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

Transfer Station for Solid Waste to be Built in Trelawny

The Government is to construct a transfer station for solid waste in the community of Daniel Town, Trelawny, on Solid Waste Day, June 6. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, while bringing...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), speaking with Director and Principal, Justice Training Institute, Karen Campbell-Bascoe, at the graduation and swearing-in ceremony for 53 new Justices of the Peace for St. Andrew, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (June 3).

“Be Extraordinary” – Minister Chuck Charges New Justices of the Peace

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary.

New Air Traffic Control Tower for Ian Fleming Airport

Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell (right), hands over a certificate to one of the youngest appointed justices of the peace (JPs), Shawn Stultz, on Sunday (June 3) at a swearing-in ceremony for JPs for St. Andrew, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Custos Calls On JPs to Get More Involved in the Lives of Children

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), examines a satellite phone, during a ceremony to hand over six of the devices to destination assurance managers across the island, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on June 4. Looking on are Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (centre); and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

Int’l Interest in Global Resilience and Crisis Management Centre

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.

8 years ago MiningSectoral Debate 2018/2019

2,000 Titles for Persons Relocated from Bauxite Mining Lands

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says some 2,000 titles are to be transferred to Jamaicans who have been relocated from bauxite mining lands. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently. “This is a priority. We cannot relocate people from their lands that have a title and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left, foreground), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, about a matter concerning improvement works being done on Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew, during a tour of the project on Friday (June 1). Hagley Park Road Improvement Project was among several legacy projects, being developed in the Corporate Area under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme, which Mr. Holness toured.

8 years ago Development

Prime Minister Holness Urges Caution to Persons Traversing Newly Upgraded Roadways

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to exercise discipline and care when traversing newly upgraded roadways. He emphasized that the Government’s investment in multiple ongoing infrastructural developments islandwide must be protected and not be undone by indisciplined road users. “We will do everything within our powers to ensure that the infrastructure is designed in a way...

Some of the 25 participants graduating from the Clarendon Municipal Corporation

8 years ago CommerceYouth

25 Entrepreneurs Graduate from Clarendon Youth in Business Training Programme

Entrepreneur, Mark Shand, who owns fashion accessories outlet, K&M Designs, first decided to make ladies handbags from calabash after meeting a woman who owned one for 10 years. “I examined it, liked it, and started to make them some time later. The same woman saw my version, liked it, and suggested that I make earrings as well,” he told JIS...

Registered Midwife, Sateree Howell, examines a patient at the Darliston Health Centre in Westmoreland.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Midwifery – A Noble and Rewarding Profession

Despite the fact that midwives have been around for centuries, for some persons, they remain for an unheralded group of professionals. However, midwife at the Darliston Health Centre in Westmoreland, Sateree Howell, says the profession continues to grow and, with it, the significant demand for its members’ services. She tells JIS News that midwives are specialist nurses who manage the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens to a point being made by Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter, regarding the improvement works being undertaken on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Mr. Holness was on a tour of the Constant Spring Road Improvement Project on Friday (June 1). It was among several legacy projects in the Corporate Area, falling under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), that he visited.

8 years ago Development

Gov’t Seeking Suitable Location for Barbican Taxi Stand

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking a suitable location to establish a taxi stand for commuters and transport operators in Barbican, St. Andrew. “We will consult…with the taxi men to come up with a workable solution. Already, I have given instructions to the National Works Agency (NWA) to identify a suitable location. We will...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation Vice President for Sales and Promotion, Claude Duncan.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica Investment Forum Focusing On Priority Sectors and Business Opportunities

Six priority sectors and the potential business opportunities they present will be the highlight of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), slated for June 12 to 14 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Discussions and presentations will focus on agri-business, business process outsourcing, energy, logistics, manufacturing and tourism, and how these sectors can drive Jamaica’s continued growth and...

Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager, Camille Taylor (centre), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on June 1 at the Agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Wigton Wind Farm Limited Project Manager, Michelle Chin Lenn, and Training Coordinator/Engineer, Sanja Simmonds.

8 years ago Energy

Wigton Wind Farm Offering Renewable Energy Training Course

Registration is now open for Wigton Wind Farm Limited’s upcoming training course in photovoltaic system design, from June 18 to 22. The week-long course, to be held at Wigton’s renewable energy training laboratory in Rose Hill, Manchester, will entail theoretical and practical instructional delivery, and is open to all interested persons. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank...