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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), displays the new zero-sugar drink developed by Coldfield Manufacturing Limited (Big Jo), at the launch held at the Clan Carthy Primary School in St. Andrew on Thursday (January 3). Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Sheldon Richards; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chairman of the company, Ian Wong; Managing Director, Brett Wong; and Chairman of the school Board, Donald Foster.

Drink Manufacturers Urged to Speed Up Process to Reduce Sugar Content

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring drink manufacturers to speed up the process of reducing the sugar content in their products. He said that the move is a critical part of the national effort to reduce...

Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (January 3). Listening at left is President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock.

NCEL to Host Leadership Development Webinar January 7

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right); conversing with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a send-off ceremony for some 300 Jamaicans who will take up employment opportunities in Canada this year under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on January 3.

Close to 300 Jamaicans to Take Up Employment in Canada

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chairperson of the Stewart’s Automotive Group, Diana Stewart, at the ceremony to break ground for the new Stewart’s Automotive Group Jaguar and Land Rover showrooms, on Arthur Wint Drive in St. Andrew on January 3.

Government Has Enabled Businesses to Take Resolute Long-Term Steps – PM

Coleridge Minto (third left), accepts a gift basket from member of the Cherry Youth Society in St. Catherine, Alecia Walton (right), while President of the group, Kevon Woodhouse (left), and other members of the organisation share in the moment. Occasion was the annual community dinner, held in the area on January 1. Mr. Minto delivered the keynote address at the function.

Parents and Community Leaders Called on to Protect Children

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford (third left), in discussion with (from left): Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (second left); and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, following the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and the handover of a fireboat and two new fire units, on December 28.

7 years ago Local Government

Commissioner of JFB Calls on Residents to Protect Fire Hydrants

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, has renewed the call for residents to support firefighters in their quest to lessen the threat posed by fires, by protecting fire hydrants in their communities. Commissioner Beckford made the appeal at a ceremony to officially open the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and hand over two fire units and a fireboat...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Vector Control Programme Extended in Westmoreland

The vector control initiative at the Westmoreland Health Department, being undertaken through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, has been extended to eradicate more mosquito breeding sites in the parish. Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, informed JIS News that a 12-week extension has been granted, “because we have seen a decrease in the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in conversation with Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, at a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston on January 2.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSport

Investments by Chinese Companies at US$2 Billion

The economic and trade relationship between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China is very active, with some 15 Chinese companies operating in Jamaica with cumulative investments of US$2 billion. This was disclosed by Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, during a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Minister Henry Welcomes 27 Young Jamaican Engineers after Completion of High-Tech Training in China

Some twenty-seven (27) young people have returned to the country to contribute to nation building following intensive high-tech training in advanced engineering in China. The young Jamaicans who returned to the island on Monday, December 24, now qualify for immediate employment at the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)-operated Alpart bauxite/alumina plant in Nain, St Elizabeth. In March 2018, fifty-two...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

7 years ago Sport

Work to Begin Soon on Stadium East Running Track

Work to replace the Stadium East running track in Kingston is expected to get under way in a few days. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an interview with JIS News during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in downtown Kingston, on December 31. “Come next week, we will begin the work...

Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce (third left), explains the hospital’s plans to use technology to improve patient care, to members of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, recently. Listening (from left) are President, Lori Chuck; Past President, Glenroy Williams (second left); Head of the UHWI Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, Dr. Simone Ffrench; former Head of the A&E Department, Dr. Jean Johnson; and Past President of the Club, Wayne Wray. Members of the club handed over a donation of US$3,000 towards upgrading the audiovisual equipment in the A&E department’s training area.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Working on Project to Assist Persons in Rural Areas

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is working on a project to facilitate remote access to its health system by persons in rural areas, using telemedicine consultation. This was disclosed by Medical Chief of Staff at UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce, at a recent ceremony for the presentation of funds to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department by...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), welcomes to Jamaica, Team Manager, Coaches’ Team, China, Jiang Lin (second left) and Interpreter, Wang Shan (second right) before the start of a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on January 2. At left is Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong.

7 years ago Sport

Sport Ministry Negotiating Another Agreement with Chinese Counterpart

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is negotiating with its Chinese counterpart to finalise another agreement, which will complement the current three-year technical agreement on sport between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica...