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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams,during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 13).

Oil Filtration System to be Acquired for JUTC Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet of buses are to see marked improvement in performance with the implementation of an oil filtration system. This as Cabinet has approved the award of a $251-million contract to Elhydron Incorporated for the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 13).

Special Needs Students Will Be Accommodated for PEP

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Minister Grange Says Government to Assist Kemoy Campbell

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), observes as Public Relations and Administration Manager of the CHASE Fund, Hilary Coulton (second left), assists a young girl to log on to a computer inside the Mt. James Resource Centre, at its official opening in Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, on February 8.

PHOTOS: Mt. James Resource Centre

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fourth left), assists The Gleaner’s Children Own 2018/19 National Spelling Bee Champion, Darian Douglas to cut a cake to celebrate his 12th birthday. Sharing the moment are Her Excellency, The Most Hon. Lady Allen (fourth right, background) and the Spelling Bee parish champions. Occasion was a reception for the parish champions and their teachers and programme representatives on Thursday (February 7) at King’s House. Douglas will move on to represent Jamaica at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC later this year.

PHOTOS: G-G with Spelling Bee Parish Champions

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), purchases produce from vendor, Keisha Scarlett, during the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) ‘Market meets the Market by the Sea’ event at the Waterfront, downtown Kingston on Thursday (February 7).

7 years ago Agriculture

Micro Stock Exchange Will Provide Funds for Growth and Expansion of MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated plans for the establishment of a Micro Stock Exchange, which will enable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to obtain funds to support their growth and expansion. The exchange will target companies for capitalisation of between $5 million and $50 million. “It is an idea, I believe, whose...

Manager for Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) Sales Support Unit, Ricardo Durrant.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

JAMPRO Grants Export Max Grace Period

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is inviting entities applying to participate in the Export Max III programme that have not submitted the necessary documents, to do so by Friday, February 15. Manager for JAMPRO’s Sales Support Unit, Ricardo Durrant, told JIS News that while the application deadline was January 31, entities are being given a two-week grace period to submit all...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on February 5.

7 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

$533M Spent to Build 69 Classrooms Since 2016

The Government has spent approximately $533 million to build 69 classrooms and accompanying amenities in primary and secondary schools since 2016, to take students off the double shift system and ease overcrowding. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on February 5. He said...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock (right), listen to Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Dr. Grantley Stephenson, during a tour of the entity

7 years ago CommerceEducation

Kingston Wharves and CMU Partner to Advance Port and Logistics Sector

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) and the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) have forged a partnership aimed at advancing research and development of the multibillion-dollar port and logistics sector. The collaboration will result in the launch of a Professional Chair in Logistics and Port Management starting this year. It will be held jointly by two of the foremost researchers in Logistics and...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while providing an update on the Government’s Public Sector Transformation Project, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (February 7).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Moving Apace to Review Public Sector Pay and Allowance System

The Government is moving apace to streamline the complex compensation and allowance system across the public sector. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that a policy, philosophy and accompanying strategies will be developed over the next 18 months. He noted that the objective is to attain a wage bill to gross domestic product (GDP)...

Chief Executive Officer at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Over 2,000 Machines Registered Under BGLC Amnesty

Over 2,000 previously unregistered machines were licensed during a Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) licensing amnesty late last year. “That was an important breakthrough in terms of bringing the kind of control we want to the industry,” said Chief Executive Officer at the BGLC, Vitus Evans, at a recent JIS Think Tank. He said that the amnesty was undertaken...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Chairman, Standards Council, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Senator Matthew Samuda, when he arrived at the BSJ’s Winchester Road location in Kingston on Wednesday (February 6), to address the launch of its structural steel standards.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Stakeholders Encouraged to Adhere to New Standards for Structural Steel Products

Building and construction industry stakeholders are being urged to adhere to the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) newly launched standards for structural steel products. The call comes from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said that observing the compulsory standards will ensure buildings are safe and of the highest quality. “There is an expectation from...