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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), presents Assistant Commissioner of Police, McArthur Sutherland with a certificate during the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019 graduation ceremony, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on March 29.

Persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean Graduate from Course at NPCJ

Twenty-four persons from several organizations graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019, on March 29. The group included 19 Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and one person each from the Barbados and Trinidad and...

National Coordinator for the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership, Ayesha Constable (centre), interacting with Green Pond High School students, Shymel Hylton (left), and Andre Harriott, at the Post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change, held at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 29.

Schools Encouraged to Partner in Projects to Reduce Carbon Emissions

CAC Warns Consumers Not to Divulge Confidential Information

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left), listens attentively to Aspire Funds Management Company Limited Managing Director, Kerwyn Valley (centre), at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music (FAM) Investor Forum, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 29. Sharing in the discussion is Film Commissioner, Renée Robinson.

JAMPRO Working to Establish National Film Fund

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), exchanges greetings with State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), at the launch of the Gender Ambassadors Programme (GAP) on Friday (March 29), at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingtson. Sharing the moment is Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Secondary and Tertiary Level Students Appointed Gender Ambassadors

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses attendees at a recognition ceremony held in honour of retirees from the Ministry, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (March 28).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Minister Shaw Urges Retirees to Share Expertise with Young People

Retired public servants are being encouraged to remain active participants in nation building by mentoring and sharing their expertise with young people. This appeal comes from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said that the youth are in need of guidance, especially in terms of personal development. “As retirees, you can help in the process....

Winner of the Best Student Presentation Award at the National Health Research Conference (NHRC) 2018 and Resident Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Charisse Best, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, on a study undertaken in partial fulfilment of her Doctor of Medicine (DM) programme.

7 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Breast Cancer Patients Must be Aware of Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Student Researcher, Dr. Charisse Best, is calling on breast cancer patients and their medical practitioners to be aware of the increased risk for cardiovascular disease and has made some recommendations. Dr. Best, who was winner of the best student entry at the Ninth Annual National Health Research Conference 2018, shared the findings of her award winning study at a recent...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right), present International Reggae Icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, with a citation during the official renaming ceremony of Gloucester Avenue (Montego Bay’s Hip Strip) to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, at the Old Hospital Park on Thursday, March 28.

7 years ago Entertainment

Government to Spend $1.2 Billion on Entertainment Zone in Mobay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government will be spending $1.2 billion to create a public attraction and entertainment zone in the tourist resort city of Montego Bay, St. James. “We have completed the work for the preparation to create the design, and I am waiting on the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to deliver that design. Hopefully, I will get...

Orthopaedic Surgeon at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Cary Fletcher, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, on a study conducted at the hospital on motorbike injuries.

7 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Orthopaedic Surgeon Supports Formal Training of Motorcyclists

Orthopaedic Surgeon at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Cary Fletcher, supports the provision in the new Road Traffic Act for formal training of motorcyclists in Jamaica. Dr. Fletcher was speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, against the background of a study conducted by the hospital’s orthopaedic team entitled, Motorcycle Injuries Seen at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital....

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Ms. Henry said the youth will be fully engaged in the 2019 staging of the Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo taking place from April 11 to 12 in Montego Bay, St. James.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Hundreds of Students to Participate in BPIAJ Summit

Three hundred students from across the country are to participate in the Youth Engagement Summit of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo. The two-day symposium and expo will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, from April 11 to 12, with the Summit taking place on the second day....

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), speaks at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) Annual Budget Review and Public Forum, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 25. Listening (from left) are: JN Group Assistant General Manager, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, and CaPRI Executive Director, Dr. Damien King.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Highlights Allocation to Social Programmes

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says government expenditure on social programmes has “more than doubled” over the last five years. Speaking at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) Annual Budget Review and Public Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on March 25, Dr. Clarke pointed out that social programmes for the society’s...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

7 years ago Tourism

Discussions Advanced for Filming of Bond Movie

The Government will be meeting with the producers of the 25th James Bond movie in England next week, with a view to having some parts filmed in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, confirmed that he and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, will be travelling to Pinewood Studios to meet with Barbara...