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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

Ten students whose parents are employed to the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) have benefited from more than $1 million in scholarships and book vouchers under the entity’s 2018/2019 Scholarship Awards Programme. At an awards ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel...

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.

Dr. Chang Welcomes Additional Immigration Kiosks at Sangster Airport

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.

Taxi Operators Encouraged to be More Enterprising

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.

Universal Service Fund Donates Devices to Help At-Risk Youth

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

Grange Hails Reggae Grammy Nominees

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...

7 years ago Works / Construction

Traffic Restrictions This Weekend Along Harbour Street in Downtown Kingston

The National Works Agency (NWA) wishes to advise the public that Harbour Street in Downtown Kingston will be reduced to single lane usage this weekend, between Maiden Lane and Foster Lane. The restriction which will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 8 and continue until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 is to facilitate the excavation of the...

May Pen Health 2: Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, May Pen Hospital, St. Andrade Sinclair; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Hiromasa Yamazaki; and Parish Manager, Clarendon Health Department, Joseph Grant, displays the grant cheque for US$86,780 ($10 million), which is to be used for the procurement of a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine at the May Pen Hospital. The grant agreement was signed on Wednesay (December 6) at the Ministry

7 years ago Health & Wellness

May Pen Hospital to Get $10-Million C-Arm Machine for Orthopaedic Surgeries

The Japanese Government is providing $10 million (US$86,780) for the acquisition of a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine for the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, which will strengthen the provision of orthopaedic surgeries at the facility. A grant agreement for the procurement was signed on Thursday (December 6) by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Ambassador of Japan to...

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, looks at a bust of National Hero Marcus Garvey done by sculptor Dwight Thomas of Negril. Occasion was a tour at the Uniquely 876 Craft Fair, which was staged by the TPDCo at the Whitter Village in Ironshore, Montego Bay, December 2017.

7 years ago Tourism

TPDCo Hosts Craft Extravaganza in Resort Towns

Local artisans will be given the opportunity to display and sell their products at the ‘Craft Extravaganza’ series to be held in the resort regions of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Kingston. The fairs, hosted by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), will showcase handicrafts and other authentic Jamaican products made by some 70 local artisans. In an interview with...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), greets Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs in the United States (US) Department of State, Katherine Duffy Dueholm, during a courtesy call by representatives of the US government, at the Minister

7 years ago Local Government

US Gov’t Looking to Provide Support in Building Disaster Resilience

The United States (US) Government is looking to strengthen partnership with Jamaica in building the country’s disaster resilience. Representatives of the US Embassy in Kingston, the US Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) called on Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at his Hagley Park Road offices on Wednesday (December 5),...