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Director of Technical Services at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Rose Marie Brown, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on March 13.

HAJ to Rename Bernard Lodge Housing Project

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will be coming up with a new name for its housing project at Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine, work on which is scheduled to start within the first quarter of the 2019/20 fiscal year....

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the 'We Thrive at Work' workshop and seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 14. The conference was organised by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and Essential Medical Services.

Health Minister Encourages Workplaces to Develop Wellness Programmes

President, The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, provides details about the International Mathematics Teaching Summit at a JIS Think Tank on March 11. The event will be held from March 25 to 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

MICO to Host Int’l Mathematics Teaching Summit

Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris.

Private Security Regulations Authority Stages Annual Conference March 16

Managing Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), greets Colonel of the Accompong Maroons, Ferron Williams (right) at the agency’s 'HEART in the Heart of Accompong' event held at the Accompong Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (March 12). At left is Director of the Educational Services Department at the HEART Trust/NTA, Rhoda Crawford.

HEART/NTA to Expand Training in St. Elizabeth

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with President General for Women’s Fellowship, United Church in Jamaica and Cayman Islands (UCJCI), Pauline Bryan (left) and President General, Men’s Fellowship, UCJCI, Carlton Rodney Sr, during the launch of the church’s Passport to Health Fair on Tuesday (March 12) at 7 Paddington Terrace in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Endorses Passport to Health Fair

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has commended the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI) for organising a health fair that will benefit thousands of Jamaicans. The event, dubbed ‘Passport to Health Fair’, will take place on June 29 on the grounds of Manchester High School between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The UCJCI has...

Director of the Work Permit Division in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant (second right), points to a chart outlining documents processed by the unit during February. Looking on (from left) are Chief Technical Director at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson; Senior Investigator in the Division, Suzette Shorter; and Production Engineer from Japan, Atsuo Kanai. Occasion was a media tour of the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on March 11, to highlight projects being undertaken through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Increased Productivity By Work Permit Department

The Work Permit Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is experiencing significant efficiency in operations under its Productivity Improvement Project implemented in December 2016. Spearheaded by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project is boosting productivity through business process re-engineering. It is part of a thrust to modernise...

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Industry

Global Services Sector Project Transformative

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the project is transformative and will promote the growth of the sector in higher value-added segments. “The GSS Project will help Jamaica to compete at the next level [and move] into the higher value-added segments beyond business process outsourcing (BPO). It will also serve to allow the country...

General Manager of the Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ), Gary Howell, provides details about new projects that the agency will undertake in the upcoming 2019/2020 Fiscal Year, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Housing

HAJ to Provide Over 3,000 Housing Solutions in 2019/20

General Manager of the Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ), Gary Howell, says that the agency will be providing more than 3,000 housing solutions during the 2019/2020 fiscal year. “We have five projects coming on stream shortly,” he said, noting that at least one development will start before the end of the current fiscal year on March 31. Mr. Howell...

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, says the winner of the Mathematics Teacher of the Year competition is expected to apply the knowledge and skills gained to benefit students and fellow teachers. She was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Monday (March 11).

7 years ago Education

Maths Teacher of the Year Expected to Make An Impact

The 2019 ‘Mathematics Teacher of the Year’ is expected to contribute to efforts by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to raise student achievement in maths. National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, says the winner is required to apply the extensive knowledge and experience gained to benefit students and fellow teachers. “Usually, we ask the person to help with...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison, on day two of the Jamaica Rum Festival on Sunday (March 10) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew.

7 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry to Help Train 2,000 Bartenders

The Ministry of Tourism will be assisting with the training of some 2,000 bartenders in the next fiscal year to meet the demand by cruise lines and other entities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the bartenders will help with the marketing of rums made in Jamaica. “This year, so far, we have trained 700 bartenders along with Appleton, and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is being introduced by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) to High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, His Excellency, Mizanur Rahman (right). Occasion was a meeting with diplomatic heads at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 13.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica’s Economic Progress A Model for Other Countries – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the economic progress made by Jamaica in recent times can be used as a model for other countries to follow. He noted that the economic successes gained came at “great sacrifice” by Jamaicans, but noted that there is “social consensus” among citizens about the changes that are needed for the country to...