Latest

Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown.

Office Of The Political Ombudsman To Host Young Leaders Forum

The Office of the Political Ombudsman (OPO) will be hosting a Forum for Young Leaders on September 20 to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Agreement and Declaration on Political Conduct. The Agreement, commonly referred to as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium) addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (Sept. 18), to provide details about the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Final Review Mission under the Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement.

Completion Of Arrangements With IMF a Major Milestone For Jamaica – PM

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) converses with President, Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (right); and Immediate Past President, JIE, Dwight Ricketts, on day two of the Engineers’ Week Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The conference concludes on Friday (Sept. 20).

Ministry Looking To Complete Electric Vehicle Policy This Financial Year

Director of Sales and Marketing, Real Mystic Transportation and Trading, Rodcliffe Robertson (right), engages in conversation with Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) patron, Louis Robertson (centre), at the 2019 staging of the event held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from September 9 to 11. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Bowen, listens.

JAPEX Creating Linkages

Chairperson of United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), Dr. Marcia Forbes (right), is in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Anwar Ahmad, at UWJ’s 2019 Nation Builders’ and Employees Awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (Sept.17).

United Way Raises $7.5 Million For Restoration Of National Children’s Home

Director and Cinematographer on the award-winning Jamaican short film, ‘Fight’, Gabrielle Blackwood (left), speaks at the launch of the European Union (EU) film Festival in June, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. At right is Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska,

7 years ago EntertainmentForeign Affairs

October 4 Closing Date For Entries To Short Film Competition

Young Jamaicans have until October 4 to submit entries to a short film competition, under the theme: ‘My Environment: a heritage to be protected’. The competition, which is being sponsored by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, was announced by Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the opening night of the 2019 EU Film...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

7 years ago Education

Schools Must Get Permission To Use Electronic System To Get Biometric Data – Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says schools must seek permission from the Ministry in writing before implementing any electronic system that will require biometric data. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17), Mr. Samuda said that a teacher cannot be fired for refusing to comply with a request for fingerprint scanning...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) is presented with artwork by President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (left) and Vice President, Marketing, JIE, Godfrey Boyd. The occasion was the JIE Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Engineering Professionals Contributing To Development Agenda – Minister Williams

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says engineering professionals are making a significant contributing to the development agenda, by contributing their expertise to the transformation and expansion projects being undertaken across the island. “We have seen the evidence in major infrastructural works being undertaken in roads, water supply systems, and power generation plants,” she noted. “With the introduction...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

7 years ago National Security and PeacePrime Minister

House Approves Extension Of SOE In St. Catherine And Clarendon

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17), approved a one month extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine, until October 19. In his address, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, noted that over the period January 1 to September 16, 2019, some 948 murders and 908 incidents of shootings...

Senior Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, highlights the sector’s contribution to economic and social development at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Senior Director In Tourism Ministry Highlights Importance Of Sector

Senior Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, says tourism is a major source of employment and a powerful driver of economic and social development. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, he pointed out that tourism drives nine per cent of Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP) and contributes in revenue terms, some 20 per cent of...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.

7 years ago Energy

Paradise Park Solar Plant To Be Officially Commissioned Soon

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that the 50-Megawatt solar plant, Paradise Park, in Westmoreland, is to be officially commissioned shortly. Speaking at the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, the Minister said with the addition of this new...

(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

7 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

Hagley Park Road Project 85 Per Cent Complete

The Hagley Park Road Improvement Project is approximately 85 per cent complete. National Works Agency (NWA) Manager for Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw, told JIS News in a recent interview that the drainage network is about 90 per cent complete with works to be done on the storm-water drains in the Three Miles area. “We still have some work...