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

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. — 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.

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

Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica, Milverton Reynolds (second left); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest (second right), display a signed MOU at the JSE’s 14th regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Principal of the JSE eCampus, Samuel Parkes, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

JSE Signs MOU to Deliver Courses and Workshops

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), sharing a good laugh with (from left) Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; President, Kiwanis Club of Barbican, Dane McLean; and Lieutenant Governor, Pam Rodney-Whyte, during the Club’s fourth anniversary meeting at the Guardian Life head office in New Kingston, on January 22.

Service Clubs Encouraged to Strengthen Partnership with Education Ministry

Director, Sustainable Development & Regional Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Nadine Brown, addresses Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) stakeholder consultation workshop, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on January 22.

PIOJ Reports Success with Implementation of SPCR

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), officially hands over a new infection control surveillance system to Chief Executive Officer at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Kevin Allen (second left), during a ceremony at the hospital’s Papine location on Wednesday (January 23). Sharing the moment are Head of Microbiology and Chair of the Infection Control Committee, Dr. Allison Nicholson (second right), and Medical Chief of Staff at UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Gets $31.7-Million Infection Control Surveillance System

The University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) Infection Control Unit is now better equipped to respond to dengue fever and other health-related threats. The facility has benefited from an injection of $31.7 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF) in the creation of an infection control surveillance system, which will significantly improve the institution’s disease monitoring and management capabilities....

Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Handel Emery, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 23.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Consultant Highlights Need for More Resources to Treat Cardiovascular Complications

Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Handel Emery, has highlighted the need for more resources to address cardiovascular complications, which account for the majority of diabetes-related deaths. Dr. Emery was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 23, against the background of the observation of Heart Month, under the theme ‘The Diabetic Heart: Are you at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, being held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from January 22 to 24, under the theme, ‘Expanding Our Borders: Securing Our Future’.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

PM says Jamaica Remains in Good Shape

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica remains in good shape, based on notable economic out-turns and indicators that continue to emerge. “News about our performance is not superficial; profound changes are taking place in our economy,” the Prime Minister said. He was delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 14th...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left) looks on as Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest (left), greets Chief Executive Officer of Cable and Wireless Communications, Inge Smidts (right). Occasion was the 14thregional Jamaica Stock Exchange Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 23. At (second right) is Managing Director of FLOW, Stephen Price.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Preparing for Post-IMF Era

Strengthening the macro-fiscal capacity of the Finance and the Public Service Ministry and its agencies responsible for economic policymaking is among the strategies being pursued to continue the country’s economic growth agenda after arrangements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) end. Jamaica’s US$1.6-billion Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA) with the IMF is slated to conclude in September 2019, and the country’s...

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga, delivering the main address at the launch of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa on January 22.

7 years ago CommerceEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JIE to Showcase Local Manufacturing to a Global Audience

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga, says the upcoming Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) will be another opportunity for local businesses to promote their goods and services to an international audience. Slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, from May 30 to June 1, Mr. Seaga said the trade show will...

7 years ago CommerceEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JMEA Looking To Capitalise on Export Opportunities

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) will be pushing to capitalise on business opportunities that are available in the international market, says the entity’s President, Metry Seaga. “We are surrounded by an abundance of opportunities for Jamaican exports,” he said. “The United Kingdom’s (UK) import market grew by one per cent in 2017, which amounted to US$4.9 billion, while...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (background centre), observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of training and apprenticeship under the

7 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

Juvenile Offenders to Benefit from Training and Apprenticeship

Scores of young people in remand centres and State-care facilities are to benefit from training and apprenticeship under the ‘A New Path’ programme. This is being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Organization of American States (OAS), Trust for the Americas, Heart Trust/NTA, and the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme at the Department of...