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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) Breakfast, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (June 7).

Minister Shaw Urges Local Entities to Get JANAAC Stamp of Approval

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging more Jamaican entities to get certified through the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in order to lift their standards and elevate their position in the global marketplace. The...

(FILE) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Maria Thompson-Walters (at podium), addresses participants in a recent forum on public-sector transformation, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Kingston campus.

60 Public Sector Workers Certified as Change Managers

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (June 5), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Framework for Diaspora Youth Council to be Presented at Upcoming Conference

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, opens the debate on the Trust Act 2019, during the sitting of the Senate on (June 7).

Senate Opens Debate on Trust Act

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation's Strategic Leadership Retreat at the Moon Palace Jamiaca Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 6.

Gov’t to Roll Out Housing Under HOPE

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett speaking at the officially opening of the R Hotel in New Kingston on June 6.

7 years ago Tourism

Record 2 Million Visitors for January to May

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is reporting that the island welcomed a record two million visitors for the first five months of 2019. “That is the first time in the history of Jamaica that within the first five months of the year, we have brought two million visitors to Jamaica,” he said. He was speaking at the official opening of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).

7 years ago CommunityInformationJustice

Society Urged to Give Former Inmates a Second Chance

The society is being encouraged to facilitate the reintegration of persons, who have been released after serving time in correctional institutions. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, said that this is necessary in order to ensure the successful re-entry of ex-offenders into society and that they do not revert to the deviant behaviour, which landed them...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of tTech Limited, Christopher Reckord (centre), points out an area of interest in the company

7 years ago Technology

Parliament to Begin Debate on ICT Authority Bill Shortly

Parliament is expected to begin deliberations shortly, on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority Bill, which seeks to improve the use of technology across Government. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, in making the disclosure, said that the provisions will serve to “put all of Government on the same technology platform.” She said that by moving...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, speaks during the FIFA Women

7 years ago Sport

Grange: Government Leading Way for Women in Sport

The Minister of the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her government is embarked on a programme to provide greater support for and give better access to women and girls in sport. Addressing the FIFA Women’s Football Convention in Paris, France on Friday, Minister Grange said the Government of Jamaica was “leading the way” in creating...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (left) engages with Government Senator Matthew Samuda during the

7 years ago Environment

Support for Plastic Ban Remains High – NEPA

Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, says public acceptance and support for the Government’s ban on single use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene (Styrofoam), remains high. “The acceptance has been great. We have seen remarkable behaviour and attitude changes among members of the population,” he said, while addressing the ‘Let’s Talk Environment and Planning’ panel...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), joins in the breaking of ground for construction of the new Barnett Street Fire Station in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (June 6). Others (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Managing Director of Pave-Con Limited, Bryan Ingleton; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Senior Director of the Parochial Revenue Fund in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Rupert Pryce and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.

7 years ago Local Government

Ground Broken for New Barnett Street Fire Station

Ground was broken, on Thursday (June 6), for construction of a $534.9 million fire station at Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James. The project, which is slated to be completed over 12 months, is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Programme (DVRP). The new fire station, which will have the capacity...

The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, lying in state at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Friday (June 7).

7 years ago Community

Mr. Seaga Hailed by St. Ann’s Bay Mayor as Thoughtful and Fearless Leader

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Michael Belnavis, says former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was a “thoughtful, strong and fearless leader” whose stellar contribution to national progress spans several sectors. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor Belnavis credited Mr. Seaga as being the driving force behind the development of...