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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (left), gives details of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to be held in 2019, as Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, displays one of the Cheetah PEP practice books, at the Ministry's Quarterly Press Briefing, held at their offices in downtown, Kingston, on December 6.

PEP Exams to be Conducted over a Five Day Period in 2019

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has announced that the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations will be conducted over five day period in 2019. “Based on suggestions that we got to...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), speaks on the new Road Traffic Act, which the Senate approved on December 7.

Senate Approves New Road Traffic Act

Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) President, Audley Deidrick, addresses Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, jointly hosted by the AAJ, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL), at the Courtleigh Auditorium, New Kingston, under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’.

PPPs will be Pivotal for Airport Infrastructure Developments Globally – AAJ President

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airports Limited, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, addresses stakeholders at a recent Airport Forum at the Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, St. James.

CEO Says Customer Service is Vital at Airports

Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill (left), presents a cheque to University of Technology (UTECH) student, Josan Munroe, during the entity's scholarship awards ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel, St. Andrew, on Thursday (December 6). The NIC handed out more than $1 million in scholarships and book vouchers under its 2018/2019 Scholarship Awards Programme.

National Irrigation Commission Awards over $1 Million in Scholarships

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, addressing the graduation ceremony for 20 immigration officers at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 6.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Dr. Chang Welcomes Additional Immigration Kiosks at Sangster Airport

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed the installation of 20 additional automated border crossing kiosks at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, which are expected to further reduce the processing time for airline passengers. The new additions have increased the processing points at the facility to 66, inclusive of 30 automated border crossing kiosks and 36...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, engages in discussion with transport operators at a meeting hosted by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Auto All Car Rental Limited in May Pen, Clarendon, on December 6. Listening are President of TODSS, Edgerton Newman (centre); and President of the May Pen Taxi Association, Allan Blair.

7 years ago Transport

Taxi Operators Encouraged to be More Enterprising

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is encouraging taxi associations and their members to be more enterprising in their approach to the operation of the industry. He suggested that members could come together to establish a used-car dealership, an insurance company, and a repair and maintenance hub. These enterprises he argued, could improve the viability and sustainability of the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), speaks at the handover of new computers to the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO on Wednesday (December 5), in the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Seated beside him are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left); Youth Ambassador, Sujae Boswell (left) and Marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund, Deleen Powell.

7 years ago CommunityTechnology

Universal Service Fund Donates Devices to Help At-Risk Youth

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has purchased new devices for the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in an effort to decrease the number of at-risk youth in Jamaica. The devices, which consist of six laptops, six tablets, one projector and one printer, were handed over to the Minister of...

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

7 years ago Culture

Grange Hails Reggae Grammy Nominees

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated nominees for the Best Reggae Album category for the 61st annual Grammy Awards. The nominees for best Reggae Album are: Reggae Forever - Etana As The World Turns - Black Uhuru Rebellion Rises - Ziggy Marley A Matter Of Time - Protoje 44/876 - Sting & Shaggy...

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaking during a recent JIS interview.

7 years ago Environment

Plastic Ban Part of Comprehensive Approach to Waste Management

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, says the impending ban on plastics is part of efforts by the Government to deal with waste management in a comprehensive way. “The Government is taking a firm look at the country’s total waste management problem,” he told JIS News. “Whereas we are looking at the logistic needs to be able to collect all of our waste,...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, addresses the closing ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5). At right is Executive Councillor of ISPCAN, Dr. Myriam Caranzano-Maitre.

7 years ago Youth

Jamaica Stands to Benefit from Just-Concluded Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from the just-concluded Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). The five-day event, which opened on December 1 with a Youth Forum, was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, under the theme...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing members of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce at a recent function at the Almond Tree Restaurant in Ocho Rios.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Dr. Chang Praises Police for Taking Fight to Gangs

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for continuing to “take the fight” to gangs in communities across the island. He said that in Area Two alone (involving St. Mary, St. Ann and Portland), the police has been successful in apprehending 23 members of one gang. He pointed out that...