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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left). greets Senior Vice President, Americas Department, US Chamber of Commerce, Neil Herrington (right), at the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) Breakfast Meeting, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (June 22). Sharing in the moment are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left); and Chief Executive Officer, AMCHAM, Gail Abrahams.

Industry Minister Says He Will Be Working to Provide More Factory Space

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be working to provide more factory space and agro-processing centres for local manufacturers in Jamaica. Addressing the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) United States (US)...

Training Coordinator at the Heart Foundation, Alonzo Mothersill, speaks at a recently held Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Heart Foundation Wants to Train More Persons in CPR

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Fewer Jamaicans Denied Entry to T&T

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan, gives details on the additional kiosks to be set up across the island, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 20.

Companies Office of Jamaica to Set Up Additional Kiosks

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague

Transport Minister Appeals for More Care on the Roads

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) is greeted by Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies

8 years ago Prime Minister

Gov’t Transforming Jamaica into Digital Economy – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has taken steps to transform Jamaica into a truly digital economy. He noted that the measures include the passage of legislation such as the National Identification System (NIDS) Bill. NIDS is intended to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable capture and storage of identity information for all Jamaicans....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right) goes 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; Modernisation of the State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Camila Mejia Giraldo; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Sexual Harassment Bill to be Tabled in Parliament Within Weeks – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Sexual Harassment Bill will be tabled in Parliament shortly. “It is now at the Chief Parliamentary Counsel… . It will be fast-tracked in a matter of days to the Legislation Committee of Cabinet, and in a matter of weeks will be on the table at Parliament,” Ms. Grange...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares a moment with the top-six performing students in the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). From left are Zayne Glenister, Xia Francis, Shaniel Miles, Kayla Wright, Jayden Clarke and Joel Barrett. All six students got perfect scores in all subject areas. They were awarded at a ceremony held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21).

8 years ago EducationYouth

Six GSAT Students Score 100% in All Subject Areas

Six students – three boys and three girls – scored 100 per cent in all subject areas of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which was conducted in March. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement at the National GSAT Awards Ceremony, which was held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21)....

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

8 years ago Technology

EU Plans to Make Film Festival an Annual Event

The European Union (EU) Film Festival will be back next year, and the organisers are promising that the event will be bigger and better. The festival returned to Jamaica this year after a long break, and plans are to make it an annual event. “Next year, we want to make the festival bigger, but also take it outside of Kingston...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens as General Manager, Lithographic Printers Limited, Simon Duquesnay, explain how the labelling machine operates, during a tour of the company’s location in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (June 20). Lithographic Printers is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

8 years ago AgricultureIndustry

Minister Shaw Pledges to Protect Local Manufacturers

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be ensuring that measures are put in place to protect local manufacturers. “As Minister, I am going to be taking a careful, forensic look, industry by industry, product by product, to make sure that there is a level playing field and that we are putting in a...

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressed the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum on Thursday (June 21)

8 years ago Prime MinisterTechnology

Jamaica Moves Toward Becoming a Digital Economy – PM Holness

The Government of Jamaica is taking steps to transform the Jamaican economy into a digital economy. Speaking this morning (June 21), at the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum at the Mona Visitors Lodge, Prime Minister Andrew Holness underscored that the Government has taken several steps and will now see the results. “The government...

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson (right); and Director of Client Services, Colette Kirlew, look through a document.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

NCDA Intensifies Efforts to Reach Young People

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is intensifying efforts to reduce substance abuse among young people, particularly children. Research Analyst at the NCDA, Uki Atkinson, told JIS News that while the overall trend in relation to drug use in Jamaica is showing a slight decrease over the last few years, “we are still concerned about the early introduction of...