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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking during the PIOJ’s digital quarterly briefing, recently.

Progress Made In Advancing Social And Economic Development

Notable progress has been made in advancing social and economic development in Jamaica, under the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. Implemented in 2009, Vision 2030 Jamaica seeks to position the island to achieve developed country status and, in the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left) presents a certificate of award to winner of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Backyard Family Garden Challenge, Shaneka Wallace-Graham from St. James, at the virtual award ceremony on Thursday (February 25). At right is Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica, Denise Antonio. Mrs. Wallace-Graham received a cash prize of $60,000, seedlings, and gardening tools.

St. James Resident Takes Home 4-H CLUBS’ Inaugural Backyard Family Garden Challenge

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a reception on Tuesday (February 23) to celebrate the 61st birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan, held at the St. Andrew residence of the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica.

Minister Johnson Smith Confident Japan Can Deliver Safe And Enjoyable Olympics

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), presents Retirement resident, Saskia Gordon-Manderson, with her certificate of title and a plant, at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) land-titling ceremony, held at the Social Development Commission’s Region 3 office, Albion Road, St. James, on Thursday (February 25).

St. James Residents Receive Land Titles

Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division, lays flowers in honour of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, at a ceremony at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, on Wednesday, February 24, to mark the 137th anniversary of his birth.

Hanover Residents Urged To Emulate Bustamante In COVID-10 Fight

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton (third left), unveil a plaque during the ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Highlights Significance Of Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Adopt-a-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership, to support the delivery of primary healthcare in communities. The Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, at the facility’s St. Andrew location, on Thursday (February...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), interacts with young Mikelle Allen (centre), who was bitten by dogs in St. Ann last November, and his mother, Shereen Grindley, when they visited the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on February 25, for a follow-up appointment.

5 years ago Youth

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams Visits Mikelle Allen

Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator at the National Family Planning Board, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, addresses JIS ‘ Think Tank’.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

NFPB Confident Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme Will Meet Objective

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is expressing confidence that its Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme will meet its objective. The project is aimed at preventing pregnancy, especially second pregnancies, in adolescent girls. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, explained that the project started in 2016 with funding made available...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Trains Critical Personnel In Preparation For COVID-19 Vaccine

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has conducted a series of training sessions with critical personnel in preparation for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February 24), Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, said that “over 580 staff members in the public sector from various categories were...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022

Finance Minister Opens Budget Debate March 9

The 2021/22 Budget Debate begins on Tuesday, March 9 in the House of Representatives, with Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, making his presentation. Dr. Clarke will inform the nation how the $830.8-billion Budget for the new fiscal year, which he tabled in the House on February 18 will be funded. The Standing Finance...

Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton (second left) is part of Jamaica

5 years ago Technology

Global Interest In 700 MHz Band Licence

Managing Director of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, says the Request for Proposal (RFP) for licence in the 700 MHz spectrum (Band 13) has garnered global interest. The RFP was published on February 9. Dr. Myers-Hamilton told JIS News that through this band “we are trying to achieve increased competition in the mobile (telecommunication) space but most...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the virtual inaugural meeting of the National Quality Policy Council, on Thursday (February 25).

5 years ago Industry

Minister Says 30 To 40 Public-Sector Entities Should Be ISO 9001 Certified By End Of 2021/22

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is working to have between 30 and 40 public-sector entities certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) standard by the end of the new financial year. “[We] are now undergoing an aggressive approval of a number of public-sector [entities] that have already received their ISO 9001...