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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, speaks during the FIFA Women
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, speaks during the FIFA Women's Football Convention in Paris, France on Friday, 7 June 2019.

Grange: Government Leading Way for Women in Sport

The Minister of the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her government is embarked on a programme to provide greater support for and give better access to women and girls in sport. Addressing the FIFA Women’s...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (left) engages with Government Senator Matthew Samuda during the
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (left) engages with Government Senator Matthew Samuda during the 'Let’s Talk Environment and Planning' panel discussion and forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 5.

Support for Plastic Ban Remains High – NEPA
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), joins in the breaking of ground for construction of the new Barnett Street Fire Station in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (June 6). Others (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Managing Director of Pave-Con Limited, Bryan Ingleton; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Senior Director of the Parochial Revenue Fund in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Rupert Pryce and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), joins in the breaking of ground for construction of the new Barnett Street Fire Station in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (June 6). Others (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Managing Director of Pave-Con Limited, Bryan Ingleton; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Senior Director of the Parochial Revenue Fund in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Rupert Pryce and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.

Ground Broken for New Barnett Street Fire Station
The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, lying in state at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Friday (June 7).
The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, lying in state at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Friday (June 7).

Mr. Seaga Hailed by St. Ann’s Bay Mayor as Thoughtful and Fearless Leader
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), listens attentively to Vice Principal, Bath Primary and Junior High School, Beverley Edmondson-Edwards (left), during the LASCO REAP competition awards ceremony held on Thursday (June 6), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others pictured are: Senior Teacher, Bath Primary and Junior High, Marie Bennett (2nd left); Project Manager, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Catherine Davis Smith (third right); and students Dajhray Desouza (3rd left); and Kenrick Sammuels.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), listens attentively to Vice Principal, Bath Primary and Junior High School, Beverley Edmondson-Edwards (left), during the LASCO REAP competition awards ceremony held on Thursday (June 6), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others pictured are: Senior Teacher, Bath Primary and Junior High, Marie Bennett (2nd left); Project Manager, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Catherine Davis Smith (third right); and students Dajhray Desouza (3rd left); and Kenrick Sammuels.

Bath Primary and Junior High Wins 2018/19 LASCO REAP Competition

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), in discussion with Chairman, Green Expo, Robert Stephens, during the opening ceremony for the exposition at the National Arena in St. Andrew, on June 6. Green Expo is an environmental exposition aimed at increasing the awareness, knowledge and implementation of environmentally sustainable practices by the Jamaican public. It will run from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9, at the National Arena.
HousingWater

Revised Rainwater Harvesting Policy Guideline Has Provisions for Housing Developments

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the revised rainwater harvesting planning policy guideline will have provisions to facilitate water harvesting for housing and commercial developments. The Minister was speaking at the opening ceremony for the launch of Green Expo 2019, at the National Arena in St. Andrew, on June 6....
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, pays his respects to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Friday (June 7) where the body was lying-in-state.
Community

Western Jamaica Pays Tribute to Mr. Seaga

The mood was solemn inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Friday (June 7) as hundreds of mourners from western Jamaican turned out to bid farewell to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis;Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, were  among those...
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Community

Bishop Herro Blair Hails Mr. Seaga

Clergyman, Bishop Herro Blair, has hailed the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, for his contribution, not only to nation building but also to the ongoing work of Christianity and the establishment of other religious groups in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Bishop Blair said Mr. Seaga was a close friend who would often reach out...
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Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department, Nasheji-Gaye Elliott, addressing the recent launch of the Meteorological Service Division 2019 Weather, Climate and Climate Change Quiz Competition at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.
EnvironmentWeather and Climate Change

Jamaica Gets US$613,000 Grant from Green Climate Fund

Jamaica’s climate change mitigation efforts have been boosted bya US$613,000 provision from the Green Climate Fund(GCF) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness Support and Preparatory Grant facility. This, according to Forestry Department Public Education Officer, Nasheji-Gaye Elliott,is expected to significantly bolster the country’s preparations towards achieving REDD+ readiness over the next 28 months. “We look forward to...
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Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.
Health & Wellness

Director General of NCST Highlights Importance of Nutraceuticals

Nutraceuticals could form the next national industry as the National Commission on Science and Technology’s (NCST’s) work in local science and technology development is ‘bearing fruit’, says NCST Director General, Professor Errol Morrison. “Jamaica claims that over 50 per cent of the plants that have been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having health benefits is available right...
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