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Initiatives Being Implemented for Digital Society

Chief Executive Officer at eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, has highlighted various initiatives being implemented towards Jamaica’s thrust of becoming a digital society. He informed that a major development to be undertaken is the merger of eGov Jamaica Limited and...

Fiscal Council to Build on Successes of EPOC

Rural and Coastal Towns Targeted for Development

Wigton Wind Farm Training Open to All

Director at the Heart Foundation and Consultant Emergency Physician, Dr. Hugh Wong, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Assist During Cardiac Arrest

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addresses the back-to-school conference for regions one, two and six held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on June 14. Seated (at left) is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

All High Schools Equipped With Metal Detectors

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all of the island’s 171 high schools now have metal detectors. Most institutions are equipped with handheld scanners. “We have some walk-through detectors now being installed in selected schools and another 200 (handheld) devices are being procured to ensure that defective ones are readily replaced,” Senator Reid...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines the label of a Monymusk Rum during a factory tour of National Rums of Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (June 14). With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison; and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komal Samaroo.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Local Rum Manufacturing Companies Encouraged to Market Products in Region

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging local rum-manufacturing companies to produce more high-quality products and market them within the Caribbean region. During a factory tour of National Rums of Jamaica and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on June 14, Mr. Shaw said Jamaica’s rum-manufacturing companies can earn millions annually from the regional...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents Inspector of Poor, Poor Relief Department, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Angella Wright (second right), with a desktop computer. The Minister presented tablet computers, desktop computers and state-of-the-art printers to the department during the monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation at its Parade Square location in Spanish Town on Thursday (June 14).

8 years ago Local Government

$1 Million to Assist Needy Persons in St. Catherine

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be providing $1 million to the Poor Relief Department of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, to assist needy individuals in the parish. This was announced by portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who said the needy cases will be identified and addressed at the discretion of the department. “We are doing this...

First Counsellor and Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ricardo Bardia Divins (right) makes a point during his presentation at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held recently. At left is EU’s Political Counsellor, Gavin Tench.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

‘Blending’ for Growth and Development

The European Union (EU) Delegation is introducing a new financing mechanism called ‘Blending’, which involves the mixing of EU grants, with loans from other international development partners. Speaking at a recently held JIS Think Tank, First Counsellor and Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation, Ricardo Bardia Divins said this will allow the government to leverage EU grant resources, in...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Annelle Phoenix (right), a participant in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica pre–university internship programme, at the launch held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 14. At centre is another participant, Clio Martin.

8 years ago EnergyYouth

Hundreds of Young Jamaicans Being Exposed to Tertiary Training

Hundreds of young Jamaicans are being exposed to tertiary training this summer through an internship programme at the University of Technology (UTech). The programme is being carried out through a partnership between UTech and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which has been developed to enable the interns between 18 and 35 years of age to get a pre-university experience...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left); Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (third right); and Country Director at the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick (second right), share a moment with participants in the second edition of the British Council’s International Festivals Academy (IFA) held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April. They are Enola Williams (left), Michael Holgate (second left) and Lesley-Ann Welsh (right). Occasion was the opening session of the cultural skills seminar for festival producers entitled ‘Festival X’ held on Wednesday (June 13) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston

8 years ago CultureEntertainmentGender Affairs

Festival Organisers Receive Cultural Skills Training

Organisers of festivals have benefited from a training seminar aimed at strengthening their capacity to stage such events. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) partnered with the British Council to host the one-day seminar, dubbed ‘Festival X’, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 13). The event...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Jamaica Trade and Investment Promotions Agency

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Jamaica’s Energy Diversification Programme Bearing Fruit

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the early decision to move aggressively towards energy diversification makes Jamaica less susceptible to the volatility of oil prices in the global market. He noted that developments in liquefied natural gas (LNG), wind and solar will provide a total of 410 megawatts of alternative energy to the national grid...