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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.
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.

Climate Change Impact on Genders to be Identified and Addressed

By: Douglas McIntosh, September 15, 2017
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...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), is being shown a map of works to be undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), while on a tour of sections of Central Clarendon on September 14. Looking on (from left) are Project Officer of JSIF's Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), Craig Williamson; Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry and Social Development Officer of JSIF's ICDP, Shunelle Nevers.

Government to Regularise Informal Settlements in Central Clarendon

By: Chad Bryan , September 15, 2017
General Manager of Wigton Windfarm Ltd., Earl Barrett (second left), and Project Manager, Michelle Chin Lenn (left), share details about the facility with (from third left), Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Col. Oral Khan; Principal Director of Climate Change in the Ministry, Una May Gordon; and Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, during a tour of the facility on Friday, August 18. The tour was organised by the Climate Change Division and included a visit to Wigton Windfarm in Manchester and the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation in Clarendon.

Study Tour of Wind and Solar Farms

By: Denise Dennis , August 22, 2017

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