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Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, speaking during a recent JIS interview at the entity's office in Kingtson.

Real Estate Dealers Urged to Submit Reports Using goAML

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, is imploring dealers to file reports using the goAML software. The web-based reporting portal automates a number of the reports dealers are required to submit as part of international...

Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Chairman, Godfrey Dyer, interacts with Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President, Janet Silvera, during the launch of the MBCCI’s Expo 2019, at the S Hotel, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (July 24).

Mobay Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Extension of State of Public Emergency in St. James

(FILE) Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

Legal Aid Council Stages Justice Fair In Savanna-La-Mar Friday

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), poses with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme interns and facilitators, along with executives of the National Housing Trust (NHT), during a visit to the NHT head office in New Kingston. The visit was one of several by Mr. Holness to HOPE projects across the Corporate Area on Wednesday (July 24). Also pictured (at sixth left) is National Coordinator of the HOPE Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman.

HOPE Programme’s Next Phase to be Rolled Out Soon

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (left), and Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Disaster Coordinator, Terry Forrester, at the recent launch of the KSAMC’s Disaster Management Poster Competition. The KSAMC is now focusing on the training of its Shelter Managers to prepare them for disaster response in the hurricane season.

Training for Shelter Managers in Kingston

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

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Gov’t To Push Sexual Harassment Bill Through Parliament

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is moving expeditiously to put the sexual harassment legislation in place. The Bill was tabled in the House of Representatives on July 9. Ms. Grange said members of the joint select committee from the Lower House who will consider the Bill have already been appointed, and within...

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 held at the S Hotel on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard on Wednesday, July 24.

7 years ago Tourism

Mobay Bypass Expected to Usher in New Era of Development

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, says construction of the Montego Bay perimeter road (bypass) will usher in a “new frontier of economic development” for the Second City and the wider western Jamaica. He said that the project will open up opportunities to achieve further growth in tourism and other sectors. “The growth that Montego Bay, and...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), greets International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative for Jamaica, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, during Wednesday’s (July 24) Foreign Exchange Market Development Symposium at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Auditorium in downtown Kingston. The event was jointly staged by the Finance Ministry and BOJ. Looking on is Central Bank Deputy Governor, John Robinson.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Could Borrow in Domestic Currency within Five Years

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica could be in a position to borrow from the international capital market in local currency within five years. He said that the country is already on this trajectory, citing the Government’s move towards attaining operational independence for the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), supported by a credible inflation-targeting...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longworth (left), at the UWI/Jamaica Defence Force Cybersecurity Workshop, held at the Directorate of Training and Doctrine, Up Park Camp, on July 23. Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General, Rocky Meade.

7 years ago National Security and PeaceTechnology

PHOTOS: Minister Chang at the JDF Cybersecurity Workshop

(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, pays tribute to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during Tuesday

7 years ago Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Sport

Statue to be Unveiled in Honour of Veronica Campbell-Brown

The Government is to salute outstanding Jamaican and world athlete, Veronica Campbell-Brown, during Heritage Week later this year, by unveiling a statue in her honour. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 23. Ms. Grange informed that last...

A section of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) /Alpart plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth.

7 years ago EducationTransport

JISCO/Alpart to Award $20 Million for Back-To-School

Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart will be awarding $20 million in scholarships and school supplies under its 2019 Back-to-School Assistance Programme. The awards ceremony will be held on August 9 at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain, St. Elizabeth. Public and Community Relations Manager at JISCO/Alpart, Julian Keane, told JIS News that approximately 2,200 students from the company’s operating...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers her presentation in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 23. With the Minister are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.

7 years ago Sport

Sport Infrastructure Upgraded

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says much work has been done to upgrade sport infrastructure at the national and local levels. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 23, the Minister noted that the basketball facility at Independence Park was upgraded through installation of seating and a...