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A section of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart Jamaica plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth.

JISCO/Alpart Giving Back to Communities

The Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart bauxite company, located in Nain, St. Elizabeth, is giving back to the various communities in which it operates. Public Relations Officer, Julian Keane, tells JIS News that the company supports more than 70...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), speaks at the launch of the new Quarry Managers Training Programme, held at the Ministry of Transport and Mining’s office on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston on Tuesday (October 30). With the Minister are Commissioner of Mines, Roy Nelson and Executive Director, Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica, Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson.

Opportunity for Quarry Managers to be Trained at Tertiary Level

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), converses with MoneyMasters Limited (MML) Director, Dennis Hickey (right), during the entity’s ‘Conversation with the Analysts’ breakfast forum, held at Eden Gardens Wellness and Spa Resort in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 30). Mr. Vaz was the keynote speaker. The forum was held under the theme ‘Opportunities for Local Financing of Jamaica’s Infrastructure Development’. At left is MML President, Claudette Crooks.

Government Pursuing Several Public-Private Partnership Deals

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Innovative Corporate Solutions, Neil Abrahams (second right), following the signing of a contract for a new phase of the Tablets in Schools Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on October 30. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Acting CEO, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Izett McCalla; CEO, GeoTechVision, Valerie Grant; and Principal Financial Officer, Ministry of Science and Technology, Richard Fonseca. Contracts totalling US$30 million were signed with GeoTechVision and Innovative Corporate Solutions.

Contracts Signed for Tablets in Schools Project

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (centre), with the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) 2018 Humming Bird awardees; Founder and CEO of New York-based VP Records, Patricia Chin; and President and CEO of A.J. Dwoskin & Associates, Albert Dwoskin, at the AFJ’s Hummingbird Gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York on Friday, October 26.

Architects Present Designs of New Houses of Parliament to PM

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon, Daryl Vaz (centre), converses with MoneyMasters Limited (MM) Director, Dennis Hickey (right), during the entity’s ‘Conversation with the Analysts’ breakfast forum, held at Eden Gardens Wellness and Spa Resort in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 30). Mr. Vaz was the keynote speaker. The forum was held under the theme ‘Opportunities for Local Financing of Jamaica’s Infrastructure Development’. At left is MML President, Claudette Crooks.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

State Assets Shortlisted for Privatisation

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says several additional State assets have been identified and shortlisted for privatisation by the Government. These include Wigton Wind Farm in Manchester, which he said will be listed via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE); and government-owned lands at Silver...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Businesses Encouraged to Cooperate with STATIN Field Officers

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is urging businesses to cooperate with field officers conducting the Jamaica Survey of Establishments (JSE). Since July, STATIN field officers have been visiting businesses across the island to collect basic information on the number and types of entities in operation. The data-collection phase of the survey will be completed at the end of November....

Chairman of the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium 2018, Marie Casserly Rademacher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Agriculture

International Bamboo Symposium in November

Local business persons and members of the scientific research community are being invited to attend the upcoming Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium in November. Chairman of the symposium’s planning committee, Marie Casserly Rademacher, said the event, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, is a unique opportunity for Jamaica, as the country has the potential to be a “big player”...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), addresses journalists at a press conference held at the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Friday (October 26). With the Mayor (from left) are Chief Health Inspector of the St. James Health Department, Lennox Wallace; and Deputy Superintendent of Police in Charge of Operations for St. James, Kevin Francis.

8 years ago Local Government

St. James Municipal Corporation to Issue Temporary Vending Permits

Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship, Councillor Homer Davis, says the St. James Municipal Corporation will be issuing temporary vending permits to persons during the upcoming Yuletide season. “I have been in discussion with the Commercial Services Department to see how we can issue temporary vending permits and identify the areas in which we will be allowing these persons to...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, where she outlined activities for Parent Month, which will be observed in November.

8 years ago EducationYouth

Emphasis on Parents in November

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) will observe National Parent Month 2018 in November, under the theme ‘Be the Influence’. This is the continuation of a three-year campaign that was launched in 2017 as a call to action for parents to strive to be positive role models in their children’s lives. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr,...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages registered nurses at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK) Critical Care Nursing Programme, at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), on October 29.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Nurses to be Trained in Critical Care Under Programme with the UK

For registered nurse (RN) Tasheika Hewitt, participation in the Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK) Critical Care Nursing Programme is an opportunity of a lifetime to develop indispensable skills to care for patients with high-dependency and life-threatening conditions. “From this training programme, I know I will (learn to) be able to care for my patients more competently and effectively,” Ms. Hewitt told JIS...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing residents and other stakeholders attending a town hall meeting at National Heroes Park in Kingston on October 25. The meeting, organised by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), was held to outline the proposed Government Circle Project Development in and around the Park.

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t Intends to Ensure That Built Spaces Are Sustainable – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government Circle Project, proposed for development in and around National Heroes Park in Kingston, will serve as the catalyst for the changes necessary to improve the built environment. Speaking at a town hall meeting at the Park on October 25 where the project was discussed, Mr. Holness said the Government intends...