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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), accepts a gift from Principal of the Trench Town Polytechnic College, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson, following his keynote address at the annual conference of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St James on January 9.

Steps Being Taken To Fund Education of Students Up to Age 18 – Reid

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is taking steps to fully fund the education of students up to 18 years old. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says, once finalised, this will be implemented over a three-year period....

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock; addresses a leadership development webinar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters on Monday (January 7).

Educational Institutions Urged to Employ Blue Ocean Strategy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8). Listening are (from left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

US$68 Million for Implementation of NIDS

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) is given a tour of Concentrix Global Jamaica by Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Grala (right). Concentrix is one of two companies housed in the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited’s Data Entry Building Number 7, which was officially opened on Wednesday (January 9). The other company is Unique Vacations Limited.

PM says BPO Sector Must Shift to Higher-Value Services

Chairman, Sagicor Foundation, R. Danny Williams (left), has the attention of (from second left): President, Lupus Foundation, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid; Chief Executive Officer, May Pen Hospital, St. Andrade Sinclair; Chairperson, Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Lurline Less; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica, Christopher Zacca, during the launch of the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run on January 9, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The May Pen Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica; and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica will benefit from the proceeds of the corporate run, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 17.

Institutions to Benefit from Sigma Run

President of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank

7 years ago EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

CMU President Supports Plastic Ban

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says the Government’s ban on single-use plastics will reduce the harmful effects of the material on marine life and the wider environment. "Plastics are deadly; they are dangerous; they are… not sustainable, and I endorse the plastic ban,” he said at a recent JIS Think Tank. “We are on the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA) motivational seminar, ‘Blast Off 2019’, on Tuesday (January 8) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

7 years ago Agriculture

Report on Rationalisation of Sugar Lands Completed

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the report on the rationalisation of sugar lands has been completed. The rationalisation initiative will see some sugar-cane lands being utilised for the growing of other crops, providing new investment opportunities for farmers. Minister Shaw said he has already received hundreds of applications for the production of mango orchards,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), highlights a point while addressing a press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Tourism Ministry on Tuesday (January 8). He is flanked by (from left) International tourism security expert, Dr. Peter Tarlow; and Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

7 years ago Tourism

Second Phase of Audit for Hotels and Attractions to be Completed by June

The second phase of the island-wide security audit of hotels and attractions being undertaken by the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), is to be completed by June this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who informed that 16 properties located in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios have been audited to date. Mr. Bartlett...

: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. In the background are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

7 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

NWA Initiates Review of Events That Caused Flooding of Roads

The National Works Agency (NWA) has initiated an internal review into the events of October 23, 2018 and November 12, 2018, which led to the flooding of parts of Marcus Garvey Drive and Mandela Highway. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8) The flooding...

7 years ago Education

Teachers Encouraged to Work with Ministry to Tackle Indiscipline in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on teachers to work with the Ministry to tackle the issue of indiscipline in schools. Senator Reid, along with top officials from Region Four, visited the Little London, Grange Hill and Petersfield High schools in Westmoreland, on January 7, where he met with teachers to discuss issues...

Worker at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Edward Williams, sprays the bank of a trench to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Steps Up Fight Against Mosquitoes

Vector Control Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, says the Vector Control Unit has ramped up activities to destroy mosquito breeding sites and to educate residents in the parish about the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Speaking to JIS News, Mr. Myles said the Depatment has intensified its health education campaign in communities across the parish, especially those that...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity to further diversify the country’s tourism offerings and create business opportunities among various sectors.

7 years ago Tourism

Importance of Networks to Tourism Highlighted

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, has emphasised the importance of the five networks in further diversifying the country’s tourism offerings and creating business opportunities among various sectors. The five networks – Gastronomy, Sports and Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Shopping, and the Knowledge economy – which were officially launched in December 2016 as part of the Tourism Linkages...