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Members of the Tivoli Dance Troupe perform the dance, ‘Soca Parade’, at the National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts.

JCDC Parish Finals Begin In February

The parish finals for the 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition will begin on Tuesday, February 4 and continue until the end of March. This will follow the islandwide auditions that are currently under way. The competition, managed...

Director of Special Projects at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose (at podium), addresses a recent bamboo seminar held at the agency’s Winchester Road offices in St. Andrew. At left is researcher, Veronica Gayle-Ramsey.

BSJ Gets Money From NHT To Develop Bamboo Houses

Principal Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Parkins (centre), observes as Managing Director of Mona Graphic Printers (MGP), Arlene Wilson (right), cuts the ribbon to open the company's new offices on Cunningham Avenue in St. Andrew on January 17. At left is Sales Manager at the company, Danielle Muir.

Industry Minister Commends MSMEs For Providing Revenue And Employent

President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 16. Ms. Henry says the Association is positioning micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to grow.

GSAJ Assisting Technology Focused MSMEs To Grow

Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (centre), highlights figures in the October 2019 Labour Force Survey to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Karim Youssef (right), during STATIN’s quarterly briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Looking on is STATIN’s Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

‘Clerks’ Occupation Group Accounted For The Largest Increase In Employment

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 17.

6 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

New Provision In Road Traffic Act Fast-Tracked

A new provision in the Road Traffic Act (2018) that requires a potential learner driver to successfully complete the Road Code Test before being granted a provisional drivers’ licence has been fast-tracked to improve road-safety outcomes. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 17....

President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), formerly the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago IndustryJIS Think Tank

GSAJ Diversifying Its Portfolio

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), formerly the Business Process Industry Association, is diversifying its portfolio to show a shift from being a largely business process outsourcing (BPO) based sector. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on January 16, President of the GSAJ, Gloria Henry said the decision was made last year to rebrand the organisation, to make...

Senior Advisor to the Minister without portfolio, in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Dr. Omer Thomas (right) addresses a seminar on bamboo leaves held on January 16, at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), in St. Andrew. Others from left are: Researcher, Veronica Gayle-Ramsay and Senior Director at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose.

6 years ago Industry

Efforts Ongoing To Ensure That Jamaica Benefits From Bamboo Industry

Senior Advisor to the Minister without portfolio, in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Dr. Omer Thomas says efforts are ongoing to ensure that Jamaica reap maximum returns from the bamboo industry. “We are at point now where we can say that we are observing tangible results from the effort. What the bamboo can do...

Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (right) presents participant in the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) programme, Akeem Thompson with a certificate of achievement at the programme’s closing exercise held on Thursday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Youth

77 Youth Achieve Success In Their Fight Against Substance Misuse

Some 77 youth who have achieved significant success in their recovery journey against substance misuse have been honoured. Their recovery was facilitated through a five year partnership between the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III and the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). Of this number, 13 have achieved sobriety, while 23 have attained 90 per cent reduction in...

Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday (January 17).

6 years ago JIS Think Tank

January 24 Last Day To Obtain Provisional Driver’s Licence Under Old Regime

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that the last day to obtain a Provisional Driver’s Licence without being required to first pass the Road Code Test is January 24, 2020. The new application regime comes against the background of changes in the legislative framework under Section 23 (1) of the Road Traffic Act, which was passed in both houses of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (Right), and Founder of the Caribbean Action Network Foundation Initiative (CANFI) and New York based attorney-at-law, Mrs. Sandra Smith, sharing in a light moment at the adoption ceremony for the Little London Health Centre in Westmoreland, on January 15.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Little London Health Centre To Benefit From Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative

The Little London Health Centre in Westmoreland, has become the latest facility, to be adopted under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Adopt-a-Clinic Initiative. The Health Centre has been adopted by the Caribbean Action Network Foundation Initiative (CANFI), whose founder, New York-based attorney, Sandra Smith, is a native of Westmoreland and a past student of Manning’s High School. The clinic...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

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Tourism Ministry To Develop Cultural Events Into Products

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says his Ministry is moving towards developing Jamaica’s unique cultural events into products that can be marketed as part of the country’s tourism offerings. “Events are good but you can’t market and package events in the way you do a product. In tourism, we drive and market products so we can package the product...