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Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green, Mrs. Brittany Singh-Williams (left), shows reading content to students (from left): Rayshawn Davis, St. Barnabas Basic; Dijanae Philbert, Mission House; and Kemoya Kelly, Faith Temple Pentecostal Basic, at a ceremony where Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited handed over books to basic schools at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, on May 29. Standing (from left) are Director for Sector Support for the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Norda Seymour-Hall, and Chief Executive Officer for Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited, Lorna Allen.

Basic Schools Receive Books from Carlong Publishers

Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited has donated 2,500 textbooks and general readers to 50 basic schools across the island to promote literacy at the early-childhood level. Twenty-five of the schools from Regions one, two and six received books today (May 29)...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens keenly to Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 29.

Progress Being Made in Expansion of Petrojam

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), converses with (from left) NCB Insurance Company Limited (NCBIC) executives, Business Development Manager, Desmond Johnson, and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Vernon James; and Jamaica Information Service Director for Human Resources, Bernita Locke, during NCBIC’s pension funds seminar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (May 29). Mrs. Williams was the keynote speaker. The seminar was held under the theme ‘Governance for Pension Funds: A Jamaican Perspective’.

Government to Proceed With Phase Two Reforms of Pensions Act This Year

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 29. In the background is Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover, Dave Brown.

Government Developing Crop Loss and Farm Insurance Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), speaks with (from second left), Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Andrew Wynter; Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker and Chief Immigration Officer, Barbados, Wayne Marshall, at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 29).

Members of CARICOM Must Collaborate More to Fight Crime – Spencer

8 years ago JusticeSectoral Debate 2018/2019

DPP Offices to be Renovated

Major renovation will take place this fiscal year at the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. “The present offices that they have, when I walked through them, they are congested and decaying. Therefore, during...

Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Risks to be Highlighted on World No Tobacco Day

Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, says that on World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the focus will be on highlighting the many health risks associated with cigarette smoking. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office, Mr. Morris said the...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago ScienceTechnology

Innovators Can Still Apply for 2018 National Awards

Jamaican innovators have one last chance to apply for the 2018 National Innovation Awards, as the extended deadline comes to an end on May 31. Categories for entrants include Agriculture; Food and Agro-processing; Education and Popularisation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI); Energy; Cybersecurity; Entertainment Products; Environmental Sustainability; Health and Safety; Youth Innovator; Engineering; and Manufacturing. Executive Director of the...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks.

8 years ago Youth

Young Persons with Disabilities Invited to Apply for Scholarships

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging young persons with disabilities to take advantage of scholarships being offered at both the secondary and tertiary levels. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News that scholarships available to persons with disabilities include the Margaret Moody Scholarship, the Jamaica Society for the Blind Scholarship and the...

Senior Superintendent of Police, Clinton Laing (left), presents a certificate to Detective Constable Sharline Griffiths for successfully completing the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators training course, at the graduation cceremony held recently at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators Better Equipped

After receiving the highest mark of 90.08 per cent in the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators’ Training Course, Detective Constable Sharline Griffiths has pledged to use the lessons learnt to help victims of such crimes. “For me, I will use the techniques to really get to the root in helping the victim,” she told JIS News. She said that...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forest (second right), greets Executive Director of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), Dr. David McBean (left), at the opening ceremony of a three-day Open Data Literacy Boot Camp at MSBM, University of the West Indies, on May 28. From (second left) looking on are Director at the Centre of Excellence for Information Technology-enabled Innovation at the MSBM, Dr. Maurice McNaughton; and Deputy Programme lead, World Bank

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Open Data Offers Economic Benefits – Dr. Wheatley

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says embracing open data can bring significant economic benefits for Jamaica. He noted, for example, that open data is set to impact the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries within the European Union (EU), enabling their economies to see “positive results”. He said it is estimated that approximately 100,000 jobs...

8 years ago Youth

SLB Implements More Convenient Telephone System

The Students’ Loan Bureau’s (SLB) new Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) has added a layer of ease and convenience for its customers. Public Education and Public Relations Manager at the SLB, Olivia Briscoe, told JIS News that “we continue to listen to the feedback of our customers and have made some changes recently to our telephone lines, so it is now...