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Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forrest, addresses a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston recently. At left is Head of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), Dr. Moniphia Hewling.

Everyone at Risk for Cybercrime

Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forrest, is urging increased vigilance against cybercrime, as everyone is at risk. He noted that last year, the country lost US$100 million due to cyber criminal activity, and a...

Dub poet and talk-show host, Mutabaruka (second left); First daughter of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (second left); and son of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, Dr. Julius Garvey (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official launch of the University of the West Indies, Mona’s Centre for Reparation on October 10. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Vice-Chancellor, UWI Mona and Chair, CARICOM Reparation Commission, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Director, Centre for Reparation Research, Professor Verene Shepherd.

UWI Launches Centre for Reparation Research

Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes.

Case Interim President Targets University Status in Five Years

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10).

Attorney General Welcomes Proposed Building Practitioners Board

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), and Managing Director of St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited (SJFHS), O’Brien Johnson, have a light moment with participants in the Queen’s Young Leaders Programme (QYLP) as they discuss the benefits of a knapsack sprayer. Occasion was a ceremony held at Morant Villas in St. Thomas on Tuesday (October 11), where SJFHS handed over agricultural supplies to more than 60 farmers.

Minister Hutchinson Salutes St. Jago Farm Supplies’ Support to Farmers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a light moment with National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, during the opening ceremony for the two-day Jamaica Geographic Information System (GIS) User Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, October 10. At right is Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Hon. Daryl Vaz. The conference is being jointly staged by the National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDMD) and the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) under the theme ‘Geospatial Technologies: Mapping Our Way to Secure Communities’. It forms part of activities commemorating the LICJ’s 25th anniversary.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Hails Land Information Council for Advancing GIS in Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) for pioneering the development and maintenance of a national Geographic Information System (GIS) network over the past 25 years. He said that more than 50 State entities have implemented GIS in their operations, resulting in greater efficiency in the execution of their mandates. These...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

9 years ago CultureEntertainmentGender Affairs

House Opens Debate on Act to Absolve National Heroes of Criminal Liabilities

Debate on a Bill to absolve certain National Heroes and their supporters of criminal liability started in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10). The legislation, the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, was piloted by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. When passed, the...

Fi Wi Jamaica Project Director, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, addresses a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Services’ (JIS) headquarters in Kingston on October 10. At right is Social Service Expert for the project, Mavis Ferguson.

9 years ago Gender AffairsNational Security and Peace

More Than 10,000 Benefit from Fi Wi Jamaica Project

The Fi Wi Jamaica project, a collaborative effort of the University of Technology and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been making great strides in its advocacy against human trafficking, domestic violence and issues of intolerance throughout the country. The three-year project, which began in 2015, incorporates a number of strategies, with the view to help remove...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness makes his address at the inaugural Jamaica GIS User Conference held at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 10. Looking on are (from left): Evan Thompson, Director, MET Service; Valrie Grant, President, URISA Caribbean Chapter; and Hon. Robert Montague, Minister of National Security.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationPrime MinisterTechnology

GIS Technology A Critical Crime Fighting Tool – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Geo-spatial Information System (GIS) technology will play a major role in assisting the government’s security objectives. This he said will allow for more informed and systematic intervention, in line with the approach that is being taken to address the level of crime and violence in the country. “We are enhancing the use of GIS in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in conversation with President of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Associations (URISA), Caribbean Chapter, Valrie Grant, during the opening ceremony of the two-day Jamaica GIS User Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on October 10.

9 years ago National Security and PeaceTechnology

JCF Uses Geospatial Data to Improve Operations

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has credited the use of geospatial data in improving the technological capabilities of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as it seeks to predict and prevent criminal activity. Addressing the opening ceremony of the inaugural Jamaica GIS User Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Tuesday (October 10), Mr. Montague said the Ministry is...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Urges Jamaicans to Check Weight Regularly

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is urging Jamaicans to check their weight on a regular basis to determine whether they are overweight or obese. In an interview with JIS News, HFJ Executive Director, Deborah Chen, said that many persons who are told they are overweight are surprised, because many people gain weight incrementally without realising. “If you are 10...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 10) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation at the Corporation’s offices on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

9 years ago Local Government

Mayor Says Infrastructural Works Under Way in Kingston

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says critical infrastructural works are under way across the municipality to transform and reposition the city to better serve its residents and visitors. “We believe, as part of our mission, we have to use the resources made available to us by our residents to give (them) the infrastructure – the leisure and recreational...