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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, converses with three wards of the State, at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Education Transitioning Forum held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency also recognised 157 children who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The event was staged to prepare the students to make a smooth transition to high school.

Parents Encouraged to Help Children Focus on Tertiary Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging parents to help their children in high school to focus on tertiary education. Delivering the keynote address at a forum for new secondary students...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Hospital Information Management System on Friday (July 27).

Work Progressing on National Health Insurance Scheme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Minister Says Ministry Will Continue to Invest in Human Capital

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

NSWMA to Assist With Relocation of Persons Living on Retirement Landfill

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

Wheatley Steps Away from Portfolio

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), gets ready to cut the ribbon to declare the new community-based Dive and Non-Motorised Water-Sport Facility at Alligator Head in Anchovy, Portland, open on, Thursday (July 26). Sharing the moment are (front row, from left): Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; Francesca Santoro; Founder, Alligator Head Foundation, Francesca von Habsburg and Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. This initiative was implemented with support from the Tourism Enhancement Fund at a cost of approximately $18 million. Some of the new features include a floating dock, new equipment for non-motorised water-craft activities and an improved interpretive visitor centre.

8 years ago Sport

PHOTOS: Sport Facility in Portland

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ Implementing Strategies to Increase Property Tax Collections

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is implementing several strategies to increase property-tax collections. Speaking at the recent Local Governance conference in Montego Bay, Commissioner General at TAJ, Ainsley Powell, said a total of 17 programmes were developed and implemented covering registration, filing and payment compliance, audit, and taxpayer service and education. “Those are some of the key things that we’re trying...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Medical Chief of Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce (second right), as he explains features of some of the equipment that form part of the Hospital Information Management System, which was launched on Friday (July 27) in the lecture theatre of the Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit. Also listening are (from left) UHWI Board Chairman, James Moss-Solomon; Chairman, Tony Thwaites Wing, Mark Thwaites; and Senior Director for Nursing, UHWI, Claudett James.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Information System by End of Fiscal Year

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that Jamaicans can expect a new Health Information System before the end of the financial year, where data is collected and shared about patients on one platform that connects hospitals and health centres across the island. According to Dr. Tufton, a system of this nature will assist medical practitioners with...

Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon (right), gives an update on the system at a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch Stewart.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Consent Required to Verify Identity under NIDS

Under the National Identification System (NIDS), persons will have to give consent for their identity to be verified by the system when conducting business. Programme Director of NIDS, Warren Vernon, said that adults will be required to provide consent for minors. He informed that notification will be given through an online portal when personal information is verified. “Everything will be...

Workmen operate a road roller along a section of roadway under the Hagley Park Road Improvement project in St. Andrew. The US$56-million project falls under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).

8 years ago Local Government

Multibillion-Dollar Road Upgrades to Ease Congestion, Boost Economic Activity

The Government of Jamaica is expending billions of dollars to upgrade major road segments in Kingston and St. Andrew in order to facilitate seamless travel by the commuting public and enhance connectivity to major markets and commercial centres, thereby boosting economic activity. The projects being undertaken are the US$19-million Constant Spring Road Improvement project, US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction...

Trainer, Internet Income Jamaica, Layten Pryce (standing), assists one of the participants benefiting from a two-day training session at the Abilities Foundation offices in St. Andrew on July 30.

8 years ago Social Security

Abilities Foundation Graduates Being Trained by Internet Income Jamaica

Fifteen graduates from the Abilities Foundation are benefiting from a two-day training session put on by Internet Income Jamaica to enhance their prospects of securing employment. The training is valued at approximately US$3,000 and falls under the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project. In an interview with JIS News, Director, Abilities Foundation, Suzan Hamilton, said she is...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.

8 years ago AgricultureIndustry

JUTC to Provide Transport to Denbigh

Patrons attending this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, scheduled to take place from August 4 to 6, will be given an opportunity to travel in comfort. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will again provide park-and-ride services over the three days. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Chairman of the...