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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the media launch for the seventh annual Small Business Exposition & Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on April 24.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the media launch for the seventh annual Small Business Exposition & Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on April 24.

Industry Minister Reaffirms Support For MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the continued growth of  micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), through the establishment of various policies and legislative changes. “Government fully understands the critical role...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

Energy World International Granted Licence for 381MW Project
Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).
Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).

Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.

25 Persons and Groups Get PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston.

Initiative Launched to Advance Early Childhood Education

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CommerceIndustryVision 2030

Private Entity Partners with Government on CRP Initiative

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has endorsed the partnership between the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and Gas Products Limited (GASPRO), to stage the Street Style Cook Up Competition. The competition will be initially held in Southside/Parade Gardens, Central Kingston, on May 17. The initiative is a community integration programme, which will be undertaken over the next...
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EducationVision 2030

Jamaica Lauded for Achieving MDG of Universal Primary Education

With a net primary school enrollment rate of over 90 per cent, Jamaica has already achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal primary education. United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dr. Arun Kayshup, has congratulated the Ministry of Education on “meeting this important achievement”, which is the second of eight Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. The others are:...
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Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (left) presents mentor within the National Mentorship Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Watson with her instrument of appointment during the presentation ceremony held at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) where past students in the society are invited to act as mentors at the class level at their former high schools.
Governor GeneralVision 2030Youth

Jamaicans Giving Back Through Youth Mentorship

Seventy-five Jamaicans have answered the call to give back to their former high schools, by promoting positive values and attitudes in youngsters through the National Mentorship Programme. The cohort, which consists of individuals from various professions, was presented with their instruments of appointment during a ceremony at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (5th left), turns on a pipe of the rainwater harvesting system, which was commissioned on March 28 at the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School, in St. Ann. Also sharing in the occasion are (from fourth left): Managing Director, Water Resources Authority, Bazil Fernandez; Chairman of the School Board, Bishop Omar Oliphant; Minister of Education, Hon. the Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Principal of the school, Geoffrey Sharpe; Member of Parliament, Keith Walford; and teachers at the school.
EducationEnvironmentVision 2030Water

More Water for High School in St. Ann

A rainwater harvesting system, constructed at a cost of $3.6 million, was commissioned into service at the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School, in Alexandria, St. Ann,  on March 28, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. Funding for the facility, designed to assist the school community to overcome the severe water shortage, was provided by the...
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EnvironmentLocal GovernmentVision 2030

Plastic Separation Project in Seven Ministries

Beginning April 1, a plastic separation initiative is to be launched in seven Government Ministries, as part of plans to effectively manage the nation’s solid waste. The Ministries of Health; Education; Finance and Planning; National Security; Agriculture; Local Government and Justice are to participate in this project, which involves the separation of plastic containers from regular waste, for collection by...
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CommunityVision 2030Water

Improved Water Supply for Thornton

Just over 1,700 residents of Thornton and adjoining communities in eastern St. Thomas are now benefitting from improved water supply, following the commissioning of the $36 million Thornton water supply system, on March 27. The project, undertaken over nine months, was jointly funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), which provided just over $34 million through its Basic Needs Trust...
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