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Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 2.

Education Minister Highlights Importance of Brain Builders Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Brain Builders Programme, which is designed to ensure that the nation’s children get the best start, has so far “yielded brilliant results.” Making his contribution to the...

Jamaican Foreign Language Teachers Encouraged to Upgrade Skills

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), comforts Mrs. Denise Caine, widow of Political historian, Troy Caine, at the Service of Thanksgiving, today (February 2), at the Holy Cross Church, Half-Way Tree, in Kingston. Mr. Caine died on January 10 at age 72.

PHOTOS: Service of Thanksgiving for Political historian, Troy Caine

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), receives the 2019 Road Safety Road Star and Developmental Training Plan from General Secretary/Chair of the Road Safety Committee for the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Dian Dennis, during a meeting with members of TODSS on Thursday (January 31), at the Ministry, in Kingston.

Registry for Taxi Operators

Programme Director of Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, Elizabeth Emmanuel, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Vision 2030 on Display at UWI Research Days Feb. 6-8

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

7 years ago Justice

Restorative Justice Pivotal to Maintaining Peace

Restorative justice is deemed pivotal to maintaining peace in volatile communities benefitting from phase three implementation of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III). The process entails parties impacted by a particular offence, coming together in the incident’s aftermath to collectively resolve the underlying issues. “Restorative justice is an important process that fills the void that exists in CSJP’s...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

224 Farmers Registered for Holland Estate Agro-Economic Zone

A total of 224 farmers have already registered to participate in the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, St. Elizabeth. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, told JIS News that the crops to be cultivated along with other needs have been identified under the project, which is being implemented by...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in conversation with Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, during the launch of the Mico International Mathematics Summit at the institution’s premises on Marescaux Road, St. Andrew, on January 30.

7 years ago Education

Education Ministry Committed to Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics – Senator Reid

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is dedicated to providing the requisite resources to ensure sustained improvement in student performance in mathematics. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said that comprehensive and targeted interventions are being implemented at the primary and secondary levels in keeping with this objective. He noted that the Ministry continues to sustain implementation of...

The Halifax road in Manchester after work was completed under the National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme.

7 years ago Agriculture

Several Farm Roads Repaired

Farmers in several communities across the island will now have easier access to major markets following the improvement of roads under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme. The roads, which will officially open shortly, include White Hall to Spring Road and Barking Lodge to Chapel Hill in St. Thomas; Long Coffee, and Halifax to Bethany...

Student at The Mico University College, Tevin Gibbons (left); Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Shania Lawrence (centre); and Deputy Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Okeelia Bryan, perform a song entitled, ‘Redemption Song’, at the launch of Jamaica Day on Thursday (January 31), at Hope Botanical Gardens, in Kingston.

7 years ago Culture

Schools to Celebrate Jamaica Day February 22

Schools across the island will join in the national observation of Jamaica Day, on Friday, February 22, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Embracing Positive Values…Visioning Inclusive Education for a better Jamaica’. The day was officially launched on Thursday (January 31), at the Hope Botanical Gardens, in Kingston. This year, students are expected to use the arts – Dance, Drama, Music,...

Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson (fourth right), officially open the New Market Road in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (January 30). Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Councillor for the Lacovia Division of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, George Powell; Councillor of the New Market Division, Richard Solomon, and students of the Happy Grove and Beersheba Primary Schools in the parish.

7 years ago Transport

Newmarket Road in St. Elizabeth Opened

The Newmarket Road in St. Elizabeth, which will reduce travel time between that parish and Montego Bay by at least one hour, was officially opened on Wednesday (Jan. 30) by Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague. Speaking at a ceremony in Newmarket Square, Mr. Montague urged the residents to maintain the road, noting that it is in their interest...

Director of Licensing at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 30.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gaming Licences to be Renewed by March 31

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is calling for all owners and operators of gaming machines to renew their licences by March 31. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 30, Director of Licensing at the BGLC, Maurice Thompson, said that sanctions for non-compliance will kick in on April 1 attracting a penalty of up to 60 per...