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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), is in discussion with Vice President of the Lyndale Citizens Association, Mabel Silvera. Occasion was a ceremony to open a rehabilitated road in the Lyndale Housing Scheme in St. Mary on (February 17).

Port Maria to Get US$1 Million Fire Station

Construction will begin shortly on a new fire station in Port Maria, St. Mary at a cost of US$1 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, made the announcement yesterday (February 17), while addressing a ceremony...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De la Haye.

Ministry Of Health to Lead Clean-Up Exercise in St. Catherine Communities on Saturday

Time with the PM: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller raps with Global Youth Ambassador for the Caribbean and Latin America Shaquille Ramsay Wednesday (February 17), during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Devon Road. Mr. Ramsay was accompanied by a delegation of youth ambassadors as well as representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The Global Youth Ambassador discussed with the Prime Minister matters concerning his mandate and the Global Volunteer Network which appointed him. Mrs. Simpson Miller congratulated him on being the first Jamaican to be appointed to the position and expressed confidence that he will do well.

PM Encourages Youth Leaders to Strive for Excellence

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (2nd right); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd left); and Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left), listen to Chairman, Red Stripe, Richard Byles. Occasion was a press conference at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on Wednesday (Feb. 17), to announce the resumption of production of beer in Jamaica for export to the United States.

Jamaica to Resume Red Stripe Production for North American Market

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability at the International Labour Organization, Dr. Hassan Ndahi (centre) and Chairman of HEART Trust/NTA Board, Dr. Moses Peart (left), before the start of HEART Trust/NTA’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston, on February 16.

ILO Commends Jamaica

10 years ago Sport

Table Tennis Added to List of Sports for Para-Athletes

Jamaica has added Table Tennis to the list of sports the para-athletes will participate in, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed today (February 17), by the Jamaica Paralympics Association (JPA) and Table Tennis Jamaica (TTJ), at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, in Kingston, outlines that the TTJ will provide professional training and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left), break ground for the Liberty Hill Infant School, in Discovery Bay, St. St. Ann, recently. Others (from left) are: People

10 years ago CultureEducation

CHASE Continues to Support Critical Areas of National Development

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, says the organization continues to be a leader in the critical areas of national development, particularly sports and early childhood education. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Heaven said as it relates to sports development, CHASE gives 40 per cent of...

Director, Minerals Economics in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Denis Miller, speaking at a Mining Sector Stakeholders Meeting, on February 17 at JAMPRO’S head office in New Kingston.

10 years ago Mining

Minerals Industry Profitable – Miller

Director of Minerals Economics in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Denis Miller, says the minerals sector is very important to the economy in terms of providing valuable foreign exchange, and as well as creating critical linkages for employment and economic growth. He was speaking at the Mining Sector Stakeholders Meeting held today (February 17), at the JAMPRO head...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses a function in Gillard, St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (Feb.16), for the commissioning of electricity service for 29 residents.

10 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Expand Ganja Research and Development

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is encouraging Jamaicans to prepare to take advantage of the economic benefits to be derived from the ganja industry. He said licences will shortly be issued to farmers for the legal cultivation of ganja, and plans are in place to expand research and development. “In April to May of this...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left); and Senior Director in the Ministry, Colin Barnett (right), share a light moment with students of the HEART Trust/ NTA, at the institution’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day held on Tuesday, February 16 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Labour

More Employers Urged to Hire Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling for more employers to hire persons with disabilities (PWDs). He noted that the Ministry, through its agencies, the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) and the Abilities Foundation, along with HEART Trust/NTA, has made “tremendous progress” in training and certifying PWDs in skilled areas. “I want us...

Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Mr. Dennis Chung (left), responds to questions during a public forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, which was hosted as part of the HEART Trust/NTA Labour Market Research Day on February 16. Fellow panelists (from second left) are: Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dr. Hassan Ndahi; Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley; and Head, Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Mr. Danny Roberts.

10 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabourVision 2030

Research Day Facilitates Discussions on Labour Market and Economic Growth

The Labour Market Research Day, hosted by the HEART Trust/NTA on February 16, facilitated a range of discussions on the ways to position the labour market to enable economic growth. Senior Director of Information System Technical Services at HEART Trust, Colin Barnett, in an interview with JIS News following a public forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, said the inaugural...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

10 years ago Environment

Keep Water Storage Containers Covered – Pickersgill

Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is advising persons engaged in rainwater harvesting, to ensure that storage facilities are properly covered so that they do not become breeding sites for mosquitoes. “I have been asking citizens to become involved in rainwater harvesting, so I’m further advising that you make adequate preparation to secure the water;...