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Collaboration Necessary to Deal with Flooding

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says collaboration between the Government and citizens is necessary to minimise the effects of flooding in the country. Speaking at a special meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on May...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated third from left), with the 13 recipients of the 2018 Governor General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) for the County of Cornwall. The award ceremony was held at the Melia Braco Village in Trelwany on May 25. Also sharing the moment (seated from left) are Custos of Hanover, Dr. David Stair; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muchette; Custos of Wetmoreland, Rev. Hartley Perrin; Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin; and Custos of St. Elizabeth, Beryl Rochester.

13 Persons from County of Cornwall Receive G-G Achievement Awards

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair, recently, at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.

Nathan Ebanks Foundation Expo on May 26

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), observes as cosplayer, Rhea Rampair, demontrates her portrayal of Soraka, the Starchild from the videogame League of Legends. Occasion was the opening day of the two-day Jamaica Digital Screen Business Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on May 24. Others from (second left) are Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Ambassador Young Gyu Lee and World Bank’s Co-Task Team Leader for the Youth Employment in the Digital Animation Industry (YEDAI) Project, Karlene Francis.

Youth Employment and Digital Animation Project Moved to OPM

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Mia Mottley on Historic Victory

Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent (SSP) Calvin Allen.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

More Cops at Corporate Area Stop Lights

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has increased the number of police personnel dispatched at some Corporate Area stop lights during peak hours. Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen, told JIS News that over 40 cops have been assigned to critical intersections, and that is in addition to personnel in other areas...

Manager of the Student Assessment Unit at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information , Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (May 24). Also taking part are Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Core Curriculum Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Senior Education Officer, Maryah Ho-Young.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Grade-Five Students to Sit Mock Performance Task Test

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will administer two sets of mock Performance Task tests as students are being prepared to transition from the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) to the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination, beginning in 2019. On June 18 and 19, students who are currently in grade five at the primary level and will be the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack, share a light moment at the opening of the ‘Nursing and Midwifery Conference’ of the University of the West Indies School of Nursing today (May 24), at the Mona campus.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Ministry to Work Closer With Nurses on ‘Zero-To-Three’ Initiative

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry intends to partner more with nurses and midwives in the roll-out of the ‘Zero-to-Three’ initiative. Addressing the opening of the 28th Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference at the University of the West Indies School of Nursing on Thursday (May 24), Senator Reid said nurses and midwives...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is in discussion with Chief Technical Director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID), Robin Sykes. Occasion was the 15th anniversary celebration of the FID at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Tuesday (May 22).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

FID Keeping Financial System Safe and Sound – Minister Williams

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is commending the Financial Investigations Division (FID) on its work over the past 15 years in deterring the use of Jamaica’s economy for money laundering and other financial crimes. She said that the entity is “ensuring that the country’s financial system remains safe and sound...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), paints the exterior of the Cumberland Road Health Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he participates in one of two National Labour Day projects on Wednesday (May 23). The other project was at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St Ann.

8 years ago Prime Minister

Choose Employment over Crime – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has used the occasion of Labour Day to encourage all Jamaicans to commit to doing work and seeking employment over crime. “I want every single able bodied Jamaican to commit to doing work and to commit to seeking employment over idleness or crime. We are providing you with the jobs, we are growing the economy and...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, engages police officers and community members at a recent meeting held in Montego Bay, St. James.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Strengthening Community Policing Strategies

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is strengthening its community policing strategies as part of measures to reduce criminal activities in the country. Speaking with JIS News, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says the police cannot succeed in solving or preventing crime without the assistance of the community. He informs that a system is to be put in place...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.

8 years ago Justice

Laws with Outdated Penalties to be Revised

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says many of the laws of Jamaica with outdated penalties will be revised and modernised during this fiscal year. Speaking at his post-Sectoral Debate press conference at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices today (May 24), Mr. Chuck said that in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the Ministry undertook the task of reviewing the monetary...