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USF to Spend $1.13 Billion on Full Implementation of Tablets in Schools Project

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is projected to spend approximately $1.13 billion to commence full implementation of the Tablets in Schools Project, which is expected to get under way this year, following the pilot’s completion. According to the 2019/20 Public...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaking at Tuesday’s (April 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in the Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Public Urged to Adhere to Protocol for Feeding Homeless Persons in Kingston

Farmers and Alpart Community Council representatives display vouchers presented by Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart through its Agricultural Stimulus Programme. The presentations were made at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain, recently.

JISCO/Alpart Assists 540 St. Elizabeth Farmers

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Growth of Two Per Cent in Last Quarter of 2018

Japan's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (third left), and Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Michael Stewart (third right), cut the ribbon to open the newly rebuilt Campbell’s Castle Primary School in South Manchester on Monday (April 8). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairman of the School Board, Maureen Tomlinson; students, Khadijah Napier and Jordon Anderson; Principal, Petagaye Campbell; and student, Dejaneca Pryce.

Campbell’s Castle Primary School Rebuilt

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens’ Annual Appreciation and Celebration of Funeral Directors event, held on Tuesday (April 9), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Seated at the head table (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Meadowrest Memorial Gardens, Ingrid Chambers; General Secretary, Meadowrest Memorial Gardens, Robert Stephens; Chairman, United Church Mission Enterprise Funeral Services, Stefan Wright and Councillor, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Claude Hamilton.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

New Regulations Coming for Funeral Homes

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated that new regulations will soon be enacted to officially establish rules under which funeral homes in Jamaica should operate. Dr. Tufton was delivering the main address at the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens’ Annual Appreciation and Celebration of Funeral Directors event, on Tuesday (April 9), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of Wigton Windfarm Limited’s initial public offering (IPO), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 9). Listening (from left) are Executive Chairman of Mayberry Investments Limited, Christopher Berry; and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. The IPO, which opens on April 17 and closes on May 1, will offer 11 billion shares for sale at 0.50 cents each.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Shares in Wigton Windfarm Available April 17

Jamaicans will have the opportunity to purchase shares in Wigton Windfarm Limited, when the initial public offering (IPO) opens on April 17. Eleven billion shares at 0.50 cents each are being offered under the IPO, and will run until May 1. Of this amount, 2.2 billion shares will be reserved for public-sector workers. The Government is seeking to raise $5.5...

7 years ago Technology

YEDAI Project Proposes Film Fund

The Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) Project has put forward a proposal to establish a film fund, with the goal of having it successfully confirmed by 2020. This was among the many goals listed by Business Development Consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Carlos Biern, on the final day of the KingstOOn Animation Festival,...

7 years ago Local Government

KSAMC to Discuss Use of New Kingston Parking Lots with Party Promoters

Representatives from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be meeting with party promoters on Tuesday (April 9) regarding the decision to ban the staging of entertainment events at parking lots in New Kingston. Addressing the setting of the Council earlier in the day, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the prohibition is a temporary measure...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

7 years ago Entertainment

Grange Hails Reggae Racers

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the national team which competed in the Rally Trinidad on the weekend. Minister Grange said: “Last week I challenged you to come back home with more trophies than you did in Guyana a few months ago, and you have delivered. The entire team represented Jamaica very...

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), addresses the opening session of the three-day World Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Workshop on ‘Fisheries Subsidies for Caribbean Countries’, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 9). Listening keenly WTO Rules Division Counsellor, John Finn, and Legal/Economic Affairs Officer, Taal Sainabou.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Countries Participate in Fisheries Workshop

More than 30 government officials from 14 countries are in Jamaica taking part in the three-day Wold Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Workshop on ‘Fisheries Subsidies for Caribbean Countries’. The workshop, which opened on Tuesday (April 9) at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, aims to update the participants on the current status and main issues in the global...

Housing , Opportunity , Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme vector control worker , Sharon Butler , drops a substance into a container of water to eradicate the Aedes Aegypti mosquito at a home in Wesmoreland recently.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Reduction in Mosquito Breeding Sites in Westmoreland

Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, is reporting a major reduction in breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the parish. “We have seen a significant trending down, and we are heading back to normalcy,” he told JIS News. He said that following the declaration of an outbreak of dengue fever in January, the department’s...