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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the 72nd World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 22.

Government on Mission to Ensure All Have Access to Timely Healthcare

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is on a mission to ensure that all persons have access to timely healthcare. Speaking at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 22,...

Students of Czar Early Childhood Learning Centre and Preparatory School in Kingston listen as Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson, reads from the agency’s publication, ‘Jamaica Folk Customs and Beliefs’. The occasion was the school’s Children’s Expo held on May 17, which was observed as National Children’s Day.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Czar Early Childhood’s Children’s Expo

Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Invites Applications For 2011 Contribution Refund

Manager of Communications and International Relations at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), David Geddes, addresses a town hall meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on May 21.

FSC-Regulated Entities Must Meet Fit and Proper Test

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), places a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston, during a floral tribute ceremony on May 23.

PHOTOS: Sam Sharpe Tribute

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (left); and Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, in painting the fence of a community park on Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.

7 years ago CommunityLabour

Green Spaces Across Corporate Area Get Facelift

Several parks and recreational areas across the Corporate Area have been given a much-needed facelift by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAMC). Officials and staff of the entity were joined by corporate sponsors and volunteers in cleaning and beautifying the community areas on Labour Day, May 23. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams, told JIS News that the focus...

7 years ago Housing

NHT Explores Employer Assisted Housing Programme

The National Housing Trust (NHT) says it is currently exploring the implementation of an ‘Employer Assisted Housing Programme’, to support the Government’s thrust for 23,000 housing solutions by 2021. “This is where an entity may want to get in an arrangement with the NHT and provide housing for its staff,” Corporate and Public Affairs Manager at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick,...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), responds to questions during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the Institute’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PIOJ Highlights Sectors Recording Highest Increases in Employment

Real estate renting and business activities, and hotels and restaurants were among the sectors recording the highest increases in employment among the 1,232,700 persons holding jobs as at January 2019. This was disclosed by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, who also indicated that the unemployment rate fell by 1.6 percentage points to eight per cent,...

Members of staff at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), clean a classroom at the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC

7 years ago CommunityLabour

PHOTOS: JDIC Gives Facelift to Mcleod Basic School

Manager for Finance and Accounting at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), Rickie Williams (foreground), and Assistant at the Legal and Corporate Secretariat of the JDIC, Latoya Nicholson (right), paint the exterior of the McLeod Basic School in Papine, St. Andrew. The institution was the JDIC's project for Labour Day 2019, which was observed nationally under the theme ‘Child...

Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

7 years ago CommunityLabour

PHOTOS: Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston at Children’s Park on Labour Day

Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, Aliesha Facey (left) and Stacy-Ann Cushnie paint the gate at the Children’s Park in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23). The park was established by the club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston members and volunteers participate in Labour Day activities...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Managing Director, Gary Howell, during a tour of HAJ projects in St. James on May 22.

7 years ago Housing

Senator Charles Tours Housing Agency Projects in St. James

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says several housing and infrastructure developments now under way in St. James are aimed at improving the lives of residents and safeguarding their welfare. The projects are being spearheaded by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) in the communities of Flower...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

160,000 New Jobs Expected from Production of New Nutraceutical

Approximately 160,000 additional jobs are expected to be created during the production stage of a newly patented nutraceutical being championed by the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST). The product, Zon Teasan, which was a plant researched through collaboration with the NCST, Northern Caribbean University and a number of other international tertiary institutions, will be launched on June 24...