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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

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...

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

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and State Minister in the Ministry, Floyd Green, peruse the new Cheetah Primary Exit Profile (PEP) text book at the Ministry's Quarterly Press Briefing, which was held at their offices in downtown Kingston on Thursday (December 6). Sharing the moment are Authors of Cheetah PEP practice books, Dr. Paulette Trowers (second right) and Dr. Stephanie Mullings.

Education Minister Explains PEP Mock Exam Results

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

Placement Mechanism for PEP Same as GSAT

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’.

Discussions Under Way for Aviation School in Jamaica

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

8 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).

8 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

8 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.

8 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...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is in conversation with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (left); and Board director at the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Noel Osbourne, at the PCA

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Precaution Against Dengue

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging precaution against the dengue fever virus, including destroying mosquito breeding sites in and around the home. He said that while there has been an “unusually high” number of reported cases of dengue in the island, this is not remarkable for this time of the year, reiterating that there is no...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (right) accepts the donation of laptops and tablets from Deleen Powell, marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund while the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign trade and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Senator the Honourable Pearnel Charles Jr looks on.

8 years ago Youth

Youth Advisory Committee Receives US$15,000 Grant from UNESCO – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Chairman of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO has received a grant for US$15,000. Minister Grange made the announcement at a ceremony during which the Universal Service Fund (USF) handed over laptops and tablets...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago Education

Early-Childhood Practitioners Exempt from Certain Payments

Early-childhood practitioners will no longer be required to pay for certain government documents. This was stated by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (December 5). “Cabinet has granted approval for all practitioners at registered early-childhood institutions to be exempt from paying for police records, medical...