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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), leads a team of health workers through the town of Falmouth, Trelawny, on Thursday (December 17), as part of the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitisation campaign.

Dr. Tufton Takes ‘Mask Up’ Campaign to Falmouth

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led a team of health workers on a walk-through of the town of Falmouth, Trelawny on Thursday (December 17) to promote the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ campaign. The sensitisation...

Plastics Third Highest Category Of Waste

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Receives Major Donor Support In Fight Against COVID-19

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and President of the Walkerswood Farmers’ Association, Denyse Perkins bumping elbows after signing the custodian agreement for the handover of water harvesting infrastructure to farming groups, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens location on December 16.

Agriculture Ministry Hands Over Water Harvesting Systems To Farming Groups

Newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the S Hotel Conference and Events Centre in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 16).

More JPs For St. James

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, formally presents Auditor General, Pamela Munroe Ellis, with the Auditor General’s Department ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard certificate during a ceremony held at the Saints Peter and Paul Church Hall, St. Andrew on December 17.

5 years ago Information

Auditor General’s Department ISO 9001:2015 Certified

The business processes of the Auditor General’s Department, both technical and non-technical, have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, formally presented the certificate to Auditor General, Pamela Munroe Ellis, during a ceremony held at the Saints Peter and...

Public Education Specialist at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.

5 years ago Technology

OUR Rolls Out Phase Two Of Directives For Telecoms Providers Today

Today (December 18), Flow and Digicel will be required to provide their customers with full information about charges applicable for service as the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) commences phase two of the execution of directives to the telecommunications providers. The information provided by the companies must include full contract details such as exclusions, limitations and duration of any fixed...

Consumer Affairs Commission Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

5 years ago Commerce

CAC Advises Consumers To Make Budget Before Shopping

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, is advising consumers to create a budget before shopping during the holiday season. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Mrs. Allen noted that financial planning is crucial before any major decision or purchase is made. “We see a lot of offerings, such as discounts and giveaways from...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) and Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Fraser (third left), display tablets during the handover of 1,500 of the devices by the USAID to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), under the Ministry

5 years ago Youth

CPFSA Gets Tablets From USAID For Children In State Care

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received 1,500 tablet computers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to support online learning of children in State care. The devices, which have been donated under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative’, were handed over during the Transitional Living Programme...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares in the symbolic handover of a cheque valued at $20 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to benefit community entrepreneurs under the Enterprise Development Project. Others from (second left) are Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney; beneficiaries Lorna Green and Shawn Castell; Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Occasion was the official launch of the project at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 16.

5 years ago Community

115 Community Entrepreneurs To Benefit From JSIF’s $20-Million Enterprise Development Project

A total of 115 entrepreneurs from six communities across the island will benefit from business support under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) $20-million Enterprise Development Project. The entrepreneurs are from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town in Kingston and St. Andrew. Speaking at the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre); and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles (second right), cut the ribbon to open the newly renovated Pear Tree River Special Needs School, formerly called Pear Tree Primary, in St. Thomas, on Wednesday (December 16). Also participating (from left) are Chairperson of the Digicel Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin; Acting Principal of Lyssons Centre of Excellence, Jacqueline Hendricks; and Chief Executive Officer of Digicel, Charmaine Daniels.

5 years ago Education

PHOTOS: Education Minister At Ceremony To Open Pear Tree River Special Needs School

Councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St James, Dwight Crawford (left), presents a tablet computer to student of the Montego Bay Community College, Marlon Rowe, during a handover exercise at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (December 16).

5 years ago Technology

St. James Municipal Corporation Hands Over 170 Tablets To Needy Students

One hundred and seventy students across St. James have received tablet computers from the St. James Municipal Corporation, which represents the local authority’s contribution to the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. The tablets, valued at more than $4 million, were presented to the beneficiaries on December 16 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay. Ten...