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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP

Jamaica’s Economic Expansion Continues Despite Economic Shocks

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke is pointing to the improving resilience of the Jamaican economy given the economy’s modest expansion, despite external economic shocks, in the third quarter of 2019. Minister Clarke stated,...

Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Frank Phipps Q.C. (left); Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa (second left); Chairman of the NCR, Laleta Davis-Mattis (third left) and Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald (right), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth. Occasion was a wreath laying ceremony held on Sunday, December 22, to commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with the NCR.

Enslaved Africans Of The Zong Massacre Remembered

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony at the re-opening of the recently upgraded Kingston air traffic control centre, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 18

Increased Revenue Expected From Overflight Services

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, with Miss World, 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (third left) Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare Bent (left) and Miss World 1993, Lisa Hanna Lake at a reception held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, December 22nd

PHOTOS: Miss World 2019 at Reception in Her Honour

Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell (centre), emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday, December 18. With ACP Powell are Head of the Constabulary Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (left) and Superintendent Courtney Coubrie of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.

JCF Encourages Citizens To Be Extra Careful

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Vendors Cooperating With Measures For Downtown Christmas Shopping

President of the Vendors, Higglers and Markets Association, Dunstan Whittingham, says that members are cooperating with the measures put in place by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to facilitate the expected increase in shopping downtown for the festive season. He told JIS News that a number of areas have been designated as no-vending zones, while restrictions have...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (2nd right) and Vice President for Marketing at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Gabriel Heron (left), sign a Cooperation Framework Agreement for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), at the JCC’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Other signatories were Secretary-General of the Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAIAC), Dr. Christopher Malcolm (2nd left), and President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd Distant Jr. (right)

6 years ago Justice

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica As Int’l Centre For Arbitration

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government will be pushing for more persons to make use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in settling disputes as the Administration seeks to position Jamaica as an international centre for arbitration and mediation. He said that the Government wants to see greater use of ADR by neighbours, communities, businesses, and other parties...

National Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer, Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU), Sergeant Bruce Williams.

6 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Farmers Urged To Take Precautions Against Praedial Larceny

National Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU), Sergeant Bruce Williams, is encouraging farmers to take the necessary precautions against farm theft during the festive season. Sergeant Williams, who was speaking to JIS News during a recent interview, said that the incidence of praedial larceny tends to increase during the months of December and January....

Programmes Analyst at the American Friends of Jamaica, Frances Fulton (2nd left), hands over $2 million worth of equipment and accessories to Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Kathleen Cooper Brown, during a ceremony at the institution on North Street, in downtown Kingston, on December 18. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Senior Medical Officer at the KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie, and Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the KPH, Mrs. Debbie Ann McKenzie Coke.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

American Friends Of Jamaica Donates $2M Worth Of Equipment To Kingston Public Hospital

The American Friends of Jamaica, today (December 18), officially handed over $2 million worth of equipment and accessories to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), during a ceremony at the institution on North Street in downtown Kingston. The donations include a Cogent Transport Stretcher; eight Tanita Physician Digital Beam Scales; and three EDAN iM3 Vital Signs Monitors with Non-invasive Blood Pressure,...

Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett (left), presents a Certificate of Completion and a Main Event Entertainment Group Limited care bag to Cazema Campbell, one of 32 persons from western Jamaica who participated in JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP) Event Production Training, during Monday’s (December 16) graduation ceremony at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

6 years ago Youth

Over $300M Pumped Into JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme

Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett, says the entity has pumped more than $300 million into its Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP), which channels social interventions for unattached youth. The ALSDP targets close to 6,000 youth in 18 underserved communities across seven parishes, and provides training in different areas, including event production, film,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the upgraded Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre (KATCC), at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (December 18). He is assistsed by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left). Looking on (from left) are Vice President of Sales for French company, Thales, Frédérique Miller; and Director General, JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh.

6 years ago Prime MinisterTransport

PM Opens Upgraded Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (December 18), officially reopened the multimillion-dollar upgraded Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre (KATCC), located at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) headquarters in St. Andrew. The upgrading project, which is part of the JCAA’s ongoing modernisation programme, included installation of a new state-of-the-art voice communication control system; cutting-edge, system-wide air traffic...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), turns the knob on a piece of equipment used in generating solar energy, under the guidance of Service Engineer at Wigton Wind Farm, Joel Lewinson. Occasion was a tour of the wind farm in Rose Hill, Manchester, on December 13.

6 years ago EnergyTechnology

Government Committed To Shifting From Heavy Fuels To Renewables

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to transitioning away from fuels that are not environmentally-friendly to using more renewable sources. She noted that the objective is to preserve the environment while lowering the country’s oil bill. Mrs. Williams, who was speaking during a tour of the Wigton Wind Farm in Rose Hill,...