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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses the opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on Friday ( January 25).

Montego Bay Mayor Commends Work of NSWMA

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, has hailed the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for its efforts in ridding St. James of solid waste. “The NSWMA has been relentless in making sure that they educate and work with...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, provides details about activities for Heart Month in February, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Heart Month to Focus on Diabetes

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), emphasises a point during the EGC’s media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (Jan. 23). At left is EGC Chief Executive Officer, Senator Aubyn Hill.

Growth Council Confident of Continued Economic Progress

Director, Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM), University of the West Indies, Professor Michael Taylor, emphasises a point while addressing a Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) stakeholder consultation workshop, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

Climate Change Solutions Must Focus on Adaptation and Mitigation – Professor Taylor

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), with Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon, at the launch of the Division’s Climate Change Information, Education and Communications campaign last April.

Climate Change Division Stages Capacity-Building Workshop

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison (right), engages with Innovation Account Manager at California-based consultant company The Vault, Alex Prignon (left); and Senior Technology Officer at the NCST, Patricia Lewin. They were attending an innovation workshop held on January 24 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago ScienceTechnology

Innovators to Receive Support to Commercialise Ideas

The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) and the Scientific Research Council (SRC) are galvanising their resources to help local innovators develop their ideas for commercialisation. The objective is to increase the role of science, technology and innovation in achieving sustainable social and economic development. As a first activity, the entities hosted a workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New...

Minister of Labour and Social Security , Hon. Shahine Robinson , addresses stakeholders at the ‘Labour Department and You’ road show reception held recently at the Sea Garden Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

7 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Preparing Youth for Workforce

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s monthly Employability Skills Workshops are helping to prepare prospective employees for the workforce, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson. The workshops are being conducted under the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) Programme. “This is one way of empowering our youths in particular. As our rate of employment continues to improve, we will continue to...

Director of Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Takese Foga.

7 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Embrace Jamaica Moves Initiative

The Ministry of Health is reporting that the Jamaica Moves in Schools initiative has been well received by 33 schools across the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas, and St. Catherine. Members of the Ministry’s health promotion team across the parishes have been working closely with schools to promote the ‘Jamaica Moves’ programme, aimed at influencing students and teachers...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivering the Sir Arthur Lewis Distinguished Lecture, at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies, Mona, on January 23.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Committed to Creating Ownership Economy – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is resolute in its mission to create an ownership economy characterised by the inclusive participation of Jamaicans at all levels. He said that among the strategies being undertaken in this regard is the privatisation of State assets through the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). “What we are doing with...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses the recent awards ceremony, held at Hotel Riu Montego Bay, St. James.

7 years ago Community

NPSC Revamping Parent Places

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) will be revamping the 125 Parent Places established islandwide, in an effort to boost support to Jamaican parents in the raising of their children. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, told JIS News that the Commission is currently conducting an audit of the Parent Places that are attached to primary schools, “with a...

Barbadian Prime Minister, Hon. Mia Mottley (right), engages with Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest, at the JSE 14th regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 23.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Private Sector and Labour Leaders to Participate in Caricom Heads Meetings

The revised Treaty of Chaguaramas is to be amended to allow representatives of the private sector and the Caribbean Congress of Labour to participate in CARICOM Heads of Government meetings, says Barbadian Prime Minister, Hon. Mia Mottley. She said the decision was made at a recent gathering of Heads in Trinidad and Tobago on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)....

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards, during Thursday’s (January 24) loan agreement signing at the Ministry for the Government of Jamaica’s US$15-million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Skills Development for Global Services Project. Looking on is the IIDB Chief of Operations, Adriana La Valley, who co-signed the agreement with Dr. Clarke.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Buildout of GSS Will Generate Job Opportunities

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says further buildout of Jamaica’s global services sector (GSS) by the Government over the next five years will generate significant job and skills training opportunities for women and youth in particular. The Administration has secured a US$15-million 24-year loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to implement the Skills...