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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, (left stooping) is assisted by Annmarie Bromfield in the planting of a Caribbean Pine Tree during activities to celebrate National Tree Planting day at Munro College in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, October 7. The annual exercise, which is spearheaded by the Forestry Department, aims to highlight the role of trees in the sustenance of life. This year’s National Tree Planting Day was celebrated under the theme ‘Trees Today, Trees Tomorrow, Trees for Life’.

Education State Minister Encourages Jamaicans to Plant More Trees

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has joined the call in encouraging persons to plant more trees as it plays a significant role in human existence. “Trees give us life. They give...

Government Senator Matthew Samuda, presenting his private member’s motion during last Friday’s (October 7) Senate sitting at Gordon House.

Senate Approves Motion Proposing a Ban on the Use of Styrofoam Containers and Plastic Bags

President of the Grand Palladium Staff Association, Leroy Peart (centre) addresses a ceremony to officially open and hand over the newly constructed bus shed at the Ester Primary School on September 30. Mayor of Lucea, Wynter McIntosh, teachers and students of the Esher Primary School and citizens of the area joined in the celebratory occasion.

Esher Primary School Gets Bus Shed

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (standing), addressing Friday’s (October 7) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

CARICOM Disaster Recovery Mechanism Activated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

PM Urges DBJ to Fast Track Harmony Cove Project

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), assist two students of the Charles Chin Loy Basic School, in Kingston, with planting a tree, today (October 7), in observance of National Tree Planting Day 2016.

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Encourages Schools to Plant Trees

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is encouraging educational institutions across the island to plant trees to protect the environment. The Senator, who was participating in a tree-planting event today (October 7), at the Charles Chin Loy Basic School in Kingston, in observance of National Tree Planting Day 2016, told JIS News that promoting environmental...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (centre), shares a light moment with Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) President, Hanif Brown (left), and Vice President of Marketing and Agricultural Supplies of the Hi-Pro Division of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Conley Salmon. Occasion was the JPFA’s 14th annual general meeting , held recently, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville.

9 years ago Agriculture

Pig Farmers Commended for Improvements in Industry

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, is commending the country’s pig farmers for the strides being made in the industry, which have seen the country gain self-sufficiency in the production of pork, while reducing imports of meat. He noted that the output of pork has grown by 22 per cent, moving from 6.3 million kilograms (kg)...

Work teams from the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) are working overtime to repair a damaged section of roadway along Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew.

9 years ago Works / Construction

NWC and NWA Repairing Collapsed Sewer Line on Constant Spring Road

Teams from the National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) are undertaking work to repair a damaged section of roadway along Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. A collapsed sewer line caused the road near Market Place to cave in, resulting in the closure of three of five lanes. Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Charles...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), explains the importance of trees to students of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School during a National Tree Planting Day exercise at the school on Olympic Way, St. Andrew today (October 7).

9 years ago Prime Minister

PM Urges Jamaicans to Plant Trees

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to plant a tree in order to preserve the environment and mitigate the effects of climate change. “We live in an island state that is susceptible to the effects of climate change, not just from hurricanes but other events such as the rising sea level. It is in our interest...

9 years ago Sport

Rio Olympic Delegation to be Honoured on Heroes Weekend – Grange

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Friday, October 07, 2016 – The Jamaican Government will salute the Rio Olympic delegation with a three-day programme of celebratory activities designed to honour their achievements and demonstrate national pride in their performances. The events will be held over the Heroes Weekend, October 14-16. In a programme organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Rio athletes will...

Urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Belinda Morrison, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Spotlight on Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer awareness month is being observed in September under the theme: ‘Don’t Delay... Check Your Prostate’. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there will be 15 million new cases of prostate cancer worldwide by 2020. It is also estimated that one in six men in Jamaica will be diagnosed with the disease, and if caught early can be...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Stakeholders Urged to Satisfy Changing Demands of Consumers

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging local tourism stakeholders to find new ways to appeal to the changing demands of consumers. Speaking at the inaugural Island Routes Caribbean Adventures Conference at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort on September 14, Mr. Bartlett urged participants to use their deliberations as the springboard for developing strategies to respond to the new...