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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Infection Control Workshop, held in Kingston today (September 5). The workshop will be held from October 24 to 26.

Infection Control Workshop Oct. 24-26

Healthcare professionals in Jamaica and the Caribbean are to participate in an Infection Control workshop to be held from October 24 to 26, 2018, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The initiative targets policymakers, health professionals in the...

Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, explains features of the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) during a sensitisation session for leaders and educators of independent and private institutions on Wednesday (September 5), at Jamaica College, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Education Ministry to Stage PEP Camps

Founder of the Juliet A. Holness Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Director of Global Development for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, Owen Olende signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will provide hearing services for more Jamaicans and persons across the Caribbean. The signing took place on September 4 at Jamaica House.

Starkey Partners with Juliet Holness Foundation to Bring Hearing to More Jamaicans

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), reports on the performance of the sector at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on September 5.

2.95 Million Tourists Between January and August

A section of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland which is being upgraded.

Work Progressing on Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), along with State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (background left), share with new recipients of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) 15th anniversary tertiary scholarships Brittany Munroe (second left); and Shanique Davidson. The presentations were made at the quarterly press briefing held at the Ministry’s North Street Offices on Tuesday (September 4).

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Labour Ministry Looking to Expand School Days Count Campaign

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to expand its ‘School Days Count’ campaign to reach more institutions where there are high rates of non-compliance with the 85 per cent attendance requirement under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The initiative was launched in February 2018 as part of efforts to address attitudes to school...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Chairman, Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), Phillip Henriques, at a luncheon hosted by the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 4).

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Manufacturers Who Import White Sugar Will Have to Pay Duty Up Front

Manufacturers who import white sugar will now be required to pay the duty up front and be reimbursed by the Government within 30 days. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said this change is necessary as the Government seeks to stem the illegal importation of the product. “There is no other...

From left: Founder and Board Member, Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Ilsa duVerney; Chairman, JaCSA, Dr. Nsombi Jaja; Deputy Chairman, JaCSA, Richard Rowe; and Director, Community Cultural Development Services Division, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden Vernon, exchange pleasantries during the media launch of National Customer Service Week (NCSW) and Service Excellence Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on September 4.

8 years ago

Dr. Jaja Calls for Shift Towards Service Excellence

Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Dr. Nsombi Jaja, is calling for a shift towards service excellence locally. She said that quality customer service is a critical component, which impacts every element of business. “Let us… create a tectonic shift in our mindset, attitudes and in our focus on customer service and service excellence. We have the power;...

Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Calvin Allen.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Police to Maintain Presence at Key Intersections

Commanding Officer for the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen, says the police will be maintaining a presence at traffic lights in the Corporate Area during peak hours in order to maintain law and order. In an interview with JIS News on Tuesday (September 4), SSP Allen informed that...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, speaking at the quarterly press briefing held at the Ministry’s North Street Offices on Tuesday (September 4).

8 years ago Labour

Reduction in Work Permits Granted to Foreigners

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting a reduction in work permits granted to foreigners. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said that 1,334 permits were granted for the period April to June, 2018 and of that number, 831 were new applications and 503 were renewals. “For the corresponding period last year, we issued 1,675 permits; 835 of them...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), exchanges pleasantries with Country Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS), in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel (centre), at the relaunch of the Reintegration Curriculum and opening of the renovated classrooms at the Rio Cobre Junvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (September 4). Sharing the moment (from left) are Country Representative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in Jamaica, Jason Fraser; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, and Chief of Security and Justice at the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (DPS/OAS), Cristian Gabriel Taboada.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

New Path Project Impacting Hundreds of Youth

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, is reporting that the ‘A New Path’ project has positively impacted more than 1,500 youth. Implemented three years ago, the initiative seeks to transform youth who are in remand centres and State care facilities. With crucial support from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), it aims to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), speaking with (from left) Office Head United Nations (UN) Environment, Caribbean Office, Vincent Sweeney; Environmental Analyst, Ministry of Environment in Brazil, Juliana Guedes Bezerra; and Chief Executive Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight. Occasion was the opening of a three-day workshop for the Second Technical Meeting of the Caribbean Working Group on Environmental Indicators of the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 4).

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Announce Measures to Address Plastic Pollution at G7 Meeting

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government will announce measures to address plastic pollution at a meeting of G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers in Canada later this month. Speaking at the opening of a regional environmental workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September...