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National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative, International Labour Organization (ILO), Resel Melville, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Wednesday (April 25).

ILO Official Commends Statin for Youth Activity Survey

National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative, International Labour Organization (ILO), Resel Melville, has commended the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on completing the Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016, which aims to bring an end to child labour in Jamaica. The survey...

Deputy Director General, Regulatory Affairs, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Rohan Campbell (left); and Director, Environment, International Civil Aviation Organization, Jane Hupe, cut the ribbon for the formal handover of the ICAO/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Environment Facility ‘Solar-at-the-Gate’ project at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (April 24).

ICAO/UNDP Solar-At-The-Gate Project Being Piloted in Jamaica

Communications and Advocacy Officer, Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) , Francine Charles, addressing participatns at the Caribbean Non-communicable Disease Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 23), where the HCC’s ‘Too Much Junk’ online petition was launched for Jamaica.

Healthy Caribbean Coalition Launches Online Petition in Jamaica

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), shares a joke with Digicel’s Regional Communications Manager, Elon Parkinson (right), at an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) media workshop on the new 658 area code and 10-digit dialling, at the Hotel Four Seasons, St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 25). Looking on (from left) are OUR Director General, Ansord Hewitt; and FLOW’s Corporate Communications Manager, Ceila Morgan.

Increased Telecoms Competition Spurred New 658 Area Code – Dr. Wheatley

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), speaking during the launch of the 2016 Jamaica Youth Activity Survey at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (April 25). Seated (from second left) are Statistician, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Marsha Windross; National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative at the International Labour Organization, Resel Melville; and Employment and Labour Market Specialist, Diego Rei.

Jamaica to Host Regional Child Labour Elimination Workshop in July

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaks at Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on April 25.

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Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation Stages Events for 40th Anniversary

A charity ball is one of several year-long activities to be undertaken by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2018. Established in 1978, the Centre motivates young mothers to choose education instead of continuous motherhood. The ball will take place on May 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, under the...

Participants in the recent International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference display their certificates following a training course at the three-day event, which was held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay from April 17 to 19..

8 years ago Transport

MAJ Reports Successful Caribbean Bunker Conference

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is reporting that the recent International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference was a success. Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, told JIS News that the organisation is pleased with the conference’s outcome, “not only because we had a robust attendance but also because it provided the opportunity for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages Kingston High School students, Deandrea Gardner (second left), and Treshana Goodger (second right) in discussion during a function at the Sagicor Auditorium, New Kingston, on Thursday (April 26) to mark International Girls in Information and Communications Technology Day. Also listening is Teacher at the school, Alecia Reid.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Jamaica Celebrates International Girls in ICT Day on April 26

Jamaica today (April 26) joined 166 other countries in celebrating International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day. The initiative, spearheaded by the International Telecommunications Union, aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing ICT field. It also seeks to enable both girls and technology companies to...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), is joined by (from left) Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, during a tour of renovated facilities at the Attorney General’s Department, on Wednesday, April 25.

8 years ago Justice

Salary Discussions Far Advanced for Legal Officers

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has assured legal officers and support staff in the justice sector that discussions are far advanced to facilitate salary increases and effect improvement in the terms and conditions of their service. Mr. Chuck said his proposal will now be taken before the Cabinet, adding that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has also...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), converses with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), at the agency’s National Exiting Care Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on April 26. At right is Executive Assistant at the CPFSA, Deverline Burrell Wallen.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Mentorship Programme for Youth Exiting State Care

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry will introduce a mentorship programme later this year to guide youth exiting State care. Education Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, said these youth will be peered with mentors, who will receive ideas from them and, in turn, provide them with feedback. Mr. Green was speaking at the third staging of the Child Protection...

Communications/Social marketing Specialist with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Justice

CSJP Partners With TVJ to Promote Mediation

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III has partnered with Television Jamaica (TVJ) and Future Services Ltd. for an entertaining new reality TV series to start airing in May, which will focus on the use of mediation to resolve conflicts. Promotional advertisements for the programme, dubbed 'Let's Make Peace', have started airing, and it promises to be as informative...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), exchanges Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) document with Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Barton Clarke, at the signing held at the Ministry in New Kingston on April 25. The MOU was signed for the refurbishing of the Bodles Research Station’s seed laboratory and storage facility in St Catherine.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Cabinet to Review National Seed Policy

The National Seed Policy, which is now a White Paper, is to be submitted to Cabinet for review, says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw. The goal of the policy is to establish a sustainable seed system that ensures consistent and reliable supply of clean, affordable and accessible seeds, in support of agricultural production, productivity, food...