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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

OCR Congratulates GSAT Awardees

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) wishes to congratulate all students who successfully completed their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and have been awarded places in various schools across the island. The OCR is also urging parents to be...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Ian Hayles, delivers his address at the opening plenary of the Fifth Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Partnership Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday, June 23. Mr. Hayles spoke of the need for stakeholders to join with governments in finding solutions to Climate Change and its attendant issues.

State Minister Cites Challenge for Climate Change Agenda

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), in discussion with Project Engineer for Renewable Energy at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Shane Silvera (right), while attending the a two-day PCJ Alternative energy Expo, held on Monday, June 23, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Consul of Ecuador to Jamaica, Cletia Barreto; Permanent Secretary in the Energy Ministry, Hilary Alexander, and Senior Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nerine Small.

Further Expansion of Wigton Windfarm

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, assists six year-old student of St. John’s Primary School, Zakiya Wilson to read one of the publications that were being distributed during Kitson Town All Age School’s Career Day on Friday, June 13. The event was held under the theme, “Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.”

Kitson Town All Age Forging Partnerships for Development

Education Minister Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites makes a point during an interview with JIS News in St. James recently. The Minister said Private secondary schools still have a role to play in Jamaica’s education system.

Private Schools a Vibrant Part of Education System – Minister Thwaites

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd left) co-chairs the session on Mediation at the International Conference of Jurists in London on June 23. She spoke on the Jamaican experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which spans more than 15 years. From Left is Harpeet Singh Giani, Barrister Chambers 33 Chancery Lane; Florence Gladel of Gladel and Company Law Firm Paris; and Praveen Oandey, Solicitor and Indian Advocate, Singhania and Company, London.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Assamba Receives International Jurist Award

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba on Monday, June 23, received the 2014 International Jurists Award from the International Council of Jurists, for her contribution in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The award was presented to the High Commissioner at the Council’s International Conference in London. Mrs. Assamba was a Mediator and trainer...

General Manager of the UDC, Desmond Malcolm addresses a JIS Think Tank session on Thursday, June 12.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

UDC to Continue Purchasing Historic Buildings in Downtown Kingston

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm, says the agency will continue to acquire historic and derelict buildings in downtown Kingston, and refurbish them as part of a drive to develop more office space to attract businesses and government offices. This strategy, he said, should also capture the low real estate prices now in the market. He...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses the 10th anniversary Dinner and Award ceremony for Island Radiology at Club Hotel RIU Ocho Rios, on Saturday June 21.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

MOH Concerned About Promotion of Alcohol Use

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has expressed concern about the promotion and advertising of alcohol, targeting young persons. “It is that same group of adolescent youth that we are wooing either to become…the next round of drinkers…think about the accidents, think about all the other problems (it causes),” he argued. The Minister was addressing the 10th Anniversary Dinner...

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

TEF Gives $8 Million to Upgrade Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and Sports Development Foundation (SDF) have allocated $8 million for upgrading work at the Trelawny multi-purpose stadium. In an interview with JIS News, General Manager of the state-run Independence Park Limited, which has oversight for the western-based stadium, Major Desmon Brown, said the money will be used to install four new pitches; renovate the field...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasizes a point while addressing diagnostics firm, Island Radiology Limited’s 10th anniversary dinner and awards ceremony at the Club Hotel Riu in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 21.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Advances Work on Public/Private Partnership Policy

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry has undertaken significant work to develop a policy aimed at guiding public/private partnerships for effective public health care delivery. He says work has already been undertaken in relation to areas, such as nutrition, while pointing to the provision of diagnostics and radiology services as others for consideration under the proposed arrangement....

12 years ago Environment

Much Emphasis on Climate Change – State Minister Hayles

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, says Jamaica has placed much emphasis on the issue of climate change. He said the country’s interest is evident in its level of certification “for our National Implementing Entity, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), very early in the day, so we could have...

Deputy Board Chairman, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ), Noel DaCosta (left), makes a presentation to Pastor of Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, Rev. Astor Carlyle, during the PCJ

12 years ago Technology

Petroleum Corporation Invests $116M in Energy-Efficient Projects

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has invested approximately $116 million to develop more than 100 energy efficiency projects over the last 10 years. The projects, executed between 2004 and 2013, were implemented mainly in government hospitals, schools, health centres, and other public sector facilities. This, according to the PCJ’s Senior Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nerine Small, has resulted...