| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

Health Minister, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, Professor Archibald McDonald, following last Friday’s (March 31) launch of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit, which is based at the tertiary institution.
Health Minister, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, Professor Archibald McDonald, following last Friday’s (March 31) launch of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit, which is based at the tertiary institution.

Jamaica can Assist Region in Developing Mosquito Control Programmes

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica has the capacity to assist other Caribbean countries in developing effective mosquito control programmes. He noted that the country has the benefit of the intellectual resources of the Ministry and other...
Head of the St. Mary Police, Superintendent Fabian Farqurson, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Port Maria Civic Centre on Wednesday (March 29).
Head of the St. Mary Police, Superintendent Fabian Farqurson, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Port Maria Civic Centre on Wednesday (March 29).

Residents of St Mary Urged to Unite Against Crime
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in conversation with (from left) Member of the Economic Growth Council, Adam Stewart; and Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Senator Don Wehby, at the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) 7th Annual Business Environment Round Table on March 30 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in kingston. The forum was held under the theme:‘Institutionalisation of reforms for sustainable growth and competitiveness’.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), in conversation with (from left) Member of the Economic Growth Council, Adam Stewart; and Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Senator Don Wehby, at the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) 7th Annual Business Environment Round Table on March 30 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in kingston. The forum was held under the theme:‘Institutionalisation of reforms for sustainable growth and competitiveness’.

Public Sector Reform Vital for Economic Growth – Vaz
Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority, Rosalyn Campbell, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority, Rosalyn Campbell, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

PSRA Working to Professionalise Industry
Immediate Past President of the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Limited (JAIFA), Joel Dixon (2nd left), and Percy Junor Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Nichols (2nd left), symbolically commission a new compact blood bank refrigerator into service, during a presentation ceremony at the facility located in Spalding, Manchester, on Tuesday, March 28. Looking on (from left) are the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Carlos Wilson, and JAIFA President, Hugh Meredith.
Immediate Past President of the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Limited (JAIFA), Joel Dixon (2nd left), and Percy Junor Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Nichols (2nd left), symbolically commission a new compact blood bank refrigerator into service, during a presentation ceremony at the facility located in Spalding, Manchester, on Tuesday, March 28. Looking on (from left) are the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Carlos Wilson, and JAIFA President, Hugh Meredith.

Percy Junor Hospital Gets Refrigerator to Boost Blood Storage

More

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall (second left), examines document with (from left) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Deryck Omar; Programme Manager, Energy, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner; and Project Energy Officer for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Ananda Harris Logie, during a meeting of the Project Team for the Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code (REEBC), on March 30 at the BSJ head office in Kingston. The two-day working meeting of representatives from nine CARICOM member states is slated to be held from March 30 to 31. The initiative aims to commence work to develop an REEBC to address all aspects of energy use in buildings.

Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code to be Developed

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), in collaboration with the CARICOM Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), has commenced work to develop a Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code (REEBC). This code is expected to address all aspects of energy use in buildings, including thermal performance requirements for walls, roofs and windows; day lighting lamps and luminaire performance; energy performance of...
Read more
Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton (right), outlining the payment options available for property tax as of April 1 at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (March 30). Others (from left) are Director, Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilisation at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, and Director/Commissioner, Land Valuations, at National Land Agency, Eric Allen.
Finance & Public Service

Relief for 272,000 Property Owners

More than 272,000 property owners will benefit from a reduction in property tax, or experience no change to what they paid in 2016, when the new property tax regime takes effect on April 1. The reformed property tax system, recently announced by the Government, increases the value band from the previous three to nine, with reduced tax rates from a...
Read more
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Senator Reid to Receive ‘Man of the Decade in Education Award’

Minister of Education, Youth and information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will be presented with the inaugural ‘Man of The Decade in Education Award’ by the Jamaica College (JC) Old Boys Association of New York, for his achievements in the education sector. The presentation will be made at the association’s annual fundraising event scheduled for April 8 at the SVA...
Read more
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Moves Ahead with Plans to Build New A&E Unit at Percy Junor Hospital

The Government is proceeding with plans to build a new Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, north-east Manchester. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who is also the Member of Parliament, says the National Health Fund (NHF) has committed approximately $30 million to undertake the project. He has given the undertaking...
Read more
Minister of Education, Youth and Information (left), Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (second left); Principal, Epworth Primary School, Kirk Spencer; and student, Epworth Primary School, Samuel Henry, display a symbolic cheque during a signing ceremony at the Ambassador’s Paddington Terrace residence in St. Andrew on March 30. The $10 million (US$82,715) to the institution will be used to construct two additional classrooms. The money has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects and initiated through a partnership forged between the National Education Trust (NET) and the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica.
Education

Schools to be Expanded

The Government of Japan has provided grants totalling approximately $20 million (US$165,497) to fund expansion of the Epworth Primary School in St. Ann and Zion Hill Primary School in Manchester. The provision of $10 million (US$82,715) to Epworth Primary School will be used to construct two additional classrooms that will enhance the teaching and learning environment at the institution. Zion...
Read more
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Seaga Praised for Creating Heart Trust/NTA

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says former Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Edward Seaga, must be commended for establishing the HEART Trust/NTA. Addressing the agency’s Long Service & Retiring Motivational Seminar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on March 28, Senator Reid said no one is more deserving of praise for positively...
Read more
Office of the Prime Minister

Public Order Issues Hindering Growth in Tourism Sector says, PM Holness

Public order issues hindering growth in tourism sector says, PM Holness Prime Minister Andrew Holness says public order issues among other things are hampering the growth of tourism in Falmouth. “It (Falmouth)has so much history, the architecture is there, the people are there who are friendly and welcoming, but, public order issues, cleanliness issues, organisational issues of the town and...
Read more