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Minister with responsibility for Water, Infrastructure and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.

Delivery of Potable Water to Citizens Major Priority – Senator Charles Jr.

Minister with responsibility for Water, Infrastructure and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the delivery of potable water to citizens continues to be a major priority for the Government....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (right), interacts with the top-10 performing Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) scholarship recipients, at the Commission’s Education Fund ‘Meet and Greet’, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on August 28.

Students Encouraged to Consider Entrepreneurship as Career Option

Technical Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Colin Porter.

JBDC Accepting Applications for ‘Design Fusion 2019’

Coordinator for the Greater Involvement of Persons Living with HIV at the National Family Planning Board, Ainsley Reid, in an interview with JIS News.

Persons Living With HIV/AIDS Encouraged to Join Support Groups

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), along with Chief Executive Officer of Kolau, Danny Sanchez-Mola (second left), display a copy of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), which will facilitate the digitisation of 25,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), in three years. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, today (August 29). Others (from left) are Country Representative of the Organization of American States, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

Industry Ministry Launches Three-Year MSME Digital Marketing Plan

Newly appointed Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (centre), addresses journalists during Thursday’s (August 29) quarterly briefing at the BOJ, in downtown Kingston. With the Governor (from left) are BOJ Deputy Governors, Dr. Wayne Robinson, and John Robinson.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

16.8 % Increase In Credit Extended to Private Businesses

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting a 16.8 per cent increase in credit extended by deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) to private-sector businesses and households over the 12-month period to June 2019. Newly appointed Governor, Richard Byles, says this out-turn exceeded the 12.3 per cent recorded at the end of June 2018. He was speaking at the Central Bank’s quarterly briefing...

Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, on Thursday (August 29).

6 years ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Expects Smooth Start to New School Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information expects a smooth start to the upcoming academic year 2019/2020 on Monday, September 2. At the Ministry’s annual back-to-school press conference, held at its National Heroes Circle office, on Thursday (August 29), Minister with responsibility, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the Ministry has invested millions in various aspects of the education sector for schools...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLocal GovernmentWater

NWC to Conduct Audit of All Water Supply Systems

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is to conduct an audit of the island’s water supply systems, to find solutions for the challenges being experienced by citizens. In his message read by Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, during the commissioning ceremony...

President of the University and Allied Workers Union, Senator Lambert Brown (right), hands a copy of the signed Heads of Agreement to Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung (centre); and NSWMA Executive Director, Audley Gordon. The agreement between the two entities was signed on August 28 at The Knutsford Court Hotel, St. Andrew, for wage increases for NSWMA truck drivers.

6 years ago Local Government

Wage Increases for NSWMA Truck Drivers

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and the University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) have signed a Heads of Agreement giving truck drivers wage increases over a four-year period. “I believe that this is a good way forward. Let this signing be a signal, not to the end of anything but to the continuing of a fight to get...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses a JIS

6 years ago CommunityYouth

Parents and Guardians Encouraged to Reintroduce Morning Routine Now

In preparation for the start of the 2019/2020 school year, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, is encouraging parents and guardians to reintroduce the morning routine to their children from now. “They should not wait until the first morning of school or the night before to start putting children back into the routine...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses Justices of the Peace and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at a Child Diversion Programme Sensitisation seminar, held in Mandeville, Manchester, on August 28.

6 years ago Justice

Justice Minister Calls Out Delinquent Fathers

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling out fathers who are not living up to their responsibility. Delivering the main address at a Child Diversion Programme Sensitisation seminar for Justices of the Peace and the police, in Mandeville on August 28, the Minister said far too many fathers are being called to the family courts for maintenance. “The poor mothers...

Programme Director, Skills Development for the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, JAMPRO, Marjorie Straw, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.

6 years ago IndustryJIS Think Tank

JAMPRO Official Says GSS Project Will Help to Close Skills Gap

Programme Director, Skills Development for the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the initiative will play a significant role in closing the skills gap for the global digital services. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28, Miss Straw, who operates out of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), said the project will also help Jamaica to compete at...