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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...

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's New Kingston offices.

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

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.

TPDCo Hosts Craft Extravaganza in Resort Towns

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's Hagley Park Road offices on December 5. Sharing the moment is Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Kingston, Eric Khant.

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

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) President, Audley Deidrick (left); and Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Mr. Montague was the keynote speaker. The event, jointly hosted by the AAJ, (JCAA) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL) under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’, forms part of activities in Jamaica to mark International Civil Aviation Day on December 7.

AAJ Renovating Ian Fleming Airport and Island’s Four Aerodromes

7 years ago Education

Education Minister Explains PEP Mock Exam Results

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has explained the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) mock exam results. He is also calling on educators, parents, students and stakeholders of PEP to remain calm about the results they received, as they represent only a percentage of the total score students will receive after sitting the actual examinations...

Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle

7 years ago Education

Placement Mechanism for PEP Same as GSAT

Manager, Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, says the placement mechanism for students doing the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination will remain the same as the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). She gave the assurance at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Conference, which was held in the downtown Kingston offices on Thursday (December 6)....

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Mr. Montague was the keynote speaker. The event is jointly hosted by the JCAA, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL) under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’.

7 years ago EducationTransport

Discussions Under Way for Aviation School in Jamaica

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says stakeholder discussions are under way for the establishment of a globally recognised aviation school in Jamaica. Mr. Montague advised that the consultations involve representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), and two overseas institutions. He...

Communication Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

7 years ago Commerce

CAC Calls on Consumers to be Careful to Avoid Food Poisoning During Yuletide Season

As the festive season approaches, Jamaicans are being warned by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) that the risk of food poisoning is especially high during the busy season. Communication Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, is advising consumers of measures to employ as they handle their food during the holidays. “Consumers need to ensure that the places they are purchasing...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (centre), with Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left) and Editor at B3 (Bump, Baby and Beyond) Magazine and Parenting Lifestyle Consultant, Michelle Gordon, following the closing ceremony of the 2nd Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5).

7 years ago CultureEducation

Education Minister Calls for Cultural Shift to End Corporal Punishment

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called for a cultural shift to eliminate the practice of corporal punishment in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. “Corporal punishment is so entrenched in our culture and interwoven in our society that it has been accepted as a norm for many families and at a point in time...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), speaks to children in the Learning and Activity Centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a visit to the St. Andrew-based facility on Wednesday (December 5). Looking on (in background) are the hospital

7 years ago Governor GeneralHealth & Wellness

Their Excellencies Donate Medical Items to Bustamante Children’s Hospital

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, have donated medical items to the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The donation, which includes two blood pressure machines, a weighing scale, and a nebuliser, were presented during a visit to the facility on Wednesday (December 5), where Their Excellencies also presented gifts to patients and staff at the...

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Five More Companies Recommended to Operate Under SEZ Regime

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) has recommended five additional companies for approval to operate under the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regime, and is negotiating with another 40 that have expressed an interest. Chairman, Metry Seaga, tells JIS News that the JSEZA Board took the decision to recommend the five new applicants to the Ministry of Economic Growth and...