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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, speaks at the Caribbean Public Financial Management Conference on Thursday (January 30) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

PIOJ Head Says Caribbean Countries Must Strengthen PFM System

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says it is necessary for Caribbean countries to continue to strengthen their Public Financial Management (PFM) system, to enhance fiscal responsibility reporting and oversight as well as to...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe

JPs Urged To Serve With Integrity

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday (January 24), to discuss Reggae Month activities.

JaRIA To Honour Stalwarts Of Reggae Music

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) received new surgical equipment, which includes a Self-Retaining Surgical Retractor valued at US$9,687, which will be used in open abdominal surgeries, from the Guardian Group Foundation, on Thursday (January 30). Here, Head of the Department of Surgery, KPH, Dr. Lindberg Simpson, holds one of the new surgical equipment donated to the hospital by the Foundation. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Vice President, Legal, Compliance, Risk & Corporate Affairs & Communications, Guardian Life, Claudette Ashman; Senior Medical Officer, KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie; Chairman, Guardian Group Foundation, Gladstone Lewars; Acting Chief Executive Officer, KPH, Kathleen Cooper Brown; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, KPH, Diane McIsaacs. The equipment was purchased from funds raised during the 2019 Guardian Group’s ‘Keep It Alive’ 5K Run/Walk.

PHOTO: KPH Gets New Surgical Equipment

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Clinic (LAC), Hugh Faulkner, is encouraging citizens to utilise the services of the Mobile Justice Unit

Invite Mobile Justice Units To Your Communities – Faulkner

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Victim Support Division Sensitises Students

Parents and students of The Queen’s High School in St. Andrew were sensitised about the support services offered by the Victim Services Division (VSD) for persons impacted by crime and violence, including domestic abuse. Representatives of the Division, which is located within the Ministry of Justice, participated in a wellness fair held on the school grounds from January 30 to...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan (left), is joined by (from second left) Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles; Chief Architect, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Maxine Fisher-Casserly; Deputy General Manager, UDC, Lisa Golding; and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant, in a tree-planting exercise at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on January 30.

6 years ago Environment

Thousands Of Trees Planted Islandwide

Since the launch of the National Tree Planting Programme late last year, more than 84,000 trees have been planted islandwide. This was disclosed by Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, during the Houses of Parliament update meeting and tree- planting exercise at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on January 30. Six trees were planted...

Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Knightfox App Design Ltd., Egbert Von Frankenburg (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Association member and Chief Executive Officer of Vertis Technology Solutions Limited, Ryan Sterling.

6 years ago JIS Think TankYouth

Young People Urged To Get Equipped For Growing Outsource Market

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) is urging young people to equip themselves with the necessary skills and knowledge for the growing outsource market. “What we believe is important is to develop high-niche skill sets such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, even block-chain technology and the development of such technology for the fintech and logistics markets,” said...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a press conference, held at the North East Regional Health Authority Office in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on January 31.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Announces Travel Restriction To And From China

The Government has imposed a travel restriction on all flights to and from China, and Jamaicans are also strongly advised not to travel to that country. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the announcement, says the travel restriction comes in the wake of the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the Coronavirus as a global...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), tests a handheld thermal scanner on Public Health Nurse, Deborah Udo Udo, during a tour of the isolation unit at the Norman Manley International Airport on January 30.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Prepared To Handle Coronavirus

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the country is in a state of readiness for the coronavirus. Following a tour of isolation facilities and equipment at the National Chest Hospital and the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) on Thursday (January 30), Dr. Tufton said that the country has what is necessary to guard against the infectious...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Lucea, on Wednesday (January 29).

6 years ago AgricultureEducation

FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is providing assistance to the Government on the national school-feeding programme. “Recently, Minister [without Portfolio, Hon. JC] Hutchinson and I met with the new FAO representative in Jamaica, who is the former Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Brazil,...

Ministers without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right) and Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), look at the newly installed 100,000-gallon tank for the Charles Town/Kildare water supply in Portland on Wednesday (January 29). Standing beside them are Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson (left); and Managing Director, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke.

6 years ago Water

Gov’t Upgrading Water Supply Systems In Portland

The Government is investing millions of dollars in the upgrading of water systems in the eastern and western sections of Portland in order to meet growing demand and ensure adequate supply for citizens, particularly during dry periods. Works are being undertaken at Banana Ridge, Charles Town/Kildare, Crystal Spring, New Eden, Stony Hill, Cornwall Barracks and Islington/Nonsuch. The projects are being...