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Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technlogy, Firzroy Vidal, making his presentation at Thursday’s (January 30) Government Electrical Regulator (GER) stakeholders forum, held at the PCJ Auditorium in Kingston.

Government Electrical Regulator Could Begin Operations This Year

The proposed Government Electrical Regulator (GER), which will govern the local electrical works industry, is expected to commence operations this year. Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Fitzroy Vidal, says based on the...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Informtion, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), is presented with a copy of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Report on Violence Against Children by UNICEF Country Representative in Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima. The presentation was made at the third in the ‘Dinner and Conversation’ series, hosted recently by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The event was held under the theme ‘Corporal Punishment or Positive Discipline: What to Do?’.

Alternative Measures Must Be Used To Discipline Children – State Minister

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan (left), examines the model for the National Heroes Park Redevelopment and Government Campus Project, during the Houses of Parliament update meeting and tree-planting exercise at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on January 30. Also looking at the model are (from second left) President, Adventist Churches, Kingston and St. Thomas, Dr. Eric Nathan; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles; and Councillor Allman Town Division, Charmaine Daniels.

Government Deliberate In Implementing Eco-Friendly And Sustainable Projects – Senator

Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes (right), makes a presentation at an information session, ‘GovTechTalk’, hosted by the company at its Old Hope Road address in Kingston, on Friday, January 31. At left is Head of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), Dr. Moniphia Hewling.

eGov Jamaica Prepares For Transition

Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

PICA Continues To Improve Services

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.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

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 manage budgetary resources effectively. Delivering the keynote address at the Caribbean Public Financial Management Conference on Thursday (January 30), at...

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

6 years ago Justice

JPs Urged To Serve With Integrity

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, is imploring the island’s Justices of the Peace (JPs) to carry out their duties with integrity. “For the Governor-General to commission you, you are required to be a person of unquestionable integrity, and I urge you to live up to that obligation. “Remember the National Pledge, because when we say...

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.

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

JaRIA To Honour Stalwarts Of Reggae Music

A number of reggae stalwarts will be recognised at this year’s staging of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 25 at the Little Theatre in St. Andrew. The annual Reggae Month event will honour persons who have contributed to the growth and development of reggae music. “Performers, songwriters, administrators and producers...

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.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTO: KPH Gets New Surgical Equipment

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....

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

6 years ago Justice

Invite Mobile Justice Units To Your Communities – Faulkner

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Hugh Faulkner, is encouraging communities to request the services of the Mobile Justice Unit. “We are encouraging community and church groups to invite the Mobile Justice Unit to their events, so that members of their groups can have easy access to legal services, free of cost,” Mr. Faulkner told JIS News. He...

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...