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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), hands over a certificate of possession to Henzel Black, a resident of Hartford/Morass in Central Westmoreland. The presentation took place on July 16 at the Hartford New Testament Church of God in the parish, where 200 residents received documents under the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited’s Community Regularization Programme.

200 Residents of Hartford/Morass Lane Get Certificates of Possession

Two hundred residents of Hartford/Morass Lane in Central Westmoreland have been presented with certificates of possession for former sugar lands, which they occupy. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, handed over the documents during a ceremony...

The JIS Chorale performing at the Grand Gospel Concert and Fashion Show, held on Sunday ( July 19), in aid of the Campbell’s Scholarship and Church Building Fund, at the Broadleaf Moravian Church, in Manchester.

Students from Broadleaf Primary Get Scholarships

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addressing the Senate on July 17. The Minister piloted the Bill to regulate nuclear technology in the country. It was passed by the Senate.

Senate Approves Bill to Regulate Nuclear Technology

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Minister Pickersgill in Charge of Government

Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards (fourth left), accepts the final report of a Wind Power Irrigation Project from a representative from the Organisation of American States, Ms. Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel (third right), as a symbolic gesture of appreciation for funding for the project, at a handing over ceremony at the NIC’s office on July 20. Also pictured are (from left): Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Mr. Milton Henry; University of the West Indies students, Cherri-Ann Scarlett and Sanja Simmonds; Political-Economic Counsellor at the United States Embassy, Mr. Charles Cleveland; NIC Board Member, Mr. Howard Hill and Director, Energy Economics and Planning in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Mrs. Yvonne Barrett-Edwards.

NIC To Do Economic Feasibility Study On Wind Farm

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Jovante Wants to Help Jamaicans with Speech Disorders

Nineteen-year-old Jovante Anderson is looking to make his mark in the field of speech therapy in Jamaica. The youngster is the recipient of the 2015 Lafayette-Jamaica Scholarship to pursue a four-year undergraduate programme at the Lafayette University in the United States, after which he intends to pursue a master’s degree in speech language pathology. He is pledging to return to...

11 years ago Local Government

KSAC to Register Vendors July 21 to August 31

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be undertaking a vendor registration programme from July 21 to August 31, as it seeks to maintain order in the market districts. In an interview with JIS News, Commercial Services Manager at the KSAC, Gary Robotham, said the initiative will target persons engaged in vending activities within the formal markets and designated...

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.

11 years ago Transport

JEEP Road Projects Completed In St. James

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, toured several infrastructural projects in East Central St. James on July 17, which were completed under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The four rehabilitated roadways are Lover’s Lane, Dollar Mango, Timber Close and Green Park. They were repaired at a cost of $12 million. Speaking at a ceremony in...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. (FILE)

11 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF Improves Access to Health Cards

Past winner of the biennial Public Sector Customer Service Competition, the National Health Fund (NHF), is striving to improve its services and to make them more accessible to customers. Since winning the prizes in 2010/2011 for being the Best Implementer of the Customer Service Monitoring and Evaluation System and the Most Active Participant in the National Customer Service Programme, the...

Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning Worrel Hibbert (right) presents an award to Theodore Fowler who emerged as the ‘Most Outstanding Student’ from the Majesty Gardens Development Education Programme. Mr. Fowler received the award at the closing ceremony of the 24 month long programme on July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Success Against All Odds

Theodore Fowler beat the odds, to be named the highest achiever in the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme (MGCDEP), having lost his home to fire earlier this year. The eighteen year old expressed that the award is a major accomplishment for him, one which he is eternally grateful for. “I suspected it, but I faltered a little in the...

Coach at The Golden Age Home, Silvan Wilson (right), demonstrates a throwing technique to Alton Carter (centre) as Vincent Evans (left) looks on. The men will compete in bocce in the over 45 category at the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California starting July 25.

11 years ago Labour

Special Olympic Athletes Set Their Eyes on Winning Gold

Alton Carter and Vincent Evans, two special needs residents at The Golden Age Home (TGAH), have set their eyes on gold for the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California later this month. Both are set to compete in the over 45 age category playing bocce, a sport for which many Jamaicans are unfamiliar....

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shakes hands business teacher at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dayle Evans, after presenting him with an award for long and distinguished service. Occasion was an award function to honour master teachers, held on July 16, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

11 years ago Education

JTC Bill To Go Before Legislative Committee

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says the long-awaited Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill is now ready to be submitted to the legislative committee, when the formal session of the legislature begins in September. Rev. Thwaites was speaking to a group of educators and JTC officials at a Master Teachers’ Programme award ceremony and exhibition held at the Medallion...