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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens keenly to the Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry, at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month and observance of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season on June 1 at Jamaica House.

Review of Drain and Gully Systems

A review of the country’s drain and gully systems is being undertaken by the technical staff at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, in collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA). “We are serious about ensuring that flooding...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), listens to Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Jamaica, Maura Barry-Boyle (right). Occasion was the official launch of the Local Partner Development (LPD) project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on May 25. At left is LPD Chief of Party, Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic. An initiative of USAID/Jamaica, the project is expected to improve the institutional capacity of selected local civil society organisations (CSOs) and other partners over a five-year period.

Support for Civil Society Organisations

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), along with resident of Gordon Town in St. Andrew, Renechia Osbourne, paints playground equipment at the Mission House Methodist Basic School in the community during Labour Day activities on Tuesday, May 23.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Renovates Basic School

Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), looks on as a resident of Grant’s Pen Drive patches the road in the area. The work was part of Labour Day 2017 activities on Tuesday (May 23) under the theme ‘Restore. Preserve. Beautify’.

Residents of Grants Pen Clean and Beautify their Community

Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, assists in painting the Barrett Town Community Centre, during Labour Day activities in the community on Tuesday, May 23.

Sam Sharpe Tribute Kicks off Labour Day Activities in St. James

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IOJ to Host Children Symposium May 30

The Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ) will host its annual HUSH Children Symposium on Tuesday, May 30, at the institute’s Lecture Hall, 10-16 East Street, downtown Kingston.Programmes Outreach Manager and Events Coordinator at the IoJ, Kerri-Palmer, said the symposium will be held under the theme: ‘MENTal to METal: Building Resilience’.Explaining the theme, Miss Palmer said that...

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SRC To Showcase Opportunities In Personal Care Industry

Entrepreneurs in the personal care industry and persons who want to start a business in the field, are invited to the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) annual Opportunity Quest at its Hope Gardens offices on Thursday, May 25. Acting Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications, Carolyn Rose Miller, told JIS News that this event, to be held from 10:00 a.m. to...

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SRC And JBDC Sign MOU To Boost MSME Sector

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) and the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will provide faster and easier access to business-development services for the growth of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) sector.Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, said the agreement will strengthen the relationship between the entities, allowing them...

Late veteran journalist, Doreen Brown, who worked at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) from 1963 until 1992.

9 years ago Community

JIS Regrets Passing of Doreen Brown

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) expresses regret at the sudden passing of veteran media practitioner, Doreen Brown. Mrs. Brown worked at the JIS from 1963 until her retirement on October 29, 1992. She served first as an information officer, then as Senior Information Officer in charge of Radio, before being promoted to head the Radio Department. Mrs. Brown worked at...

Sections of the Rio Cobre Dam maintained by NIC.

9 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Interruptions in NIC’s Service Operations

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) wishes to advise that it has activated its disaster preparedness plan in an effort to mitigate the effects of possible flooding from the unstable weather conditions which have been affecting the island. Please note the following updates for our respective regions: Eastern Region (St Catherine Irrigation District, St Dorothy’s –Old Harbour, Yallahs –St. Thomas):...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in a light conversation with Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer (left); and Director of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Centre for Tourism and Policy Research and Chairman of the GATFFEST Film Festival, Professor Ian Boxill. Occasion was the launch of GATFFEST on May 11 at the UWI Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The festival, slated to take place from June 15 to 24 at venues in Kingston and Montego Bay, is an initiative of the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.

9 years ago CommunityFinance & Public Service

Film-makers From 28 Countries For UWI’s GATFFEST

Film-makers from 28 countries will join local talent in showcasing their work in various genres at the 2017 staging of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) GATFFEST film festival. To be held from June 15 to 24 under the theme: ‘From the Streets to the Screen', the event will feature workshops and screenings of films in the areas of...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, speaks to JIS News about initiatives to be implemented to improve customer service and reduce waiting time at the entity.

9 years ago Community

PICA to Implement Initiatives to Improve Service

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be implementing various initiatives over the next two years to significantly improve customer experience and reduce the waiting time to access and obtain services at the entity. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at PICA, Andrew Wynter, said that already, the agency has improved operations by extending its working...