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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock (right), listen to Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Dr. Grantley Stephenson, during a tour of the entity's Total Logistics Facility at Newport West, Kingston on Wednesday (February 6). Prior to the tour, the KWL and CMU exchanged documents for a partnership between the enitities to advance research in the port and logistics sector.

Kingston Wharves and CMU Partner to Advance Port and Logistics Sector

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) and the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) have forged a partnership aimed at advancing research and development of the multibillion-dollar port and logistics sector. The collaboration will result in the launch of a Professional Chair in Logistics...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while providing an update on the Government’s Public Sector Transformation Project, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (February 7).

Gov’t Moving Apace to Review Public Sector Pay and Allowance System

Chief Executive Officer at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Over 2,000 Machines Registered Under BGLC Amnesty

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), receive a package of medication from Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, Sevala Naik. Medications, valued at US$150,000, was handed over to the Government at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in New Kingston on February 7.

Local Health Sector to Receive Support from India

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Director of International Division, H10 Hotels, Antonio Hernandez (left), at the ceremony to break ground for the US$250-million Ocean Coral Spring Hotel Development in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 6. At centre is Senior Communications Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.

Labour Minister Says Gov’t Intent on Breaking Cycle of Informality

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte (right), shares a laugh with Associate Professor of Gonzanga University, Washington, United States of America (USA) and Restorative Justice Practitioner, Dr. Inga Laurent (left) and Restorative Justice Centre Manager at the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Saccsha Ebanks, prior to the start of a Restorative Justice Youth Empowerment Session, at the Hilltop Juvenile Correctional Facility in Bamboo, St. Ann, on Tuesday, February 5.

7 years ago Justice

Important Role of Restorative Justice Highlighted

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte, says restorative justice continues to play a pivotal role in circumventing conflicts in the Jamaica society. “It [restorative justice] continues to be important in the effort to circumvent what we commonly refer to as jungle justice here in Jamaica. Restorative justice really gives males, women and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr.the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets former Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (centre), during the opening ceremony for the University of the West Indies

7 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Funds Set Aside in Upcoming Budget for Research

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says funds have been set aside in the upcoming Budget for the pursuit of research at the tertiary level. He said that further details of the allocation will be provided in the Estimates of Expenditure, which will be tabled in the House of Representatives next week. He noted...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (standing), observes while some of the 171 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. Catherine sign their Instruments of Appointment, at a commissioning ceremony held yesterday (February 6) at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, in the parish.

7 years ago Justice

JPs Encouraged to Stand Against Wrongdoers

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to assist in protecting the country’s recent economic gains, by standing against wrongdoing. Delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of 171 new JPs for St. Catherine on February 6 at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, the minister said that while several expansions have been taking place...

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke (right), in discussion with former Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, during a recent visit to the institution.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Petersfield High Reports Reduction of Violence Among Students

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke, is reporting a significant reduction in violent incidents at the institution, as a result of strategic intervention measures. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Clarke said that in 2016, 17 per cent of the school’s population was involved in some form of violent act, but in 2018 that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), listens to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), at the official ceremony to break ground for the new Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on February 6. Also listening (from left) are Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson; Director of International Division, H10 Hotels, Antonio Hernandez; and Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

7 years ago Tourism

Bartlett Touts Jamaica as Excellent Tourism Investment Destination

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is an excellent tourism investment destination, with a plethora of opportunities available across the sector. “And it’s not just in the accommodation subsector. There are so many opportunities… in gastronomy, entertainment, culture and heritage, and health and wellness,” he pointed out. “The Government continues to champion investment for the revitalisation of existing...

7 years ago Tourism

Falmouth Being Leveraged for Heritage Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the heritage experience in Falmouth is being leveraged to enhance the town as a major destination for cruise-ship and stopover visitors. He noted that the rich history of the town, with the Georgian architecture and various attractions, makes the Falmouth capital “a wonderful tourism asset”. The Minister was speaking at the ceremony to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the opening ceremony for the University of the West Indies (UWI) Research Days 2019, on Wednesday (February 6), at the Mona Campus in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Research and Development to be Included in GDP

Come September 2020, the Government will be amending the format for measuring Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP), to include research and development as a subsector. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says this will entail incorporating the 2008 GDP measurement update under the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA), being used by a number...