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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

Senior Inspector at the Rent Assessment Board, Oral Terrelonge, is encouraging landlords to adhere to codes and guidelines stipulated by the 2018 Building Act. “Over the years, we’ve found that most rental properties are in good, livable condition. However, there...

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

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

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.

Hundreds Use COJ’S eBRF To Register Businesses

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.

Young People Encouraged To Follow Their Passion

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

Minister Bartlett Hails RIU’s Investment In Jamaica

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.

7 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).

7 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.

7 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...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (second right); engages with (from left), University of Technology (UTech) Vice President, Professor Colin Gyles; Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) Network Manager, JBDC, Dionne Palmer; and Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Vice Principal, Kerry-Ann Henry, at the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of SBDCs to serve the creative industries at the JBDC in Kingtson, recently.

7 years ago Industry

More Business Support For Creative Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs in the creative industry are to benefit from increased technical and managerial support through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The entity recently signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with three tertiary institutions for the establishment of small business development centres (SBDCs) to serve micro, small and medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) operators in the sector. Speaking in an interview with JIS...

Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton (left), and Councillor, Donald Simpson, unveil a commemorative scroll mounted at the front of the Black River Fire Station during Open House on Wednesday (October 30), to commemorate 85 years of service by the St. Elizabeth Fire Division.

7 years ago Local Government

St. Elizabeth Fire Division Commemorates 85 Years Of Service

The St. Elizabeth Fire Division on Wednesday (October 30) commemorated 85 years of service to the parish with an open house at the Black River Fire Station. The event coincided with the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) National Fire Safety Awareness Week, being observed from October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It – Community First’. Firefighters...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague addresses the opening of the ninth annual

7 years ago Transport

“Take Time On The Roads” – Minister Montague

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, is again appealing for motorists to exercise greater care in the use of the roads in order to prevent further casualties from road crashes. He noted that there have been over 300 fatalities and thousands more persons injured in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year. “Take time on the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is presented with a token by Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) Council Member, Stacey Hines, during the entity’s BizTech Conference on Wednesday (October 30) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

7 years ago TechnologyVision 2030

Gov’t Working To Reposition Jamaica As A Technology-Enabled Society

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is working assiduously to ensure that the country becomes a technology-enabled society. This, she noted, is in keeping with Outcome 11 of the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. “As a Ministry, we are working to transform Jamaica into a digital and knowledge-based society where all...