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Lecturer in the Department of Natural Sciences at The Mico University College, Dr. Lisa Caleb, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

Mico Introduces Students To Microscience Education

The Mico University College is moving ahead with plans to expose its student teachers to the microscience approach for teaching science. Microscience education is a practical approach to experiencing science that was made popular under the UNESCO Global Microscience Project....

Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Others (from 2nd left) are: STATIN’s Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Unit Head/Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

STATIN Reports 6.2 Per Cent 2019 Calendar Year Inflation

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

TAJ Implements Measures to Deal with Learner’s Licence Application Rush

International Microscience Consultant under the Japan-funded Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation initiative, Petal Jetoo, addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 14).

Jamaica To Boost Teaching of The Sciences

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Labour Ministry on Recruitment Drive

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn; Senior Director of Public Affairs at J. Wray and Nephew, Tanikie McLarty Allen; and Director of Marketing at J. Wray and Nephew, Marsha Lumley, at the Rum Festival launch on January 15 at Devon House in Kingston.

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Tourism Minister Wants Jamaica Rum Festival Added to Offerings

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he wants the annual Jamaica Rum Festival to become a part of the island’s tourism offerings, and has given the Ministry’s support to help make the event an established product. Speaking at the launch of the Festival on January 15 at Devon House in Kingston, the Minister said that the Ministry, along with the...

Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17).

6 years ago Information

Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.2 Per Cent

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s unemployment rate has fallen to a new record low of 7.2 per cent, based on the October 2019 Labour Force Survey. Director General, Carol Coy, says this is 1.5 percentage points lower than the 8.7 per cent out-turn for the corresponding period in 2018. It is also 0.6 per...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses press conference at the Jamaica Tourist Board offices in New Kingston, on January 15.

With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

6 years ago Tourism

Jamaica To Benefit from Hosting UNWTO Summit

Jamaica is to benefit from hosting the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Summit on Innovation, Resilience and Crisis Management. According to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, the focus on resilience tops global agendas, and it is through capacity enhancement that the country will be able to respond meaningfully to “global disruptions that are coming at us daily”....

Local Economic Development Officer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, David Wright, speaking during Tuesday’s (January 14) media launch for the 2020 Kingston City Marathon, at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

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$140-Million Homeless Shelter to Be Completed by Early Next Year

Construction of a $140-million state-of-the art adult transitional centre in downtown Kingston for homeless persons is projected for completion by the end of 2020 or early 2021. The Ministry of local Government and Community Development is spearheading the project, which is expected to provide temporary shelter for just over 100 persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area. It...

President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley provides an update on Port Royal’s redevelopment as the country’s newest cruise port terminal at the Port Authority’s Harbour Department, Newport East, during a media sensitization tour on January 17.

6 years ago Tourism

Port Royal Welcomes Cruise Ship On Monday

President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley is reporting that the development of the Port Royal cruise port terminal is at a “reasonably advanced stage” of completion, ahead of the first cruise call on Monday, January 20. The terminal is located on nine acres of land acquired by the PAJ, at the Old Coal Wharf, a section adjacent...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), in conversation with Chairman, Canopy Insurance, Senator Don Wehby (second left), at the official launch of Canopy Insurance at The Gardens of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 16. Others (from left) are Member of Canopy’s Board, Paul Scott; and Managing Director, Canopy Insurance, Sean Scott.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry To Roll Out Wellness Agenda Soon

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is to roll out its wellness agenda soon. “It includes a ‘Better For You’ menu in restaurants. So, when you go to a restaurant you have items on the menu that you can choose from, based on what is classified as being healthier in terms of the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), presents Tyler Guy, student, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), with his scholarship letter at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, on January 15. Occasion was the Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Police Federation Scholarship Awards Ceremony. A total of 83 students were presented with scholarships during the ceremony.

6 years ago National SecurityYouth

83 Students Receive Scholarships

Eighty-three students were presented with scholarships at the Police Officers' Club in St. Andrew on January 15. Each recipient received a scholarship valued at $200,000 per academic year of study. Since 2003, a total of 887 children of deceased, injured or serving police officers have been awarded scholarships to access tertiary education at local institutions. Speaking at the ceremony, Permanent...