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Senior Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Ikolyn Ricketts Gayle.

Illegal to Buy or Sell Cattle Without NAITS Ear Tags

Jamaicans are reminded that it is illegal to buy, sell or slaughter cattle that are not affixed with the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) ear tags. The system aims to strengthen food safety by enhancing animal disease surveillance...

President, Vinyl Record Collectors Association (VRCA), Michael Owens (left), hands over a laptop computer to Grade Six Teacher at the Chetolah Park Primary School, Nordia Brown, during a function held on January 28 at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Education Centre in Kingston. The Vinyl Record Collectors Association donated five Laptops and 19 tablets to the school under its newly established Vilma Whyte Ellington Scholarship.

PHOTOS: Students Receive Computers

Warren Vernon: Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a virtual town hall on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 on Wednesday (January 27).

NIDS Will Usher in New Level of Transparency – Programme Director

Logo of JIPO

Protection of IP Can Benefit MSMEs

Dwayne Marshall and his mother, Ina Mitchell-O'Connor, who will be celebrating Christmas together.

Persons Opting for Safe Christmas Celebrations Due to COVID-19

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), speaks with Kavia Bent, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on Christmas Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to institution on Friday (December 25). Ms. Bent was presented with a gift basket containing personal care items, courtesy of LASCO Limited. Accompanying Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn is LASCO Detailing Representative, Jodi-Ann Mullings.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Visits Spanish Town Hospital on Christmas Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), speaks with Kavia Bent, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on Christmas Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to institution on Friday (December 25). Ms. Bent was presented with a gift basket containing personal care items, courtesy of...

The Virgin Atlantic plane carrying passengers and crew from London, England, taxis beneath the symbolic water salute at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on October 2.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Virgin Atlantic Resumes Flights to Jamaica

After a hiatus from Jamaica due to its borders being closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year, Virgin Atlantic has resumed flights to the island. Virgin Atlantic flight ‘VS 165’ from London, England, carried some 192 passengers and 10 crew members to the Sangster International Airport in St. James, on October 2. During a press...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), receives a COVID-style greeting from employees of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, during his tour of several Ocho Rios based attractions recently.

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Corridor Between St. Thomas and Portland has Untapped Potential- Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism corridor between St. Thomas and Portland has untapped potential, which could position it as a premier tourism destination. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said his Ministry, as part of an all-island comprehensive development plan, will be taking strategic steps to facilitate the expansion of tourism in that...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left) holds one of the 146 tablets distributed to the Holy Family Infant and Primary School during a ceremony held on October 2 at the school, located at Laws Street, downtown Kingston. The initiative falls under the government’s Tablets in Schools programme. Also taking part (from left) are Chief Operating Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; Guidance Counsellor, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Marcia Richards; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Christopher Wright; and Chair of the Board of Directors, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

146 Tablets for Holy Family Infant and Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has commenced the distribution of 40,000 tablets to 500 primary schools, under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme. The first recipient, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, received 146 tablets to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The devices, were handed over during a...

6 years ago Justice

Government Working to Introduce Virtual Hearings and Trials

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck says the Government is working towards introducing virtual hearings and trials in the criminal justice system, as well as installing smartboards in lockups. He said the installation of smartboards will facilitate the participation of persons in police lockups in virtual hearings and trials, without the need to physically transport them to court. “We are working with...

Director of Research, Development and Communications at the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Felicia Bailey.

6 years ago AgricultureCommerceFisheriesIndustry

CLA on Path to ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is on a path to achieving certification in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015. The CLA’s goal was disclosed at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 27 by Director of Research Development and Communications at the CLA, Felicia Bailey. ISO 9001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). ISO...

Mining and quarrying activities across Jamaica.

6 years ago MiningTransport

Dr. Hales Welcomes $9 Million Grant for Mining, Quarry Operators

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales says that grants totalling $9 million (€51,000) that were recently awarded to 12 mining and quarry operators, will be beneficial, as the country deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was provided for under phase two of the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Minerals...