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Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25.

Attorney General’s Chambers Clears Backlog of Accident Files

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the backlog of accident files within the Chambers has been cleared. She made the disclosure while contributing to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25. In December 2018,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a plenary session during the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (June 19). (FILE)

Diaspora Conference Attracted Increased Number of Overseas Attendees

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), listens to a point from Commissioner of Corrections, (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Gary Rowe (second left), at the launch of the first phase of an electronic case management system for juvenile facilities on Tuesday (June 25) at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Training Centre, Kingston. Sharing in the conversation are Country Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel (left); and Director of Juvenile Services, DCS, Claudeth Hamilton.

Electronic Case Management System for Juvenile Facilities Come September

American Bestselling Author, Stephen Covey, speaking during the 37th Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, jointly hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), which was held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Stakeholder Trust Identified as a Pivotal Economic Driver

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closing the debate on the Tourism Workers Pension Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25).

House of Representatives Passes Tourism Workers Pension Bill

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the media at the contract signing for a new S-Band Doppler Weather Radar at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (June 25). Seated at the head table are (from left): Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Ms. Claire Bernard; Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Mr. Evan Thompson; Director General, PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; Country Manager, World Bank, Ms. Galina Sotirova and Vice President, Global Sales, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Mr. Kurt Kleess.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica to Get New S-Band Doppler Weather Radar

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the World Bank have signed a contract for the design, supply and installation of a new S-Band Doppler Weather Radar in Jamaica. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, Director General, PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry, and Country...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), fields questions from journalists at a press conference at her offices in New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 25). Also pictured is Director of the Public Relations and Media Affairs Unit in the Ministry, Delona Flemming.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Government to Review Protocols in Shiprider Agreement

The Government is to review the protocols and procedures for implementation of the Shiprider Agreement with the United States of America. It was under this agreement that the Government waived primary jurisdiction in respect of five Jamaican fishermen who were taken into custody by the US Coast Guard in 2017 in Haitian waters. Four of the men have brought a...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Reduce Heat Exposure

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding the public that excessive heat stress is harmful to health and is potentially fatal. Jamaica, as other countries in the Caribbean, has a heat season that is typically between May and October each year. This year, extremely high temperatures are being recorded. The public is, therefore, advised to take precautionary measures to...

Jamaica’s Special Investment Ambassador to India, Senator Aubyn Hill.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Caribbean Countries Urged to Be Diligent in Negotiating Foreign Direct Investments

Jamaica’s Special Investment Ambassador to India, Senator Aubyn Hill, says Caribbean countries need to be diligent in negotiating foreign direct investments to ensure they secure offers that are in their best interest. Citing the People’s Republic of China which has invested heavily in the region, as an example, Senator Hill emphasised that Caribbean countries’ should seek to maximise in this...

Students at Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann getting ready for devotion.

7 years ago Education

Parents and Teachers at St. Ann Schools Happy with PEP Results

Parents and teachers at three primary schools in St. Ann are experiencing pleasure with the results of the recently released Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Melonie Simpson told JIS News that she is elated as her daughter Akilah, who attends Golden Grove All-Age, has been awarded a place at Ferncourt High School. Ms. Simpson said she was nervous about the exam,...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hope Blake (right), greets Chief Internal Auditor for Ghana Grid Company Limited, Richard Ntim, at the opening session for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s three-day Governance and Risk Management Conference, on Tuesday (June 25), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At centre is the Secretariat’s Public Financial Management Advisor, Augustus Cole.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Governance and Risk Management Conference Underway

More than 20 government officers from eight countries, including Jamaica, are attending the Commonwealth Secretariat’s three-day Governance and Risk Management Conference, from June 25 to 27, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event has been organised by the Public Sector Governance Unit within the Secretariat’s Governance and Peace Division, under the theme: ‘Improving Governance and Risk Management...

7 years ago Education

Westmoreland Schools Celebrate

Two primary schools in Westmoreland are celebrating the results from the first sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which were announced on June 21. In an interview with JIS News, Principal of the Mount Airy Primary and Infant School, Karen Anderson-McKenzie, said she is pleased with the marks earned by the grade six students. “Overall, I think our students...