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Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation debate team (from left): Garcia McLean; Marlet Wellington; Ricardo Williams; Captain, Shakera Williams and Tamicka Malcolm, with the Champion Trophy, after winning the finals of the Public Sector Debate Competition, held on April 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre. With them are Co-Chairman of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, Danny Roberts, and Executive Director of the Transformation and Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Wins Public Sector Debate Competition

Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation are winners of the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition. They defeated the Ministry of National Security in the finals held on April 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. “We are really...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), is very delighted to open a water shop in Bellefield, Central Manchester on April 25. Also sharing the moment are (from second left) Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell, and Member of Parliament for the area, Peter Bunting.

Residents of Bellefield in Manchester Get Water Shop

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in a workout session with fitness instructor, Raymond White (right), at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 18th Annual Education Conference on Thursday (April 25), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James.

Draft Nutrition Policy for Schools to Go Before Cabinet

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) and Lady Allen; and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), with 2019 Governor-General Achievement Awards (GGAA) recipients from the County of Surrey, Jordon Freeman (third left) and Calvin Hunter Jr. The pinning ceremony for nine GGAA awardees from the County of Surrey was held today (April 25), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Kingston.

Outstanding Jamaicans from Surrey Recognised

Acting Senior Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (second right), converses with Deputy Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Seth Broekman (left), at a national consultation on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on April 25. Others (from second left) are Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme, Cordia Chambers-Johnson; and Acting Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Kristal Tucker-Clarke.

Jamaica Prepares Report to Advance Rights of Women

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges greetings with Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller (left) before the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Silver Sun Estate housing development in Innswood, St. Catherine on Wednesday (April 24). Sharing the moment is NHT Board Director, David Wan.

7 years ago Housing

NHT Pleased with Response to Guaranteed Purchase Programme

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is expressing pleasure with the response of developers to its Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP). GPP is a new initiative through which the NHT agrees to purchase houses for its customers that are designed and constructed by private builders. NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller, said that “numerous developers” have expressed an interest in the GPP since...

Students perform a cultural item at the official opening of the new Campbell’s Castle Primary School building in Manchester, which was constructed at a cost of $51 million. Seated (from left) are Director of Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris; Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Michael Stewart; Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain; Japan

7 years ago Education

Campbell’s Castle School Community Welcomes New Building

The new $51-million structure, built to replace the Campbell’s Castle Primary School in Manchester, is being welcomed by students, teachers and the wider school community. The two-storey building comprises four classrooms, a computer laboratory, principal’s office, staff room, bathrooms, a storeroom, and other facilities to serve the small student population. Prefect at the school, Javelle Hewitt, told JIS News that...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), speaks with Chairman of Victoria Mutual Group, Michael McMorris, at the opening of the Victoria Mutual Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, April 24.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

No More Reckless Policy Reversals – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the country’s days of being subjected to reckless forms of policy reversals to the detriment of the local people and the economy are over. Speaking at the opening of the Victoria Mutual Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 24, Mr. Clarke said Jamaica...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tries out a computer in one of the offices at the Victoria Mutual Fairview Financial Centre, following the official opening of the facility in Montego Bay, St. James on April 24. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of Victoria Mutual Group, Courtney Campbellon (left); and Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Enabling Jamaicans to Own State Assets

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government remains steadfast in its commitment to revolutionise the ownership of State assets. The Minister, who was speaking at the grand opening of the Victoria Mutual Fairview Financial Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (April 24), noted that more ordinary Jamaicans are being given...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), emphasises a point at a post-Sectoral press briefing at his Hope Gardens office in St. Andrew on April 24. He is flanked by Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Technical Working Group Formed to Look Into Roundup Herbicide

A multi-agency technical working group has been established to thoroughly investigate the concerns surrounding the use of the Roundup herbicide in Jamaica. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the group was constituted after the matter was brought to the Health Ministry, which houses the responsible authority for regulating such substances. “They (the multi-agency technical working group)...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

7 years ago Tourism

April Shaping Up to be a Good Month for Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that April is shaping up to be another good month for visitor arrivals. “We are expecting this to be a huge month. April is trending at eight per cent (over the same period last year),” he told JIS News, noting that the numbers for Easter and Carnival are yet to be tabulated. He said...

7 years ago Information

JIS TV Relocated

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) wishes to advise that effective April 25, the Television Department (JIS TV) has been relocated from Arnold Road and will now operate from its new state-of-the-art building at: 5-9 South Odeon Avenue (Half-Way Tree) Kingston 10. The contact information remains the same: Telephone Numbers - (876) 922-8680-2, (876) 922-3317, (876) 922-8684; Fax (876) 922-5996