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The Symphony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship, will visit Jamaica in 2020.

‘Symphony of The Seas’ to Make Port Calls to Jamaica in 2020

There is heightening stakeholder anticipation over the impending arrival of the world’s largest cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, in 2020. The vessel, which will dock at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny, is slated to make eight...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith, discuss aspects of the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Positive Responses to Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), listens to a point being made by Climate Change Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Gerard Alleng (centre), while Project Manager, Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (AP&FM-PPCR), Dr. Winsome Townsend, looks on. Occasion was the opening of the National Spatial Plan (NSP) Technical Symposium and launch of Phase two of the Development of the NSP at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 20).

National Spatial Plan Draft to be Completed by December

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), interacts with female wards attending the 2019 staging of the ‘We Transform’ Sports and Fun Day, held at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 20).

State Minister Encourages Wards in Juvenile Centres

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, speaks at the Governor-General’s Summer of Service Programme 2019 Awards Presentation Ceremony on Tuesday (August 20) at King’s House.

Students Receive Scholarships Through Summer of Service Programme

Several residents of Salt Spring, St. James, waiting to be interviewed at a health and job fair which was staged in the community by the Social Development Commission (SDC) on August 19.

7 years ago Community

SDC Stages Health and Job Fair in Salt Spring, St. James

Residents of Salt Spring in St. James benefitted from a health and job fair, which was staged in the community on Monday (August 19) by the Social Development Commission (SDC). The event was organised in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SCOPE), and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The fair, which also...

Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago CommerceHealth & WellnessJIS Think Tank

CAC Encourages Parents to Give Priority to Safety and Health of Children

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to prioritise the safety and health of their children during their back-to-school preparations. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, recommended that parents organise a visit to the doctor before the start of the academic year. “Most schools require a medical for new schools; however, for returning students that...

Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at Broward College in Florida, USA, Dr. Elizabeth Molina, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 55th Annual Conference, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, on Monday, August 19.

7 years ago Education

Teachers Encouraged to Adopt a Growth Mindset

Jamaican teachers are being encouraged to adopt a ‘growth mindset’ to further fuel student learning and educational development. Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at Broward College in Florida, USA, Dr. Elizabeth Molina, gave the charge while addressing the nation’s educators at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 55th Annual Conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and...

Inter-American Development Bank Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, emphasising a point while speaking at the recent launch of the Companies Office of Jamaica’s (COJ) newly established Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

7 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

IDB Official Says Digital Economy Will Enhance Public Service Delivery

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, believes Jamaica’s proposed transformation to a fully digital economy will enhance public service delivery and, by extension, the lives of persons accessing attendant provisions. Among the potential benefits to be derived, she says, are the streamlining of benefits, so that they “get to where they ought to be,” and significant savings...

Chairman of Burger King, Lois Sherwood (right), presents the Lois Sherwood Scholarship to Amica Gordon, who will be pursuing Actuarial Science at the University of the West Indies. She was presented with her award during a ceremony held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on Monday, August 19.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Students Receive Scholarships From Burger King Jamaica

Twenty eight students from across the island, who have excelled academically, have been awarded scholarships, bursaries and grants totalling $5.1 million by restaurant franchise, Burger King Jamaica, to offset tuition and other related expenses. The scholars, who will be pursuing secondary and tertiary studies, beginning in September, were presented with their awards and prizes, during a ceremony held at the...

Principal Director of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme (PSTM), Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Studio 58A

Principal Director of PSTM Says eBRF Will Help to Improve Ranking

Principal Director of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme (PSTM), Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson, says the recently launched Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) will help Jamaica to improve its ranking on the World Bank Doing Business Report Index. The island is ranked at 75 among 190 economies, according to the 2018 Doing Business Report. Speaking at a...

7 years ago CommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

CAC Calls on Parents to Check for Counterfeit Products

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging parents to be wary of counterfeit products during their back-to-school shopping. Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that parents should be careful of purchasing severely marked down items. “You might be thinking that you are getting a deal when in fact it could be a knock-off. So, you are paying...