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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton, speaking at a recent Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) press conference at the ODPEM’s Haining Road offices in St. Andrew.

Fire Brigade Strengthening Disaster Response

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is fortifying its capacity to respond to emergencies during times of disaster. This includes undertaking primary functions such as fire management and search and rescue; and secondary tasks, including assisting with the clearing of roadways,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) ‘Strategic Leadership Retreat’ held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday (June 6).

PM Targets Two Special Economic Zones Within Three Years

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), listens to a comment from Chairman, Board of Visitors, Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Steven Golding (right), during a visit to the facility in downtown Kingston on June 10. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (left); and Superintendent in charge of the facility, Albert Brown, were also on the tour.

National Security State Minister Tours Tower Street Correctional Facility

Terminal Manager at Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Valerie Campbell; Deputy Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Claudia Grant (centre); and Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, show off their awards. The three stalwats of the maritime industry were honoured at the recent Women In Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) fundraising event held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

Three Female Stalwarts of the Maritime Industry Honoured

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses an education stakeholder forum held on Friday (June 7), at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

Schools to Receive $5 Million Per Year for Minor Repairs

Mourners filing past the casket of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre on Monday (June 10).

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Residents of Tivoli Gardens Pay Respects to Edward Seaga

Residents of Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston turned out today (June 10), to pay their respects to the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Lying-in-State of his body at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre. The former Prime Minister, who died on May 28, represented them as Member of Parliament from 1962 to 2005. Mourners, some of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, converses with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman, during the closing and awards ceremony for the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) Jamaica Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew recently.

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Labour Market Information System Being Revamped

The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is being revamped to make it more user-friendly, efficient and secure. The website, which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, enables employers to post job openings, and persons seeking employment to upload résumés. Job matching and placements are executed through the LMIS’s Electronic Exchange (ELEX). Permanent Secretary in...

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

No Official Functions During Mourning Period

No public social functions or official events should be held during the four-day period of mourning in honour of the life and service of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. The period will be observed from the morning of Wednesday, June 19, to the evening of Saturday, June 22. According to a statement from the Office of...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) Chief Executive Officer

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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 Minister was speaking at JANAAC Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) Breakfast at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday...

(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.

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60 Public Sector Workers Certified as Change Managers

Sixty public sector workers from various entities have been trained and certified as change managers, who will be charged with assisting the transformation process in the public service. The training was conducted by the Transformation and Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service. Executive Director of the TIU, Maria Thompson Walters, told JIS News that the...

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.

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Framework for Diaspora Youth Council to be Presented at Upcoming Conference

Young Jamaicans living abroad are expected to present a framework for establishment of a Jamaican Diaspora Youth Council, during the upcoming Eighth Biennial Diaspora Conference. The presentation will be made during the Global Youth Forum, which will engage young Jamaicans in a bid to deepen connections and nurture their involvement in the nation’s affairs. Speaking at a recent JIS Think...

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).

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Senate Opens Debate on Trust Act

Debate on the Trust Act 2019, which seeks to provide a modern legal framework for the governance of Trusts, opened during Friday’s (June 7) sitting of the Senate. Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who piloted the Bill, pointed out that regulation of the conduct of Trustees is governed by the 1897 Trustee Act, which she...