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Programmes Manager of the National Youth Service (NYS), Naketa West (right), assists NYS Graduate Work Experience Programme Intern, Cecelia Samuels, while on the job at the NYS head office in Kingston.

Graduate Work Experience Pilot Gets High Marks

Beneficiaries of the National Youth Services’ (NYS) Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP) have given the initiative good reviews following a six-month pilot. The pilot, undertaken from February to August, exposed new tertiary-level graduates to the world of work, through placement...

Executive Director of the NYS, Melvin Smith.

NYS Rolls Out Graduate Work Experience Programme

Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell

Non-Compliant Early Childhood Institutions Urged To Register

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Chairman of the National Task Force for the Logistics Hub Initiative, Professor Gordon Shirley (centre), looks on as President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Andrew Collins (right), greets Ambassador of France, Her Excellency Ginette de Matha. Occasion was the JEA’s breakfast forum on ‘Ensuring Infrastructural Development to Support Export Growth’, held today (Nov. 19), at the association’s offices in Kingston.

Exporters Urged to Seek New Opportunities

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (Nov. 19) quarterly media briefing at the BoJ’s downtown Kingston offices.

BOJ Reports just under one per cent Growth for July to September

12 years ago Transport

NWA to Micro- Surface Mount Rosser Main Road

Effective this Sunday, November 24, 2013 some motorists will be restricted when using the Mount Rosser main road in St. Catherine. The restrictions will be implemented by the NWA in order to facilitate the resurfacing of sections of the corridor. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that works to be undertaken forms part of...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Freddie McGregor to Receive ICS Marcus Garvey Award

The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) will honour the contributions of reggae icon Freddie McGregor by presenting him with the 2013 Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award. The presentation will be made at the ICS’ 20th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards (CARAH) Gala to be held on Friday, November 22, at the JW Marriott in Washington D.C. The Marcus Garvey Lifetime...

12 years ago Education

ECC Seeks Increased Funding for Early Childhood Education

Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, is calling on members of the public and private sectors to explore ways of increasing support to early childhood development in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News in an interview recently, Mrs. Campbell says that while the Commission remains resolute in fulfilling its mandate to improve and develop the early...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), emphasizes a point while in discussion with (from second left) President of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Marcus Irons; President of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Dr. Howard Haughton; member of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Renée Johnson; and member of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Atasha Bernard. Occasion was a joint meeting between both service clubs at the Eden Gardens Hotel in Kingston, on November 18.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ban on Smoking Most Far-Reaching Health Policy in Decades

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013, which had provisions for the imposition of a ban on smoking in specified public places, is the most far-reaching public health policy in decades. “I know that what I am doing is good for Jamaica. In the next couple of years, when you see less...

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson (right), makes a presentation to President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Michel Martelly, as Minister of National Security, Hon Peter Bunting (right), applauds, during the President’s State Visit last week.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Relations between Jamaica and Haiti to be Strengthened

Bilateral relations between Haiti and Jamaica are expected to improve, following the State Visit of the President of that country, His Excellency Michel Martelly and his delegation, last week. Speaking with JIS News, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said the visit was timely and would strengthen the co-operation and friendly...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Servants Urged to Commit to Improving Service Delivery

As the nation’s civil servants celebrate Civil Service Week 2013, Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders is urging them to place special emphasis on improving the level of customer service to the public. Ambassador Saunders, who is head of the civil service, noted that while public servants face constraints with respect to resources such as equipment, they should commit to enhancing...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

12 years ago Culture

World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse Message from the Children’s Registrar

As we celebrate World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, today, November 19, 2013 it is my hope that all Jamaicans will use this day to reflect on all the negative issues that can affect our child and resolve in our hearts to act to stop abuse now. Our children should be guaranteed a safe environment to live, play,...