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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), examines an ‘USAVER’ power bank lamp built from plastic bottles by a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who won an international award of US$7,500, at the recent Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held at the University of Delaware in the United States. The PM met with the students at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St. Andrew today (April 24). Also pictured are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (fifth left); Permanent Secretary at the OPM, Audrey Sewell (seventh left); Technical Development Officer with the CAP programme, Avril Campbell-Brown (left), and the students.

Prime Minister Implores Young People to Get Trained

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring young people to get involved in training programmes, so that their ideas can be transformed into tangible innovations. Mr. Holness was addressing a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), breaks ground for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen in South West St. Andrew today (April 24). Also participating (from left) are Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai; Executive Chairman, World Homes, Edward Lai; and Senior Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore. World Homes Jamaica is undertaking the new low-income housing development in partnership with the NHT.

PM Says Government Will Build More Affordable Housing Solutions

Founder and Chief Organizer of the MoBay City Run, Janet Silvera (centre), outlining details of the May 6 fundraising event during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay on April 20. Listening (from left) are MoBay City Run Logistics Coordinator, Emerson Whittley; Acting Director for the University of the West Indies Western Campus, Patrick Prendergast; Manager for the Montego Bay Branch of platinum sponsor, Courts, Glendon Lowe; and Administrator, University of Technology, Antoinette Smith.

Courts Endorses Mobay City Run as Platinum Sponsor

MoBay City Run Logistics Coordinator, Emerson Whittley (left), and Founder and Chief Organiser, Janet Silvera (centre), interact with (from second left) Acting Director, University of the West Indies Western Campus, Patrick Prendergast; Montego Bay Branch Manager for the charity event’s platinum sponsor, Unicomer Jamaica (Courts), Glendon Lowe; and Administrator, University of Technology, Antoinette Smith, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20.

Mobay City Run Beneficiaries Laud Charity Event’s Organisers

Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Janet Omoleegho Olisa

Nigeria and Jamaica to Strengthen Relations

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, shares a light moment with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, at the IMF/World Bank Governors 2018 Spring meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington D.C., last week.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Legislation to Modernise BOJ to be Tabled

Legislation to modernise the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is to be tabled in Parliament within the next six months. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in a meeting with rating agencies while attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Governors 2018 Spring meeting in Washington, D.C., last week. The Minister,...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter (second left), examine some of the books which were donated to the Department of Correctional Services by corporate sponsors as part of a book drive initiative, which was launched at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston on Monday (April 23). Also pictured are two of the sponsors – Managing Director, Ian Randle Publishers, Christine Randle (2nd right); and President, Kiwanis Club of Meadowvale, Rachel Adams-Jones. Both entities, along with LMH Publishing, donated 26 boxes of books.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Books Donated to Department of Correctional Services

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, is appealing for more corporate entities to partner with the Government in the delivery of various rehabilitation programmes for wards and inmates housed at correctional institutions islandwide. “With purposeful rehabilitation, successful reintegration of our inmates and wards is possible. We have to continue to find ways to support the...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, addressing the MAJ-hosted International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference, which was held from April 17 to 19 at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

8 years ago Transport

Floating Dry Dock to be Established in Jamaica

Within the next 18 months, a floating dry dock is to be established in Jamaica to improve the country’s competitiveness in providing wide-ranging ancillary services to ships traversing the east/west and north/south international shipping lanes. This was disclosed by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady, in an interview with JIS News during...

Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Technology

SRC Encourages Entrepreneurs to Purchase Formulations for Products

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is inviting budding entrepreneurs to purchase formulations for products that could create viable businesses. Executive Director at the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ that each year the SRC produces quite a large number of food and natural product formulations. He said the Council currently has formulations for sauces, seasonings and...

Acting Director at the University of the West Indies Western Campus Patrick Prendergast (left), emphasises a point regarding the upcoming MoBay City Run during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank that was held at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20. Looking on is the City Run’s founder and chief organiser, Janet Silvera.

8 years ago Education

Mobay City Run Organisers Supporting Increased Early Childhood Certification Thrust

Organisers of the upcoming MoBay City Run say one of their main goals is to assist with the certification of more early childhood institutions through the provision of resources facilitating this. They say this focus is against the backdrop of the Government’s targeting of all early childhood institutions, including unregulated basic schools, for certification in order to, among other things,...

National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment Programme (HOPE), Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the JIS’ head office in Kingston.

8 years ago Youth

H.O.P.E. For Areas under Enhanced Security Measures

Efforts are being made to forge tangible partnerships between the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and security forces on duty in communities declared Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and areas where States of Public Emergency (SOPE) have been instituted. This was disclosed by National Coordinator for HOPE, Lt. Col Martin Rickman, who was speaking during a recent Jamaica...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing participants at the launch of the National Health Fund’s (NHF) Public-Private Pharmacy Programme agreement with Hilton’s Pharmacy in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 20. Seated is the NHF’s Health Promotions and Public Relations Manager, Shermaine Robotham.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Nearly 80,000 Prescriptions Filled Under Public-Private Sector Pharmacy Programme

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Public-Private Sector Pharmacy Programme has significantly improved the ease with which persons issued with prescriptions at Government health facilities are able to access medication. Dr. Tufton said since the initiative commenced in December 2016, nearly 80,000 prescriptions have been filled by the 17 participating pharmacies in Kingston, Clarendon and St. James...