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Director of the Governance Division at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Sherine Francis. Mrs. Francis says that community groups thatregister with the SDC stand to benefit from legal recognition and input in local governance decisions.

SDC Calls on Community Groups to Prepare for Registration

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is encouraging all community groups and civil society organisations to prepare themselves for registration with the Commission, in order to access benefits under the local governance framework outlined in the Local Governance Act, 2016. “Don’t...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is greeted by Past Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7020, Novelet Deans, during the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains' installation banquet at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in St. Andrew, on July 27. Minister Williams was the keynote speaker.

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams at Liguanea Plains Rotary Club Installation

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the commissioning of a new elevator by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the National Health Fund and the South East Regional Health Authority, at the Spanish Town Hospital, in St. Catherine, on Friday (July 26).

Do Not Leave the Elderly and Shut-Ins At Hospitals – Health Minister

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), interacts with children taking part in a Ministry-sponsored summer camp at the Chetolah Park Primary School, while on a tour of communities in the South St. Andrew Police Division, on July 26, to observe social intervention programmes in the area.

National Security Ministry Engages Youth for Summer

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (second right, standing), observes as Jamaica Bankers’ Association (JBA) President, Jerome Smalling, signs the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Foreign Exchange Global Code, at the BOJ, in downtown Kingston, on Monday (July 29). Also observing are co-signatory, Cambio Association of Jamaica (CAJ) President, Heather Ferguson Fearon (right, seated), and (back row, from left): Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) Executive Director, Darlene Jones; and BOJ Deputy Governors, John Robinson; and Natalie Haynes.

Signing of BIS Code By Key Stakeholders Will Push Economic Development – BOJ Governor

Officer in the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Enforcement and Management Division, O’Shane Douse (right), assists an attendee during a recent workshop in Kingston.

7 years ago Industry

Cannabis Licensing Authority Stages Compliance Workshops

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is hosting a series of workshops aimed at fostering compliance within the medical cannabis industry and to build relationships with licensees. More than 30 stakeholders benefited from two workshops held in May and June. The sessions were focused on standardising inventory management methods and reporting, and to raise awareness about industry standards. CLA’s Director of...

(FILE) A wide array of produce on display at last year

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Independence Village from August 1 to 6

The 2019 Independence Festival Village, which showcases Jamaica’s rich culture and heritage, will be staged at the National Arena in Kingston from August 1 to 6. The village forms part of activities to mark Jamaica’s 57th year of Independence under the theme ‘Jamaica 57 – One Nation...One People’. It opens daily to the public and will feature a number of...

Members of the Performing Arts Ministry of the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre perform a piece titled, ‘Heal our Land’, at the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held yesterday (July 28) at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, 104 Waltham Park Road in Kingston

7 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Encouraged to Help Each Other

Jamaicans have been called on to put aside their political and ideological differences and help each other in the interest of nation building. This call came from the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, while speaking at the National Emancipation and Independence Church Service, held on July 28, at Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, 104 Waltham Park...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service a new elevator at the Spanish Town Hospital on Friday (July 26). Others (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles; and Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Spanish Town Hospital Gets New Elevator

A new elevator was commissioned into service at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Friday (July 26). The lift, installed at a cost of approximately $13.3 million, is in keeping with an initiative being undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF) to provide such equipment for hospitals across the...

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke (left); Senior Librarian and Acting Public Education Officer at the WRA, Roshelle Archer-James and Senior Hydrogeologist at the WRA, Kevin Chambers, take part in an interview with JIS News.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

Water Resources Authority Says Sources Are Not Critically Low

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says that despite the ongoing dry spell, the nation’s water sources are not critically low. “The dry spell has been having some impact on our rivers and streams (surface water sources), and even though we are noting a decrease in rainfall, we are not at a crisis,” Mr. Clarke told...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Thursday (July 25).

7 years ago Local Government

Multistorey Car Parks for Montego Bay Being Explored

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says the St. James Municipal Corporation is exploring plans for the construction of multistorey structures to meet parking needs in Montego Bay. “So, we are seeking to enter into dialogue with the Jamaica Railway Corporation because they are the largest landowner in this city of Montego Bay, where we think that parking can...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote; Executive Director, Woman Inc, Joyce Hewett; Youth for Arts and Recreational Development (YARD) Empire, Iris Salmon; former Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant; President, Jamaica Women Political Caucus, Merline Daley; President, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers, Tamisha Lee; and President, Good News Jamaica Communications Limited, Charles Hyatt.

7 years ago Community

PHOTOS: Community Outreach Through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative Signing Ceremony

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote;...