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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), interacting with a group of students from St. Elizabeth Technical High School at United Nations Day 2019 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 24).

Young People Urged To Get Involved In Governanace

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is encouraging more young people to get involved in the governance of the country to ensure a better future for themselves and the generation of tomorrow....

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With Dr. Dyer (from left) are Acting Director, Employment and Career Services at the Trust, Rayharna Wright; and Director, National Training, HEART Trust/NTA, Kenesha Campbell.

HEART Reports Increase In Persons Accessing Training Since Merger

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

HEART/NTA Better Positioned To Drive Human Capital Development

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaking with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer, at the Ministry’s press briefing held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 8).

ICT Authority Transition Team To Begin Work November

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the keynote address at the Youth for Sustainable Development (Y4SD) 2019 Conference, at JAMPRO in St. Andrew, today (September 27). Y4SD is a non-profit movement of young professionals who take pride in supporting the sustainable development of Jamaica, in keeping with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the Vision 2030 National Development Agenda.

State Minister Says Government Firm On Protection Of Environment

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), in conversation with Sport Consultant, Commonwealth Secretariat, Andy Preece, at a workshop on ‘Designing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M+E) Framework for Sport Development’, on Wednesday (September 25), at the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel, New Kingston. The two-day workshop will end on September 26.

6 years ago SportVision 2030

Government To Strengthen Mechanisms To Evaluate Contribution Of Sport

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to strengthening mechanisms and capacity to monitor and evaluate the contribution of sport to national development. This is to be achieved through the design of a results framework and monitoring and evaluation system for the National Sports Policy, and strategic national priorities to be pursued...

Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 25 (Cornwall), Glenda Miller, speaking at the Division’s ‘Playground Effect Project’ culmination and thanksgiving ceremony at Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday (August 29).

7 years ago EducationVision 2030

15 Early Childhood Institutions Equipped with State of the Art Playgrounds

Fifteen early childhood institutions (ECIs) across western Jamaica have been equipped with state-of-the-art playgrounds, under the Kiwanis Club- Division 25 (Cornwall) 2018/2019 ‘Play Ground Effect’ Project. Beneficiary schools include Hague Infant School in Trelawny; Providence Heights Infant School, Hill Top Basic School, Rose Hall Basic School, and Anchovy Basic School in St James; Hopewell Basic School, St. Simon Basic School...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right) with from left: Marketing and Sales Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Nathalia Palomino; grade five student, Cockburn Primary and Junior High School, Tianna Thompson; and Founder and Principal Director of Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. The occasion was a back to school event hosted by Youths for Excellence Limited, at Jamaica House on August 29.

7 years ago CommunityEducationVision 2030

Youth Organisation Provide Back to School Assistance

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended Youths for Excellence Limited for providing back to school assistance to students of the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School. More than 36 students from the Hagley Park Road based school, received items such as computer tablets, bus passes for two months, three months’ supply of food, as well...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), listens to a point being made by Climate Change Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Gerard Alleng (centre), while Project Manager, Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (AP&FM-PPCR), Dr. Winsome Townsend, looks on. Occasion was the opening of the National Spatial Plan (NSP) Technical Symposium and launch of Phase two of the Development of the NSP at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 20).

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

National Spatial Plan Draft to be Completed by December

A draft of the National Spatial Plan (NSP), which will outline the governance framework for the optimal and effective use and management of Jamaica’s natural resources, is to be completed by December 2019. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who said the drafting of this modern national...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair held on July 4, at the entity

7 years ago Health & WellnessScienceTechnologyVision 2030

STI Policy to be Promulgated This Financial Year

The Government is working to promulgate the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy during this financial year. Science, Energy and Technology, Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology (S&T) Fair held on July 4, at the entity’s Hope Gardens complex, St. Andrew. She said that the policy is a...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a plenary session during the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (June 19). (FILE)

7 years ago DiasporaVision 2030

Diaspora Conference Attracted Increased Number of Overseas Attendees

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the recently staged 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference saw an increase in the number of overseas participants, moving from 239 in 2017 to 280 this year. “Not only was there an increase in numbers, but, in addition to attendees from the United States (US), United Kingdom...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hope Blake (right), greets Chief Internal Auditor for Ghana Grid Company Limited, Richard Ntim, at the opening session for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s three-day Governance and Risk Management Conference, on Tuesday (June 25), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At centre is the Secretariat’s Public Financial Management Advisor, Augustus Cole.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Governance and Risk Management Conference Underway

More than 20 government officers from eight countries, including Jamaica, are attending the Commonwealth Secretariat’s three-day Governance and Risk Management Conference, from June 25 to 27, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event has been organised by the Public Sector Governance Unit within the Secretariat’s Governance and Peace Division, under the theme: ‘Improving Governance and Risk Management...