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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Mrs. Yulit Gordon

Jamaica Cancer Society Says Men Are Heeding the Call

The Jamaica Cancer Society is reporting that more men are heeding the call to take Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests and Digital Rectal Examinations (DRE) for prostate cancer. In an interview with JIS News, Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer...

Head of the National Land Agency (NLA), Elizabeth Stair, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

NLA Head Praises Customer Service Competition

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron, in an interview with JIS News at the recently concluded 4th biennial Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) conference in Montego Bay.

CCJ President Hails Court’s Achievements

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is in discussion with the United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, the Right Hon. David Cameron, as he prepares to depart the island from the Norman Manley International Airport on September 30, after a one day official visit.

PM Raises Issue of Reparations with UK Counterpart

Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Mr. Shinzo Abe (centre), being saluted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport, today (September 30), for a two-day official visit.

Prime Minister of Japan Is Here

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, addresses a Joint Sitting of Parliament at Gordon House on Wednesday, September 30.

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UK Prime Minister Lauds Effort to Tackle Crime

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, says he is impressed by the work of successive Jamaican Governments to tackle crime, corruption and international criminal links. “I’m determined to support you every step of the way. Britain has been working hand-in-hand with Jamaica on counter-narcotics. And we will continue to do so. The fight against...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, speaking at the special Joint Sitting of Parliament, today (September 30), at Gordon House, on the occasion of the visit to Jamaica by the Prime Minster of the United Kingdom, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, M.P.

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PM Says Jamaica/UK Partnership Vital to Economic Programme

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Portia Simpson Miller, says the Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK) partnership, has been vital to the country’s economic programme. “The UK Government’s provision of substantial bilateral debt relief has been a major contribution to Jamaica’s economic programme,” Mrs. Simpson Miller said. Addressing a special Joint Sitting of Parliament at Gordon House on September 30, she also commended...

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, emphasizes a point during his address at a Joint Sitting of Parliament at Gordon House on Wednesday, September 30. The Prime Minister, who was on a two-day visit, left the island after his address.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsOfficial VisitsParliament

£60 Million Aid Package for Caribbean

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron has announced a £60 million aid package for Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. He made the disclosure as he addressed a joint sitting of Parliament this morning (September 30). The £60 million is in addition to the £300 million grant fund, announced by Mr. Cameron on Tuesday (September...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council building under construction in Black River.

11 years ago Local Government

Municipal Building in Black River 60 % Complete

Upgrading work on the municipal building of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, in Black River, is 60 per cent complete. Mayor of Black River, and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Everton Fisher, told JIS News that work on the first phase of the project is proceeding apace and should be completed by November of this year. He informed...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, addressing Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

SCT on Price of Petrol Yields $2.45 Billion

Revenue totalling $2.45 billion was generated from the Government’s imposition of an additional $7 Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on the price of petrol, for the period April to July. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives, in response to questions posed by Opposition Spokesman on...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Dr. Franklin Johnston, addresses the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) Empowering Jamaica’s Youth Project closing ceremony, held on September 29 at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. The JAJ is dedicated to educating and preparing students, aged 5 to 24, to develop skills which should allow them to achieve future economic success and become globally competitive through the lessons in work readiness and entrepreneurship.

11 years ago Education

JAJ Programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools

The Ministry of Education will be including two of the Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) programmes in the primary and secondary schools curricula, to encourage entrepreneurship among the nation’s youth. This was revealed at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) Empowering Jamaica’s Youth Project closing ceremony, held on September 29 at the Terra Nova Hotel, in...

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department resumes normal opening hours October 1.

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) will resume normal opening hours effective Thursday October 1, 2015. The public may access the Department 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on Fridays. The return to normal opening hours follows an earlier change to staff hours which resulted from a malfunctioning air conditioning unit....