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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (left), presents Mayor of Gibraltar, Kaiane Aldorino Lopez, with the keys to the City of Kingston during a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Wednesday (February 27).

Mayor of Gibraltar Presented with Keys to Kingston

Mayor of Gibraltar, Kaiane Aldorino Lopez, has been conferred with the keys to the City of Kingston in recognition of the long-standing ties between the cities of more than 70 years. Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Delroy Williams, made the presentation during...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Principal of Hoolebury Primary School in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Leon Lamont, during a visit on February 26.

Four Primary and Infant Schools in St. Ann to be Upgraded

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on February 26. (FILE)

Finance Minister Tables Microcredit Bill

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (left), converses with (from left): Jamaica Venture Capital Programme Coordinator, Audrey Richards: Inter-American Development Bank Chief of Operations, Adrianna La Valley; and Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Howard Mitchell, during Wednesday’s (February 27) launch of the 2019 National Business Model Competition for tertiary institutions, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

$34 Billion Raised Under Jamaica Venture Capital Programme

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right); President, Association of Chinese Enterprises in Jamaica (ACEJ), Dr. Hu Zhimin (left); Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (third left) and Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, unveil the new logo for the ACEJ, during the launch at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (February 26).

Finance Minister Endorses Launch of ACEJ

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, address a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

Rio Cobre Treatment Facility to Improve Water Supply

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, says construction of the Rio Cobre water-treatment facility is an important intervention that will help to build resilience and reduce the reliance on the Constant Spring and Mona systems to supply areas of St. Catherine and the Corporate Area. “This facility is contemplated in a broader context of water-supply improvement for...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) Child Justice Guidelines training seminar at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, on September 22.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Rehabilitation of Police Stations High on List for Security Minister

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the rehabilitation of more than 70 police stations islandwide is part of a bigger plan to significantly improve the working conditions of members of the security forces. In a recent interview with JIS News, the Minister also pointed to the $1.9-billion investment to build the JCF Mobile West facility in St....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.

7 years ago EducationYouth

First Component of PEP Successful – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the administration of the first component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) conducted on February 26, was successful. More than 40,000 students were registered to sit the Ability component at 1,104 centres across the country. “Our focus now is for the Performance Task component next month and the...

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, speaks at the agency’s ‘Tourism Youth Expo and Career Fair 2019’, held at the Negril Hills Golf Club in Westmoreland on Tuesday, February 26.

7 years ago TourismYouth

High-School Students Learn About Tourism

More than 140 high-school students from western Jamaica were exposed to the importance and impact of local tourism during the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Tourism Youth Expo and Career Fair 2019’. The event was held at the Negril Hills Golf Club in Westmoreland on Tuesday, February 26, and falls in line with the Ministry of Tourism’s fifth pillar of...

Governor-General
His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J

7 years ago Governor General

G-G Commends Custodes

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has lauded Custodes across the island for their dedicated representation of residents at the parish level. He said that as the Governor-General’s representative at the local level, Custodes have been diligent in carrying out the various functions with which they are charged. “I am blessed to have such a group of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses journalists at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Cabinet Approves Increase for Pensioners

Cabinet has given approval for increases to be granted to government pensioners. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said details will be provided in the 2019/20 Budget Debate by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Senator Reid was speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the...

Vice Principal, Academic Affairs at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy Ann Barrett, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 26). (Photo: Rudranath Fraser).

7 years ago CultureEducation

Edna Manley College Says Greater Research Needed on the Arts

Vice Principal for Academic Affairs at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy Ann Barrett, has highlighted the need for greater research on and documentation of the Jamaican arts. “There is a paucity of research. There is not enough data, which we can readily access,” she said. Dr. Barrett, who was addressing a JIS...