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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), speaks with Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, about the winning entries in the 2017 Heritage Competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Mona Visitors' Lodge, St. Andrew.

Deadline Extended for JIS Heritage Competition

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2018 Heritage Competition from October 31 to November 4 at midnight. The annual competition is divided into three components – essay, poster and photography...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

I Believe Initiative to Provide Mental Health Support for Young People

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), assists a grade-one Mona Heights Primary School student with her lesson. The Minister was taking part in the opening of a new grade-one classroom at the school’s Aralia Drive address in Kingston on Thursday (October 25).

Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight (centre), emphasises a point during discussion with (from left), Director of the Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Division, NEPA, Ainsworth Carroll; Lead Consultant for Canadian-based firm, ESSA Technologies Limited, Dr. Ravidya Burrowes; President, EPN Consultants Limited, Beverline Brown Smith; and Director of the Environmental Management and Conservation Division, NEPA, Anthony McKenzie. Occasion was a Stakeholders’ Inception Meeting towards the preparation of NEPA’s 2017 State of the Environment (SOE) Report at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (October 25).

NEPA Preparing State of the Environment Report

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., makes a point in his presentation on the topic, ‘Challenges of the Windrush Generation’, during the University of the West Indies (UWI) Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work’s biweekly departmental seminar, held at the Senate Building today (October 25) at the UWI, Mona Campus.

State Minister Says Government Will Continue to Advocate for Windrush Generation

8 years ago DevelopmentEnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Interests of All Will Be Safeguarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says steps will be taken to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, particularly residents, under the Government Circle development project being proposed for National Heroes Park in Kingston, and surrounding communities. The project, being spearheaded by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), will entail the construction of a new building for the Houses of...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

8 years ago EducationTechnology

Education Ministry Providing 300 Tablet Computers for Primary School Teachers

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing approximately 300 tablet computers to teachers in primary schools as part of efforts to assist them with lesson plan preparations. This was disclosed by Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, who indicated that the teachers will soon be able to go online and download a whole series of lesson plans....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) President, Senator Kavan Gayle (right); and Sagicor Chairman, Richard Byles, at the 2018 Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference hosted by Make Your Mark Consultants (MYMC), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 24.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Increased Productivity Helps Keep Inflation Low – Minister Williams

Minister without Portfolio in the Finance and the Public Service Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, is emphasising the importance of increased productivity in staving off potential inflationary pressures. She said that low productivity results in “cost increases that flow through to product prices and thereby raised inflation”. “For a country, productivity growth is important because being able to provide more goods...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.

8 years ago EducationInformationVision 2030

State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater youth participation in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said that young people have been vocal on social issues across various social media platforms, and challenged them to turn discourse into action. “If we are really going to achieve those...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), participate in the breaking of ground for phase one of the Friendship Oaks Housing Development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on October 24. Others (from left) are Basil Waite, representing Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North East, Evon Redman; Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; and Director, NHT Board, Doran Dixon.

8 years ago Housing

Operations at NHT Fine-Tuned – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been fine-tuned, with operations at the entity now tantamount to what exists in a well-run financial institution. The governance structure, he pointed out, is equivalent to a financial Board with the expertise necessary to act responsibly. “We tend to ignore the importance of governance in...

Tourism Director, Donovan White (left), shares a light moment with Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Kingston City Run/Kingston Marathon, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre); and the event’s Ambassador, Patrice White, during the recent launch at The Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston. The annual event is slated for March 15 to 17, 2019.

8 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Tourism Director Hails Marathon as Part of Kingston City Run

Tourism Director, Donovan White, has lauded the organisers of the annual Kingston City Run for expanding the slate of activities for the seventh staging in 2019 to include a marathon, noting that this has the potential to attract visitors to the capital city. The three-day run, organised by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s (JHTA) Kingston Chapter, is slated for...

Jamaica Combined Cadet Force Adjutant Training Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 24.

8 years ago Youth

JCCF Keen on Steering Youth from Crime

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is aiming to tackle crime by engaging the nation’s youth and diverting them from becoming involved in illicit activities. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, JCCF Adjutant Training Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simoan Foster, said the organisation is keen on deterring youth from a life of...