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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, today (July 14). He said that despite the challenges, Montego Bay has achieved a lot in its 35 years of becoming a city.

Mayor of Montego Bay Highlights City’s Achievements

With Montego Bay celebrating its 35th anniversary of being granted city status, Mayor Glendon Harris says there are major achievements of which the city can be proud. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, on July 14, Mayor...

Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) General Manager, Courtney Wynter (centre), engages (from left), District Assistant Governor, Jamaica South East, Noel Osbourne and Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal President, Michael Johnson, at the Club’s meeting, held at the Eden Garden Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, on July 13.

Mortgage Banker Suggests Growth Through Housing

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Senator Norman Grant (second right), display Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Jamaica 4-H Clubs and the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, today (July 14). The three-year agreement is aimed at enhancing agricultural production as well as capitalising on opportunities available in the dynamic nutraceutical industry. Others (from left) are: Director General, NCST, Professor Errol Morrison and Project and Product Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lloyd Robinson.

Country Positioning Itself to Benefit from Nutraceutical Industry

Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur.

Owen Arthur for Social Partnership Retreat

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents Mr. Leroy Gooden with the trophy for most outstanding male student at the Majesty Gardens Community Education Programme Graduation Ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday, July 8. Mr. Gooden was among seventy-seven graduates who received certificates of participation and competence. The programme was spearheaded by the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, The Planning Institute of Jamaica (through its Community Renewal Programme) and the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) which operates out of the Ministry of Justice.

PM Commends Graduates of the Majesty Gardens Community Education Development Programme

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), exits one of two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which he commissioned into service on July 10.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Urges Continued Vigilance Against ZIKV

While there are no reported cases of the Zika Virus (ZikV) in the island, the Minster of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is imploring the public to continue to be vigilant in destroying breeding sites for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. He said that this is especially critical during the current period of drought, as mosquito eggs...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), is shown where to sign the contract for the construction of a new administrative building for the Westmoreland Parish Council, by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. The signing ceremony was held on July 13 at the Ministry in Kingston. Looking on at right is
Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore.

11 years ago Local Government

$74.8 Million Contract Signed For New Westmoreland Parish Council Building

Work on the construction of a new building to house the Westmoreland Parish Council is slated to begin on July 27. Minister of Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, on Monday, July 13, signed a $74.8 million contract to facilitate the project, at his Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. Work on the new building, to be...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis.

11 years ago Commerce

JBDC Preparing MSMEs for Logistic-Centered Economy

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has been spearheading the thrust to make the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) business-focused and ready to take advantage of the opportunities to emerge from the Logistics Hub Initiative. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Harold Davis, said the agency is providing the MSMEs with the necessary information,...

11 years ago Education

Rev. Thwaites Welcomes Private Sector Support in Improving Math Passes

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is hailing the private sector partnership in the push towards achieving an overall improvement in student performance in mathematics. He was speaking on Monday, July 13, at the opening of a seminar on the Singapore Method of Teaching Mathematics, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The two-day seminar is the joint...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Roads and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Land Top main road in Hanover on July 10. Joining Mr. Azan for the opening are Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner (centre); Lucea’s Mayor, Councillor Wynter McIntosh (4th left); as well as representatives of the National Works Agency (NWA) and members of the community.

11 years ago Transport

Chester Castle Residents Get Improved Roadway

Residents of Land Top District in Chester Castle, Eastern Hanover are now enjoying improved road conditions. This, after rehabilitation of the 1.8-kilometre road, which serves the community at a cost of $4 million. The improvement work was carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). At the official opening on Friday, July 10, State Minister in the Ministry of...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), greets Head of Cooperation at the European Commission, Jesus Orus Baguena, at the ground breaking ceremony in Braes River, St. Elizabeth, on July 9, for the rehabilitation of 14 kilometres of cane roads at a cost of $89.1 million. Money for the project has been provided by the European Union (EU), through the Sugar Transformation Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

11 years ago Agriculture

Refined Sugar Cess To Fund Transformation – Minister Kellier

The proposed cess on imported refined sugar forms part of the administration’s undertaking to restructure the regime governing the importation of the commodity, with the proceeds earmarked to fund the sector’s transformation. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, at a ground breaking ceremony for the repairing of 14 kilometres of cane roads...

11 years ago Education

Five More Teachers to Benefit from US-Based STEM Programme

Five more Jamaican teachers are to benefit from training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the Loma Lindo University (LLU) in California this summer. The teachers, who are scheduled to leave the island on July 11 are: Althea McFarlane-Allen from Denham Town High School in Kingston; Donna Reid from the Manchester High School; Phillipa Morris-Grey from Brown’s Town...