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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis.

Emergency Communication System to be operational by 2020

Establishment of a national emergency communication system is on track, with the facility slated to be up and running within the next two years. Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, said...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), engages in discussion during a plenary session at the recent Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) at the Montego Bay Conference. Also pictured are Practice Manager, Global Business Regulation Unit, World Bank Group, Catherine Masinde (centre); and Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill.

Vaz outlines legislation to support growth agenda

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (seated second right), observes as Director of the National Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology (NFDST), Dr. Conrad Douglas (seated left), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation (JMCC) Limited, Diane Scott (second left), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on June 25. Standing (from left) are: Scientist and Entrepreneur, Dr. Henry Lowe; Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley; Director of Research at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Aisha Jones; Director of the Caribbean Genetics, Professor Wayne McLaughlin; Botanist at the Institute of Jamaica, Keron Campbell; and Director General of the NCST, Professor Errol Morrison.

Jamaica must stake claim on local marijuana strains

Director of the Phillip and Christina Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore (left), and National Coordinator for the HOPE Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (second left), display a cheque for $6 million that was handed over to the programme, today (June 25), in Kingston. Also holding cheque are Chairman, Board of Directors, HEART Trust/ NTA, Edward Gabbidon, and Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer. The Gore Family Foundation recently formed a partnership with the HEART Trust/ NTA in support of unattached youth in St. James and St. Catherine. The money will be used to pay the stipend of 50 participants in the HOPE Programme. They will be working as interns with Gore Developments Limited.

HOPE Programme Receives $6 Million from Gore Family Foundation

Women’s health 1: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), looks through a copy of the Jamaica Women’s Health Survey Report following the launch at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on June 21. Others from left are: Senior Director for the Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Easton Williams; Regional Director, Americas and the Caribbean, United Nations Women, Luiza Carvalho; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.

Gov’t Secures Property for Women’s Shelter

8 years ago Agriculture

Jampro takes Agricultural Information Forum to Mobay

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be heading west for the second staging of the Agricultural Information Forum, aimed at promoting investments in that sector. The event will be held on July 10 at the Iberostar Beach & Spa Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, and will target persons who have an interest in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 21).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Young People Encouraged to Acquire Skills

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging young people to focus on acquiring a skill in order to become more employable. Mr. Green, who was speaking at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay on Thursday (June 21), said that persons...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), unveils plaque in memory of the late Enid Bennett at the Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, immediately after the school was renamed, on Tuesday (June 19).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Infrastructure to be Upgraded at Enid Bennett High School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has committed to spend $20 million annually for the next three years to upgrade the infrastructure at the Enid Bennett High School, in St. Catherine. The undertaking was given during his address at the renaming ceremony for the school from Bog Walk High School to the Enid Bennett High...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett,

8 years ago Tourism

Minister Highlights Importance of Music Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says music tourism is a rapidly expanding market, which plays perfectly into Jamaica’s strength as the top entertainment destination in the region. Addressing the graduation ceremony for the DJ Capacity Building Training Programme at the Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, St. James, on June 21, Mr. Bartlett said to fully capitalize, “we are positioning” the...

Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chairman, Metry Seaga, addresses journalists at a media briefing at the agency’s offices on Waterloo Road, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (June 20).

8 years ago Industry

Free Zone Companies Being Audited for SEZ Status

Chairman of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Metry Seaga, says the entity is midway through an audit of over 200 free zone companies which are being transitioned to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status. Mr. Seaga notes that the transition process, which is being spearheaded by the JSEZA, has an October 2019 completion timeline. He was addressing journalists at...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right) and General Manager, IGL Blue, Mr. Wayne Kirkpatrick (centre), speak with IGL Blue’s ‘Top Gas Truck Driver of the Year’, Mr. Devon Campbell, during IGL Blue’s Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety Incentive Awards Ceremony, held at the company’s Spanish Town Road location, on June 13.

8 years ago Transport

Top Driver Calls on All Road Users to be Responsible

As the nation observes Road Safety Awareness Month, IGL Blue’s ‘Top Gas Truck Driver of the Year’, Mr. Devon Campbell, has a message for all drivers and road users - “drive with care and be responsible on our roads.” Although this call has been made for years, Mr. Campbell tells JIS News that it is not too much to stress,...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), shares a photo opportunity with participants of the Jamaica-China Bilateral Cooperation Nurses Training Programme, at its launch at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on June 22. Others sharing in the photo opportunity are: Janeale Gilling, Saneika Williams and Acting Critical Care Programme Coordinator, Nadine McFarlane-Stewart.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Registered Nurse Says Training in China Should Deepen Her Knowledge

For registered nurse, Saneika Williams, being a participant in the Jamaica-China Bilateral Cooperation Nurses Training Programme represents an opportunity to deepen her knowledge and to hone her skills to provide world class intensive care in Jamaica. “I think with our clinical experience and what we will learn (in China) will increase our performance and make us more rounded critical care...