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Governor-General, His excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left); the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second left), and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), with two of the 2018 recipients of the Governor-General Achievement Awards for the County of Surrey, Dr. Tameka Stephenson (third left) and Abigail Scarlette. The ceremony was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 26.
Governor-General, His excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left); the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second left), and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), with two of the 2018 recipients of the Governor-General Achievement Awards for the County of Surrey, Dr. Tameka Stephenson (third left) and Abigail Scarlette. The ceremony was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 26.

Eleven Persons Receive Governor-General Achievement Awards

Eleven persons were presented with the Governor-General Achievement Awards (GGAA) for the County of Surrey on April 26 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. They have been recognised for their contribution to their community and country. Speaking...
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), pilots the new Road Traffic Bill in the Senate on Friday (April 27). At left is Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison.
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), pilots the new Road Traffic Bill in the Senate on Friday (April 27). At left is Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison.

Senate Begins Debate on New Road Traffic Bill
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), observes as Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams (second left), demonstrates the company’s innovative mobile survey and business analytics tool – iSurvey – during the closing ceremony for the pilot phase of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship (IGNITE) progamme, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (April 27). Ingenuity Technologies was one of the 27 entities receiving grant support under the initiative, which commenced in 2015/16. Sharing the moment (from left) are DBJ Chairman, Paul B. Scott, and Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), observes as Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams (second left), demonstrates the company’s innovative mobile survey and business analytics tool – iSurvey – during the closing ceremony for the pilot phase of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship (IGNITE) progamme, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (April 27). Ingenuity Technologies was one of the 27 entities receiving grant support under the initiative, which commenced in 2015/16. Sharing the moment (from left) are DBJ Chairman, Paul B. Scott, and Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds.

PM Says Government Has Implemented Well-Tried and Well-Studied Policies to Achieve Growth
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), observes as main trainer with United States-based dog-training company, Stellar K-9, Marcelo Montiel (right), demonstrates the complete obedience proficiency of one of the dual purpose dogs that make up the team of 61 highly trained dogs at the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Canine Division. The Minister, along with (pictured from third left) Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Dianne McIntosh, toured the facility at its Deanery Road location in Kingston on April 20.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), observes as main trainer with United States-based dog-training company, Stellar K-9, Marcelo Montiel (right), demonstrates the complete obedience proficiency of one of the dual purpose dogs that make up the team of 61 highly trained dogs at the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Canine Division. The Minister, along with (pictured from third left) Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Dianne McIntosh, toured the facility at its Deanery Road location in Kingston on April 20.

Canines, Worthy Partners in Fighting Crimes
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw .
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw .

$300 Million to Expand and Upgrade Infrastructure at Bodles Research Station

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National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative, International Labour Organization (ILO), Resel Melville, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Wednesday (April 25).
Labour

ILO Official Commends Statin for Youth Activity Survey

National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative, International Labour Organization (ILO), Resel Melville, has commended the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on completing the Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016, which aims to bring an end to child labour in Jamaica. The survey was designed to collect statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of key indicators that are used to assess the situation...
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Deputy Director General, Regulatory Affairs, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Rohan Campbell (left); and Director, Environment, International Civil Aviation Organization, Jane Hupe, cut the ribbon for the formal handover of the ICAO/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Environment Facility ‘Solar-at-the-Gate’ project at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (April 24).
Energy

ICAO/UNDP Solar-At-The-Gate Project Being Piloted in Jamaica

Solar facilities designed to provide electricity for Terminal Gate Number One at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston were, on Tuesday (April 24), handed over to the management by representatives from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Environment Facility. Jamaica was selected for the pilot of a project dubbed ‘Solar-at-the-Gate’, following the country’s...
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Communications and Advocacy Officer, Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) , Francine Charles, addressing participatns at the Caribbean Non-communicable Disease Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 23), where the HCC’s ‘Too Much Junk’ online petition was launched for Jamaica.
Health & Wellness

Healthy Caribbean Coalition Launches Online Petition in Jamaica

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) launched its ‘Too Much Junk’ online petition in Jamaica on Monday (April 23), in the hope of reducing obesity in children across the country. The petition is part of a regional campaign aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among children. The launch took place at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, during the HCC Caribbean Non-communicable...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second right), shares a joke with Digicel’s Regional Communications Manager, Elon Parkinson (right), at an Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) media workshop on the new 658 area code and 10-digit dialling, at the Hotel Four Seasons, St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 25). Looking on (from left) are OUR Director General, Ansord Hewitt; and FLOW’s Corporate Communications Manager, Ceila Morgan.
EnergyScienceTechnology

Increased Telecoms Competition Spurred New 658 Area Code – Dr. Wheatley

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has cited increased competition among local telecommunications providers as the primary reason for the proposed introduction of the new 658 area code. Noting that “quite a number of service providers exist”, he argued that it is “only logical for (there to be) additional numbers, to be able to service the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), speaking during the launch of the 2016 Jamaica Youth Activity Survey at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (April 25). Seated (from second left) are Statistician, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Marsha Windross; National Project Coordinator, Regional Initiative at the International Labour Organization, Resel Melville; and Employment and Labour Market Specialist, Diego Rei.
LabourSocial Security

Jamaica to Host Regional Child Labour Elimination Workshop in July

In an effort to eliminate child labour across the Caribbean, Jamaica will host a training workshop for key regional stakeholders in July. State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (April 25) launch of the 2016 Jamaica Youth Activity Survey, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew. Mr. Mayne indicated...
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Participants in the recent International Bunker Industry Association Caribbean Bunker Conference display their certificates following a training course at the three-day event, which was held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay from April 17 to 19..
Transport

MAJ Reports Successful Caribbean Bunker Conference

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is reporting that the recent International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference was a success. Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, told JIS News that the organisation is pleased with the conference’s outcome, “not only because we had a robust attendance but also because it provided the opportunity for...
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