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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board of Crescent Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Councillor Norman Scott, while viewing the isolation unit at the school, recently.

Crescent Primary Lauded For Establishing Isolation Unit

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is lauding the administration of Crescent Primary School in St. Catherine for establishing an isolation unit. The State Minister, who visited the facility recently, told JIS News...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (File Photo)

Government Examining Options to Address Loss of Teaching Time Due to COVID-19 – PM Holness

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest.

Private Listing And Trading Of Securities On New Platform

TAJ logo

TAJ Implements New Procedures for Direct Funds Transfer

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Negril Chapter's COVID-19 Ambassadors Programme at the Sandy Haven Resort, recently.

Negril Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Ensure Compliance With Enhanced COVID-19 Measures

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (centre), examines a chair made from bamboo by Superchard and Sons Furnishing Company, which is situated at the White Marl Complex, in St. Catherine, on January 8. Looking on (from left) are: Director of Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose, and Managing Director of the entity, Superchard Singh.

5 years ago Industry

Gov’t Pursuing Partnerships To Maximize The Bamboo Industry’s Potential

The Government is looking to forge stakeholder partnerships aimed at maximizing the potential of Jamaica’s bamboo industry. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says discussions are underway with several overseas investors with a view to securing their support to expand the sector. Additionally, he said the Government is looking to partner...

Forest Technician with the Forestry Department, Stephen Williams (left), oversees a tree planting exercise involving student volunteers from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Rotaract Club, among other participants, on Saturday (January 9). The volunteers (from second left) are: Roshan Gordon, Valeska Morrison, and Kimona Kenlock. The exercise was undertaken along a section of Highway 2000, in the vicinity of the Linstead Toll Plaza in St. Catherine.

5 years ago Environment

PHOTOS: Volunteers Participate in Tree Planting Exercise along Highway 2000

(L-R), Marlene Porter, Manager of Agribusiness, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO, Kaci Fennell, Entrepreneur and Content Creator, Rupert Frith, Coffee Senior Compliance Officer, JACRA, and Norman Naar, VP of Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, enjoy a cup of coffee at Cannonball Cafe in Sovereign North, Kingston.

5 years ago Agriculture

PHOTOS: Jamaica Celebrates Blue Mountain Coffee

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), assists North Street Primary School student, Akeelah Frazer, to unwrap a new tablet computer that was presented to her at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, on Friday (January 8). The tablet is one of a number that were donated by medical entity, Imaging and Intervention Associates, for needy children in Western Kingston, for which Mr. McKenzie is the Member of Parliament. Sharing the moment is Kingston Technical High School student, Cassandra Gray (right).

5 years ago Education

Medical Entity Provides Tablet Computers For Children In West Kingston

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Friday (January 8), received tablet computers valued $500,000 for needy students living in west Kingston, for which he is the Member of Parliament. The devices, which were donated by Imaging and Intervention Associates, were presented to Mr. McKenzie at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston by the medical entity’s founding...

5 years ago Youth

Activities Ramped Up on Savage Pen Road in St. Andrew

Motorists who use Savage Pen Road, in St. Andrew, should expect delays on that roadway over the course of the next week. This as the activities have been ramped up and are now concentrated in the northern section of the thoroughfare which is narrow and does not allow for the passage of two vehicles. The roadway is the prospective alternative...

5 years ago Works / Construction

Woodglen Drive in Kingston to be Closed for Demolition Works

A section of Woodglen Drive in Kingston, close to its intersection with Hagley Park Road, will be closed on Sunday, January 10. The closure will commence at 7:00 a.m. and will continue until 6:00 p.m. Communication Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Natalee Bloomfield, says that the closure is to facilitate the demolition of a building that is now...

High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

5 years ago Diaspora

Elders, Prominent Jamaicans To Be Honoured On Indian Diaspora Day

Indian Diaspora Day 2021 will be celebrated on Saturday, January 9. The day also commemorates the late political and spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi’s return from South Africa on January 9, 1915. High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, told JIS News that several Indian nationals who have made Jamaica their home will be recognised for their contribution...