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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (File)

ZOSOs Extended in Mount Salem and Denham Town

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Mount Salem, St James; and Denham Town in West Kingston will be extended by a further 60 days. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 17), approved two Resolutions for the extensions, which...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)

Local Government to Employ More Young Persons for Summer

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (standing), addresses the Senate on July 13. To the Minister’s right is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; and in the second row are Government Senators, Matthew Samuda and Kerensia Morrison.

Cooperation Between Jamaica and Belgium to be Strengthened

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with Governor of Rotary International District 7020, Dr. Patrick Adizua (centre) and Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Dameon Brackett (left), at the Club’s Installation Banquet held on July 14 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Minister Renews Call for Persons to Take Care of Their Health

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRPO), Diane Edwards, addressing a JIS Think Tank.

JAMPRO Forecasts Business and Investment Boom

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), signs agreement between the Ministry and the National Health Fund (NHF) for the renovation of the Stony Hill Health Centre in St. Andrew on Monday (July 16), at the facility. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, NHF, Everton Anderson; Board Chairman, NHF, Gregory Mair; and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Stony Hill Health Centre to be Renovated

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), has broken ground at the Stony Hill Health Centre in St. Andrew to upgrade the facility at a cost of $59 million. The funding is being provided by the NHF through its Institutional Benefits Programme to improve health service delivery to residents of Stony Hill and surrounding communities,...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate on July 13.

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Procurement Regulations Passed in Senate

The Public Procurement Regulations 2018 and the Public Procurement (Reconsideration and Review) Regulations were approved by members of the Senate on July 13. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said a third, the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) Regulations, 2018, is expected to be tabled at a later date. The regulations are linked...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets newly elected President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, at the Association’s Sixth Biennial General Meeting and National Conference, held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on July 14.

8 years ago Education

NPTAJ to Encourage More Fathers to Get Involved in Education System

Newly elected President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, says he will be encouraging more fathers to be active participants in the education system. Mr. Richards, who was elected at the NPTAJ’s just-concluded Sixth Biennial General Meeting and National Conference, held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on July 14, said more fathers are needed in...

Business Development and Communications Director at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Marlene Campbell. (File)

8 years ago DevelopmentEducationVision 2030

MIND Stages 20th Public Lecture July 19

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will stage its 20th public lecture on Thursday (July 19) under the theme: ‘Let’s Talk Productivity… Harder, Smarter or Technology’. The event will be held at The Knutsford Court Hotel beginning at 6:00 pm, with the Executive Director of Jamaica Productivity Centre, Dr. Charles Douglas, to deliver the lecture. Director of Business Development...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Tourism

Some 118 Exhibitors for Christmas in July

Some 118 local producers of authentic Jamaican gift and souvenir items will showcase their products and network with corporate entities and various industry players at ‘Christmas in July’. The event, hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network and its partners, is slated for July 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Activities get under way at 9:00 a.m. with...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), with some of his St. Catherine High School class of 1988 batch-mates at their 30th anniversary banquet, held at the Jewels Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14. From right are Bryan Hastings, Andrine West Davidson, Leonie Dixon Sylvester, Georgia Lawrence Robinson, Merle Donaldson and Garfield Gordon.

8 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

PM Says Sixth-Form Option Provides Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the sixth-form option in high schools provides a unique opportunity for students to develop leadership qualities and should be encouraged. Addressing the 30th Anniversary Banquet of the St. Catherine High School Class of 1988, at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on July 14, Mr. Holness...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is presented with a copy of a World Bank Report, titled ‘Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica’, by World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (second left). Also pictured (from left) are Acting Financial Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Darlene Morrison; and Disaster Risk Management Specialists, Rashmin Gunasekera and Mary Royer. Occasion was the official launch of the Report during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (July 16). The document outlines recommendations for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy for Jamaica.

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

World Bank Report Says Jamaica Needs $16 Billion Annually to Deal With Disasters

A new World Bank Report is suggesting that, on average, Jamaica would need $16 billion annually to cover losses from natural disasters. Of this amount, it is estimated that $9 billion would be required to address hurricane damage to public and private buildings. Titled, ‘Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica’, the report, which outlines proposals for the formulation of a...