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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 18).

Finance Minister to Appoint Private-Sector Members of TAJ Board

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 18), passed legislation that will allow the Minister of Finance and Public Service to directly appoint the private sector members of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) board. The Bill, an Act to Amend...

Assistant Attorney General, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Amanda Bethune, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Road Safety Campaign Targets Pedestrian Safety

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), interacts with participants during Wednesday’s (February 19) launch of the European Union (EU)-Universal Service Fund (USF) student video competition at the EU Delegation Office in Kingston. Sharing the conversation (from second left) are President, St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Club, Deiandra Underhill; Chief Executive Officer, USF, Charlton McFarlane; and Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation, Aniceto Rodríguez Ruiz.

EU-USF Student Video Competition Launched

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, speaks during Wednesday’s (February 19) quarterly media briefing at the agency’s offices in New Kingston.

PIOJ Projects Growth Rebound for First Quarter of 2025

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (third left), breaks ground for construction of a state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite at 149 Orange Street, downtown Kingston, on November 12, 2021. Joining the Minister (from left) are former Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt; former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; and former Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

$85 Million Set Aside for Final Works on Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite

1 year ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Section of Rio Nuevo to Lambkin Hill Roadway in St. Mary to be Closed to Vehicular Traffic

Starting tomorrow, February 19, 2025, a section of the roadway from Rio Nuevo to Lambkin Hill in St. Mary will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure which will be in the vicinity of “Bruk-Weh” will commence at 10 a.m. and is to facilitate the repair of a section of the roadway that has failed. The roadway will be partially...

1 year ago Press ReleaseWater

NWC Makes Amnesty Programme More Accessible Through Mobile App

Customers can now get valuable information and assistance about the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Amnesty Programme by using the NWC’s Mobile App, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Already, the app facilitates bill payment, service applications and other services. Now, it will provide direct access to detailed information about the Amnesty Programme. The...

(FILE) A newly constructed section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in Grants Pen, St. Thomas.

1 year ago Works / Construction

South Coast Highway to Be Completed by 2027

The Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) is slated to be completed by March 2027, bolstered by a $2.5-billion allocation in the upcoming 2025/26 fiscal year. Details are outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The breakdown of the projected $2.5-billion-spend involves $125 million...

Programme Development Officer, Public Health Specialist in the Family Health Unit at the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Winner of the Best Overall Presentation Award at the National Health Research Conference 2024, Dr. Carol Lord, addresses a JIS Think Tank on February 18.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

Pregnant Women Urged to Identify Risks Early and Act Quickly at First Sign of Trouble

Pregnant women are being urged to identify their risks early, join high-risk antenatal clinics, if necessary; closely monitor their blood pressure and act quickly at the first sign of trouble. This advice came from Programme Development Officer, Public Health Specialist in the Family Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Carol Lord, at a JIS Think Tank on February 18....

Localisation Officer, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Samantha Wilmot.

1 year ago Vision 2030

Entries Now Open for Vision 2030 Jamaica Poetry and Song Competition

Entries are now open for the Vision 2030 Jamaica ‘Love Jamaica’ Poetry and Song competition. Localisation Officer for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Samantha Wilmot, told JIS News that the competition, which targets young Jamaicans, is an opportunity for persons to showcase their creative talents while celebrating the island’s rich cultural heritage. “Participants will be required to write or compose...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), removes his newly printed National Identification (ID) Card from a machine located at the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) Personalisation Centre, at Central Sorting Office in Kingston, in November last year. Looking on (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Card Machine Operator, Rog-Jae Seymour and Chairman of NIRA, Bishop Conrad Pitkin.

1 year ago NIDS

NIDS Project Gets $2.8 Billion

The Government has allocated $2.8 billion towards implementation of the ‘National Identification System (NIDS) for Economic Growth’ Project. Details of the project are outlined in the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. The programme aims to provide a secure, reliable, and unique method of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right), listens to a point from Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (retired) Radgh Mason (right), during Tuesday’s (February 18) staging of the We Transform ‘Youth and Parent Lynk-Up Reintegration Day’ at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the discussion are Acting Superintendent of the facility, Carol Johnson (third left), and representative of Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), Amaila McHargh (third left). At left, TAJ Representative, Jenelle Buchanan, assists a parent.

1 year ago National Security and Peace

National Security Ministry Takes Youth and Parent Lynk-Up to Rio Cobre Juvenile Facility

Scores of wards at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and their parents benefited from motivational talks and access to a range of services, under the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Youth and Parent Lynk-Up Reintegration Day’ initiative. At an event held on Tuesday (February 18) at the juvenile facility in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, the youngsters were given the opportunity...