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Plans Advanced for Development of Resilience Park in Portmore
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is advanced in the development of a Resilience Park in Portmore, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, advised that ground will be broken this year for the park, which will be developed...
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Input of Vendors Will be Taken in Upgrading of Charles Gordon Market
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that while work on the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, is badly needed, nothing will be done without the input of vendors. Mr. McKenzie, who toured the facility on August 25, where he met with vendors, said he is also cognisant that the market is underutilised...
PHOTOS: Ambassador Audrey Marks Meets with US State Department Officials
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks (fourth right) shakes hands with Deputy Assistant Secretary in Charge of the Western Hemisphere, United States Department of Homeland Security, David L. Cloe, at the Embassy of Jamaica on Wednesday (August 24), following the first in a series of meetings with the Ambassador and members of her staff in relation to a...
Learn CPR to Save A Life
Administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to someone who is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, gives a four-minute window to allow advanced care to reach the patient. This was the message from Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) Dr. Hugh Mark Wong, as he addressed a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (August 23). Dr. Wong was speaking...
Procurement Commission Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification
The review and approval of public procurement submissions from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) can now be done in fewer than two weeks and supplier registrations in less than a week. This follows the achievement of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) of becoming the 24th public entity in Jamaica to earn the Quality Standard, ISO 9001:2015. The Standard will see...
LYNK to Support Government’s Agenda of Digital Adoption
Several government social and welfare programmes are being targeted for support through upcoming digital payment solutions being offered by Lynk. As Jamaica’s first fully digital wallet, Lynk is targeting public subsistence payment programmes, such as the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), and initiatives like the Christmas Work Programme, to bring ease to the process of disbursement, collection...
Major Infrastructural Upgrade for Schools Island Wide
The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $210 million for critical repairs to schools across the island. In making the disclosure, portfolio Minister, Hon Fayval Williams, informed that each of the seven regions within the Ministry has received $30 million for the infrastructural upgrades. The Minister was speaking at the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association at...