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High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (left), presents a special award to Delores Cooper, OD for two decades of service to Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora. Occasion was an Independence Day Reception hosted by the High Commission at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London on August 5. Sharing the moment is Honorary Consul, Wade Lyn.

Jamaican Charities to Benefit from UK Independence Service

The Mustard Seed Communities and the Pringle Home for Children will share more than $310,000 (£1,700 pounds) collected during this year’s Independence Service of Praise and Thanksgiving in London. The service, held at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster on July...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry (right), presents Guest Speaker and CEO of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn, with the first T Shirt and Sticker symbolizing the official launch of the 'MyMoBay Cleanup Campaign', during a ceremony held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, on August 11. The campaign is an initiative of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Campaign Launched To Clean Up Montego Bay

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third left), affixes her signature to the new Heads of Agreement, which was signed between the Government and representatives of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on August 11. Also signing (from left) are: Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Helene Davis Whyte; Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’neil Grant. Pictured in the background (from left) are: Manager, Public Relations, Special Projects and Community Outreach, OPM, Shelly-Ann Harris; and Finance and Planning Ministry officials - Director, Industrial Relations, Lorna A. Phillips; Acting Financial Secretary, Everton McFarlane; Senior Industrial Relations Officer, Charmaine Hayman; and Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones. The new wage agreement, which is for the contract period 2015 to 2017, will see public sector employees receiving a salary increase of seven per cent over two years.

Tertiary Education Grants Included in Wage Settlement With Public Sector Workers

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Remarks by the Prime Minister at the Signing of Heads of Agreement with the JCTU

Principal of Maldon High School in St. James, Mrs. Janet Manning, informs JIS News that come September, the school will be operating a single shift.

Single Shift At Maldon High Come September

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, speaking at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) monthly council meeting, held on August 11 at the KSAC, downtown Kingston.

11 years ago Local Government

226 Vendors Register Under KSAC Drive

Some 226 vendors have been registered under the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Vendor Registration Programme. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, made the disclosure at the KSAC’s monthly council meeting, held on August 11 at the KSAC offices, downtown Kingston. The aim of the vendor registration programme is to ensure that all vendors operating within...

11 years ago National Security

Police Commissioner Lauds UCC for Scholarship

The decision by the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) to establish a scholarship for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in honour of slain Constable, Crystal Thomas, has been lauded by Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams. The Commissioner said the announcement, which was made at the funeral service for the late Constable on August 9, at the Ebenezer...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, examines a sugar cane grinder and water wheel which are among the artefacts on the Frome Sugar Estate. Dr. McNeill led a fact-finding tour of heritage sites in Westmoreland on August 5 with representatives of stakeholder organizations, including the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), the Westmoreland Parish Development Committee (WPDC) and the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH). Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, is in the background.

11 years ago Tourism

Historical Sites In Westmoreland To Be Developed

At least 10 historical sites in the parish of Westmoreland have been earmarked for development, as part of the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment’s thrust to diversify and expand the country’s tourism product, while providing employment opportunities in the communities where they are located. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Dr. Wykeham McNeill, who led a tour of heritage sites...

11 years ago Environment

New Water Restriction

As of Wednesday (August 12), the National Water Commission (NWC) will be restricting the supply of water to every two days for customers served by the Mona and Hope systems. Making the announcement, Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, said the new restriction results from low inflows of water into the two systems. “For those customers who will receive...

11 years ago Environment

NWC Institutes New Restrictions on Hope and Mona Systems

National Water Commission (NWC) Acting President, Mr. Mark Barnett, today (August 10, 2015) announced new water supply restrictions for Corporate Area customers served by the Hope and Mona Water Supply Systems. At a press conference called immediately following a weekly drought management review meeting this morning, Mr. Barnett announced that the Commission is forced to further restrict the supply of water to many...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (second left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference held at his National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, today (August 10) to provide details on the debt buy-back arrangement between Jamaica and Venezuela. Also pictured (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the PetroCaribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Services Provided By Government Will Improve Due To Debt Buy-Back

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the debt buy-back arrangement with Venezuela under the PetroCaribe Energy Co-operation Agreement, was undertaken for the benefit of all Jamaicans and will serve to improve the services the Government provides. The transaction, which was completed last week, is expected to save the country hundreds of millions in debt payment...

‘Spirit of Independence’ awardee, Howard Deers, JP, with his wife Lorna (2nd left) and his granddaughters Kaci Robinson (left) and Renae Deers (right), after he collected his award on Independence Day, August 6, in Sam Sharpe Square.

11 years ago Local Government

Howard Deers Has The City At Heart

Montego Bay businessman, Howard Deers, JP, who was presented with the ‘Spirit of Independence’ award on August 6, by the St. James Parish Council, is widely regarded in St. James as a man from the “heart of the city” with the “city at heart”. Mr. Deers, who is a product of the volatile Montego Bay inner city of Railway Gardens,...