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His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams addressing participants in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Summer Employment Programme during an orientation session held on August 10 at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston.

Over 600 Youth to Participate in KSAMC Summer Employment Programme

More than 600 youth will receive valuable work experience and training through the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP). The programme, which starts officially on Monday, August 13, will initially last for four weeks, with...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague fields questions from journalists during a press conference held at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew on August 10.

Minister Montague Rejects any Suggestion of Impropriety

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left), converses with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, Dazhu Yang, during Thursday’s (August 9) signing ceremony for Jamaica’s new five-year IAEA Country Programme Framework (CPF) at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston. The new CPF will run from 2018 to 2023.

Atomic Energy Agency has Advanced Jamaica’s Nuclear Technology Capacity – PIOJ Head

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, at the launch of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Programme at The University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on August 9.

Foreign Affairs Minister Welcomes Launch of Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator

Jaida Lalor, a student of the George Headley Primary School in Kingston, hoists her trophy after winning the Jamaica Information Service 2017 Heritage Essay competition. Cheering her on is Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe.

Students Encouraged to Begin Working on Entries for JIS Heritage Competitions

Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 24.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Financial Institutions Look Forward To Implementation of NIDS

Financial institutions are looking forward to the implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS), which is expected to improve their ability to identify consumers and reduce associated risks. Programme Director for the NIDS, Warren Vernon, said the NIDS implementation team has been in dialogue with a number of financial institutions that have indicated their support of the programme, which aims...

Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Nicolette Williams (3rd left); President of the Jamaican Association of Maryland (JAM), Rick Nugent (left); and and Maryland State Senator, Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (right), share a moment with JAM awardees at the organisation

8 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Urged to Count Blessings

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has called on Jamaicans at home and overseas to use the occasion of the country’s Independence to reflect on the many blessings for which the nation should be thankful. The Ambassador, in a message delivered by Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy, Nicolette Williams, at the Jamaican Association of Maryland’s (JAM) annual Independence...

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (left), engages with President of the Association of Past Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Benevolent Society, Clarence Taylor (centre), and Chapter Two President, Louis Chambers. Occasion was the 24th annual general meeting of the association held at the Vereny House Resort in St. James on August 9.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Retired Cops Urged to Engage Youth

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has called on retired members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to volunteer their efforts to help steer young people way from crime and violence. “When you look around and you see what’s happening, you have the skills and experience that can be used to enrich communities, not just in...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right),listens attentively to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, at a ceremony to confer Jamaican citizenship on 32 persons, held on August 9 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Stringent Vetting Process for Jamaican Citizenship – PICA

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, says persons who apply for Jamaican citizenship have to undergo a stringent vetting process. “In Jamaica…it’s not a free for all. You have to bring in your police records, we check with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and other international agencies. On the local scene,...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left), observe as a workman mixes cement during a tour of the Court of Appeal building on King Street, downtown Kingston, which is being expanded to house more courtrooms. The tour was conducted on August 9.

8 years ago Justice

Expansion of Court Of Appeal Building to be Completed by September

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says expansion of the Court of Appeal building on King Street in downtown Kingston is progressing smoothly and is on track for completion before the start of the new court term, which begins in September. “I think we are still on target. The major deliverables to come would be the elevators and they should...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), presents Sangeeta Sharma (left) with her Registration of Jamaican Citizenship at a ceremony conferring Jamaican citizenship on 32 persons at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston on August 9. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Jamaica Welcomes 32 New Citizens

Thirty-two persons were today (August 9) conferred with Jamaican citizenship at a swearing-in ceremony organised by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston. The men and women, who have been associated with Jamaica for some time, hail from countries such as Syria, Nigeria, India, Sri Lanka, Cuba, the United Kingdom, Suriname, Canada and...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left, seated); and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, Dazhu Yang (right, seated), sign Jamaica’s new five-year Country Programme Framework (CPF), during a brief ceremony at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (August 9). The new CPF will run from 2018 to 2023. Looking on (from left) are Senior Lecturer, Caribbean Institute for Health Research (formerly Tropical Medicine Research Unit) University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Asha Badaloo; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Donovan Stanberry; UWI Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennet Templar; Director, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, Professor Marvin Reid; Director General, International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Charles Grant; and Section Head, Latin America and the Caribbean, IAEA, Saul Perez Pijuan.

8 years ago EnergyVision 2030

Jamaica and Atomic Energy Agency Sign New Country Programme

Jamaica will benefit from increased technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the utilisation of nuclear technology for development purposes. This is being facilitated under a new five-year Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period 2018 to 2023, which will focus on engagements in water and environment management, health and nutrition, food and agriculture, nuclear and radiation...