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Manager of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilization in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Persons Can Apply for Property Tax Relief

Manager of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilisation at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, says the Government is willing to work with persons who may have challenges to meet their property tax obligations. Mr. Thomas told...

Corporate Communications Manager at FLOW, Naomi Francis (second right), pledges her company’s support for the rollout of Number Portability, which becomes effective on May 31. Occasion was a Media and stakeholder Number Portability Workshop, held on May 13 at the Courtleigh Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director of Customer Solutions at Digicel, Patrick King; Head of Marketing and Communications at Island Net, Timothy Bingham, and Head of Corporate Communications at LIME, Elon Parkinson.

Companies Pledge Support for Number Portability

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), looks on as children of the infant department of the Rennock Lodge All-Age School in Kingston, break ground for construction of a $1million specialised playground during a ceremony at the site today (May 13). Others (from 3rd left) are: Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation Board Director, Tatsuya Ozono; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JPS, Kelly Tomblin; Mayor of Kingston, and Chairman of the school board, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Architect, Scheed Cole, who will design the playground.

$1 Million “Green” Playground for Rennock Lodge All-Age

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), listens as newly appointed International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, addresses journalists at Tuesday’s (May 12) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, where details of the country’s eighth IMF programme quarterly review, for January to March 2015, were announced.

IMF Appoints New Mission Chief for Jamaica

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), updating the media on Cabinet decisions, at today’s (May 13) Post Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime, in St. Andrew. Looking on is Director of Legal Reform in the Ministry of Justice, Maurice Bailey.

Harsher Penalties For Persons Who Harm Children

11 years ago Education

More Emphasis on Technical Vocational Education and Training

The days when Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), was limited to only Technical High Schools and New Secondary High Schools are over. The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education, along with other tertiary institutions, is supporting the drive by the Ministry of Education to mainstream TVET in the general education system. The TVET policy that is...

11 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry to Work with CIB to Replant Coffee Trees

The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), will be working with the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) to ensure the replanting of coffee plants in the Blue Mountain region damaged by recent fires. In a Statement to the House of Representatives on May 12, portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said the Ministry has already identified...

Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is joined by members of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) and residents of Farm Heights as they prepare to paint a section of the community centre to be used for the staging of parenting workshops. The Farm Heights project was one of six in which the group participated on May 13. The other projects were undertaken in Mount Salem, Granville, Canterbury, Glendevon and Salt Spring.

11 years ago CommunityNational Security

CSJP and IDB Engage in Oureach Activities in St. James

A 60-member delegation from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) joined forces with representatives of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), on May 13, to carry out a number of community outreach projects in six inner-city communities in St. James. The projects were undertaken in the CSJP-adopted communities of Granville, Mount Salem, Farm Heights, Canterbury, Salt Spring and Glendevon and...

Extension Officer at the Banana Board, Henry Graham (right), accepts an application from Seven Rivers farmer, Karen Kellier (3rd right), for participation in the Banana Export Expansion Programme (BEEP) in St James, while other applicants wait their turn. Occasion was an investment forum held recently, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) offices in Montego Bay, where farmers and investors were provided with details about BEEP.

11 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Embark on $250 Million Banana Export Expansion Programme

The Government of Jamaica is pumping $250 million into a project aimed at revitalising banana production for the export market. The Banana Export Expansion Programme (BEEP), details of which were provided at an investment forum in Montego Bay recently, is targeted at new and existing farmers in the traditional banana-growing parishes of Portland, St. Mary and St. James. Funding is...

Director of Technical Assistance at Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project , Dianne Dormer, addresses a farmers seminar on Agrometeorology, held at the Savanna-la-Mar United Church Hall in Westmoreland, today (May 12). The seminar was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with support from the National Meteorological Service.

11 years ago Agriculture

Westmoreland Farmers Take Part in Agrometeorology Seminar

Several farmers from Westmoreland participated in an agrometeorology seminar, staged by the Ministry of Agriculture, at the Savanna-la-Mar United Church Hall in the parish, on May 12. The seminar, which was held under the banner of the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project, provided farmers with information on the effects of climate change and...

11 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Clarifies Seating Capacity Issues with Taxi Operators

The Transport Authority is moving to clarify issues as they pertain to the seating capacity of public passenger vehicles operated by Transport Operators in the May Pen area. To this end, a meeting was held involving Chairman of the Transport Authority, Mr. Norton Hinds; Managing Director, Mr. Donald Foster; MP for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry; Director of the Island...

Manager of the Jamaica Information Service

11 years ago Culture

Eight Vie For Miss St. James Festival Queen Title

Eight young ladies will vie for the title of Miss St. James Festival Queen 2015, at the coronation show slated for May 31, at the Iberostar Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay. The contestants from across the parish, who have become cultural ambassadors, will compete for attractive cash prizes, gifts certificates and baskets. The winner, who will be awarded a...