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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Statement from the Honorable Audley Shaw on the passing of James Moss-Solomon

It is with deep sadness that I learned of the unexpected passing of James Moss-Solomon, businessman extraordinaire and a true son of Jamaica. Jimmy’s contribution to the Jamaican business landscape spanned several decades, some of them the most unpredictable in...

The Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann that was constructed by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners at a cost of US$800,000 for road wetting activities.

Noranda Constructs Reservoir To Provide Water To Wet Roads

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), displays a sample of the national identification system (NIDS) card, which was printed at the NIDS card centre at the Post and Telecommunication Department on South Camp Road in Kingston on January 4. Among those looking on are Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell (centre), and Project Manager, PBS Consortium, Jorge Rueda (right).

NIDS Will Be Fully Operational This Year – PM

Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, addressing Monday’s (January 3) virtual stakeholder briefing on the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) approval for the release of approximately 1, 324 hectares of lands in St. Ann to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, for mining.

NCRA Approves Release of Lands In St. Ann to Noranda For Mining

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a handover ceremony for 5,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) home testing kits presented to the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) for tourism workers, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on December 30.

Jamaicans Urged to Recognise the Importance of Safeguarding Themselves Against COVID-19

4 years ago Labour

MLSS North Street Office Telephone Numbers Out of Service

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising the public that the telephone numbers 876-922-9500-15 for its office located at 1F North Street, Kingston, are temporarily out of service. The service provider is currently working assiduously to have the problem resolved in the shortest possible time. The Ministry apologies for any inconvenience caused.

4 years ago Gender Affairs

Grange mourns Institute of Jamaica Chair Moss-Solomon

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has paid tribute to the Chairman of the Council of the Institute of Jamaica, James Moss-Solomon. “We are deeply saddened at the passing of James Moss-Solomon, the Chairman of the Council of the Institute of Jamaica. He was one of our great business leaders, and we recently appointed...

Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon,

4 years ago Gender AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Death Has Robbed us of a True Businessman – PM Holness

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of prominent businessman and philanthropist James Moss-Solomon, CD. Death has robbed this nation yet again of an astute business leader whose contribution to the business community was revered. James Moss-Solomon was a former President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

4 years ago National SecurityTransport

JCF Reminds Public of Crash Hotspots

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public of some of the crash hotspots across the country, and is appealing to motorists to exercise extra care when traversing these roadways. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, told JIS News that the JCF has worked with its stakeholders in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students at the Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, today (January 4), during a handover ceremony for the presentation of a cartridge-free printer and reams of paper, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.

4 years ago CoronavirusEducationHealth & WellnessInformationYouth

Government Will Continue To Facilitate Face-To-Face Classes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government will continue to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes, which began yesterday (January 3), while being guided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “That’s where the expertise lies. They’ve been guiding us through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; and so we look to them from the education sector,”...

The ‘Stand Up For Our Country’ mural, which was unveiled in Hannah Town, Kingston, recently. The augmented reality (AR) artwork, done by Bonito Thompson, is part of a Crime Stop project, aimed at urging Jamaicans to stand together against crime.

4 years ago National Security

PHOTOS: Unveiling of ‘Stand Up For Our Country’ Mural

Correctional Officer at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in St. Catherine, Donovan Small (left), presents a box of cooked meal and bottled water to Ashton Houston during a visit to his home in Philadelphia, St. Ann, on January 1, as part of his annual New Year’s Day feeding programme.

4 years ago Social Security

Correctional Officer Feeds St. Ann Shut-Ins On January 1

Correctional Officer, Donovan Small, continued his New Year’s Day tradition of providing sumptuous cooked meals for the less fortunate across several communities in St. Ann. Four hundred and eighty meals were delivered to the homeless and shut-ins in the communities of St. Ann’s Bay, Bamboo, Lime Hall and Philadelphia; wards at the Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in Murry Mount; and...