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

Slew Of Activities For Fire Safety Week

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is observing Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019 from October 27 to November 2, under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix it: Community First’. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Acting Assistant Commissioner and...

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.

Hundreds To Benefit From Visit Of US Navy Hospital Ship

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).

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

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.

15th Housing And Population Census To Start April 2021

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.

NSWMA Says Household Waste Is Priority, Not Cuttings

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.

7 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.

7 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...

7 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...

Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s head office, in Kingston.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

COJ Commended

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) has been lauded for its efforts in making it easier to do business in Jamaica. This commendation came from Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, while speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston, Mr. Robertson cited the COJ’s new online Electronic Business Registration Form...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, displays a caution notice to users of the Internet, during the Manchester leg of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month Road Show, held in the Cecil Charlton Park, Mandeville, on Friday, October 25.

7 years ago Technology

Users Of The Internet Warned To Exercise Caution

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is warning users of the Internet to exercise caution once they log on. “We log on to the Internet and we can do business – banking, communicate with friends, make phone calls and do all sorts of things – but what we are finding out is that there are people who...

Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she announced that the agency will be undertaking a business process re-engineering (BPR) exercise in the next financial year.

7 years ago CommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

COJ To Review Business Processes

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will be conducting a business process re-engineering (BPR) exercise aimed at improving service delivery to clients. Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Judith Ramlogan, who made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank, said that the exercise, to be undertaken in the next financial year, will be spearheaded by the Public Sector Transformation...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (FFB), Stewart Beckford (left), peruses a pamphlet containing fire safety tips with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin, and head of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in Jamaica, Takeshi Takano. Occasion was the launch of the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2019 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew on Friday (Oct. 25).

7 years ago Local Government

Fire Chief Raises Concern About False Calls

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, is imploring members of the public to desist from making false fire calls. He said that these calls put an unnecessary strain on resources, noting that vehicles have been damaged as firefighters rush to respond to what they believed to be genuine alarms. The Fire Commissioner said that over the period...