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Communication Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
Communication Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

CAC Calls on Consumers to be Careful to Avoid Food Poisoning During Yuletide Season

As the festive season approaches, Jamaicans are being warned by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) that the risk of food poisoning is especially high during the busy season. Communication Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, is advising consumers of measures...
The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (right) accepts the donation of laptops and tablets from Deleen Powell, marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund while the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign trade and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Senator the Honourable Pearnel Charles Jr looks on.
The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (right) accepts the donation of laptops and tablets from Deleen Powell, marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund while the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign trade and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Senator the Honourable Pearnel Charles Jr looks on.

Youth Advisory Committee Receives US$15,000 Grant from UNESCO – Grange
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Early-Childhood Practitioners Exempt from Certain Payments
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is in light conversation with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (left) and Board Director for the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Noel Osbourne. Occasion was the Pesticides Control Authority
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is in light conversation with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (left) and Board Director for the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Noel Osbourne. Occasion was the Pesticides Control Authority's (PCA) annual awards ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4.

Health Minister Hails Work of Pesticides Control Authority
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents a plaque to Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during the fourth staging of the Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) awards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 4. During the ceremony, persons were recognised for their outstanding performance during the 2017/18 period.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents a plaque to Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during the fourth staging of the Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) awards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 4. During the ceremony, persons were recognised for their outstanding performance during the 2017/18 period.

Top performers In Education Ministry Recognised

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Sport

Splendid Denbigh High Causes a “Double Double” in ISSA Netball Competition – says Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has said, “Denbigh High School in Clarendon in a splendid display made it a “Double Double” in high school netball when they too won both the Junior and Senior Titles.” Minister Grange, in congratulating Denbigh High after they beat Holmwood Technical High School in both finals said, “It was...
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Senior Director in the Environment and Risk Management Division of the Economic Growth and Job Creation Ministry, Gillian Guthrie (second left), listens to a point being made by Head of the United Nations Environment Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, Vincent Sweeney (left), at the opening of the two-day Caribbean Sub-regional conference on cleaner and more efficient fuel vehicles, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 5. Associate Vice President of Sustainable Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Ruth Potopsingh; and Head of Development Cooperation at the High Commission of Canada in Jamaica, Walter Bernyck, also pariticipate in the discussion.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Several Achievements under Global Fuel Economy Project

Senior Director in the Environment and Risk Management Division of the Economic Growth and Job Creation Ministry, Gillian Guthrie, says several outcomes have emerged from Jamaica’s implementation of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) Project. They include development of a National Auto Fuel Economy Database to examine vehicle fuel efficiency in Jamaica, an Air Quality Management Study and a GFEI...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), applauds in appreciation after being presented with an online platform for victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jamaica, by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Advocacy and Communications Advisor, Vilma Gregory (right). At left is Sexual Reproductive Health Advisor, UNFPA, Dr. Maria Pilar de La Corte Molina. The presentation was made during a public forum entitled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 4). The platform, which was designed and developed by the UNFPA Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, will provide a dynamic, safe and secure accessible space for victims and survivors of GBV in Jamaica.
Gender Affairs

Online Platform Launched to Allow Victims of GBV to Share Stories

Victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) now have a safe space to share stories, challenges and solutions, following the launch of an online platform to accommodate this exchange. The platform, which was designed and developed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, is expected to contribute to national efforts to end violence and harmful practices against...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), and International Proxy Parents (IPP) President, Roma Greenaway (right), with three beneficiaries of IPP student bursaries for 2019 (from left) Ajani Simpson, Ardenne High School; Akeem Thomas, Jamaica College; and Shanecia Daley, Vere Technical High School. The cheque, in the sum of $1.49 million, which will also fund 1PP community projects in 2019, was symbolically presented during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (December 5).
Education

Education Minister Lauds IPP for its Assistance

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has lauded local charity organisation, International Proxy Parents (IPP), for its ongoing commitment to the development of education in Jamaica. This it does through the annual disbursement of scholarships, totalling over $1 million, to secondary students enrolled in grades eight to 13 in 15 institutions islandwide. It also funds several...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, directs the operator of a tractor during a Pre-Christmas clean-up drive along Barracks Road in Montego Bay, St James, Tuesday (Dec. 4)
Local Government

NSWMA Removes Tonnes of Bulky Waste from Town Centres

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it has, so far, removed bulky waste from 80 per cent of the 105 major towns across the island targeted under its Pre-Christmas Clean-up drive. Approximately $60 million is being spent on the project, which commenced on Saturday (November 24). Speaking with JIS News during the clean-up exercise along Barracks Road in...
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Transport

Processing of Badges for PPV Drivers to be Improved

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is to undertake a ‘Free up the Badge’ campaign, geared at improving the processing of badges for drivers of public passenger vehicles (PPV). This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on December 4. He noted that on an annual basis, the Transport Authority issues...
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