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A cargo ship moored in the Kingston Harbour

Jamaica Ready for IMO Sulphur Cap

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica says Jamaica is ready for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) regulations for the 2020 Global Sulphur Limit, which comes into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new regulations, the IMO has...
Senator, Matthew Samuda
Senator, Matthew Samuda

Styrofoam Ban Takes Effect
Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.
Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.

National Library Of Jamaica Extends Poetry Competition Submissions Deadline To Jan. 3, 2020
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kington.
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Chairman, Dennis Chung, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kington.

NSWMA Up To Date With Audited Financial Statements
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank

Permits Needed For The Use Of Fireworks

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Sand mining activities in Yallahs, St. Thomas
Transport

Mines And Geology Division Looking To Develop Manufactured Sand Industry

The Mines and Geology Division in the Ministry of Transport and Mining has embarked on a project for the development of the manufactured-sand industry. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Deputy Commissioner of Mines, Stacey Plummer, said that the objective is to provide a useful substitute for river sand, due to the challenges being experienced in sourcing the natural...
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Director of Information and Training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White, speaks at the quarterly press briefing held recently at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston.
Local Government

ODPEM To Train MSMEs In Business Continuity Planning

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will train an additional 200 micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) owners in business continuity planning in the coming year. “The training will be expanded in 2020, when we will collaborate with the municipal corporations and have an additional 200 persons trained… so that they can get their businesses back up...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), in discussion with Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), during a recent press briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. Listening (from left) are National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Executive Director, Audley Gordon, and Chairman, Dennis Chung.
EnvironmentLocal Government

NSWMA Embarking On Composting Public Awareness Campaign

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be partnering with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to heighten public awareness about the benefits of composting. Composting is a form of waste disposal wherein organic waste decomposes naturally under oxygen-rich conditions. This was disclosed by the NSWMA’S Executive Director, Audley Gordon, during a recent press...
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Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), presents a certificate to one of the youngest commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs), Shawn Stultz, during a swearing-in ceremony for JPs for St. Andrew, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston in 2018.
Justice

Justices Of The Peace Reminded To Submit 2019 Annual Reports

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell, is reminding Justices of the Peace (JPs) to submit their annual reports by December 31, 2019. “It is important that all Justices of the Peace submit their reports because [these] serve as crucial communication tools for the Custos Rotulorum and the Ministry of Justice,” she told JIS News. Dr. Dunwell advised...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony at the re-opening of the recently upgraded Kingston air traffic control centre, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 18.
Prime MinisterTransport

PM Commends JCAA On Its Modernisation Programme

Prime Minister Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) for the seamless execution of its modernization programme. The programme included the upgrading of major components of the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) Systems, which are responsible for the delivery of safe and efficient air traffic management in and around the island. “I extend the nation’s...
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Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare.
Transport

Future Generations to Reduce Road Fatalities

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, says future generations will have a role to play in reducing the incidents of road fatalities. “It takes at least three generations to change a culture, so we are sowing the seeds now with our children. We intend to have them be the catalysts of...
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