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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) admires a bust of National Heroine the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons in Holywell, at the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) Dr. Susan Otuokon, and Acting Colonel of the Charles Town Maroons, Marcia Douglas.

Bust of Nanny Unveiled

A bust of National Heroine, the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons, was recently unveiled in Holywell, at the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP). It was donated to the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) by sculptor...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

JADCO on Path to Certification

Health Promotion and Education Officer for Hanover, Dwight Hill (left), accepts his award for dedicated service from Regional Technical Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Dianne Campbell – Stennett, during the WRHA’s Health Promotion and Education Team Building and Awards Ceremony held at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James on March 2 .

WRHA Honors Healthcare Workers

Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonlad Riley.

Coffee Innovation Competition Added to Activities for Coffee Festival

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), accepts laboratory equipment valued at $91 million from United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, (second right), during a function held on March 1 at the National Blood Transfusion Services in Kingston. The donation was facilitated through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Others (from left) are PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands, Mr. Ian Stein; Acting Director, National Public Health Laboratory, Dr. Marlene Tapper; and CDC Caribbean Regional Office Director, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo.

CDC Donates Lab Equipment Valued at $91Million to Health Ministry

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

Minister Grange Thanks Diplomatic Community for their Support

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has expressed appreciation to several international partners, for their support in heritage activities, at the underwater city of Port Royal in Kingston. Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692 and a large portion of the town sank into the sea. Today, it is one of the most important historical and...

Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

STATIN to Identify New Completion Date for Population and Housing Census

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is looking to identify a new date for the completion of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. The undertaking, which commenced last September, was slated to end on March 31. However, STATIN Director General, Carol Coy, said several administrative issues slowed the pace at which the data collection exercise was progressing, which have since...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on March 3.

3 years ago Agriculture

More Help for Farmers Affected by Drought

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has provided an additional $110 million in support to farmers affected by the meteorological drought. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the announcement during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 3. “We have, so far, presented… $90 million in terms of trucking and other forms of...

Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), Dr. Tina Beale.

3 years ago Education

RETI to become a Higher Education Institution

The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is moving towards becoming a higher education institution. Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, told JIS News that the organisation is reviewing its governance framework and quality assurance mechanism, as it advances towards registering with the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). She said this will better position the training facility to obtain accreditation for its continued...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (foreground), inspects a new batch of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits at a Passing-out Parade at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine in August 2022.

3 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Committed to Modernising Police Force

The Government is reiterating its commitment to the modernisation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that there has been significant progress in making the force more agile and capable of responding to a wide spectrum of threats. He said that the transformed and modernised police force is now driven by data,...

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

Mobilising Post-COVID Recovery Support Among Focus Areas for Foreign Ministry

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says in the 2023/24 fiscal year, mobilising support for post-pandemic recovery and enhancing opportunities for political, economic, and national development will continue to be prioritised. She was addressing a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in Gordon House on Wednesday (March 1). The Government has allocated approximately...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Confident of Executing New Role

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, is reaffirming that the institution can effectively execute the new responsibilities that it will be assigned under the proposed Twin Peaks regulatory model for the financial sector. He said that the new duties will not “stretch us to the point where we can’t pay attention to our duties at the BOJ”. Under the...