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Secretary, Treadlight Youth Community Club Benevolent Society, Polly Ann Bailey (left); Member of Parliament for Clarendon Central, Mike Henry (second left) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, display symbolic cheque for $2.2 million, representing the amount spent on equipment for small business owners in Treadlight, Clarendon. The beneficiaries were presented with the equipment by JSIF at the Versalles Hotel, in May Pen, on January 29.

Entrepreneurs in Treadlight, Clarendon, Get Equipment From JSIF

Fourteen entrepreneurs from Treadlight, in Clarendon, were presented with equipment valued at $2.2 million, on January 29, through the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP-II), of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). To date, three St. James communities and two from...

Transport Minister Saddened by the Passing of Ralph Smith

A section of Marking Stone Beach in St. Mary, which was renovated by the Government of Jamaica in 2018.

Government Seeking to Improve Access to Public Beaches

Chief Executive Officer, Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, responds to questions at a virtual town hall on the National Identification System (NIDS) on Thursday (January 28).

First-Time Passport Applicants Could be Accommodated Online Through NIDS

Senior Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Ikolyn Ricketts Gayle.

Illegal to Buy or Sell Cattle Without NAITS Ear Tags

President, Vinyl Record Collectors Association (VRCA), Michael Owens (left), hands over a laptop computer to Grade Six Teacher at the Chetolah Park Primary School, Nordia Brown, during a function held on January 28 at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Education Centre in Kingston. The Vinyl Record Collectors Association donated five Laptops and 19 tablets to the school under its newly established Vilma Whyte Ellington Scholarship.

5 years ago Community

PHOTOS: Students Receive Computers

Warren Vernon: Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a virtual town hall on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 on Wednesday (January 27).

5 years ago NIDS

NIDS Will Usher in New Level of Transparency – Programme Director

Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says the system will usher in a new level of transparency in engagements between the State and citizens. He noted that the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 provides for a secure and reliable verification framework to safeguard personal data and prevent unauthorised disclosure of such information. Members of the NIDS authority...

5 years ago Development

Protection of IP Can Benefit MSMEs

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) says the protection of intellectual property (IP) can enhance the capacity to create wealth for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a recent ‘Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone’ session, Assistant Patent Manager, JIPO, Jason Wongsam, said that research and development is key to developing industries as new ideas and...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Emphasis On The Heart During February

Heart Month will be observed during the month of February under the theme ‘Check Your Heart; Be COVID Smart’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, explained that the theme has been chosen against the background of the health impact COVID-19 has had on individuals with underlying risk factors...

Principal of the Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, George Moodie (left), receives one of three computers donated to the school by Chairman of Micro- Financing Solutions, Dino Hines (right), during a ceremony at the school recently.

5 years ago Education

School Gets Computers And Other Supplies From Micro- Financing Solutions

The Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine has received computers, sanitising equipment, and cleaning products from Micro-Financing Solutions. Principal of the school, George Moodie, told JIS News that Chairman of the company, Dino Hines, who is a past student, contacted them and offered the donations, adding that the two desktop computers with television monitors, and one laptop...

5 years ago Information

Producer Price Index December 2020

The Producer Price Index for the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 1.3 per cent for December 2020, while the index for the Manufacturing industry increased by 0.9 per cent as released today in the December 2020 Bulletin by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The movement in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), observes as Ballistic Technician, Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Francine Williams (seated), anaylses the image of a bullet, during a tour of the FLA

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Amendments To Firearms Act To Be Completed By March 31

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the amendments to the Firearms Act should be completed before the end of this financial year. “The final drafts are being done now,” he said. He was speaking following a tour of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (January 28). Dr. Chang...