| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), officially opens the newly refurbished Flagstaff Community Centre in St. James on Wednesday (October 16). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Councillor for Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke, and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), officially opens the newly refurbished Flagstaff Community Centre in St. James on Wednesday (October 16). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Councillor for Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke, and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis.

Flagstaff Community Centre In St. James Renovated

Residents of Flagstaff in St. James now have the benefit of a newly renovated community centre, which was refurbished at a cost of $8.5 million. The facility was officially reopened by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Head of NSWMA Calls on Jamaicans to Play Their Part in Waste Management
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on Thursday (October 10).

St. Ann to Get Additional $30 Million for Road Projects
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with Project Consultant, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards (right), during the DBJ’s Private Equity Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 11. Looking on (from second left) are DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds; and General Manager for the Bank’s Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation Division, Denise Arana.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with Project Consultant, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards (right), during the DBJ’s Private Equity Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 11. Looking on (from second left) are DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds; and General Manager for the Bank’s Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation Division, Denise Arana.

DBJ to Stage Second Equity Financing Workshop September 18
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) $1.46-billion Twickenham Glades project in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 30). Also participating (from left) are NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, where the development is located, Denise Daley; and NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) $1.46-billion Twickenham Glades project in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 30). Also participating (from left) are NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, where the development is located, Denise Daley; and NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer.

NHT to Spend $40 Billion in 2019/20

More

Technical Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Colin Porter.
Development

JBDC Accepting Applications for ‘Design Fusion 2019’

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is now accepting applications for their ‘Design Fusion 2019’ programme. The programme, which commences next month, will select 10 fashion and 15 gift & craft designers to participate in a specialised design-based development programme for emerging fashion and gift & craft designers. Speaking with the JIS News, Technical Services Manager at the JBDC, Colin...
Read more
President Elect, Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Owen Speid (right), presents Primary Exit Profile (PEP) scholarship awardee, Aljay Anderson, with his certificate during a TIP Friendly Society scholarship awards function, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 16. He was among 48 scholarship recipients this year.
CommunityDevelopmentEducationYouth

TIP Friendly Society Awards 48 Scholarships to Members and Their Children

Forty eight scholarships valued at more than $2 million have been awarded to TIP Friendly Society members and their children. Presentations were made to recipients at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, during an awards function at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew,  on August 16. Awardees included TIP members who are in their final year at an accredited...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages with children at a community health fair held at the Glendevon Primary and Junior High School in St. James on Sunday, July 14.
CommunityDevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentYouth

UNESCO Youth Advisory Committee to Stage Seminars

The Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO will be spearheading a series of youth engagement seminars across the island. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is the Chairman of the Committee, said that the outreach activities are aimed at encouraging more youngsters to...
Read more
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
AgricultureDevelopmentSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Government Proposes Establishment of Agricultural Development Fund

The Government has proposed the establishment and operation of an Agricultural Development Fund (ADF), which will provide the much-needed impetus for immediate and sustained improvements in the agricultural sector. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of...
Read more
Manager, Information Technology (IT), Enabled Services at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shane Angus.
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JAMPRO to Take Part in Customer Contact Week in Las Vegas

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW) in Las Vegas, United States,  from June 24 to 28 as part of efforts to diversify Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. Formerly known as Call Centre Week, CCW is the number one conference and expo for contact centre and customer care professionals to network and learn about...
Read more
Country Head for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Jamaica, Jason Fraser, addressing the Social Business Emterprises plenary session during the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (June 18).
DevelopmentDiasporaFinance & Public Service

Jamaican Diaspora A Critical Development Partner – USAID Country Head

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Head, Jason Fraser, says the diaspora is a critical development partner for Jamaica through remittances and other areas of support. Data from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) indicate that net remittance inflows during 2018 totalled approximately US$2 billion, representing an increase of US$19 million or nearly one per cent over the previous...
Read more