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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Holness Activates Emergency Agencies

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has instructed that all national emergency systems be activated as heavy rainfall continues to affect sections of the island. The emergency agencies include the National Works Agency (NWA) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

Overseas Exams to Continue as Scheduled
The House of Representative.
The House of Representative.

Sitting of House of Representative Postponed
Principal Director, Training, Technology and Technical Information Division, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young (third left), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, May 12. Others (from left) are Senior Director, Division of Training, Technology and Technical Information,RADA, Winston Shaw; Deputy Research Director, Crop and Plant Protection Unit, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Sherwood; and Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Specialist, Francine Webb.
Principal Director, Training, Technology and Technical Information Division, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young (third left), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, May 12. Others (from left) are Senior Director, Division of Training, Technology and Technical Information,RADA, Winston Shaw; Deputy Research Director, Crop and Plant Protection Unit, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Sherwood; and Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Specialist, Francine Webb.

Beet Army Worm to Impact Availability of Scallion
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), tries out the controls of one of the fire trucks donated to the St. Elizabeth fire service by the Japanese Government, while Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano, looks on. The four units were officially handed over during a ceremony held on May 12 at the Junction Fire Station.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), tries out the controls of one of the fire trucks donated to the St. Elizabeth fire service by the Japanese Government, while Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano, looks on. The four units were officially handed over during a ceremony held on May 12 at the Junction Fire Station.

Fire Stations to be Improved

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Agriculture

Forestry Dept. to Lead Initiative to Restore Mangroves and Swamps

The Forestry Department will be moving on a number of initiatives for the restoration of the island’s mangroves and swamps as part of an expanded mandate to reforest those significantly depleted areas. Out of a Land Use Assessment conducted between 1998 and 2013, it was found that the two forest types have been depleted by some 98 per cent. The...
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Education

Teachers Recognised in South West St. Elizabeth

Scores of teachers and principals in South West St. Elizabeth were presented with tokens of appreciation on Teachers’ Day (May 10), by State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. Key rings and greeting cards were given to the recipients, while Councillors of the area presented each school with a cake. There are 17 primary,...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Ocho Rios is the Best Location, Says Minister Chang

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Works and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang says Ocho Rios is the best location and the Government is committed to ensuring that it will have the capacity to entertain all the cruise ships that will dock in the area. “I think it’s obvious that for...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), skillfully manages to keep the attention of students of Fundaciones El Centro, as he engages them in a reading session at the school’s location in Kingston, on Tuesday, May 9. (File)
Education

Education Minister Reads for the Children

Students from two Corporate Area schools, on Tuesday, May 9, benefited from interactive reading sessions with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. The Minister engaged attentive students from the Alpha Infant School, and at Fundaciones El Centro, where he also interacted in Spanish as he participated in Read Across Jamaica Day, which was being observed...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), raps with Head Girl, Genesis Academy, Ashley Hussey, during a visit to the school in Kingston on Thursday, May 11. The institution is a skills-training centre which caters to students with learning challenges.
Education

Additional Support for Genesis Academy

Government is to provide additional support for Genesis Academy, a private institution which caters to students with learning challenges. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, gave the commitment during a visit to the school’s South Camp Road location in Kingston on Thursday, May 11. Mr. Reid said he is pleased with the quality of education being...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica to Earn from Reduction of GHG Emissions

Jamaica has embarked on the first phase of a global initiative that will enable the country to cash in on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forestry Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) aims to provide positive incentives to countries to contribute to climate-change mitigation through activities in the...
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10K winner in the female category, Chrisann Lewis (right), accepts her Jetblue Travel Certificate from Marlon Wright of JetBlue Airways at an awards presentation, following the fourth staging of the MoBay City Run on May 7 in Montego Bay, St. James.
Tourism

Tourism Stakeholders Urged to take Advantage of Mobay City Run

Tourism interests in western Jamaica are being urged to take advantage of events like the annual MoBay City Run, to tap into the lucrative global health and wellness market. General Manager of RIU Reggae and RIU Palace Hotels in Montego Bay, Frank Sondern, told JIS News that his hotel had more than 500 participants in this year’s run on May...
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