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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background third right); and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (background right); join students from various primary schools in Western Kingston, in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20). Also sharing in the occasion (from left, background) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith; Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Curdell Daley; Chairman, Denham Town Primary, Dr. Lee Martin; and Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy.

887 Students From Nine West Kingston Schools Get Tablets

A total of 887 students from nine primary schools in Western Kingston have been provided with tablet computers as the Government continues the distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme. During a ceremony at the Denham Town Primary...

JetBlue Begins Non-Stop Flights Into Montego Bay From Newark And Raleigh

Senior Public Health Nurse, St. Catherine Public Health Department, Marlene Stephenson (right), helps health workers to don protective gear as they prepare to do coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in the Church of God of Prophecy in Frazer’s Content in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Saturday (Nov. 21). The exercise, which included house-to-house surveillance and sensitisation, was part of strategic intervention to curtail the spread of the virus.

PHOTOS: COVID-19 Community Surveillance in Frazer’s Content, Spanish Town

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore (left), with a tablet, during a ceremony for the handing over of technical equipment valued at $7.8 million to the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Friday (November 20), at the Corporation’s building in Savanna-La-Mar. Sharing in the moment is Senior Social Development Officer at JSIF, Shunelle Nevers.

Westmoreland Municipal Corporation Receives Technical Equipment Valued At $7.8 Million From JSIF

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with shovels in hand, prepare to remove silt and stones from roads and homes in Weise Road in Bull Bay, St. Andrew on Friday (November 20). The JDF commenced the clean-up exercise in the community on November 11 and will continue for several weeks.

JDF Assisting Clean-Up Efforts In Weise Road

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister Chang Hails Gains In Curbing Crime In St. James

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is hailing the continued downward trend in crime in St. James. He credited the gains to the enhanced security measures, including the Elite Quick Response team, which was rolled out in the St. James Division last year, as well as several social intervention projects spearheaded by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on Thursday (November 19).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Stiffer Penalties Coming for Breaches of COVID-19 Restrictions

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that stiffer penalties are coming for persons, who breach the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. He informed that the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministries of Justice and Local Government and Rural Development, are collaborating to implement the new measures, which he said, will be in place before the end...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (FILE)

5 years ago Energy

Gov’t Executing next Tranche of Renewable Energy Projects

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is focused on executing the next tranche of renewable energy projects that will move Jamaica closer to achieving the 30 per cent target for electricity generation from alternative sources by 2030, and 50 per cent by 2037. Speaking during Friday’s (November 20) virtual opening ceremony for Jamaica Energy Week...

The Abilities Foundation is a division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security that provides vocational and skills training to persons aged 17 and over with hearing and visual impairments as well as physical and intellectual disabilities.

5 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Looking to Expand Abilities Foundation Programme

Consideration is being given to expanding the Abilities Foundation programme into other parishes to provide access to training opportunities for persons with disabilities in rural areas. “We are looking to see how we can bring what is done here to other parishes or sections of the country,” State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, told JIS News...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think TanK.

5 years ago Justice

Justice Minister Says Work Being Done to Improve Service Should Impact Citizens

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is optimistic that the work being carried out to improve service and effectiveness of the sector will improve citizens’ view of the justice system. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Chuck shared some of his hopes for the sector, stemming from the ongoing legislation review and service improvements. “We hope that people will see...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Reviews Long-Term National Development Plan

The Government is reviewing the strategic implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the review is consequent on the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the country. Speaking during the PIOJ’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (November 18), Dr. Henry said...

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JBDC Partners with CIAL Dun & Bradstreet to Assist MSMEs

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is partnering with international organisation, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet, to deliver critical development services to operators in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector as they grapple with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The agreement between the entities was signed on Wednesday (November 18) during a ceremony staged by the JBDC to...