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Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation in St. James on July 25.

Mayor of Mobay Calls on Residents to Help Rid City of Rodents

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says residents of the city must be more mindful of their waste disposal habits as stakeholders redouble their efforts to curb rodent infestation. At a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...

Senior Manager, Environmental Management, at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson, says persons should read pesticide labels for the safe and proper use of the chemicals.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Exercise Caution When Using Pesticides

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (second right, background), observes as Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) President, Jerome Smalling (second left), and Cambio Association of Jamaica (CAJ) President, Heather Ferguson Fearon (right, foreground), shake hands after signing the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Foreign Exchange (FX) Global Code at the BOJ in downtown Kingston on Monday (July 29). Looking on (from left) are Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) Executive Director, Darlene Jones; and BOJ Deputy Governors, John Robinson and Natalie Haynes.

Global Certification Programme for Local FX Traders

Presentation Polymetallic Module to Hon. L. Michael Henry, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister

Hon. Mike Henry Presented with Polymetallic Nodule from the Deep Seabed

Participant in the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP),Oshane Stewart (left), speaking to (from left):Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chairman, USF, Dr. Gunjan Ramsingh; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, and National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during the launch of the second phase of TAP, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (July 30).

USF Offers Second Chance to Unattached Youth

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil (right), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right), at a workshop, today (July 30), at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. The workshop, titled, ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Jamaica’, was held under the theme ‘Promoting Climate Finance to Support Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Processes in Jamaica’. Also taking part in the conversation are (from left) Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Shaw, and Chief Executive Officer, RADA, Peter Thompson.

7 years ago AgricultureEnvironment

Agricultural Sector’s Adaptation to Climate Change Being Closely Monitored

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is seeking to increase the rate and scale of adaptation of Jamaica’s agricultural sector to climate change. In a message read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Roy McNeil, at a workshop today (July 30), at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, Mr. Shaw said...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), celebrate the unveiling of a plaque for the $136-million energy-saving project at the Ministry, undertaken by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which was handed over today (July 30). Sharing the moment (from left) are Project Manager at the PCJ, Jody Grizzle; Acting Permanent Secretary at the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, and Acting Group General Manager at the PCJ, Robert Clarke.

7 years ago EducationScience

Education Ministry to Save $9 Million Annually on Electricity Bill

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be saving more than $9 million annually on its electricity bill, from a $136-million energy efficiency project. Under the project, which was undertaken at the Ministry’s head office by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), through its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP), the buildings were retrofitted with a solar system that...

Acting Director of Planning at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Michael Whittaker, emphasises a point at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Corporation, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, July 25.

7 years ago Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation Informs About New Building Fees

The St. James Municipal Corporation has increased its drive to sensitise the public about the new building fees that took effect on June 1, 2019. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation on July 25, Acting Director of Planning, Michael Whittaker, said the sensitisation is being done through the public relations department, as the public must be made...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, addresses a public forum at the Bethel Baptist Church in Half-Way-Tree on Monday (July 29).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Ready to Exit IMF – Dr. Ngouana

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, says Jamaica has made tremendous progress over the last six years and is now ready to exit its current arrangement with the organisation. “Jamaica has reached a place where we don’t need to be here all the time. We are taking the back seat and Jamaica is in the driver’s...

Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (third left), is attentive as Education Officer and Numeracy Trainer, Dr. Lorna P. Thompson (second left), demonstrates how to integrate ‘Attribute Blocks’ into a daily mathematics lesson. Looking on (from left) are Alison McGhie of Lethe Primary and Infant School; Social Development Officer, JSIF, Shunelle Nevers; Nelesia Mclean of Steer Town Primary and Infant; Paula Christie, Barrett Town All-Age; and Robert Gordon of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School. Occasion was the JSIF/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Numeracy and Literacy Training held on July 22 and 23 at Jewel Paradise Cove in St. Ann.

7 years ago EducationYouth

4,000 Students to Benefit from Literacy and Numeracy Interventions

Some 4,000 students from 17 primary schools across the island will benefit from initiatives to boost literacy and numeracy under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Youth Education and Recreation Cycle 3 Project. The $38-million project involves partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is being implemented in the parishes of St. James, Kingston, St. Andrew, St....

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, speaking at the launch of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Expo 2019 at the S Hotel on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, St. James, on Wednesday, July 24

7 years ago Environment

Mobay Stakeholders Urged to Take Action on Climate Change

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, has called on various stakeholders in Montego Bay to take action on climate change by doing more to protect the local environment. “To many of you, the [climate change] topic belongs only to scientists and politicians, but it has to be the concern of everyone,” Mr. Dyer said at the recent...

Abigail (left) from Tivoli Gardens, and Deanna from Duhaney Park, celebrate their successful cardiac catheterisation procedures, which were done in the recently commissioned biplane cardiac catheterisation lab at the Paediatric Cardiac facility, Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a recent Chain of Hope Medical Mission.

7 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

Chain of Hope Medical Team Performs Procedures on Children

Ten cardiac catheterisation procedures were performed on Jamaican children last week by a Chain of Hope UK-funded Medical Mission team, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. The procedures were done in the Biplane Cardiac Catheterisation Lab, which is located at the recently opened Paediatric Cardiac Centre at the hospital. The mission was led by Dr. Shakeel Quereshi from...