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Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, speaks at Portmore Holiness Christian Church in Hellshire, St. Catherine, on Sunday (October 27), at the start of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019.

PHOTOS: Fire And Life Safety Awareness Week 2019

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at a recent media briefing at the Ministry, in Hope Gardens, Kingston.

Farmers Encouraged To Cooperate With Personnel Tackling Frosty Pod Rot Disease

Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, at which he disclosed that the pilot of the Jamaica Development Applications Portal (JDAP) will be rolled out in three municipal corporations on November 1.

JDAP To Be Piloted In Three Municipal Corporations

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaking at the opening ceremony of an Anti- Corruption Training Seminar on Saturday (October 26) at the AC Marriott Hotel, St. Andrew. Looking on is Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn. The training session was organised by the Office of the DPP.

PHOTOS: Minister Chuck Addresses Anti-Corruption Seminar

Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Slew Of Activities For Fire Safety Week

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), is being briefed by Lieutenant Commander Gustavo Lores (right), during a tour of one of the operating theatres inside the United States (US) Navy Hospital Ship, USNS Comfort, on Monday (October 28), which is docked at Victoria pier, Kingston. Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright (left); and Director, Risk Management, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Lambert Innis, were also on the tour.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds To Benefit From Visit Of US Navy Hospital Ship

Hundreds of Jamaicans are expected to benefit from the nine-day medical mission of the United States (US) Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from October 28 to November 1. It is anticipated that 150 surgeries will be conducted on board the ship, which is currently docked at Victoria pier, downtown Kingston. These include ophthalmology, orthopedic, oral maxillofacial, wound care,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the 44th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS), at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 28).

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Amendments To Public Bodies’ Regulations To Be Tabled By Nov. 30

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says proposed amendments to regulations intended to bolster the governance framework for public bodies will be tabled in Parliament by the end of November. He advised that the Government is in the “final stages” of work to develop the amended regulations, while addressing the opening ceremony for the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right), emphasies a point to Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, during the opening ceremony for the 44th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 28). Also listening (from second left) are Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry; and STATIN Chauirman, Professor Alvin Wint.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHousing

15th Housing And Population Census To Start April 2021

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica’s 15th housing and population census will officially get under way on April 5, 2021. Dr. Clarke said the exercise, to be conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), for which he has portfolio responsibility, is expected to be completed within three months. STATIN’s pre-census preparations have...

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, addresses the recent handover ceremony for two compacter trucks to the agency, donated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew.

6 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Says Household Waste Is Priority, Not Cuttings

Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung, says persons should not leave more than two bags of cuttings for collection and disposal, as household waste is priority for the agency. According to Mr. Chung, during periods when trees are overgrown, households tend to have scores of bags with cuttings for disposal, and it is beyond the...

Executive Director of the Rent Assessment Unit, Shenese Headlam, reports that the Rent Assessment Board tried 335 cases for the period January 2017 to May 2019.

6 years ago Housing

335 Cases Addressed By Rent Assessment Board

The Rent Assessment Unit reports that it successfully addressed 335 cases from January 2017 to May 2019. “Matters brought before the Rent Assessment Board included tenants suing landlords for security deposits and landlords suing tenants for arrears owed,” Executive Director of the Rent Assessment Unit, Shenese Headlam, told JIS News. Mrs. Headlam explained that the Rent Assessment Board is a...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

6 years ago Commerce

Cannabis Can Provide Big Boost For Tourism

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the growing global market for cannabis provides the opportunity for Jamaica to become a first-choice destination for travellers who want to use medical cannabis. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the official opening of Apollon Formularies Limited in Westmoreland on October 25, said “the...

6 years ago Culture

JIS Extends Deadline For Heritage Competition

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2019 Heritage Competition from October 31 to November 4 at midnight. The annual competition is divided into three components – essay, poster and photography – targeting primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, respectively. The essay component, which is in its ninth year, targets students aged...