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Manager of the Declarations Unit, Information and Complaints Division at the Integrity Commission, Joeth Jones-Hall.
Manager of the Declarations Unit, Information and Complaints Division at the Integrity Commission, Joeth Jones-Hall.

Public Officials Can Submit Statutory Declarations At Their Organisations

Public officials can now submit their statutory declarations within their organisations. Previously, they were required to file declarations at the Integrity Commission’s office in New Kingston. All parliamentarians, members of the security forces, and public officials who are in receipt...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the House of Representatives sitting on Tuesday (February 9).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the House of Representatives sitting on Tuesday (February 9).

Work Advanced On Proposed Ticketing System For COVID-19 Protocol Breaches
The Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon, which is co-managed by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), is currently undergoing an Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration project. The area is being rid of the invasive vampire fern (Dicranopteris pectinata) and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica is calling on persons to help protect local wetlands. The Mason River Protected Area has several wetland features and provides water for farming communities in the area.
The Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon, which is co-managed by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), is currently undergoing an Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration project. The area is being rid of the invasive vampire fern (Dicranopteris pectinata) and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica is calling on persons to help protect local wetlands. The Mason River Protected Area has several wetland features and provides water for farming communities in the area.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Wetlands
Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS
Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS 'Think Tank' on the Human Rights Campaign - 'Everybody Have Rights, Know Yuh Rights, Report Violations Now'. The campaign is a joint effort between the National Family Planning Board and the Office of the Public Defender.

Public Defender Calls On Jamaicans To Pay Keen Attention To Campaign Messages
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador, Kevin Downswell (left), and ROJ Brand Manager, Andrei Roper. The devices were donated to the Ministry by ROJ under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador, Kevin Downswell (left), and ROJ Brand Manager, Andrei Roper. The devices were donated to the Ministry by ROJ under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams At Handover Of Tablets By Restaurants of Jamaica

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9). Listening are: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Coronavirus

New Islandwide Curfew Hours 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Daily Until Feb. 24

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced tighter curfew hours, which will take effect today, Wednesday (February 10). Mr. Holness, who was addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9), said the islandwide curfew will commence at 8:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 p.m. nightly and end at 5:00 a.m. the following morning, until February 24, 2021. The...
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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Senator Delroy Williams. addresses today’s (February 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Local Government

KSAMC Passes Resolutions To Honour “Toots” And “Butch” Stewart

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (February 9) passed two Resolutions to posthumously honour late reggae pioneer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and business mogul Gordon “Butch” Stewart with the Keys to the City of Kingston. The presentation of the Keys to the City of Kingston is the highest honour that can be bestowed by the KSAMC. Moving...
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Winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 staging of the National Health Research Conference, and Master of Philosophy Candidate in Molecular Biology at the University of the West Indies, Kevhvan Graham, addresses JIS
Health & Wellness

Patients Encouraged To Take Full Course Of Antibiotics

Patients are being encouraged to take antibiotics for the prescribed period and to ensure that they finish the course. The appeal comes from winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 National Health Research Conference, Kevhvan Graham. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 9, where he outlined findings of his award-winning research, he emphasised that...
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Director, Office of Citizen Security at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone (right), presents a tablet to pastor of the Flanker Adventist Church, Alpheus Smith (left), during a ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St. James, on Friday, February 5.
CommunityEducation

Learning Centre Opens In Flanker, St. James

The Flanker Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. James has opened a Learning Centre to assist students in the community with virtual learning, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Centre, which began operating on Monday, February 8, offers free Internet access, as well as the use of digital devices by students from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays...
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Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Education

Education Sector Benefiting From Major JSIF Programme Interventions

The education sector has been the biggest beneficiary of interventions implemented under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Programme. The programme, now in its ninth cycle, is financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It covers five target areas – education and human resource development, access and drainage, water and sanitation systems, health, and livelihood...
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Minister of Education,Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (JIS File Photo)
Education

Students Encouraged To Participate In Activities Marking National Careers Week

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Faval Williams, is encouraging students to participate in activities marking National Careers Week, from February 6-12. The event is a collaborative engagement involving the Education Ministry, HEART/NSTA Trust, and Junior Achievement Jamaica, under the theme: ‘Executing the Vision through Career Development: I Think It! I Can Be It!’ Mrs. Williams said parents, teachers...
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National Security Minikster, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), looks at one of several text books to be distributed to students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in St. James and Westmoreland with (from left) Youth Programme Coordinator at Flanker Resource Centre, Joan Munroe-Green, and Administrator at Flanker Resource Centre, Sandra Clarke, following a handover ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St James on February 5.
National Security

Investments In Education And Youth Can Potentially Curtail Crime And Violence – Dr. Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says targeted investments in education and the nation’s youth can potentially curtail crime and violence in Jamaica over the long-term. Against this background, Dr. Chang said his Ministry will be focusing resources on children at the primary school level and their families as a preemptive measure to curb crime, particularly murder. “Our commitment...
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