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Head of Medicinal Plant Research, University of the West Indies (UWI) Biotechnology Centre, Dr. Sylvia Mitchell (second right), points out features of the bamboo plant during a recent session on the Peckham Bamboo Project held at the Peckham Community Centre in Clarendon. Looking on are Senior Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose (left), Technical Specialist with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (centre) and community beneficiaries.

Scores trained under Peckham Bamboo Project

Eighty young people from communities in and around Peckham, Clarendon, have been trained and certified in the production of bamboo by-products, including the infusion of bamboo in light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The training was conducted under the Peckham Bamboo Project,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Young Persons Urged to Join the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force

Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Vivian Crawford.

2018 Heritage Festival to Focus on the Breadfruit

First-year medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and one of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH 15th Anniversary Scholarship recipients, Ms. Jinelle Henry (left), collects her award from the Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Medical Student Lauds PATH for Scholarship

8Training Officer for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Major Simoan Foster, provides details about activities to mark Founders Month in November at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Cadet Force Marks Founders Month in November

Winners and runners-up of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 2016 Heritage Essay, Poster and Photography Competitions with their awards.

9 years ago Heritage Competition 2016

JIS Extends Entry Deadline for Competitions

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2017 Heritage Month Essay, Poster and Photo Competitions to Sunday, November 5 at midnight. The essay competition is being hosted by the agency for the seventh time, the poster competition is in its fourth year, while the one for photo was introduced last year....

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left) cuts the ribbon to mark the official reopening of the Hanover Health Department’s main office on Thursday (October 26). The facility, located on the grounds of the Noel Holmes Hospital, was renovated after being gutted by fire a few years ago. Assisting Dr. Tufton is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (fifth left). Looking on are officials of the Ministry of Health and the Western Regional Health Authority.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Assessment of Health Infrastructure to be undertaken

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says an assessment of the island’s healthcare infrastructure will be undertaken over the next six months. He said the assessment will determine what the needs are in terms of specialist care, additional beds and operating theatres, among other things. This is in keeping with health infrastructure development and upgrading being undertaken by...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), presents graduate, Claudette Garrick, with a trophy for being Top Performer Female at the graduation ceremony for participants in the Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme held at the Chinese Benevolent Association, Old Hope Road, on October 26.

9 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

JSIF Launches Second Cycle of Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has launched the second cycle of its Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme. The $69-million initiative is a component of the World Bank-funded US$42-million Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Cycle two seeks to increase the probability of employment and improved livelihood of skilled trainees under the ICDP programme through the acquisition of advanced and introductory...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents the Public Health Inspector of the Year award to Damion Brown during the closing ceremony of the One Health: One Global Environment Academic Conference and Faculty Forum in Montego Bay on October 25.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Role of Public Health Inspectors in Tobacco-Control Efforts Highlighted

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Public Health Inspectors will be expected to play a significant role in tobacco-control efforts as the Government seeks to curtail tobacco-related illnesses on the island. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the closing ceremony of the One Health: One Global Environment Academic Conference and Faculty Forum held in Montego Bay on October...

Curator of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Anne Marie Howard Brown, points out features of the round belly, three-legged cooking pots used by enslaved Africans. The pots are being preserved by the JNHT.

9 years ago Culture

The JNHT will preserve Your Artefacts

Don’t throw away that old copper pot or brass candleholders your great-grandmother left for you. They may be very valuable. Instead, take them in for assessment and preservation by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), the entity responsible for the conservation of Jamaica’s artefacts. JNHT Conservator, Evelyn Thompson tells JIS News that although the major thrust of the entity is...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Honourable Christopher Tufton (left), addresses persons, who gathered in Black River, St. Elizabeth for the Jamaica Moves roadshow on Friday (October 27). At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Regular Health Checks

Minster of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton is advising Jamaicans to get regular health checks, whether or not they are seeing signs and symptoms of illness. “Remember now, you don’t have to be sick to go to your doctor. That’s what a lot of Jamaicans do, but then by that time it is too late. So, you must know...

Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Amanda McKenzie.

9 years ago EducationScienceTechnology

Entries for SRC Performing Arts and Poster Competitions Close November 30

Entry for the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Month Performing Arts and Poster competitions is now open and will close on November 30. Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the SRC, Amanda McKenzie, told JIS News that the competitions, which are part of the Science and Technology Month of activities being undertaken by the Council,...