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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.

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...

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.

Private Sector and Labour Leaders to Participate in Caricom Heads Meetings

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.

Finance Minister Says Buildout of GSS Will Generate Job Opportunities

Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNab (right), engages with Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Jamaica Representative, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, during JMEA’s 'Business and Trading Opportunities for the Regional Agri-Food Private Sector' forum at the entity's offices in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (January 23).

JMEA Looking to Boost Agro-Processing Exports

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) just-concluded 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Prime Minister Commends Jamaica Stock Exchange

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), engages with Pro-Chancellor, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying (right), and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest, at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (January 24).

7 years ago Agriculture

Process to Lease Former Sugar Lands Underway

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the process to use former sugar lands for the cultivation of other viable crops has begun. “Over the next several months, thousands of acres of land are going to be allocated and leased to private-sector personnel, hundreds of whom have sent applications to me as Minister,” he said, while...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

Inspection Bodies Encouraged to Access Free Pre-Assessment

Inspection bodies in the private and public sectors are being encouraged by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, to access the free pre-assessment that is being offered by the organisation until March 31. According to Mrs. Shirley, the agency is offering free pre-assessments for the second consecutive year, as it recognises the...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chief of Operations, Adriana La Valley, sign a loan agreement for the IDB’s provision of US$15 million for the Skills Development for Global Services Project. The signing took place at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Thursday (January 24).

7 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Government Initiates Special Programme to Enhance Global Services Sector

Jamaica’s global services sector (GSS) is poised for further buildout over the next five years under a special programme being initiated by the Government, with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan funding support totalling US$15 million. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and the IDB’s Chief of Operations, Adriana La Valley, on Thursday (January 24), signed...

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses attendees at the recently held health fair at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea.

7 years ago Local Government

Lucea Drop-in Centre to Open Soon

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, has informed that the Lucea Drop-in Centre will officially open soon. “Plans are now in place to open our drop-in centre. The centre will provide for homeless persons warm meals, a place to shower and a change of clothes. It will also allow homeless individuals a place to rest temporarily,” Mayor Samuels said. He...

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

7 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Hosts Supply Chain Management Workshop

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says Jamaica should benefit from its End-to-End Supply Chain Management Workshop, currently under way at its Haining Road office, in Kingston. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Thompson said the main focus of the workshop is around disaster relief chain management. “It looks at...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

JANAAC to Accredit 50 Inspection Bodies in 2019

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, says the organisation is targeting the accreditation of 50 inspection bodies for 2019. Speaking with JIS News, Mrs. Shirley said they are aiming to get the standards of local and regional inspection bodies aligned with international standards. “Inspection body accreditation means allowing a third party (JANAAC) to come...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (second right) in conversation with Raymond Anderson, Vice President, Jamaica Football Federation and Director, Jamaica Olympic Association (second left); June Spence-Jarrett, Executive Director, Jamaica, Anti-Doping Commission and Alexander Williams, Chairman, JADCO.
Occasion: Symposium organised by JADCO under the theme ‘Keeping Sports Clean, Forging Better Partnerships at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston.

7 years ago Sport

Government to set up National Anti-Doping Compliance Committee – Grange

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica will establish a National Anti-Doping Compliance Committee as part of measures to enhance the national programme to keep sports clean. The Committee will ensure that Jamaica conforms to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s code and UNESCO’s International Convention against Doping in Sport. “We want to...