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Registrar of the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC), Karen Ford-Warner, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

UWI Open Campus Making Mark on Caribbean Higher Education

Described as the best kept secret in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean, the 10-year-old University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) has been quietly making an indelible mark on the region’s tertiary-education landscape. Its precursor, the Extra Mural Campus,...

Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson. (File)

Increase in Gas Prices Driven by External Forces

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

Successful Disposal of 6,000 Litres of Chemical Waste

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses patrons at the opening of the Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston on Wednesday (August 1). The Village will close following the staging of the Independence Grand Gala on August 6.

Minister Grange Pays Tribute to Ancestors

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Emancipation Message 2018 by Prime Minister The Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition.

8 years ago Culture

Emancipation Day Message 2018 by Dr. Peter Phillips, MP, Leader of the Opposition

My fellow Jamaicans, I greet you in the spirit of freedom that is the essence of Emancipation. Emancipation Day is a timely reminder that our freedom from plantation slavery was the outcome of selfless, courageous actions by Jamaicans, who struggled for centuries to break the chains of their enslavement. The ending of the evils of human enslavement however, only marked...

Copeland Forbes (left) interacts with Music Consultant, Clyde McKenzie during a visit to the offices of the Jamaica Information Service in Kingston on July 31.

8 years ago Culture

Jamaican Music Contributing Positively to National Development

A local music consultant, artiste and industry player have in common theview that Jamaica’s music has contributed to the country’s national development, by generating earnings from foreign exchange through tourist arrivals and the creation of employment. “Our music has economic value. A lot of people want to visit Jamaica because of the culture, because of the music and that serves...

Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller.

8 years ago CultureEntertainment

Music Exhibition at King’s House August 2-7, 2018

An exhibition titled, ‘The Music of Jamaica: People, Voice and Song’, will be on display in the Ballroom at King’s House from August 2 to 7. The exhibition will open on the same day of the Independence reception on the lawns of King’s House on August 2, and guests to the event will have a first-hand view of the display...

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.

8 years ago CultureEntertainmentYouth

Festival Queen Finalists Will Be Among Future Leaders – Holness

Patron of the National Festival Queen Competition, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, says she is confident that the 13 finalists in this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) contest will be among the country’s future leaders. Addressing the contestants during Tuesday’s (July 31) Festival Queen Breakfast at the Jamaica House Banquet Hall, Mrs. Holness noted that the finalists are “bright,...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew for the second annual National Financial Inclusion Council Meeting and Forum, recently. Dr. Clarke chairs the Council, while Mr. Wynter is Chairman of the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee. At centre is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister says Macroeconomic Achievements must Translate into Gains for All

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, continues to emphasise that the country’s macroeconomic achievements must translate into more meaningful gains for all Jamaicans. Speaking at the recent National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) forum, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Dr. Clarke acknowledged that this translation is manifesting in several areas. These,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, converses with three wards of the State, at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Education Transitioning Forum held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency also recognised 157 children who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The event was staged to prepare the students to make a smooth transition to high school.

8 years ago Youth

Parents Encouraged to Help Children Focus on Tertiary Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging parents to help their children in high school to focus on tertiary education. Delivering the keynote address at a forum for new secondary students held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, Mr. Green said as the children enter secondary institutions,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Hospital Information Management System on Friday (July 27).

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Work Progressing on National Health Insurance Scheme

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher, says work is progressing on a National Health Insurance Scheme for Jamaicans. “We have brought teams together to look at healthcare financing…how are we going to pay for the increasing cost of health care, and that is going to morph into a National Health Insurance Scheme,” Dr. Tufton said. The Minister was speaking...