughout the Diaspora, to continue to work diligently towards building a better country. The Prime Minister’s comments came in a message delivered by Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, at the annual Independence Service of Thanksgiving held on August 3, at the...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Aloun Ndombet Assamba, is being escorted to her seat by Chair of the Jamaica Ex-Soldiers Association, Devon Thorpe. Occasion was the annual Independence Service of Praise and Thanksgiving held on Saturday (July 26) in London.

12 years ago DiasporaForeign AffairsVision 2030

Government Committed to Strengthening Ties With Diaspora – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has assured Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) of the Government commitment to strengthening ties with the Diaspora as part of the nation building process. “The Government of Jamaica looks forward to continuing its partnership and strong bonds of friendship with the Jamaican community in the United Kingdom as it seeks to...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), signs a copy of the $1 billion contract for contstruction of an artificial groundwater recharge system at Innswood, St. Catherine, during a signing ceremony at the National Water Commission

12 years ago EnvironmentVision 2030Water

$1B Groundwater System for Innswood, St. Catherine

The National Water Commission (NWC) will undertake development of a $1 billion artificial groundwater system at Innswood, St. Catherine. The system will better enable the NWC to protect and sustain potable water supply resources in the Kingston Metropolitan Area and St. Catherine. A contract to build the facility was signed during a brief ceremony at the NWC’s corporate offices in New...