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The Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland that will be rebuilt by the National Works Agency (NWA) over the next six months.

Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland to be Rebuilt

The Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland will be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of $48 million. Community Relations Officer for the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the work will be undertaken over the...

Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

NWA to Complete Road and Drainage Works in St. James by August

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), accepts samples of products created by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre from Superintendent Herbert McFarlane (second right), during a recent tour of the facility. Lookng on are correctional officers.

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to Place Products on Market

Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Shane Palmer (left) and Systems Development Manager, Dwayne Walters (right), listen as Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) and Labour Component Coordinator of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Integrated Social and Labour Support Programme within the Ministry, Lyndon Ford, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Employers Encouraged to Use LMIS

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 16.

Factories Corporation to Lead Naggo Head Technology Park Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), affixes his signature to a memorandum of understanding (MOU), between the Water Resources Authority (WRA) and the Meteorological Service, today (July 17), at his New Kingston offices. This will allow for the provision of improved service in emergency preparation and response, through data sharing. Others (from left) are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Doreen Prendergast; Managing Director of the WRA, Peter Clarke; Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evon Thompson, and another Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Yanique Watson.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

MET Service and WRA Sign MOU for Data Sharing

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) and the Meteorological Service are collaborating to better serve the population in emergency responses and preparation, through data sharing. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed between the two entities today (July 17), at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in New Kingston, they will be sharing information to mitigate climate change impacts....

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaking during Wednesday’s (July 17) quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are STATIN’s Senior Statistician and Head of the Indices and Prices Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers; Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Unemployment Drops to 7.8 Per Cent

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting further reduction in the unemployment rate to a new record low of 7.8 per cent. As contained in STATIN’s April 2019 Labour Force Survey, the figure is two percentage points lower than the 9.8 per cent recorded for the corresponding period last year, and 0.2 per cent lower than the out-turn for...

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSectoral Debate 2019/2020

NLA Receives Funding to Introduce Electronic Titling

The National Land Agency (NLA) has received funding under the World Bank’s Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project, to introduce electronic titling to Jamaica. “Electronic titling will reduce processing times for documents, improve efficiencies and create important linkages with other government agencies involved in the titling process,” Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon....

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 16.

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2019/2020

JIS on Path to ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is on a path to achieving certification in ISO 9001:2015 this year. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on July 16. ISO Certification is part of the Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project...

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2019/2020

JIS to Host Community Meetings

It is proposed that the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will host a series of community meetings, to create an avenue for the Government to interface directly with citizens at the community level to discuss matters of local and national importance. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during his contribution...

Chair of the Emancifest Planning Committee, Natalie Neita (centre) interacts with Miss Emancifest contestants at the recent launch of Emancifest 2019 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. The contestants are (from left) Okeefa Hanson, Kemoy Perry, Kashieve Stewart and Octavia Anderson. Emancifest will take place on Wednesday, July 31 and Thursday, August 1 at the Sligoville Multipurpose Stadium, Sligoville, St Catherine.

7 years ago Culture

Thousands Expected to Attend Sligoville Emancifest

Thousands of Jamaicans and visitors to the island are expected to journey to the historic Sligoville community in St. Catherine on July 31 and August 1 for Emancifest 2019. The 12th staging of the annual event, under the theme ‘Where freedom meets culture…Preserving our culture’, will take place at the Sligoville Multipurpose Stadium. It will include a marching band display,...

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Logistics Being Arranged for Deposit Refund Scheme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the necessary logistical arrangements are being put in place for the effective implementation of the Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) in 2020. The private sector-led scheme will see consumers being paid a cash rebate for plastic bottles returned to designated redemption centres across the...