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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and students demonstrate their fitness during the official launch of National School Moves Day at Eltham High School in St. Catherine on April 5.

Nation’s Children Encouraged to Safeguard their Health

The nation’s children are being encouraged to take steps to safeguard their health. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who notes that a significant number of persons are falling...

Health Minister, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right, standing), observes as Consultant, Ophthalmology Department, Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Michelle Leighton (standing left) removes a protective gauze from the eye of Anthony Cooke’s (left seated), who benefitted from the services of the ‘Bright Journey’ Eye Care Medical Mission of the People’s Republic of China. Occasion was a ceremony at the KPH on April 5 to mark the Mission’s visit to Jamaica at this year. Others from (second left. standing) are: representative of the Mission, Zhaoyang Meng; Senior Advisor, National Health Commission of China, Madam Cui Li; and Mission beneficiary, Ethel Mills.

Work Under Way to Develop National Eye Health Plan

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), accepts a gift from World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (left), during the launch of the KingstOOn animation festival at the University of Technology (UTech) on Friday (April 5). Sharing the moment is World Bank Co-Task Team Leader for the Youth Employment in the Digital Animation Industry Project and Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis.

Jamaica Ripe for Investment in Animation – Senator Charles Jr

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right); Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Maria Thompson Walters; and Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Danny Roberts, at the launch of the Public Sector Debate competition on March 14, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Public Sector Debate Competition Semi-Final April 9

KingstOOn Animation Festival Kicks Off with Pitch Boot Camp

7 years ago Education

Students’ Loan Bureau Projects Disbursement of $5.2 Billion

Approximately $5.2 billion in Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) tertiary education funding support is projected for disbursement to eligible applicants this year. According to the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the figure is $251 million more than the sum for the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. The document indicates that sources for...

Acting Senior Director for Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Nicole Hayles, provides details about the new queue management system, ‘Qme’, and the Online Surveyor Search Request Service (OSSRS) at a JIS Think Tank on April 2.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

NLA Launches New Services to Enhance Customer Experience

The National Land Agency (NLA) has launched a queue management system and an Online Surveyor Search Request Service (OSSRS), which are aimed at enhancing customer service delivery. The queue management service, dubbed ‘Qme’ is in place at the Land Titles Division. It is aimed at reducing wait time, better enabling customers to plan their day. The service is being implemented...

Project Manager of the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) project, Margery Newland (left), and World Bank Country Manager, Galina Sotirova, take part in a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 3, at the agency’s head office.

7 years ago Technology

KingstOOn Animation Festival in Progress at Utech

The KingstOOn animation festival is currently in progress at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston. This is the third staging of the event, which is being undertaken through the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI). It is open to the public free of charge, and will last until April 7. Project Manager for the YEDAI, Margery...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Teachers and Students Trained as Jamaica Moves Ambassadors

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says the Ministry of Health’s Jamaica Moves Initiative has trained primary-school students and teachers from Westmoreland and Hanover as ‘ambassadors’. Forty primary-school students and 10 teachers from Westmoreland, as well as 16 students and four teachers from Hanover, were trained at a two-day workshop in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “We...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, along with international reggae icon, Dr. the Hon James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers (centre) and family – Aken Chambers (second left) and Lilly Chambers, during a civic ceremony at the Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay on March 28 for the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard.

7 years ago CultureEntertainment

Culture Minister Open to Monument Honouring Jimmy Cliff

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she would support the mounting of a statue in honour of international Reggae icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers. The Government recently honoured the Grammy awardee and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee by renaming Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay, St. James, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard. The...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Winston Lawson; (right) is in discussion with President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (centre); and Director with responsibility for BPO and Hospitality at Cable and Wireless (C &W) Business Jamaica, Andrew Fazio, at the BPIAJ

7 years ago National Security and Peace

More Mobay Business People Urged to Join JamaicaEye

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Winston Lawson, is encouraging more of the city’s business people to sign on to the Government’s national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme, JamaicaEye. Mr. Lawson said the initiative can help put a significant dent in crime and violence in St. James. “The JamaicaEye programme… allows us to partner and support, in a...

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, adresses a press conference at the High Commision in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 3), to provide details about the compensation scheme announced by the United Kingdom (UK) Govermemnt for the Windrush Generation.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

UK Gov’t Announces Compensation Scheme for Windrush Generation

The British Government has established a scheme to compensate members of the Windrush Generation who were unable to prove their right to live in the United Kingdom (UK). The compensation scheme was announced in London by Home Secretary, Sajid Javid. It will provide payments to eligible individuals who did not have the right documentation to prove their status in the...