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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during Tuesday's (February 9) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Gov’t Exploring Measures To Enhance Management Of Disposable Containers

The Government is exploring measures that can be incorporated in the management of polyethylene and polypropylene containers that have replaced the expanded polystyrene foam containers on the domestic market. This was disclosed by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents scholarship recipient, Mark Brown (second left) with his award. Mr. Brown is one of two recipients of scholarships awarded by Massy United Insurance to students pursuing studies in actuarial science at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Sharing in the moment (from third left) are Branch Manager, Jamaica and Cayman Islands, Massy United Insurance, Winsome Gibbs; Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Prof. Dale Webber; and Head, Maths Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, UWI Mona, Dr. Nagarani Ponakala. The presentation took place during a scholarship handover ceremony, held at the UWI Mona campus on Tuesday (February 9). The students were awarded scholarships with a combined value of US$10,000 ($1.4 million).

Education Minister Encourages More Students To Pursue Studies In Actuarial Science

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the House of Representatives on February 9.

AgriCare Insurance Plan Established For Farmers And Fisherfolk

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

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.

5 years ago Environment

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Wetlands

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is calling on Jamaicans to play their part in protecting and conserving wetlands as it carries out habitat restoration work in the Mason River Protected Area. Speaking at the second Wetlands Awareness Virtual Engagement (WAVE) on February 9, Assistant Botanist at the NHMJ, Sashalee Cross, cited several threats the Mason River Protected Area...

Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS

5 years ago Justice

Public Defender Calls On Jamaicans To Pay Keen Attention To Campaign Messages

Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, says the ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign will assist persons to know what to do in particular circumstances and calls on Jamaicans to pay keen attention to the campaign messages. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the Public Defender explained that the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has partnered with the National Family Planning...

5 years ago Education

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

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,...

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.

5 years ago 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...

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.

5 years ago 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...

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

5 years ago 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...

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.

5 years ago 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...