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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses leaders of the three unions representing workers of the St. Ann-based Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL), at a meeting held today (Jan. 30) at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay

Paulwell Calls for Tripartite Meeting to Chart Way Forward for Noranda

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has called for a tripartite meeting involving the Government, unions, and the management of St. Ann-based Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL). Addressing delegates and leaders of the three unions representing workers,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.

More Lamp Beneficiaries to Access $90.8 Million Grant Facility

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

US Officials Promise Seamless Implementation of Visa Regime for Farm Workers

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, just before the start of a Zika Virus preparation meeting with representatives of local authorities held recently, at the Ministry in Kingston.

Local Authorities Report Extensive Zikv Preparations

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the launch of KingstOON 2016 at Jampro’s head office in St. Andrew on January 28. The festival will be held from March 12-13 at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

Jamaica Can Be Major Player In Animation Industry – Paulwell

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Parish Councils Still Accepting Applications for Property Tax Relief

The Special Discretionary Relief Committees at all local authorities are still accepting applications from persons within specific groups, who are desirous of receiving property tax reprieve. Established in fiscal year 2013/14, the committees were set up to consider applications from within their respective jurisdictions from the destitute, elderly, disabled and pensioners. Responding to questions at Friday’s (Jan. 29) sitting of...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Grounds at Percy Junor Hospital Improved

It is now easier for motorists to enter and exit the grounds of the Percy Junor Hospital following improvement works undertaken at a cost of $9.2 million under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The two-month project, which was completed towards the end of last year, involved widening and paving of the driveway and parking areas, relocation of the guardhouse,...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

National Zikv Clean-up to Get Underway Next Week

A national clean-up campaign is to get underway next week, as Government steps up its Zika Virus (ZikV) preparations and response. The project is being undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. “Each Member of Parliament and Councillor will be given (monetary)...

Master Trainer at St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, demonstrates emergency first aid procedures during the National Health Fund (NHF)-sponsored training course conducted at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, recently. The teachers received training in first aid and asthma management under the Health Promoting Schools Programme.

10 years ago Education

Teachers at Rousseau Primary Trained in Asthma Management and First Aid

Twelve teachers of Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), asthma management and paediatric first aid under the Health Promoting Schools Programme. The training programme, sponsored by the National Health Fund (NHF), was conducted at the school over a five-day period. Course Facilitator and Master Trainer from St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, said the...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

10 years ago Technology

SRC Providing Training for Cookshop Operators

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training involves collaboration with agencies such as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Members of Parliament. “We look at some...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Confirms First Case of the Zika Virus

The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient who has now recovered is a four year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine. The child began showing symptoms on January 17, 2016 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States. The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over
a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of
several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May
2015. The provision is part of the Government

10 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Provides $3 Million Relief for Coffee Farmers Affected by Fires

Thirty-five coffee farmers in East Rural St. Andrew, whose crops were destroyed by bush fires last year, have received $3 million in relief support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to assist in restoring their livelihoods. The provision includes grants of $30,000 for each acre of land scorched; seedlings and plants; fertilizers; and other inputs to assist with land...