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Blood being drawn from a patient at the St. Ann's Bay Health Centre in St. Ann.

St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre Expands Phlebotomy Services

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has expanded phlebotomy services at the St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre. The additional services include complete blood count (CBC), liver function, and glucose tests. NERHA Regional Medical Technologist, Dorrett Martin told JIS News...

BSJ Signs MOU with UTech to Widen Teaching of Metrology

Lead Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr. Henry Mooney, converses with President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, prior to the start of the association’s 'Presidents Forum' on Thursday, October 4 at Usain Bolt Tracks & Records in Montego Bay, St. James.

IDB Official Praises Strong Economic Progress

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), shares a good laugh with Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the launch of the National Foreign Trade Policy, and Consultancy for the National Trade Information Portal, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 4.

Gov’t to Abolish Some Fees Payable to Trade Board

Deputy Commissioner of Mines, Mines and Geology Division in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Leighton Williams (left) hands over a geotechnical map of Montego Bay to the city's Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), while Public Education Supervisor in the Mines and Geology Division, Josette Ricketts-Blake (right), presents the engineering report for the city to Director of Planning, St. James Municipal Corporation, Trevion Manning (second right). Looking on is Chairman of the Physical Planning and Development Committee, St. James Municipal Corporation, Mark McGann (second left). The presentation ceremony was held on Thursday (October 4) at the St. James Municipal Corporation.

Geotechnical Map and Engineering Report Developed for Montego Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), engages in light banter with (from left) Leader of the Opposition, and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Central, Dr. Peter Phillips; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda. Occasion was the ceremony to break ground for the $860-million Maxfield Park Development Project at the project site along Ricketts Crescent on Wednesday (October 3).

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Gov’t Intends to Transform NHT into Well-Run Financial Institution – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government intends to transform the National Housing Trust (NHT) into a well-run financial institution that can adequately support the provision of affordable housing solutions. He was speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the Maxfield Park Development Project in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 3), where he announced that...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses an agricultural forum on Wednesday (October 3) at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Set Up 500-Hectare Mango Orchard

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that a 500-hectare agro park will be established for the cultivation of mango in order to facilitate the export of the fruit to the United States (US). He said that the orchard will be set up in the St. Catherine/Clarendon area, as mangoes do well in those areas. “It...

State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left) makes a point to Chairman of HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (second right), at the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston on October 3. Sharing in the discussion (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Diane McIntosh, Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; and Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer.

7 years ago National Security

Correctional Officers and Inmates to Benefit from Training and Certification

The National Security Ministry and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) have signed a second memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the HEART Trust/NTA to continue and expand the vocational training and certification of DCS staff, wards and inmates. The agreement, which commences on October 3, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2020, will also provide technical support for the ‘We...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left); Chief Strategist, Delano Seiveright (left); Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley (second right); and Chairperson of Jamaica Vacations, Joy Roberts, with the official mascot of the Carnival Horizon, which arrived at the Ocho Rios Cruise Pier in St. Ann on October 2.

7 years ago Transport

Upgraded Infrastructure Necessary to Attract Cruise Ships – PAJ CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says infrastructural upgrade and a visitor-friendly environment are critical in attracting cruise ships to the island’s ports. Professor Shirley, who was addressing stakeholders on board the Carnival Horizon, the newest and biggest of the Carnival Cruise Line fleet of luxury vessels, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann,...

Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Moniphia Hewling, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

7 years ago National SecurityTechnology

Parents Encouraged to be More Vigilant About Internet Use in the Home

Parents are being encouraged to be more vigilant about Internet use in the home as the country observes October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the overarching theme ‘Cybersecurity, our Shared Responsibility’. For week one, the theme ‘Ensuring Online Safety at Home’ has been chosen to focus on sharing basic cyber essentials for the family and measures individuals can employ to...

Mrs Audrey Sewell, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and the Office of the Prime Minister (centre right) met with the management of the National Works Agency, China Harbour Engineering Company and Mrs Collette Roberts Risden, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (centre left) yesterday (October 3) to discuss the current work stoppage on the Mandela Highway Improvement Project.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Officials Meet with CHEC/NWA on Mandela Improvement Project

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and the Office of the Prime Minister Audrey Sewell last evening (October 3) convened a meeting with the management of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the National Works Agency (NWA) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Collette Roberts Risden and her team. CHEC...

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister addressing the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

7 years ago

PM Holness Calls for the Lifting of Embargoes

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for the lifting of embargoes against the Republic of Cuba. As the Prime Minister delivered his statement to world leaders, he noted that societies function best within an inclusive global environment, where no one feels left behind. “Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must be people-centred. Embargoes and other financial and economic barriers...