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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), interacts with students of Denham Town Primary School during the handover of 50 fifty laptops and 50 tablets on March 27 at the Four Square Gospel Church on Cassia Park Road in Kingston. The devices, donated by the United States-based charity, Visions International Ministries, were distributed to 12 early childhood, preparatory, primary and secondary schools across the island, as well as the State-run children’s home, Glenhope Place of Safety.

PM’s Wife Encourages Diaspora to Invest More in National Development

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging the Jamaican Diaspora to assist more in national development, especially through investments in the education system. Mrs. Holness said this support is critical, as it strengthens the system...

Winner of the 2017 Jamaica Festival Queen competition, Dainalyn Swaby, is flanked by first runner-up, Naresha Jackson (left); and second runner-up, Ava-Gail Lindsay. Ms. Swaby emerged winner of the contest at the coronation ceremony held in August 2017 at the National Arena, in Kingston.

New Deadline for Miss Festival Queen Competition 2018

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), with (from left): Dean, College of Business and Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Paul Golding; Acting Head of School of Business Administration at UTech, Celia McKoy, and Deputy President, UTech, Professor Colin Gyles.
Occasion was the annual students’ conference of the School of Business Administration, UTech, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on March 27. — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), with (from left): Dean, College of Business and Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Paul Golding; Acting Head of School of Business Administration at UTech, Celia McKoy, and Deputy President, UTech, Professor Colin Gyles. Occasion was the annual students’ conference of the School of Business Administration, UTech, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on March 27.

Williams says Fiscal Discipline Must Be Maintained

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right), accepts a copy of the 3rd National Communication of Jamaica to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from the Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon (left), at a ceremony held today (March 27) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Cabinet to Get Document on Climate Change

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (3rd left), and Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (4th left), with newly appointed Ministers and Ministers of State at a swearing-in ceremony, at King’s House, in St. Andrew, today (March 27). They are (from left): State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Xavier Mayne; Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, and new Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

New Ministers and State Ministers Sworn in

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks today (March 27), in the House of Representatives. During the sitting, the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018, was approved.

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House Approves Extension of State of Public Emergency in St. Catherine North Police Division

The House of Representatives, today (March 27), approved the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018. All 49 Members of the House who were present voted in favour of the Motion. Fourteen members were absent. Addressing the House prior to the...

Then Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (2nd right), and Commissioner of Corrections at the Department of Correctional Services, Ina Hunter (3rd left), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the hydroponics farm at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre recently. Observing are Correctional Officers at the facility.

8 years ago National Security

Reduction in Overcrowding at Penal Institutions

The Ministry of National Security is reporting success in the implementation of its inmate reclassification programme, with notable reductions in overcrowded conditions at correctional institutions across the island. Being managed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), the ongoing programme involves shifting low-risk inmates from overcrowded facilities to others that are under capacity. Inmates are assessed when they are admitted...

Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Monica Brown, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

SLB Working to Remove Stigma

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) no longer wants to be seen as the institution that provides loans for only needy students. “We don’t want that stigma. We want to be known as the institution of choice that provides funding for tertiary-level studies,” Executive Director of the SLB, Monica Brown, tells JIS News. She says that the 48-year-old institution’s mission is...

The new air traffic control tower at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James.

8 years ago Transport

JCAA Modernisation Programme Nearing Completion

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is nearing the completion of its comprehensive modernisation programme to upgrade and replace major components of its Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems. JCAA Director General, Nari Williams Singh, tells JIS News that the upgrades will allow the authority to satisfy international requirements and to remain apace with improvements to technology in aviation. “As the...

Officer in Charge of Operations, Jamaica Defence Force, Colonel Daniel Pryce (at podium), addresses the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston meeting at Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on March 26. Seated at left is Acting President, Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Leon Marrett.

8 years ago National Security

Colonel Says ZOSOs Continue to Reap Success

Officer in Charge of Operations, Jamaica Defence Force, Colonel Daniel Pryce, says the zones of special operations (ZOSO) that have been implemented in Mount Salem, St. James; and Denham Town, Kingston, continue to reap success. “I believe that the zones of special operations have been very successful. When you speak to the persons within the communities and they are able...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), tours the newly renovated antenatal clinic at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, in Kingston, accompanied by Senior Medical Officer at Victoria Jubilee, Dr. Orville Morgan.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Launches Compassionate Care Programme

As part of its thrust to improve the quality of service and the standard of care in public hospitals and health centres across the island, the Ministry of Health has introduced a Compassionate Care Programme. The launch of the new initiative took place at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital on North Street in Kingston on March 27. In his address, Minister...

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Access to Information Unit Launches Booklet

The Access to Information Unit launched its youth information booklet titled, ‘Abby and Friends ATI Adventure’, on March 26, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Tom Redcam Drive, in Kingston. The booklet was designed to inform young people, especially high school students, about the Access to Information Act (ATI), primarily through storytelling. It highlights the journey of a...