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Public-Sector Service Delivery To Private Sector Being Reshaped – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says public-sector service delivery is being reshaped to that of an enabler in the provision of goods and services to the private sector. “The role of the public sector is not what it...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

Global Leadership Summit Slated For Kingston And Montego Bay

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), signing the handover certificates with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right, seated), during a handover ceremony at the Institute, located at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, on Monday ( October 14).

New Confucius Institute Handed Over To Gov’t

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussions with Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson (left), and Managing Director of Sunset at the Palms Resort, Ian Kerr, during the hotel’s 15th anniversary ceremony in Negril, Westmoreland, on Sunday (October 13).

Additional 450 Trainees To Graduate From Jamaica Centre For Tourism Innovation

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), and student of Christiana High School in Manchester, Vanessa Plummer, plant a Lychee Tree during this year’s World Food Day National Exhibition at the institution on October 11. The event was staged by the Ministry in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to mark the Day, being officially observed on October 16 under the theme ‘Our Actions are Our Future: Healthy Diets for a #ZeroHunger World’. his year’s celebrations are aimed at heightening public awareness about the importance of healthy diets. Other participants include (from second left): Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas, Dr Crispim Moreira; Custos Rotulorum for Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson; and a representative of RADA.

PHOTOS: Minister Shaw At The 2019 World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson, during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Service at Calvary Gospel Assembly in Kingston, on Sunday (October 13). Looking on is Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

7 years ago Culture

National Heritage Week Being Observed From Oct. 13 to 21

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is spearheading a number of activities during National Heritage Week, from October 13 to 21, to honour Jamaica’s National Heroes and other persons who have served the nation with distinction or distinguished themselves through heroic deeds. Speaking at this year’s National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Service at Calvary Gospel Assembly in Kingston on...

Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), observes as Justices of the Peace for the Parish of St. Andrew take the Oath of Office at the commissioning ceremony, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on October 12.

7 years ago Justice

PHOTOS: Justices of the Peace for St. Andrew take the Oath of Office

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks at the inaugural Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘G5 Symposium’, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, October 11.

7 years ago InformationTechnology

State Minister Says Digital Industry Stakeholders Should Take Country Into New Age

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says stakeholders in the digital industry should not waver in their determination to move Jamaica into a new age of digital technology. Speaking at the inaugural Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘G5 Symposium’, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, October 11, Mr. Terrelonge...

Chairman of eGOV Jamaica Limited, Professor Lloyd Waller, chairs a panel discussion at the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) G5 Symposium, on Friday (October 11), at the S Hotel, in Montego Bay, St James.

7 years ago Technology

Spectrum Management Authority to Lobby for New Legislation

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) will be lobbying for new legislation to advance the digital industry. Speaking with JIS News at the SMA’s G5 Symposium on Friday (October 11), at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, Managing Director of SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, emphasised the need to update legislation to tackle current spectrum policy and regulatory issues. She said this...

Chairman of Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Edward Gabbidon, speaks at the Authority’s G5 Symposium, held at the S Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, October 11.

7 years ago Technology

Chairman of SMA Calls for Public-Private Partnerships to Leverage Technology

Chairman of Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Edward Gabbidon, has called for public-private partnerships to leverage technology to enable Jamaicans, particularly those in unserved and underserved communities, to participate fully in the digital age. According to Mr. Gabbidon, the nation risks creating a class of people that are alienated and isolated from the new economy, due to their geographical location. “We...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago DevelopmentEnvironment

Head of NSWMA Calls on Jamaicans to Play Their Part in Waste Management

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is calling on Jamaicans to play their part in proper waste management. “We communicate to the public when we have challenges and we advise them of how they can help us in the difficult times. One such advice is for them to properly containerise their solid waste. Containerisation...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 12).

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Rent Assessment Board Commended

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed the Rent Assessment Board for 75 years of operation, providing service to tenants and landlords across the island. “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Rent Assessment Board (RAB) on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...