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Minister of State for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (second left), accompanied by Member of Parliament for South West St.
Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (third right), arriving at the BB Coke High School in St. Elizabeth for a press conference after he had toured sections of the drought affected parish on July 3. The State Minister announced immediate measures to provide water for the people of the parish. — Minister of State for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles (second left), accompanied by Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (third right), arriving at the BB Coke High School in St. Elizabeth for a press conference after he had toured sections of the drought affected parish on July 3. The State Minister announced immediate measures to provide water for the people of the parish.

Water to be Trucked to All Areas of St. Elizabeth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, has announced that funds will be made available to all Members of Parliament and Councillors in St. Elizabeth, for the immediate trucking of water...

Green Island High School’s all-boys acapella ensemble gives a spirited performance at the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 Back-To-School Stakeholders’ Conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Montego Bay on July 10.

Education Minister Warns Non-Functioning School Boards

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service Company , Kelly Tomblin (2nd left); Chief Executive Officer, Windstream Technologies, Travis Campbell (2nd right); and Managing Partner, Myers, Fletcher and Gordon, Peter Goldson. Occasion was the official unveiling of the 78-kilowatt solar mill roof top energy solution at Myers, Fletcher and Gordon’s downtown Kingston offices on July 10.

Jamaica Could Reach 20 Per Cent Renewable Energy Target by Next Year

(From left): Principal, Austin Primary School, Joney Smith; School Board member, Ervin Belinfante; Education Officer, Leeladee Gayle; General Manager, Finance, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill; and Chairman of the School Board, Basil Bennett; participate in the signing ceremony for improvement works at the school located in St. Elizabeth. Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stephan Sinclair, observes.

Two St. Elizabeth Schools to be Upgraded at Cost of $29 Million

Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J

GG Calls on Businesses to Mentor Young Graduates

12 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Least Affected by Drought Urged to Produce More

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging farmers in parishes least affected by the drought conditions to ramp up agricultural production. Speaking with JIS News, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, said parishes such as Portland, Westmoreland, and St. Mary are having a fair amount of rainfall, despite the drought in other parishes. “One of the strategies is...

12 years ago EnvironmentLocal Government

Emergency Systems Ready to be Activated

The country’s emergency systems are in place and ready to be activated in the event of any disaster during the hurricane season. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott says the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and the Parish Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC), which are responsible for emergency response co-ordination at the national and local levels, have been...

12 years ago EnvironmentLocal Government

Parish Councils to get Additional Funds for Drain Cleaning

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be providing local authorities with an additional $70 million for the cleaning of major drains island-wide. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, who made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (July 9) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, said the funds will be allocated in “short order.” This figure is an...

12 years ago Uncategorized

Major Infrastructure Projects Can Change Jamaica’s Economic Outlook

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the major infrastructure project planned and already underway in Jamaica has the ability to significantly change the country’s economic outlook. The Minister was speaking in London at the second of a series of meetings in the United Kingdom (UK) to update the Jamaican Diaspora of the Government’s major infrastructure...

President of the St. James branch societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, addressing farmers in the parish about the lucrative agro-processing market available to them.

12 years ago Agriculture

JAS Branches in St. James to Tap into Agro-Processing Market

The St. James branch associations of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) are now moving to tap into the lucrative agro-processing market in the parish as well as on the international scene. President of the St. James branches of the JAS, Councillor Glendon Harris, tells JIS News that the agro-processing sector can be the answer to economic independence for the farmers...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right),
in discussion with Director of the Business Process Industry Association of
Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, at the group

12 years ago Commerce

SEZ Legislation for Parliament Soon

Legislation will be taken to Parliament soon to upgrade the current Free Zone regime to a modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy, that will play a more significant role in Jamaica’s logistics-centred economy. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, as he addressed the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Industry Forum, held...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addressing the official opening of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, on Friday, July 11. He also announced plans to develop a tour attraction in the historic Sam Sharpe Square, in which the Cultural Centre is located, and at other historical and cultural landmarks in the city.

12 years ago Tourism

Monuments in Montego Bay to be Attractions

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says talks are in progress with stakeholders in Montego Bay to transform the historic monuments within the city, into attractions. Addressing the official opening of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, located in the historic Sam Sharpe Square, on Friday July 11, the Minister said the city square itself is an iconic...