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Communications Specialist for the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Jamaica, Dorothy Campbell, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

CAC Provides Safety Tips for Christmas

Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, is urging citizens to adopt safe practices as they do their shopping and go about their various activities during the festive season. “One of the things that we at (the...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (4th right); and Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise A. Herbol (3rd left), unveil the signage for the new community resource centre in the East Kingston community of Rockfort, which was officially opened on November 5. Looking on are (from left) are: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Representative, Pearnel Charles Jr.; Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and East Kingston and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Programme Director for the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Charles Clayton. The centre was established under the USAID’s Community Empowerment and Transformation Project Phase 2 (COMET II).

Community Resource Centre Set up in Rockfort

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is presented with the Summary of Policy and Strategy Recommendations 2006-15 by Chairperson for the Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC) and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Aldrie Henry Lee, at the Caribbean Child Research Conference held today (November 6), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston.

Major Gains Made in Child Development – PM

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robison (right), is in discussion with former President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association (JSEA), Anthony Chang. Occasion was the Annual General Meeting of the JSEA, held yesterday (November 6), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Government to Make Annoucement on Net Billing in Two Weeks

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth left
at the door) , is assisted by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social
Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (third right) as he officially opens the
Clarks Town Branch Library, Trelawny on Friday May 15. Sharing the moment
are (l-r) Charge de Affaires Delegation of the European Union, Jesus Orus, a
senior student of Clarks Town School, Councillor of Sherwood Content
Division, Telka Holt, Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson and
Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Carla
Bingham-Ledgister (right). — Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth left at the door) , is assisted by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (third right) as he officially opens the Clarks Town Branch Library, Trelawny on Friday May 15. Sharing the moment are (l-r) Charge de Affaires Delegation of the European Union, Jesus Orus, a senior student of Clarks Town School, Councillor of Sherwood Content Division, Telka Holt, Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson and Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Carla Bingham-Ledgister (right).

Over 600 Residents Benefitting From Skills Training

10 years ago Local Government

Property Owners Reminded to Pay Taxes

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is calling on property owners to be diligent in paying their taxes, while commending those who have been meeting their obligations. He was speaking at a National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) press conference last week Thursday (December 17) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices. During the press conference,...

10 years ago Community

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Soldiers on November 8

Jamaica will pay tribute to soldiers, who fought in the two World Wars, on National Remembrance Day on Sunday, November 8. Activities for the day include a memorial service, which will be held at the Garrison Chapel, Up Park Camp, starting at 10:00 a.m. A wreath laying ceremony will take place at National Heroes Park at 10:20 a.m. with Governor-General,...

11 years ago Agriculture

Training for Farmers in Environment Friendly Practices

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be implementing a programme to train farmers and other stakeholders in environmentally friendly cultivation practices by September 30, 2015. “We will be establishing 10 hectares of green cane harvesting demonstration plots that incorporates three trash management options. These plots will be used to train our farmers in environment-friendly cane farming practices,” Portfolio Minister...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon.
Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addresses the Jamaica House media briefing in
Montego Bay, on February 5.

11 years ago Commerce

BPO Project to Open in Mo-Bay Free Zone

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Compete Caribbean Programme have signed a joint agreement to fund a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) Cluster Initiative Project, to be opened in the Montego Bay Free Zone in March. Announcing the project at a Jamaica House press briefing in Montego Bay on February 5, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and...

General Manager at Self Start Fund, Sezvin Hamilton.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

SSF to Rebrand Itself

The Self Start Fund (SSF) is currently on a mission to rebrand and reposition itself in order to respond to the demands of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector and maximize its product offering. Speaking with JIS News, General Manager of the SSF, Sezvin Hamilton, said that an integral part of the rebranding exercise will be a stronger...

11 years ago ParliamentSenate

Senate passes Bill to Amend Dangerous Drugs Act

A Bill to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act, to decriminalize ganja for medicinal, religious, scientific and therapeutic purposes, was passed in the Senate on Friday, February 6, with five amendments. Piloted by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, the Bill seeks to make the possession of small quantities of ganja, amounting to two ounces or less, a non-arrestable...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, speaks with Managing
Director of the United States-based investment firm, Oppenheimer and Company
Inc., Gregory Fisher (right), at the Jamaica Stock Exchange

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

More Rating Upgrades for Jamaica

Jamaica’s credit rating will continue to improve as the country cements its credibility in the international investment community. “In 2015, Jamaica will mostly likely receive rating upgrades from both Moody’s and S&P (Standard and Poor’s),” said Managing Director of the United States-based investment firm, Oppenheimer and Company Inc., Gregory Fisher. He was addressing the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) 10th regional...