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National Security Minister, Hon. Horace Chang (left), presents the newly sworn-in Jamaican citizen, Jeremy Hoaxiang Zheng with a certificate formalising his status during the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency's (PICA) citizenship oath ceremony at the Liguanea Club in St. Andrew on Thursday, February 28. Jeremey is one of 33 foreign nationals living in Jamaica who were granted citizenship at the event.

33 Foreign Nationals Granted Jamaican Citizenship

Thirty-three foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) during a citizenship oath ceremony at the Liguanea Club in St....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness meets with President of Estonia Her Excellency Kersti Kaljulaid.

PM Holness Hails Estonia’s Digital Economy

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses journalists at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.

Cabinet Approves Increase for Pensioners

Vice Principal, Academic Affairs at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy Ann Barrett, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 26). (Photo: Rudranath Fraser).

Edna Manley College Says Greater Research Needed on the Arts

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), with (from left) physical activity instructor, Espe Johnson; Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-La-Mar Hospital, Dr. Alfred Dawes; Public Relations Consultant with the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Mexine Bisasor; Parish Manager at Hanover Health Services, Dawn Harvey; and Chairman for the Noel Holmes Hosptial Management Committee, Allaine Harvey, at the Ministry's ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’ held recently, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover.

Health Centres to be Rehabilitated

7 years ago Housing

Cabinet Approves HAJ/CHEC Partnership for Housing Solutions at Bernard Lodge

Cabinet has approved a partnership to be established between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited, for the construction of between 1,650 and 1,900 housing solutions at Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a Post Cabinet press briefing, held...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

7 years ago JusticeVision 2030

Low Outdated Monetary Fines to be Increased

Debate on the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties) Act, which seeks to update low outdated monetary fines for a range of offences, began in the House of Representatives on February 26. Opening debate on the Bill, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the legislation seeks to update old penalties in laws falling under the Ministry and is one of...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right); Principal of Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, Cynthia Roach-Porter (left); and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy, cut the ribbon to officially open a new building at the institution located on Waltham Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 26). The project was undertaken through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan.

7 years ago Education

Care Bear Early Childhood Facility Expanded

The Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre on Waltham Park Road, St. Andrew, has been expanded to better serve the developmental needs of students in the community and surrounding areas. Through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project, an additional building was constructed on the school grounds to house...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Energy

Hospitals, Schools to be Retrofitted with Energy-Saving Devices

Several hospitals and educational institutions are to be retrofitted in the upcoming fiscal year in keeping with the Government’s drive to make public facilities more energy efficient. A sum of $989.78 million has been provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure under the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP) to provide energy-saving solutions at the Falmouth, Mandeville and Kingston Public...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Export Regulations for the Medicinal Cannabis Industry By April

Export regulations for the medicinal cannabis industry are expected to be finalised by the end of April. Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, made the disclosure as he addressed a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Kingston on February 21. “Once export regulations are in place, we expect our licensees to trade...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the renovated Accident and Emergency area of the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21, symbolising the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the facility. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Leroy Williams; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Compassionate Care Programme Launched at Mobay Health Centre

The Ministry of Health’s Compassionate Care Programme was launched at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 21. The initiative seeks to enhance customer service experience for patients, which should make them more comfortable when they visit the centre. Speaking at the launch, Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the...

Senior Manager for Community Development at the HAJ, Nakia McMorris.

7 years ago Housing

HAJ Calls on MPs to Assist with Land Titling Programme

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) and Councillors to encourage residents to get titles for their land. “I am seeking the help of our MPs, as I think they have an impact. If they are able to corral their communities, then it would help us significantly (to provide titles),” Senior Manager for Community...