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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's project for Labour Day 2019, which was observed nationally under the theme ‘Child Safety… It’s you, It’s me, It’s all ah we.’

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,...

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.

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

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.

Senator Charles Tours Housing Agency Projects in St. James

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.

160,000 New Jobs Expected from Production of New Nutraceutical

Executive Director, Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell Wilson (left), converses with Bethlehem Moravian College student, Suwannie Johnson (centre), and Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin, during Wednesday’s (May 22) launch of four new CCCJ programmes for community colleges, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

Four New Programmes Added to Community Colleges’ Curricula

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left) addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (May 22) quarterly briefing at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. Listening is Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PIOJ Reports 1.5 Per Cent Growth for January to March

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 1.5 per cent during the January to March 2019 quarter, with projections for up to two per cent growth for April to June. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said that the first-quarter calendar year resulted from an estimated 1.8 per cent increase in the goods...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate, in the House of Representatives, on May 21

7 years ago JusticeSectoral Debate 2019/2020Senate

Consistent Reduction in Criminal Case Backlog

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is reporting that there has been a consistent reduction of the criminal case backlog over the past three to four years. “On December 31, 2016, there was a backlog of 30,667 criminal cases in the parish courts. As at the end of Fiscal Year 2018/2019, some 12,399 of these cases had been cleared. This...

Wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the ‘Best for Mommy and Baby

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Mommy and Baby Booklet to Help Reduce Infant Mortality – Mrs. Holness

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness,says distribution of the ‘Best for Mommy and Baby’ booklet to new and expectant mothers across the island is part of efforts to reduce infant mortality in Jamaica. “This booklet is a comprehensive guide to assist expectant and new mothers with everything they should know to ensure a healthy baby. More...

A staff member of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited works on the foundation for a new gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

7 years ago CommunityLabour

AAJ/NMIA Staff Laboured at Schools

Employees of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)/NMIA Airports Limited have installed a new chain-link perimeter fence at Donald Quarrie High School and constructed a gazebo at Harbour View Primary School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $1.07 million. The projects were among nine undertaken by the entity at schools across the island for Labour Day on May...

Student of Santa Cruz Preparatory in St. Elizabeth, Rovonae Cowan (left) holds the trash bag as Holland Primary School teachers, Osheim Spence (centre) and Samantha Scott, dispose of litter. The engagement formed part of activities carried out at Holland Primary School on Labour Day, Thursday May 23.

7 years ago CommunityLabour

Strong Support for National Labour Day Project at Holland Primary School

The spirit of volunteerism was evident at Holland Primary School in St Elizabeth, where many persons turned out to participate in Labour Day activities focusing on children’s safety, on Thursday (May 23). The institution was among four selected as national projects by the Labour Day Secretariat. Scores of community members, school staff and students came out in full support to...

West Kingston Power Partners employee, Clive Smith (right), drills the wall in the new disabled restroom at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as (from left) colleague, Jermain Hunter; Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals; Colleen Wright; and Administrator/Asset Manager, KPH, Kathleen Cooper Brown look on. The work was part of activities carried out at both hospitals by the energy firm on Labour Day (May 23).

7 years ago Labour

Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals Benefit from Key Upgrades on Labour Day

The staff of West Kingston Power Partners installed a bathroom for disabled clients and carried out painting at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in downtown Kingston as part of Labour Day activities on Thursday (May 23). Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Colleen Wright, told JIS News that the Outpatient Department at the KPH’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enjoys a light moment with Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; and Former Minister of Labour, Horace Dalley, after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Awards Banquet in Celebration of the Centenary of the International Labour Organization and the Trade Union Act of Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 22).

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Gov’t Honours Six Former Labour Ministers

Six former Ministers of Labour have been recognised by the Government for their contribution to the achievements and activities associated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Trade Union Act, which were established 100 years ago. They are Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Dean Peart; Horace Dalley; Pearnel Charles; Derrick Kellier and Dr. Fenton Ferguson....