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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

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Transport Authority (TA), in collaboration with several national taxi associations and insurance companies, is developing a registry for taxi operators. In a meeting with members of the Transport Operators Development...

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.

Restorative Justice Pivotal to Maintaining Peace

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

224 Farmers Registered for Holland Estate Agro-Economic Zone

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.

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

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...

The bearer party of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry out the body of former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, following the official funeral service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, on Thursday (January 31).

7 years ago Community

Dwight Nelson Hailed for Impacting the Lives of Countless Jamaicans

Late former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, has been hailed for positively impacting the lives of countless Jamaicans through his staunch advocacy for the nation’s workers. This is according to former Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce Golding, in whose Cabinet Mr. Nelson served. “I recall the strident advocacy he made in Cabinet that led to the amendment of the Labour Relations and...

: Sergeant Nathanael Scarlett of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), and Sergeant Anne Burton (second right), display the symbolic cheque of $200,000 which was donated to the JCCF on January 29 by Running Events Jamaica Limited. Others (from second left) are: Running Events Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Alfred Francis; Director, Diane Ellis, and Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson.

7 years ago Community

JCCF Receives $200,000 from Running Events Jamaica Limited

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) has received a donation of $200,000 from Running Events Jamaica Limited, to assist in the expansion of their musical band. The money was handed over on Tuesday, January 29, at a ceremony at the JCCF headquarters, located at Up-Park Camp, in Kingston. Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson, expressed gratitude for the donation....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the launch of the Mico International Mathematics Summit at The Mico University College

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducation

More than 150 Specialist Math Teachers to Graduate in June

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that more than 150 specialist mathematics teachers will be deployed to the secondary education system following the completion of training and graduation in June. They are the first cohort to benefit under the Government’s drive to increase the number of secondary level mathematics teachers trained locally. More than...