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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).

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...

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.

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

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.

Government to Spend $1.2 Billion on Entertainment Zone in Mobay

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.

Orthopaedic Surgeon Supports Formal Training of Motorcyclists

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.

Hundreds of Students to Participate in BPIAJ Summit

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...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), in discussion with new Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart L. Beckford, at King’s House on March 28.

7 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: New Fire Commissioner

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), greets new Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart L. Beckford, on his King’s House on March 28.

Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre); and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right) , are led on a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Hanover Divisional Headquarters in Lucea by Commanding Officer for the parish, Superintendent Sharon Beeput. The Minister stopped at the Hanover police headquaters on Thursday (March 28), during a tour of police facilities in western Jamaica.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Committed to Adequately Equipping Police Force – Minister Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has underscored the Government’s commitment to adequately equipping the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to fight crime. “We recognise the challenges and we are taking steps to ensure that members of the JCF have all the necessary resources to respond to the issues out there. The police need (added) resources and we seek...

THE BIG MOMENT: Patrons who gathered at the Old Hospital Site in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, March 28 for the Civic Ceremony to mark the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard gave a loud cheer as the sign that will stand at the entrance to the thoroughfare was unveiled. From right to left are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, Jimmy Cliff

7 years ago CultureEntertainment

Jimmy Cliff Boulevard will Inspire Generations of Cultural Practitioners

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the renaming of Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay will inspire generations of singers, musicians and cultural practitioners. The Minister was speaking at the official renaming ceremony of the popular stretch commonly called the “Hip Strip” on Thursday, March 28. Minister Grange said: “Reggae music was able to...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (centre), converses with Director with responsibility for BPO and Hospitality at Cable and Wireless (C&W) Business Jamaica, Andrew Fazio (left); and President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce (MBCC), Winston Lawson, during the Outsource2Jamaica Symposium and Expo 2019 pre-conference mingle, on Thursday (March 28), at the Montego Bay Free Zone. in St. James.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

BPIAJ Stages Symposium and Expo

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says the second staging of Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium & Expo, to be held in Montego Bay in April, will provide a linkages platform aimed at connecting service providers and vendors with industry practitioners. “This will give service providers and vendors the opportunity to showcase their products and services...

Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher.

7 years ago Transport

Motorcyclists Must be Properly Trained and Certified to Operate

Motorcyclists will have to be properly trained and certified in order to operate on the nation’s roadways. The measure is a provision under the new Road Traffic Act, for which the regulations are being drafted. Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher, told JIS News that previously, only a learner’s permit was required for persons to...