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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

New Board Named For Edna Manley College

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, has named a new14-member Board for the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Marigold Harding will serve as chairperson, with Donahue Martin as vice...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses members of the audience at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on Wednesday (September 4), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office in Kingston. The website is intended to increase awareness of the work of the Counil and improve public access to the necessary information and resources available for legal aid.

Legal Aid Council Launches Website

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, greets Regional Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Latin America and the Caribbean, Marita Perceval, at UNICEF’s regional offices in Panama City, Panama, on September 3. The two met to discuss the role youth will play in the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean to take place in Jamaica from July 8 to 10, 2020.

Youth to Play Key Role In Staging of 2020 Regional Platform

Director of Community Cultural Development at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon, speaks to JIS News.

JCDC to Mount Several Exhibitions to Remember Miss Lou

: Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim.

Montego Bay Harbour Much Cleaner

President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison.

6 years ago Justice

Law School Pays Tribute to Late Principal and Court of Appeal President

Two mock-trial courtrooms at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS) are to be named in honour of late former Principal of the institution, Keith Stanford Sobion and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice C. Dennis Morrison. The initiative is part of the 45th anniversary celebration of the law school and Legal Aid Clinic located on the Mona campus of...

6 years ago CabinetForeign Affairs

Visa Policy and Action Plan to be Developed

A Visa Policy and Action Plan is to be developed, in a bid to streamline the governance and regulatory framework for the issuance of visas. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, said this follows Cabinet’s approval for the policy and action plan. Details were provided by the Minister during today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet...

Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 22.

6 years ago ScienceTechnology

SRC Wants Dialogue with Local Producers of Personal Care Products

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is appealing to local producers of personal care products, such as soaps and lotions, to reach out to them to confirm the safety of their formulations. Executive Director at the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 22, said that the SRC is there to ensure that the science is...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point at today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

6 years ago CabinetIndustry

National Craft Policy to be Tabled as White Paper

Cabinet has given approval for the National Craft Policy – An Integrated Approach to be tabled as a White Paper in Parliament. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, during today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew. The Policy aims to streamline the Jamaican craft...

Winners of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 2018 Heritage Competition show off their trophies at the awards ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew. From (left) are Mahalia Ulett of Ardenne Preparatory and Extension High, who won in the poster category; De’andra Calvert of the University of Technology (UTech), who took top honours in the photography component; and George Headley Primary School student, Gianni Willie, who placed first in the essay category.

6 years ago CultureYouth

JIS Heritage Competition Turns Focus on Reparations

Students will demonstrate their understanding of reparation in the Jamaican context as they participate in the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) 2019 Heritage Competition. The annual competition is open to students attending primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, who are invited to submit entries in the essay, poster and photography categories, respectively. Special Projects Manager and Chair of the Planning Committee, Andrine...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

6 years ago CultureEntertainment

Grange Calls Entertainment Industry Leaders to Discuss Response to Devastation in The Bahamas

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called an urgent meeting with leaders in the Entertainment industry to develop a strategy to assist the people of the Bahamas who’ve been affected by hurricane Dorian. Minister Grange said she was “moved to tears by images of the devastation in the Bahamas and we must help...

6 years ago Information

Construction to Begin Soon on Fire Station in Port Maria

Construction is expected to begin soon on the new Port Maria fire station, in St. Mary. This follows Cabinet’s approval of a $217.5-million contract to Marshall Construction Company Limited. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. “Cabinet has...