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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

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...

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.

Finance Minister Highlights Allocation to Social Programmes

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Discussions Advanced for Filming of Bond Movie

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.

PHOTOS: New Fire Commissioner

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.

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

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

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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...

Patrons visit the Mount St. James Community Development Committee’s booth at last year’s staging of the Social Development Commission/Stony Hill Pumpkin Festival in Stony Hill, St. Andrew.

7 years ago Local Government

Pumpkin Festival March 30

The Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Stony Hill Development Area Committee are partnering to host a Pumpkin Festival on March 30. The event, which will be held at the Golden Spring Community Centre in St. Andrew, starting at 10:00 a.m., will showcase the local economic initiatives of pumpkin farmers and individuals who are involved in agro processing, using pumpkin...

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, gives details about the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 27.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEntertainmentJIS Think Tank

Film And Animation Sector Reaping Benefits – Film Commissioner

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the film, animation and music sector is reaping significant benefits from the investment, export and trade initiatives that the entity has been facilitating. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 27, she pointed out that JAMPRO manages several talent programmes by identifying, discovering and providing opportunities for individuals who...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley (left), receives documents from author of the book, ‘The Jamaicans: Children of God in the Promised Land’, Ambassador Basil K. Bryan, (right), on March 28 at the NLJ headquarters, downtown Kingston. Sharing the occasion is Manager, Collections Development, NLJ, Monique Forgie-Scott. The documents, which go back to the year 1910, include minutes of meetings of the first known Jamaican association in the United States of America, the British Jamaican Benevolent Association. Also included are the minutes of meetings of the Jamaica Progressive League.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTO: National Library Receives Documents

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley (left), receives documents from author of the book, ‘The Jamaicans: Children of God in the Promised Land’, Ambassador Basil K. Bryan, (right), on March 28 at the NLJ headquarters, downtown Kingston. Sharing the occasion is Manager, Collections Development, NLJ, Monique Forgie-Scott. The documents, which go back to the year...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt (left); and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company, Emanuel DaRosa, at the sixth annual OUR Director General’s stakeholders’ engagement breakfast, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 28.

7 years ago Energy

Energy Minister says Sector Continues to Gain Attention from Investors

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the energy sector continues to gain attention from investors. Speaking to JIS News at the sixth annual Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Director General’s stakeholders engagement breakfast, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 28, Mrs. Williams pointed out that the investments are for the long-term and will have far-reaching impact....