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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (right). Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Antony Anderson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (right). Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Antony Anderson.
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Says There Is Need For Review Of State Institutions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is need for a review targeting the modernisation of State institutions, in order to facilitate further improvements in the business processes of Government, thereby making it more efficient as a regulator...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is presented with the instrument of conferment of the Order of the Nation (ON) by Chief Justice and Chancellor of the ON, Hon. Zaila McCalla, during Thursday’s (March 3) swearing in ceremony at King’s House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is presented with the instrument of conferment of the Order of the Nation (ON) by Chief Justice and Chancellor of the ON, Hon. Zaila McCalla, during Thursday’s (March 3) swearing in ceremony at King’s House.

‘My Dream is to Fulfill Your Dream’ —Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mr. Colin Bullock, addresses the PIOJ quarterly economic press briefing, on Thursday, March 3, at the PIOJ headquarters on Oxford Road, in Kingston.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mr. Colin Bullock, addresses the PIOJ quarterly economic press briefing, on Thursday, March 3, at the PIOJ headquarters on Oxford Road, in Kingston.

Positive Economic Outlook for Current Quarter – PIOJ
Fulbright Core Scholar, Geoscientist, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins. She is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity at the University of Texas, in the United States, and is in Jamaica to assist in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.
Fulbright Core Scholar, Geoscientist, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins. She is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity at the University of Texas, in the United States, and is in Jamaica to assist in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.

Fulbright Scholar Collaborates With Earthquake Unit To Establish Network
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Delores Clarke, emphasizes a point as she addresses students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, during the launch of the Club’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme, at the institution, on Wednesday, March 2.
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Delores Clarke, emphasizes a point as she addresses students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, during the launch of the Club’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme, at the institution, on Wednesday, March 2.

Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme Launched At Chetwood Primary

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Tourism

JTB Welcomes NMIA Ranking as Most Improved Airport for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has hailed the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) for being named the most improved airport in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Airports Council International (ACI). The Kingston-based airport received the honour in the ACI’s 2015 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards announced on February 29. “The award is an excellent one to earn as...
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Economic Growth & Job Creation

Economy Grew in 2015 – PIOJ

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported that the country recorded an estimated growth of 0.8 per cent for the 2015 calendar year. Director General, Colin Bullock, in a quarterly economic press briefing at the PIOJ offices on March 3, told media personnel  that this growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) represents an improvement of performance over the...
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Substance Abuse Officer, National Council of Drug Abuse, Daniel Brown (left), listens intently to a point from Guidance Counsellor at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, Kevin McCarthy (second left). Looking on are Jamaica College students Rashidi Smith (2nd right); and Divine Stone. Occasion was the sixth staging of the Jamaica Cancer Society’s Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum on Wednesday (March 2), at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Students Educated About Dangers Of Smoking

Students from schools across the island benefited from an informative, eye-opening Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum staged by the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) on Wednesday, March 2, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. The event included video and audiovisual presentations, and talks from representatives from the Ministry of Health; National Chest Hospital; National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA); Heart Foundation of Jamaica;...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Seprod Group of Companies, Richard Pandohie (left), is joined by (from second left), Business Development Manager, Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, Hedda Rose Pitter; Chief Operating Officer, CB Group, Matthew Lyn; and CEO, Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Hugh Graham, in raising a toast to the launch of the ‘Drink Real Milk’ campaign, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in St. Andrew, recently. The goals of the campaign are to create awareness and increase demand for Jamaican milk; and increase the production of locally produced milk, which will ensure a sustainable and self sufficient industry.
Agriculture

Four Companies Come Together to Revive Dairy Industry

With Jamaicans consuming 50 per cent less milk than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends, four companies have formed a partnership to promote the consumption of Jamaican milk and revive the island’s dairy industry. Dubbed the ‘Drink Real Milk’ campaign, the companies - CB Group (through Nutramix), Seprod Limited (through Serge Island), Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited and the Jamaica Dairy...
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Wild birds nesting in trees along the banks of one of Jamaica’s protected wetlands.
Environment

NEPA to Present Wildlife Monitoring Kit to Customs

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be handing over an electronic wildlife monitoring kit to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), to better equip Customs officials in preventing the illegal trafficking of endangered Jamaican wildlife. The presentation will take place during a ceremony on Thursday, March 3, at Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, to mark World Wildlife Day under...
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Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton.
Education

Users of Public Libraries Benefitting From Improved Access to ICTS

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has been transforming public libraries across the island by equipping them with state-of-the-art technology resources, in order to provide Jamaicans with improved access to information and communications technologies (ICTs). This is being done through the ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’ project, which being funded by way of a US$2 million grant from...
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EducationJIS Think Tank

Education Ministry Stages Mathematics Expo March 10

The fourth staging of the Ministry of Education’s Mathematics exposition is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 10. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 2), National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, said thousands of primary, secondary and tertiary level students from across the island will gather on the grounds of the Old Library at the University of West...
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A crocodile in the Black River wetlands in St. Elizabeth.
Environment

NEPA To Award Top Photos In World Wetlands Day Competition

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will award the best images in its recent World Wetlands Day Digital Photo Competition, during a ceremony on Thursday (March 3) at the Institute of Jamaica at 10-16 East Street, Kingston. World Wetlands Day was observed on February 2. Public Relations Officer at NEPA, Deleen Powell, told JIS News that each year, NEPA...
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