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Dispute Resolution Foundation Content Delivery Leader, Paul Hines.

Call for Jamaicans to Get Mediation Training

The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is urging persons from all levels of society to get training in mediation in order to play a role in resolving conflicts. Content Delivery Leader at the DRF, Paul Hines, said certification in mediation could...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (standing), makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 15.

Cabinet to Receive Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Shortly

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

28 Houses to be Built for Indigent Persons

Cabinet’s Approval to be Sought for Cyber Academy

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives on May 15.

11 Government Offices in Portland to be Relocated on Lands in Boundbrook

8 years ago Local GovernmentSectoral Debate 2018/2019

Gov’t Building Drop-In Centres for Homeless Persons

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is erecting additional drop-in centres for homeless citizens at a cost of $28 million. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facilities will be used to assess, feed, treat, counsel and otherwise care for the homeless. He was making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

From left to right) Chairman, Rent Assessment Board, Rose Bennett-Cooper; Senior Director, Housing Management, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Authrine Scarlett; and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ramsaran, listen to Senior Director, Land Administration Unit in the Ministry, Vincent Haldane. Occasion was the first public consultation on the amendments to the Rent Restriction Act at the Portmore HEART Academy on Tuesday (May 15).

8 years ago Housing

Landlords Encouraged to Register With Rent Board

Chairman, Rent Assessment Board, Rose Bennett-Cooper, is calling on landlords to take advantage of the low registration fee to sign up with the entity in order to benefit from the range of services provided. She pointed out that legislation being proposed will raise the registration fee from the current $20. Mrs. Bennett-Cooper, who was speaking to JIS News at the...

Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ on World Hypertension Day

The Ministry of Health will be staging a ‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ event at Turtle River Park, St. Ann, on Thursday (May 17) to mark World Hypertension Day under the theme ‘Know your numbers’. Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention in the Ministry, Dr. Beverley Wright, told JIS News that Ready, Set, Sweat is part of the Jamaica Moves road...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), examines items included in some of the 150 fully equipped midwifery bags provided under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), at a handover ceremony held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on Oxford Road in St. Andrew on May 15. Others (from left) are Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Coordinator for PROMAC, Dr. Simone Spence, and Deputy Director General at the PIOJ, Barbara Scott.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Says Stakeholders Need to Redouble Efforts for MDGs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says stakeholders need to redouble their efforts for Jamaica to attain the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Minister said the targets are “realistic” and that the country has made progress and continues to achieve success, adding that greater efforts will “ensure that we meet those targets that we have...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), shakes the hand of President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Georgia Waugh Richards, after they signed a new Heads of Agreement for the nation’s teachers for the 2017 to 2021 contract period. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Finance Ministry on Wednesday (May 16). Also pictured (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Finance Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard.

8 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Government and Teachers Sign Wage Agreement

Following months of deliberations, the island’s teachers have accepted the Government’s four-year wage offer. The new Heads of Agreement for the 2017 to 2021 contract period was signed between the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and the Government during a ceremony at the National Heroe Circle offices of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, on Wednesday (May 16). Portfolio...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (third left), point to the top of the Workers’ Monument where an image will be erected to honour those persons who fought during the labour movement 80 years ago. Occasion was the annual Commemoration and Remembrance Ceremony at the monument, downown Kingston on Tuesday (May 15). Looking on (from left) are Chief Financial Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited, Clover Moodie; President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan; Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Lorraine Brown; and Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels.

8 years ago Labour

Workers’ Monument to be Upgraded

The Workers’ Monument located at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Pechon Street in downtown Kingston will be upgraded with an image that fittingly honours those persons who fought during the labour movement 80 years ago. The announcement was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, during her address at the annual Commemoration and...