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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councilor Homer Davis.

Mobay Mayor Calls on Citizens to Make Child Safety A Priority on Labour Day

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, is encouraging citizens of St. James to make child safety a priority when they work in their communities on Labour Day. Labour Day, which is...

Senior Director for Children’s Affairs, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

USAID Grants $67 Million for Youth Component of School Safety Programme

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) addresses a post-Sectoral press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (May 13). The Minister is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan (left); and Head, Health Promotion and Protection Branch, Dr. Simone Spence.

Private Sector Health Providers to Benefit from Partnership With Gov’t

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), speaking with the development team for the Hampden Wharf Development Project, during a tour of the projec site in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently. From left are: Architect at Apec Consultants Ltd, Christopher Shaw; Director of Project at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Johan Rampair; Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace; and Director of Craft Development Institute in Falmouth, Carol Rose-Brown.

Gov’t Looks to Enhance Tourism in Lucea

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14.

Gov’t to Execute $1-Billion Energy Efficiency Project

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses a council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), on Tuesday (May 14).

7 years ago Local Government

Shoreline Protection Works Along Section of Kingston Harbour

Shoreline protection works along a segment of the Kingston Harbour are expected to begin this fiscal year. The works will take place from the Rae Town Fishing Village to the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, who said the intervention has become necessary due to the erosion of the...

Students from the James Hill Primary School in Clarendon are assisted in spotting and identifying birds during a bird-watching session hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) earlier this year as part of its Bird Sleuth Programme.

7 years ago Environment

NEPA to Engage Students and Teachers in Protecting Birds

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will engage primary-school students and teachers in the protection of shore and water birds ahead of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) on May 22. Approximately 70 students from 12 primary schools in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information’s Region 6 will participate at a sensitisation session at the Mount Nebo Primary...

Chairperson, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, speaks at the Horizon Park Primary and Infant School’s Retirees Appreciation Banquet, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Teachers’ Day, Wednesday (May 8).

7 years ago EducationLabour

Chairman of ECC Calls on Jamaicans to Support Basic Schools on Labour Day

As Jamaicans gear up to give their time, effort and financial contributions towards projects on Labour Day, May 23, Chairperson, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, is calling on persons to support basic schools across the island on the day. Speaking with JIS News at the Horizon Park Primary and Infant School’s Retirees Appreciation Banquet, held at The Knutsford Court...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages two participants, Juleen Gentles (left) and Tuwanie Morgan (right), at the opening ceremony for the 2019 Girls Hackathon, held today (May 14) at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew. The event was held to observe the global International Girls in ICT Day. It is an initiative of SheLeadsIT, a Caribbean non-governmental organisation (NGO) that seeks to advance and empower women in economic development.

7 years ago Technology

Minister Encourages More Female Students to Pursue IT

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging more female students to get into information technology (IT) and innovation, so that they can be a part of the growing industry. Addressing the opening ceremony for the 2019 Girls Hackathon, held today (May 14) at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew, the Minister noted that a 2018...

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, speaks in the Senate on Friday (May 10).

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Senator Calls on Jamaicans to Protect Children from Sexual Predators

As the nation observes Child Month in May, Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, is calling on law-abiding citizens to be more protective of children from sexual predators. During her address in the Senate on Friday (May 10), Dr. Longmore cited the recent killing of children and emphasised the need for parents and guardians to protect the nation’s youth. She noted...

Senator Robert Nesta Morgan responds to welcome remarks as he takes his seat in the Upper House on Friday (May 10).

7 years ago Parliament

Robert Morgan Takes Seat in the Senate

Newly appointed Government Senator, Robert Nesta Morgan, formally took his seat in the Upper House on Friday (May 10), where he was warmly welcomed and hailed as a hard worker who will make an invaluable contribution to the country’s legislative process. Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, said that Senator Morgan is one of the hardest-working persons...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right), engages with participants in the Red Stripe Bar Academy 2019 programme, at the launch on Monday (May 13) at Red Stripe

7 years ago Youth

300 Young People to be Trained Under Red Stripe’s Bartending Programme

A total of 300 young people are to be equipped with skills in bartending through Red Stripe’s Bar Academy programme. The 2019 edition of the programme was launched on Monday (May 13) at the brewery’s Spanish Town Road location in St. Andrew. The training, being delivered by Red Stripe in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA, commenced with an orientation exercise...