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Emphasis On Earthquake Awareness All Year

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration will focus on earthquake awareness and preparedness all year round to ensure the country is in a state of readiness. “With the frequency of earthquakes in the...

Gang Members Encouraged To Consider Plea Bargaining

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents a symbolic cheque in the sum of $400,000 to (from left), Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) Chairman, Professor Neville Ying, and Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest, during the 15th JSE Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Mr. Holness was the keynote speaker. The conference was held under the theme ‘The Winds of Change: Capital, Innovation and Technology’.

PM’s Foundation Donates $400,000 To Organisations Under JSSE

United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (left), waves goodbye to (from second left): United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts, at the Norman Manley International Airport today (January 22), following his two-day working visit to Jamaica.

PHOTOS: Pompeo Departs

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Tuesday (January 21).

Persons Urged To Take Long-Term Responsibility For Curtailing Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Chairman, Julian Mair, during the opening ceremony of the JSE two-day Regional Conference on Investments and Capital Markets at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Looking on is Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

February Targeted For TransJamaican Highway IPO

TransJamaican Highway Limited’s (TJH) initial public offering (IPO) could commence next month. “We are hoping sometime in early February or thereabouts,” said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. NCB Capital Markets Limited is the lead arranger for the undertaking, which was announced last October. The Prime Minister was speaking during the opening ceremony for the 15th Jamaica Stock Exchange...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), interacts with students from Half-Way-Tree Primary School (from left), Head Boy, Lebron Green; Sa-Lé Bingham and Mikayla Carter, after the launch of Jamaica Day 2020 at Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 22).

6 years ago Culture

Jamaica Day To Be Celebrated On February 21

The country will recognise the annual Jamaica Day 2020 celebrations on Friday, February 21. Jamaica Day is a part of the Culture in Education Programme, run by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. It seeks to celebrate the uniqueness of Jamaicans and the country’s contribution to the world, which is represented in its continuous striving for excellence and greatness....

6 years ago Transport

Single Lane Access for Section of West End, Negril Roadway

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that heavy rains have resulted in a section of the West End roadway in Negril, Westmoreland being reduced to single lane access. Community Relations Officer at the NWA Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that wave action associated with inclement weather has severely undermined a section of the roadway in the vicinity of the...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), in conversation with (from left) Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, His Excellency Hugo Verbist; winner of the inaugural 2019 European Union (EU) Jamaica Short Film competition, Deron Douglas; Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Film Commissioner, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson. Occasion was the 2019 EU Short Film Competition awards ceremony, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in Kingston.

6 years ago Industry

Local Film Industry Contributes $2.5 Billion To GDP

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the local film industry contributed $2.5 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Robinson said the film industry has grown exponentially, and that the last few years have been “transformative for the film industry in Jamaica and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo (fourth right), engage in bilateral discussions during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 22). The meeting was part of the schedule of activities for Secretary Pompeo, who is on a two-day working visit to the island. Also pictured are several Jamaican Government officials as well as dignitaries from the US who participated in the discussions.

6 years ago US Secretary of State

PHOTO: PM Holds Bilateral talks With Secretary Pompeo

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo (fourth right), engage in bilateral discussions during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 22). The meeting was part of the schedule of activities for Secretary Pompeo, who is on a two-day working visit to the island....

Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.

6 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Stages Successful Earthquake Drill In New Kingston

Companies located in the PanJam Building in New Kingston participated in an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to sensitise the entities on what to do in the event of a tremor. The exercise, held on January 16, involved partnership with Jamaica Property Limited and PanJam Investments Limited. It tested evacuation protocols,...

Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas (right), looks at one of the 14 Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BPAP) machines donated to 12 hospitals by the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, while Chief Executive Officer of the JAHJAH, Dr. Trevor Dixon (second right), points out the features. Occasion was the presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Others pictured (from left) are Accident and Emergency Consultant at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong; and Assistant Director of Nursing at the United States (US)-based Montefiore Medical Centre, Coleen Robinson-Cobblah.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Diaspora Group Donates Breathing Machines To 12 Hospitals

Twelve hospitals across the island have received medical equipment valued at more than $2 million for the treatment of patients with conditions that impair their breathing. The 14 Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BPAP) machines, donated by the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, were presented to the institutions during a ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New...