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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), greets Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, who is also the Secretary General of the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, today (August 15), for the opening ceremony for the 30th Anniversary Conference of CAROSAI.

Independence of Auditors Necessary – Governor-General

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has underscored the importance of auditors being independent in their functions, as their work affects accountability. The Governor-General, who was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 30th Anniversary...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his quarterly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Wednesday (Aug. 15).

Work Continues to Upgrade More Public Beaches – PM

Custos Rotulorum of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters (front row, sixth left), and retired Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (front row, seventh left), with the newly commissioned Justices of the Peace for St. Ann, at Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, on Tuesday, August 14.

More JPs to Serve St. Ann

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with twins Renehia (left) and Tenehia Currie after presenting them with education grants during the Public Sector Employees Co-operative Credit Union's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards ceremony at the St. Stephen’s United Church, Cross Roads, Kingston, on Wednesday (Aug. 15). A total of 74 students received education grants totalling $1 million from the credit union.

Parents Urged to Start Saving Early for Children’s Tertiary Education

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), converses with young people about creating 'Safe Spaces for Youth’ at the National Youth Symposium held on Monday (August 13) at The Knutsford Court Hotel.

Innovation Centres Will Provide Safe Space for Young People

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Crops Demonstrator, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Jermain Griffith (left), at the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4. Also listening (from second left) are: outgoing President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, and Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

8 years ago Agriculture

Ebony Park Heart Academy Offers Free Training and Boarding

Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon is calling on Jamaica’s unattached youth to take advantage of the free training programmes and boarding being offered by the organisation for the upcoming academic year. In an interview with JIS News, Director/Principal, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Robert Green, says there are numerous programmes which 500 unattached persons can be enrolled in annually, which...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins, addresses the closing ceremony of a two-day training workshop on conflict-sensitive mining and grievance-handling mechanisms for the development minerals sector in Jamaica. It was held from August 13-14 at the Mines and Geology Division, Hope Gardens, St. Andrew.

8 years ago Mining

Workshops on Handling Conflicts and Grievances in Mining Underway

The Mines and Geology Division is staging a series of workshops on conflict-sensitive mining and grievance-handling mechanisms for stakeholders in the mining sector. The objective is to equip persons with skills to address conflicts, which left unresolved, could affect productivity, operational efficiency, and impact the emotional health and well-being of workers. Some 39 stakeholders benefited from the first two-day session...

8 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Gov’t Paying Down Debt

Jamaica’s debt is steadily decreasing as a result of increased payments being made by the Government. This is according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service repaid $58 billion in debt last month. Mr. Holness was addressing his quarterly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), with some of the young persons who attended the National Youth Symposium at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13).

8 years ago Youth

Youth Clubs Encouraged to Develop Business Plans

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling on youth clubs across the island to develop business ideas and plans that will make them sustainable. Addressing young persons at a National Youth Symposium, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (August 13), Mr. Green said that youth clubs...

Project Manager for the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project, Yvonne Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 14.

8 years ago EducationTechnology

Schools Equipped with Metal Detectors

A total of 130 schools have been equipped with hand-held metal detectors and walk-through devices installed in five institutions under the US$4 million Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project. The initiative, launched in June 2017, involves partnership between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is being coordinated by...

8 years ago Local Government

NWA to Implement Island Wide Patching Programme

The National Works Agency (NWA) is now in the process of finalizing another round of patching along major corridors across the country. The programme is to be rolled out over the course of the next few weeks. The programme which is valued at 239 million dollars will result in the patching of over 97 thousand square meters of roadways in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), engages with Unicomer Jamaica Managing Director, Dennis Harris (left); and Business Unit Director of Unicomer Jamaica, Ann-Marie Walters, at the Courts Customer Scholarship 2018 Awards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on August 14.

8 years ago Education

Furniture, Funds Already Delivered to Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the Government is in a state of readiness for the upcoming school year. He noted that “for the first time in our history, furniture has been delivered to our school system at the start of summer.” He noted that the early provision of furniture...