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Manager, National Ozone Unit and National Ozone Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake.

NEPA Unit Assisting to Protect the Ozone Layer

The National Ozone Unit of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has devised several strategies, including legislative amendments, in its continued efforts to assist in protecting the ozone layer. Speaking in a JIS ‘Studio 58A’ interview about World Ozone...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session on September 13.

CAC Secures $15.9 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (fifth right, standing); HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right, seated); and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (left, seated), are flanked by graduates of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Apprenticeship Programme during the inaugural graduation ceremony at JAMPRO’s head office in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14).

First 114 Apprentices Graduate from Global Services Sector Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 13).

No Public Holiday on September 19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), applaud following the unveiling of the sign launching the Caribbean Moves initiative at Emancipation Park in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14). Sharing the moment are Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (second right), and Vice President, Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon.

Caribbean Moves Launched

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

3 years ago Tourism

Public Order Must be Taken Seriously – Minister Bartlett

Jamaicans are being urged to take public order seriously, as blatantly disregarding it poses an existential threat to both tourism and the wider community. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the appeal while addressing stakeholders in Negril, following the recent unveiling of a new welcome sign in the resort town. Mr. Bartlett said disregard for public order is currently the...

Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

3 years ago JIS Think TankTourismTransport

Spirit Airlines to Commence Direct Flights from Hartford on December 15

Spirit Airlines will begin direct service from Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, to Montego Bay, on December 15. The airline will provide four weekly non-stop flights and is the first to offer this service to Jamaica from Hartford. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, said the...

Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, addresses the entity’s fifth annual Field Services Conference, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday (September 14).

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Minister Williams Hails CPFSA’s Work in Safeguarding Jamaica’s Children

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) staff for their dedicated efforts in safeguarding the nation’s children, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that there has been a major increase in the demand for the agency’s services over the last two years and encouraged the team not to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 13).

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Farmers in St. Elizabeth Preparing for Major Castor Bean Project

Farmers in the constituency of St. Elizabeth North West are preparing to embark on a major castor bean project. Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, informed that the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is in the process of establishing a project, aimed at using mined out bauxite lands to plant castor beans and intercrop these with cash...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

3 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Minister Bartlett Maintaining Multi-Destination Tourism Thrust

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, continues to advocate for the development of a regional multi-destination tourism framework. Participating in the Caribbean Aviation Day multi-destination tourism panel discussion on Wednesday (September 14) in the Cayman Islands, he reiterated that “governments must work closely to examine the issues of tourism costs, air connectivity, the harmonisation of visa policies, airspace usage, and pre-clearance...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Thursday (September 15). Occasion was the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Jamaica’s wreath laying ceremony in memory of the military servicemen who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

3 years ago Tribute

PHOTOS: Royal Air Forces Association Wreath Laying Ceremony

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Thursday (September 15). Occasion was the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Jamaica’s wreath laying ceremony in memory of the military servicemen who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Member of Parliament, St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and Managing Director, V. Mansuhkani Foundation, Gul Mansuhkani (left), present a symbolic cheque for scholarships, valued $2 million, to University of the West Indies (UWI) students, Gavieal Gordon (second right) and Zoe Hitchins. The presentation took place at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 15).

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Students Awarded Scholarships Valued $2 Million

Two students pursuing studies in medicine and nursing at the University of the West Indies (UWI) have received scholarships valued $2 million from the V. Mansukhani Foundation to offset their tuition. The students are 23-year-old Gavieal Gordon, who received $1.5 million to continue on her journey towards becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon, while 21-year-old Zoe Hitchins has been awarded $500,000 to...