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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the 2019 launch of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 18.

Minister Says YSEP Contributes to Low Unemployment Rate

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), now in its third year, has contributed to the recent decline in the country’s unemployment rate. The Minister was speaking at the 2019 launch...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the Nurses Association of Jamaica and LASCO awards ceremony, held on July 20 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

PHOTOS: Nurses Association of Jamaica and LASCO Awards Ceremony

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, addresses Friday's (July 19) opening of the Justice Ministry's Witness Care Conference, at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew. Mr. Faulkner represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Justice Ministry Prepares for Roll-Out of Child Diversion Programme

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, greets Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during the opening of the Justice Ministry's Witness Care Conference on Friday (July 19), at the Faculty of Law, Umiversity of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew. Mr. Faulkner represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Buses With Audio-Video Technology to Secure Testimony From Witnesses

Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on July 19.

Senate Approves Extension of SOE in St. Andrew South

Sons of the late former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Elinor Felix, Dr. Omar Felix (left) and Mr. Tarik Felix (right), lift their voice in song at her funeral service, held today (July 20), at the St. Andrew Parish Church. At centre is sister of the Ambassador, Justice Hilary Phillips.

7 years ago Community

PHOTOS: Funeral Service for Ambassador Elinor Felix

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses attendees at a ceremony on Friday (July 19) to officially commission into service, New Fortress Energy’s Floating Storage and Regasification Terminal, just off the coast of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine. The actual structure is shown on a banner in the background.

7 years ago Energy

PM Says Newly Commissioned LNG Terminal Will Reduce Energy Costs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the newly commissioned Floating Storage and Regasification Terminal,demonstrates that the country is conscious about protecting the environment, and is committed to reducing energy costs. He also argues that this now establishes Jamaica as a premier liquified natural gas (LNG) hub. Mr. Holness was speaking at a ceremony on Friday (July 19), to...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Commissions Historic FSRT Facility Off the Coast of Old Harbour

Jamaica has moved a step closer in further diversifying its energy mix with the official commissioning of the Floating Storage Regasification Terminal (FSRT) which will supply Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to Jamaica. Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (July 19) officially commissioned the facility into service during a ceremony on the Golar Freeze barge docked in Old Harbour. The historic undertaking...

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Garrick, speaks to JIS News in a recent interview.

7 years ago Housing

Real Estate Board Clamping Down on Illegal Developers

The Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) is clamping down on the number of unregistered real estate developers who are selling properties illegally. “For the second time in 2019 we have had a conviction for an unregistered developer, and both cases are now at the sentencing process. We want to remind persons that the Real Estate Board/Commission of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), speaks with Mentor, Scottmore Richards (right), at the We Transform Youth Empowerment Programme mentorship training session, held on Friday (July 19), at the Ministry, on Oxford Road, in Kingston. Also pictured are We Transform Programme Director, Ella Gharty (second left) and Mentor, Ginnel Peart.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

More Mentors Trained to Assist Children in Care of DCS

Thirty five additional Mentors have been trained under the third instalment of the mentorship component of the We Transform Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Programme. The training session was held on Friday (July 19), at the Ministry of National Security, Oxford Road, in Kingston. The We Transform Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of National Security...

National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).

7 years ago EducationJIS Think Tank

Education Ministry Prepares for PISA

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is preparing for the administration of the 2021 Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA). PISA is a triennial study of education systems, which is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It involves administering a non-curriculum based assessment to 15year-old students to generate comparable data on educational systems across the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), makes a point to Managing Director of Von’s Motor and Company, John Von Strolley (right), while enjoying his ride on a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) bus, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), today (July 19). Also enjoying the ride is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was an experimental tour on the JUTC/LNG bus from the OPM to the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The bus company is finalising a pilot project for a roll-out in September of several buses using LNG.

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PHOTO: Prime Minister Holness on JUTC LNG Bus

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), makes a point to Managing Director of Von’s Motor and Company, John Von Strolley (right), while enjoying his ride on a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) bus, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), today (July 19). Also enjoying the ride is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology,...