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Project Manager of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Wayne Williams (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 29. Others (from left) are: Project Technical Officer, EECP, Mr. Lincoln Dean and Project Administrative Coordinator, EECP, Mr. Tenny Daley.
Project Manager of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Wayne Williams (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 29. Others (from left) are: Project Technical Officer, EECP, Mr. Lincoln Dean and Project Administrative Coordinator, EECP, Mr. Tenny Daley.

EECP Achieving Success

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has been achieving success through its sensitisation programme. Along with print, television and radio features, the programme has trained 80 persons from various government agencies...
Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn, addresses recent awards ceremony in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, for several long serving Justices of the Peace for their outstanding contribution to the parish.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn, addresses recent awards ceremony in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, for several long serving Justices of the Peace for their outstanding contribution to the parish.

Tell What You Know to the Police – DPP
Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.

Use of Metal Detectors in Schools Reaping Results
Head of the Logistics Unit in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. Eric Deans (right), is engaged in discussion with (from left): Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden; Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock; and Senior Vice President and Global Advisor for Ports and Infrastructure at Nathan Associates Inc., Dr. Paul Kent, during a recent Vision Formulation Workshop for the Logistics Hub Initiative at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Head of the Logistics Unit in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. Eric Deans (right), is engaged in discussion with (from left): Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden; Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock; and Senior Vice President and Global Advisor for Ports and Infrastructure at Nathan Associates Inc., Dr. Paul Kent, during a recent Vision Formulation Workshop for the Logistics Hub Initiative at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Logistics Hub Master Plan Being Developed
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch of Child Month, recently.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch of Child Month, recently.

NCMC Calls for Special Treatment of Children on May 20

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Health & Wellness

Lupus Foundation Opens Learning Centre

As part of efforts to bring about more awareness of lupus, a disease which affects Jamaicans of  all ages, the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica opened its new office and learning centre in New Kingston on May 10. Persons suffering from the disease can visit the centre, as well as their families, to get information concerning this chronic condition. President of the...
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EnvironmentLocal Government

Parish Councils Finalising Hurricane Preparedness

Parish Councils islandwide are currently finalising preparations and their readiness for the start of the 2016 tropical hurricane season on June 1. The activities are being undertaken throughout May as part of ‘Hurricane Preparedness Month’. Co-Chairman of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGA), Councillor Scean Barnswell, tells JIS News that Councils have concluded meetings with members of...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is greeted by Head of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Clifford Chambers, at the launch of
Justice

Operation Uplift to Boost Trafficking in Persons Fight

The Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) has launched a new strategy, dubbed ‘Operation Uplift’, aimed at strengthening the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Clifford Chambers, who is head of C-TOC, said under Operation Uplift, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit will be given additional resources and support to strengthen its operations. “These...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell (right), presents a trophy to Business Services Director of the National Land Agency (NLA), Miss Lori Ann Thompson (left), and Mapping and Surveys Division Manager, Mr. Milton Saunders, who accepted the first and second place awards on behalf of the agency, for the sustainable development map competition hosted by the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ).
Office of the Prime Minister

NLA Wins Map Competition

The National Land Agency (NLA) was recently crowned winner of a sustainable development map competition, hosted by the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ). The competition was conducted as part of the Annual National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day Exposition on November 18 last year, to raise awareness about the importance of maps and geospatial information to the management of...
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National Security

Parents Urged to Monitor Children’s Use of Social Media

Superintendent of Police, Merrick Watson, is appealing for parents to monitor their children’s activity on social media. He said that young people are posting personal information online, which could taint their character and prevent them from accessing jobs. “There are persons, who are taking away their employment prospects and losing out because of things that they post on social media....
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Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw (second left), with (from left): President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Managing Director at the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell and Chief Executive Officer at PetroCaribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes. The occasion was EXIM Bank’s 30th anniversary customer appreciation event on May 6 at the bank’s offices on Hope Road.
Finance & Public Service

Head of EXIM Bank Pledges Continued Support

Managing Director of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell, has pledged the entity’s continued commitment to stimulating growth and development of businesses. “EXIM Bank will continue to work with the Government of Jamaica in recommending policies that will enhance the support that we give to businesses, particularly small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in emerging sectors. The...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), is engaged by Country Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (centre), at the launch of ‘Operation Uplift’, a new strategy to fight human trafficking in Jamaica, at the Police Officers’ Club on May 6. At right is Director of the Fi Wi Jamaica Project, Professor Rosalea Hamilton.
Justice

USAID Joins JCF to Highlight Human Trafficking

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Fi Wi Jamaica Project, has joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to sensitize 1,000 persons about trafficking in persons over the next year. Country Director of  the USAID, Denise Herbol, said the drive is necessary as “not enough people know about human trafficking.” According to the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
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