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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (third left), peruses Jamaica’s Third National Communication (TNC) on Climate Change with Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon (second left), and Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (second right). Occasion was a TNC presentation ceremony, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 27, 2018, ahead of submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Secretariat. Also sharing the occasion are Project Administrator at the Division, Clifford Mahlung (left); former Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (right); and Senior Technical Officer for Mitigation at the Division, Omar Alcock.

Climate Change Division to Host Youth Consultation March 29

The Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will host a post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change on March 29 at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. The event...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks to leaders in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and its agencies, at the Ministry, on Wednesday (March 27). To the Prime Minister’s left is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.

PM Reassures Leaders at Education Ministry and Agencies

Minister of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages with Director, Environmental and Engineering Managers Limited, Ianthe Smith (centre); and Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron, at the launch of Jamaican Stanadrad (JS) ISO 14005:2017 – Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Guidelines, at the BSJ’s Winchester Road offices on March 27.

BSJ Launches Environmental Management Systems Standard

Consumer Affairs Commission, Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank forum.

CAC Urges Parents to Monitor Children’s Online Use

Consumers Urged to Beware of Cybercrime

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), greets Acting Group General Manager, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Brian Richardson (centre), during the PCJ Energy Champion Competition awards and recognition ceremony held recently, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Project Manager, EECP, Jody Grizzle.

7 years ago Energy

Public-Sector Energy Champions Win Over $24 Million in Prizes

Seven public-sector entities have won over $24 million in prizes in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)/Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Energy Champion Competition. The annual competition, which is part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) being implemented by the PCJ, aims to increase awareness and build capacity in implementing energy-efficiency measures at government entities. At the awards and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), converse with Hardware and Lumber Limited’s Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, Andrea Green-Browne, during an ‘Economic Opportunities Workshop’ Grant Handover Ceremony in Accompong, St. Elizabeth, on March 22.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Accompong Targeted for Hemp Pilot

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says there are plans for a hemp cultivation pilot project in the Maroon community of Accompong, St Elizabeth. Mr. Hutchinson indicated that the Ministry is looking to cultivate 50 acres of the plant for use as raw material in a variety of commercial products, including...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

PICA Automating Citizenship Application

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is automating its citizenship application process for greater efficiency. “By the beginning of the next financial year, we expect to start in phases to roll out the new processes,” Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Andrew Wynter, told JIS News in a recent interview. “This will improve the turnaround time for applications, so that...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at the launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona

7 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Jamaica in Good Position to Achieve Revised Renewable Energy Target

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has indicated that the country is in good position to achieve the revised target of having 50 per cent of energy use being generated from renewable sources by 2030. She said that the country is seeing significant investment in the sector. “Fifty per cent of our energy sources should come from...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on March 26. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public Service

House Approves Third 2018/19 Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 26) approved the Third Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 fiscal year, which reflect total government expenditure of $802.6 billion. The figures indicate no deviation between the expenditure out-turns projected in the Second 2018/19 Supplementary Estimates, which were approved in January 2019, and the Third. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

7 years ago Local Government

Riverton Fire Under Control

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring the public that the fire, which broke out this morning (March 27) at the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew has been contained. He said that the fire is suspected to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. "It is in a confined area, so the fire won’t...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre), is flanked by National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Pro Chancellor and Board Chairman, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, at the opening ceremony of Mico

7 years ago Education

PEP Students to be First PISA Cohort

The first cohort of students sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year will also be the first to take the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examinations in 2021. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, said that Jamaica is preparing to participate in the programme, which will facilitate the evaluation and...