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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Willians (left), interacts with students from the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary School while at a tablet presentation ceremony held yesterday (February 25), at the St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town.

Rollout Of OYOD Next Week

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the rollout of the Government’s Own Your Own Device (OYOD) programme will commence next week. The programme will benefit more than 36,000 needy students in high school, with parents or...

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

Newly Formed Council Urged To Drive Quality In Jamaica

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

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).

5 years ago Housing

St. James Residents Receive Land Titles

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., on Thursday (February 25), handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St. James. The residents were presented with their registered land titles, under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) National Land Titling Programme, at a ceremony held at the Social Development Commission (SDC)...

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.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Hanover Residents Urged To Emulate Bustamante In COVID-10 Fight

Residents of Hanover are being urged to emulate the strength of character and sense of community of noted son of the parish and National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Custos of the parish, Hon. Dr. David Stair, encouraged residents to, like Bustamante, “put others before self” and “be our brother’s keeper”...

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...