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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left) listens to a point being made by Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (second right), prior to the start of a preparatory meeting for the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 25). Others (from left) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Chief Technical Director in the Economic Growth Ministry, Lt. Col. Oral Khan. COP 23 will be held in Bonn, Germany, from November 6 to 17.

UNDP Lauds Jamaica’s Efforts on Climate Change

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is lauding the Government for the significant work in creating an enabling environment for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Jamaica. Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, said the organisation recognises “the impressive...

Chief Executive Officer at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr. (File)

Parents Urged to be Main Influencers in Children’s Lives

Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.

Third International TVET Conference Slated for November 29 to December 1

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), converses with Chief Information Officer for the Government of Jamaica, Dr. Louis Shallal, during the National Cyber Awareness Activity Day at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew on Wednesday, October 25. The event, which was organised by the Jamaica Cyber Incident Team (JA-CIRT), formed part of activities marking Cyber Security Awareness Month during October.

Gov’t Continues to Urge Caution in ICT Use

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), shares pleasantries with (from left) President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Gloria Pérez-Salmerón; Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and Chairman for the Information Advisory Committee, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Cordel Green; and Chair, International Conference on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, (MILID), Esther Hamburger, during the opening ceremony of the Global Media and Information Literacy conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 25.

UWI Develops Material to Improve Media and Information Literacy in Schools

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

8 years ago LabourNational SecurityYouth

Effective Social Interventions can Transform Communities – Sweeney

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says effective implementation of community-redevelopment, citizen-security and public-safety initiatives can significantly transform vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking in a recent JIS ‘Issues and Answers’ interview, Mr. Sweeney pointed out that communities have already been benefiting from social-intervention activities and engagements being undertaken by various government agencies as a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), at a ceremony for the handover of 11 new compactor garbage trucks valued at US$1.65 million to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) held at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 24). Others (from second left) are Executive Director, NSWMA, Audley Gordon; and Chairman of the agency, Dennis Chung.

8 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

NSWMA Pre-Feasibility Study Completed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the pre-feasibility study on the divestment of the commercial activities of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is now complete. The study was conducted by the Riverton Disposal Site Enterprise Team, which was commissioned by the Prime Minister in October last year. It explored options for public-private partnerships (PPPs), as well...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K at Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Tuesday, October 24.

8 years ago EntertainmentSport

Legacy Projects to Boost Sport Tourism – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the legacy projects, launched earlier this year, will provide a boost for sport tourism, while buttressing the country’s sport infrastructure. She was speaking at the launch of the 2017 Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K event held at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Tuesday, October 24. The...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

8 years ago Health & WellnessSport

Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes to cost $77 Billion over Next 15 Years

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says it will cost Jamaica approximately $77 billion over the next 15 years to treat people suffering from cardiovascular-related diseases and diabetes. “The data suggest that just from two sets of diseases it will cost us some $77 billion …just to deal with the treatment cost and the loss of productivity from...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Race Director, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Alfred ‘Frano’ Francis (left), at the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K events at Alhambra Inn on October 24. At right is Chairman, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Richard Lake.

8 years ago CultureEntertainmentHealth & WellnessSport

Ministries Endorse Reggae Marathon

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, have applauded the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K events for their significant contribution to sports tourism in Jamaica within the last 16 years. Speaking at the launch of the 17th staging of the events at Alhambra Inn in Kingston on October...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), spells his name in sign language during the launch of the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston recently. The project aims to increase the literacy level of hearing-impaired children. It is being implemented by the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), in partnership with international funding agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Observing are Acting Mission Director for USAID, Rebecca Robinson (centre) and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Christopher Williams.

8 years ago EducationYouth

Parent of Hearing-Impaired Teenager Welcomes Literacy Enhancement Project

As the parent of a hearing-impaired teenager, Marcia Hunter welcomes the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project, which, she says, will open up academic opportunities for her daughter and positively impact her future ambitions. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Hunter says her 18-year-old daughter, who attends the Lister Mair/Gilby High School for the Deaf, puts no...

Angela Mullings (left), looks on as her son, DeShaun Bigby, is being fitted with his braces by Orthotists Lance Weersma (second left) and Dawn McArthur Turner, at the Negril Paediatric Orthotic Clinic on October 11. The clinic, which is now based at the Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland, was recently relocated from its original base at the Sunshine Plaza in the resort town.

8 years ago Health & WellnessHousing

Paediatric Orthotic Clinic Now at Negril Health Centre

The Paediatric Orthotic Services Clinic in Negril has a new home on the premises of the Negril Health Centre, located at Nonpareil Road in Westmoreland. Formerly a cottage for visiting clinicians, the new facility was opened on October 11, to host a free clinic, which is a project sponsored by RIU Resorts. The clinic, which was formerly located at Negril’s...