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Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards, outlines lightning safety tips at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

ODPEM Provides Lightning Safety Tips

With lightning strikes happening more frequently, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says there are several safety tips that citizens should practise, whether they are indoors or outdoors. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Deputy Director...

Member of Parliament, Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford.

Mandeville Traffic Management System 95 Per Cent Complete

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager (left), presents the inaugural Civic Pride Award to Courtney “Dappa” Yetman for contribution to the preservation of civic pride in this parish. The presentation was made at the National Heroes Day Civic and Awards ceremony held in Water Square on October 16.

Falmouth Mayor Promoting Civic Pride

Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, on October 25.

NEPA Encourages Developers to Build Vertical Structures

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the keynote address at the 2023 Public Sector Service Excellence Awards ceremony, held on October 25 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Tourism Minister Says All State Agencies Must Have Service Excellence Systems in Place

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

3 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Continues to Recraft the Agricultural Sector

The Government continues to recraft Jamaica’s agricultural sector to deal with the realities of climate change, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has said. He noted that the Ministry is focused on several strategic pillars to improve the sector, including food security, agribusiness development and climate-smart technologies. “We must farm differently. If the climate [has] changed, we...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Inspectors’ Branch Board (IBB) Inspectors’ Symposium, which was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Wednesday (October 25).

3 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Telecoms Network to be Upgraded by April 2024

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) telecommunications network will be significantly upgraded by April 2024. This was disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while addressing the Inspectors’ Branch Board (IBB) Inspectors’ Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Wednesday (October 25). He underscored that the improvements in the network...

3 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Says Farmers Should Grow More Ginger for Global Market

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaican farmers should tap into the growing global demand for spice crops, by embracing the cultivation of ginger. Minister Green, who was speaking to JIS News following a tour of the Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios on October 25, said the country is at a stage where spices, notably ginger,...

3 years ago Water

Reminder – NWC to Continue Sewer Pipeline Replacement

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that it will be continuing the replacement of its 400mm sewer pipeline in Montego Bay St James. The works will be carried out over the following weekends: 8:00pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, October 30, 2023 8:00pm on Saturday, November 4, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, November 6, 2023 8 :00pm...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, brings remarks at the launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite in association with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). The event was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 24).

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

PHOTOS: Launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, brings remarks at the launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite in association with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). The event was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 24).

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), converses with Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis, and Jamaica Prefects Association Vice President for Region 7, Kamar Edwards, during the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 25) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

3 years ago EducationForeign AffairsYouth

PHOTOS: 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute Directing Council Meeting Opening Ceremony

American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, speaks via a video presentation at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay War on Tuesday (October 24). The event was held at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay.

3 years ago Culture

Rev. Sharpton Urges Unity Among Black People at Morant Bay Rebellion Memorial

Renowned American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, delivered a message of unity among black people at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion on Tuesday (October 24). Rev. Sharpton, who was unable to attend the event physically but addressed the large gathering at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay via a video presentation, said that...