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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), in discussion with workers on the construction site of the new US$330 million Jamaica Public Service (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being built in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine. They are (from second left) steel fixer, Kennado Foster; and Works Manager, Jerome Williams. Also pictured is JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel DaRosa (left). The Prime Minister was on a tour of the project site on Tuesday (August 21).

Residents Encouraged To Upgrade Skills to Access Job Opportunities at New JPS Power Plant

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging residents of communities surrounding the new Jamaica Public Service (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being built in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, to upgrade their skills in order to qualify...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.William J.C. Hutchinson, speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural development stakeholders’ forum at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas, on Thursday (August 21).

Agricultural Produce Act to be Amended

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon

Licensing Regime to Professionalise Teaching

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (6th right), poses with members of the farm work programme in Albany, New York, USA, during a visit on Tuesday, August 14.

Gov’t Looking to Strengthen Jamaica-USA Seasonal Work Programme

Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill (left); Vice Principal, Academic Affairs, Shortwood Teachers’ College, Dr. Claudette Barrett-March (centre) and Regional Mathematics Coordinator, Ms. Pauline Thames-Baker, examine PR1ME textbooks students currently use in primary schools across the island. The books were on display at the ‘Amazing Mathematics Powers… PR1Med for Success Workshop’, at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, on August 21.

Senator Hill Emphasises Importance of Improved Performance in Maths

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), discusses the progress of work for the construction the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) 190 megawatt (MW) power plant in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, with JPS President and Chief Executive Officer, Emanuel DaRosa. Mr. Holness was on a tour of the project site on Tuesday (August 21).

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

‘Renaissance Project’ Can Potentially Spur Increased Investments in Jamaica – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the 190 megawatt (MW) power plant being constructed by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, is an ideal example of a well-managed project that can potentially spur increased local and foreign direct investments. “It sends a very good signal to the international community about the state of...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (10th left) and Lady Allen (10th right), along with recipients and sponsors of the Summer of Service awards during the presentation ceremony at King

7 years ago Governor GeneralYouth

GG Encourages Youth to Keep Pace with Changes in the Work Environment

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging young people to be mindful of the ever-changing demands of the 21st century work environment, and challenges them to seek new knowledge to enhance their service delivery capabilities. Speaking at the sixth Summer of Service scholarship awards ceremony at King's House on Tuesday (August 21), the Governor-General urged the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), interacts with inmates at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 21), while on a visit to the facility to participate in the opening ceremony of the ‘We Transform’ sports day.

7 years ago National Security

State Minister Says Incarcerated Persons Should Leave Transformed

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has reiterated his call that incarcerated persons should leave the penal system transformed. Addressing the opening session of the ‘We Transform’ sports day, held at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (August 21), Mr. Spencer said juveniles must make the best of...

Former Chief Air Traffic Controller at the Sangster International Airport, Karen Green (standing), oversees Air Traffic Controllers, Allison McIntosh (right) and Shanique Malcolm (left), as they perform duties in the Air Traffic Control Tower

7 years ago Transport

More Women in the Control Tower

Over the past few years there has been a steady increase in the number of female Air Traffic Controllers in Jamaica, with women currently outnumbering men at the Sangster International Airport Tower, in Montego Bay. One of the women, Shanique Malcolm, tells JIS News that she has been an Air Traffic Controller since October 2013. Miss Malcolm says although she...

Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (left), converses with the agency’s Managing Director, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre); and Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, E-Media Interactive Group, Tyrone Wilson (right). The occasion was HEART Trust/NTA’s World Entrepreneurs’ Day symposium and workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on August 21 under the theme ‘Rise on the Heels of Success’.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentInformationVision 2030Youth

HEART Trust’s Reassignment to OPM Consistent with Growth Agenda

Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon, says the strategic placing of the Agency at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is in line with the country’s growth agenda. “Placing HEART at the OPM is strategically in line with our 2030 vision and [the] goal is to promote entrepreneurships, start-ups and an option to spur economic growth. It is for this...

Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Agriculture

Investor Confidence Very High

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is reporting that investor confidence in the country is at an unprecedented all-time high, due to the stability of the economy and improved business environment. In an interview with JIS News, Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at JAMPRO, Shullette Cox, said that one of the greatest successes of the economic programme is the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Johnson Smith Extends Condolences to the Family of Victims of Collapsed Bridge in Italy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has confirmed that an Italian family, Mr. Cristian Cecal, his Jamaican-born wife, Dawna Munroe and their nine-year-old daughter Crystal, who was also born in Jamaica, were sadly amongst the 43 casualties of a collapsed bridge in Genoa, Italy on August 15. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina...