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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing a security awareness seminar at the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, October 31.

Renovation of Stations will Improve Police-Citizen Relations – Dr. Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the work being undertaken to renovate police stations across the island will serve to promote stronger interface between citizens and law enforcement. Fourteen stations are being upgraded at a cost of $195 million...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaks with beneficiary under the housing component of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Hermine Tennant, after presenting her with the keys to a five-bedroom house at 194 Bay Farm Road in St. Andrew on November 1. The original structure was destroyed by fire in July.

PM Presents Keys to Fire Victims in Kingston

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), receives framed Vision and Mission Statements from Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne O. Robertson (left), at a handover ceremony, at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston, on Thursday (October 31). At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

MOU Between Cabinet Office And PSOJ To Promote Best Practices

Head of the St. Ann police, Senior Superintendent Calvin Small, addresses a meeting of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce at the Port Rhoades Complex in Discovery Bay, on Thursday, October 31.

St. Ann Business Owners Urged to Work More Closely with the Police

Senior Inspector at the Rent Assessment Board, Oral Terrelonge, encourages landlords to adhere to the codes and guidelines stipulated by the 2018 Building Act.

Landlords Encouraged To Adhere To Codes And Guidelines

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, speaks in the Senate.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Check Out All Unusual Lumps In The Body– Dr. Longmore

Government Senator and breast cancer survivor, Dr. Saphire Longmore, is encouraging persons, who notice lumps in their bodies to go and have them checked immediately. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Dr. Longmore said that quick action can mean the difference between life and death. “If you discover an unusual mass in the body, you should act quickly....

Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan (left), speaks about the COJ’s electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer, Amaru Business Development, Rowen Johnson, who also spoke.

6 years ago CommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

Hundreds Use COJ’S eBRF To Register Businesses

More than 1,180 persons have registered businesses using the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) new online system, the electronic Business Registration Form – eBRF. Persons can now register a business or company by using the form via the COJ’s website, www.orcjamaica.com, from any location globally. The online system provides a hassle-free and more convenient option for those seeking to register...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets head boy of York Castle High School in St. Ann, Bobby Francos (right), at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission’s (J-TEC) Go Higher Conference on Thursday (October 31) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. At second right is President of the Students’ Council at York Castle High, Mark Johnson.

6 years ago Youth

Young People Encouraged To Follow Their Passion

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is encouraging the nation’s youth to follow their passion and to be prepared to put in the work that is required to make it a reality. “Preparation and passion; those are two things that you must never forget. Have a passion for what you want to do...

The 901 – Room RIU Ocho Rios property is now one of the largest hotels in Jamaica.

6 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Hails RIU’s Investment In Jamaica

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the owners of the Spanish hotel chain, RIU Resorts, for the growing expansion and continued investment in Jamaica. RIU has pumped over J$11 billion (US$85 million) into the renovation of its Ocho Rios property in St. Ann, including the building of a state-of-the-art water park, making the hotel chain one of the largest...

Professor Mark Harris (centre) presents a copy of his book, ‘Confronting Global Climate Change: Experiments and Applications in the Tropics’, to Minister with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), at the launch, at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), in Mandeville, Manchester, on October 30. At left is President of NCU, Professor Lincoln Edwards.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica To Develop Sound Project Proposals To Access Funds From GCF

Minister with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says Jamaica will be developing sound project proposals to access funds from the Global Climate Fund (GCF). “The preparation of these proposals and other very important activities have been made possible through readiness grants from the GCF. We have the resources and will commence activities to develop a...

Programme Manager, Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), Daynea Facey, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on Tuesday (October 29).

6 years ago EducationJIS Think TankYouth

Early-Childhood Brain Builders Initiative Receives US$70,000 Boost

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s (MOEYI) Brain Builders Centres (BBC) initiative has been bolstered with the acquisition of a US$70,000 Japan-funded Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation grant. This was disclosed by Programmes Manager for the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). Daynea Facey, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), applauds members of the Akwaaba Drummers (from second left): Calvin Trima Mitchell and Phillip Supersad, as they perform during Thursday’s (October 31) staging of a national cultural consultation, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Honorary Consul General for the Kingdom of Sweden in Jamaica, Peter Goldson; and Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) office in Kingston, Katherine Grigsby. The consultation looked at reshaping cultural policies for the promotion of fundamental freedoms and the diversity of cultural expressions.

6 years ago Culture

PHOTO: Minister Grange At National Consultation

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), applauds members of the Akwaaba Drummers (from second left): Calvin Trima Mitchell and Phillip Supersad, as they perform during Thursday’s (October 31) staging of a national cultural consultation, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Honorary Consul General for the Kingdom...