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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point during the European Union-Government of Jamaica (EU-GOJ) Virtual Town Hall Discussion on Justice and Public Financial Management Reform, on Friday (July 16).

Finance Minister Says Project is Needed to Clear Backlog of Audits

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is looking to provide the Auditor General’s (AG) Department with resources to conduct outstanding audits of State entities lagging in the submission of annual reports to Parliament. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

Jobs Increase by 15% in BPO Sector

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jarrett Foundation, Dr. Pearl Jarrett, at a ceremony held on Thursday (July 15) at the new Foreign Affairs headquarters, 2 Port Royal Street, Downtown Kingston, to hand over two million face masks.

Jarrett Foundation Donates Two Million Face Masks

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (centre), and Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Keith Wellington, during a tour of the emergency shelter at the institution, on Friday, July 16.

Emergency Shelters Ready in The West

Chairman, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, addresses virtual press briefing on Friday, July 16.

Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Work From Home Arrangement For BPO Sector to be Made More Efficient

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Government is working to make the work from home arrangement for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector smoother and more efficient. “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused us to make a close review of the activities in Jamaica’s global services business...

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Protect Their Wellbeing by Taking The Vaccine

With the expected increase in the supply of vaccines, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging the population to protect their wellbeing by getting vaccinated. Speaking at a social housing function in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on Friday (July 16), the Prime Minister said a “good supply” of the medicine is set to arrive in August, and communities...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a social housing function in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on Friday (July 16).

5 years ago Housing

PM Says Government is Committed to Housing Vision

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that making affordable houses available to all sectors of society is a vision to which the Government is committed. “Our commitment of 70,000 housing solutions is underway. We have put together the Bernard Lodge project, 15,000 houses, and we are seeing other private sector initiatives coming up,” Mr. Holness said, at...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), with St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, Saboto Caesar (left), on day one of the inaugural CanEx Psychedelics Summit, at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 15.

5 years ago Agriculture

Protocols in Place for ‘Magic Mushrooms’

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the government has put in place interim protocols to facilitate the cultivation and processing of psilocybin mushrooms, also known as ‘magic mushrooms’ in Jamaica. “What we have been doing with the team is really looking at how can those who want to participate in the industry at least know the protocols...

An aerial view of the Ken Jones Aerodrome in St. Margaret’s Bay, Portland.

5 years ago Transport

JCAA Wants Regulations Segmented

In preparation for the growth and development of general aviation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is working towards the segmentation of the relevant regulations. Director of Flight Safety at the JCAA, Noel Ellis, told JIS News that the Authority is putting the necessary measures in place to ensure that the regulations are consistent with the standards of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams

5 years ago Education

Minister Commends Secretaries for Forming Association

The Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) was virtually launched today, July 16, under the theme ‘Securing the Future of Education by Investing in the Present’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, commended the members for organising themselves to be more effective in the way they carry out their responsibilities. The Minister’s message was read...

5 years ago Education

84.4 % of PEP Students Placed in One of Their Preferred Schools

Thirty-one thousand, four hundred and seventy-nine or 84.44 per cent of students who sat the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been placed in one of their preferred schools. Making the announcement today (July 16), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the results will be available for access at the parent portal at www.parents.dpisonline.com from...