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Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.

Flood Simulation Exercise Undertaken In Westmoreland

Residents of Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland are better prepared to respond to flooding and other natural disasters, following a flood-simulation exercise on January 7. The exercise was carried out across several sections of the town to include Hudson Street, Cooke Street...

Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

Somerton Road In St. James Rehabilitated

Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left, back row), with members of the Cherry Youth Society at a special function organised by the group to honour public servants in St. Catherine, on January 1.

Public Servants Honoured In St. Catherine

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BOJ Issued $2.9 Billion During Last Five Working Days

Correctional Officer at the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in Bamboo, St. Ann, Donovan Small (right), hands over food items to Administrator at the Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in Alexandria, St. Ann, Gwendolyn Howell, on December 31, 2019.

Elderly And Homeless Persons Receive Meals And Care Packages

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

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Third-Quarter Growth Above PIOJ’s Estimate

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting third-quarter 2019 calendar year economic growth of 0.6 per cent, from July to September, relative to the corresponding period the previous year. This out-turn is 0.3 per cent higher than the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) estimate, as announced during the agency’s quarterly briefing last November. Minister of Finance and the Public...

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaks in the Senate.

6 years ago EnvironmentSenate

Senator Proposes Impact Assessment Study On Ban On Plastics

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, is proposing that an environmental impact assessment study be undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of the ban on certain categories of single-use plastics. In an interview with JIS News on December 30, Senator Samuda said the study would look at how much plastics have been taken out of the island’s waste stream since the ban took...

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

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

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, “STATIN reported earlier this week that the Jamaican economy grew in the June – September quarter of 2019 by 0.6%...

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.

6 years ago Culture

Enslaved Africans Of The Zong Massacre Remembered

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Sunday (December 22), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth, to remember those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. Earlier, a memorial service was held for the 132 Africans at the St John’s Parish Church, High Street, Black River. Following the service, officials and members of the...

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

6 years ago Prime MinisterTransport

Increased Revenue Expected From Overflight Services

Jamaica is expected to earn increased revenues from overflight services as a result of the recent US$17 million (J$2 billion) upgrade to the Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre (KATCC). Speaking at the recent opening of the centre, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, explained that Aviation contributes billions of dollars to the Jamaican economy, both directly and indirectly. “Simply...

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

6 years ago CultureOffice of the Prime Minister

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.

6 years ago National Security

JCF Encourages Citizens To Be Extra Careful

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging citizens to take extra precaution during the busy Christmas season. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on December 18, Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell, said it is important that persons pay attention to their surroundings, as there are increased safety...