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Acting Senior Development Specialist in the Youth and Adolescent Division, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Anisa Wilson-Smith, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Youth Leaders to be Trained as National Safety and Security Ambassadors

The Youth and Adolescent Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in partnership with the Safety and Security Unit, will train youth leaders across the island to be a part of the National Safety and Security Ambassadors Programme....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left, standing), makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. With the Minister are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right, front); Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz; South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Norman Dunn; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

JPS Piloting Smart City Concept in New Kingston

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), speaks with artist, Alphanso Blake, about his artwork on display, during the 12th staging of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) small business exposition and conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.

National Culture Policy Being Finalised

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), looks at natural roots drinks, manufactured by D'TOS Woodland Roots and Natural Juices, while Proprietor, Oliver Welsh, observes. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the 12th staging of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation's small business exposition and conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.

Gov’t to Begin Divesting Former Sugar Cane Lands Shortly

Energy Minister Says IRP Should Be Completed in June

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councilor Homer Davis.

7 years ago Labour

Mobay Mayor Calls on Citizens to Make Child Safety A Priority on Labour Day

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, is encouraging citizens of St. James to make child safety a priority when they work in their communities on Labour Day. Labour Day, which is observed annually on May 23, is being celebrated under the theme ‘Child Safety: It’s You, It’s Me, It’s All A...

Senior Director for Children’s Affairs, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceInformationYouth

USAID Grants $67 Million for Youth Component of School Safety Programme

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated approximately $67 million (US$500,000) to support the youth component of the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Programme in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The two-year programme, which began in July 2017 and is slated to end in July 2019, is valued at US$3 million. It is being...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Burke Barracks in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, May 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Rocky Meade and Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister says Security Forces are Adequately Equipped to Protect Nation

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the security forces are adequately equipped to carry out the task of protecting the nation. Dr. Chang, who was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Burke Barracks in Providence, St. James, on May 14, said that despite the financial constraints, the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14.

7 years ago EnergyScienceSectoral Debate 2019/2020SenateTechnology

757 Net Billing Licences Issued to Jamaicans

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says 757 net billing licences have been issued to Jamaicans since the pilot programme in May 2012. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14, the Minister noted that in the 13 weeks since she has been appointed in the new post, she...

(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphases a point at the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. To his left is Minister of Finance and the Public of Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

7 years ago Local GovernmentPrime MinisterSenateWater

Government Allocates $100 Million to Truck Water

The Government has allocated $100 million for the trucking of water to areas affected by the worsening drought conditions. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a statement on the status of the Kingston and St. Andrew water supply, in the House of Representatives on May 14. “We have given out over 500 water tanks....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) addresses a post-Sectoral press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (May 13). The Minister is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan (left); and Head, Health Promotion and Protection Branch, Dr. Simone Spence.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Private Sector Health Providers to Benefit from Partnership With Gov’t

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says private sector entities that partner with the Government to provide certain services to the public health sector, stand to benefit significantly. The Government is outsourcing some services such as surgeries and diagnostic tests as part of a $1 billion programme to reduce waiting time within the public health system....

(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness,

7 years ago EnvironmentPrime MinisterSenateWater

PM Announces Initiatives to Improve Water Supply to Corporate Area

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (May 14), announced several initiatives to improve the supply of water to the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, with an estimated expenditure of US$160 million. Among the new measures is the construction of a 15-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant in the Rio Cobre, St. Catherine. This new plant will be established under...