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President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards, addresses the annual devotional exercise and dedication of a new administration building at the Office of the Commissioner of Police in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 2).

NCU President Calls for Greater Public Support for JCF

President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards, is calling on Jamaicans to offer increased cooperation and support to members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in 2018. He made the call as he addressed the annual devotional exercise...

Fitz Albert Brown (left), one of 22 persons honoured at the Cherry Community Youth Society’s second annual awards dinner, receives his plaque from one of his employees, Clarence Facey. Mr. Brown has been a house builder for 58 years. The event was held on January 1 in the West Central St. Catherine community.

Youth Society Honours Community Members

State Minister, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a dedication ceremony at the office of the Commissioner of Police in Kingston today (January 2). Seated at third right is the Commissioner, Mr. George Quallo.

Members of JCF Commended for Service to the Nation

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, signs the condolence book at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Half-Way Tree Road offices in Kingston, in honour of the agency’s late Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and veteran journalist, Ian Boyne.

Ian Boyne Was Passionate About Jamaica – Ruel Reid

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Lester ‘Mike’ Henry

Transport Minister Says Re-Election to IMO Council Will Facilitate Expansion into Maritime Industry

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), shakes hands with Assistant Managing Director at Alpart Jamaica, Sun Jing (second right), while another Assistant Managing Director, Patrick James (right), looks on. The Minister was at Port Kaiser at Alligator Pond, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (December 29), to witness the departure of the first shipment of alumina from Alpart for China under the plant’s new owners Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group (JISCO).

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Alpart Ships First Cargo of Alumina

The first cargo of alumina produced by the Alpart refinery in St. Elizabeth under its new Chinese owners was shipped from Port Kaiser at Alligator Pond on Friday (December 29). The shipment, which totalled 35,000 tonnes, is destined for China. It is the first following the resumption of operations in June after acquisition of the plant by China's State-owned Jiuquan...

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), presents the Aviation Trailblazer Award to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airways International, Chris Read (second left), on behalf of Carl Barnett, who was recognised for his contribution to aviation. Occasion was the inaugural International Civil Aviation Day Aviation Awards and Banquet held earlier this month at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh; General Manager of Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd., Howard Armstrong; and President and CEO of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick.

8 years ago IndustryTransport

Major Players Turn Spotlight on Aviation

The three major players in Jamaica’s aviation industry are looking to raise awareness about the sector and its contribution to national development. The State entities, which recently came together to mark International Civil Aviation Day, are the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd. (Aerotel). JCAA is the industry regulator; Aerotel is the...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is presented with a copy of the Cost of Care and Data Mapping Project Report by Chairperson of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward, following the document’s launch at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew. The document was prepared by the VPA in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, JN Foundation and the UWI. Sharing the moment (from third left) are: Consultant Anaesthetist, UHWI, Dr. Jason Toppin; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Professor Trevor McCartney; and Director, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jr.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Professor Calls for Trauma Units in Hospitals

Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Trevor McCartney, has called for the establishment of Type B Trauma Units in public hospitals. He says this is very necessary to deal with the proliferation of injuries resulting from violence and road traffic crashes, and the associated costs to deal with victims....

His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General

8 years ago Governor General

2018 New Year Message from Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen

My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, Happy New Year. This new year presents a great opportunity for us to write a new chapter in our lives, personally and nationally: a perfect time to reflect on the core values and traditions that placed us at the global forefront as the “One Love” people. The challenges and sacrifices of...

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

8 years ago Prime Minister

2018 New Year Message from Prime Minister the Most Hon., Andrew Holness

We give God thanks for sparing us to see the dawn of a New Year; - to live another chapter in the book of our lives; - to turn a new page; - to be excitingly expectant of the prospects and the opportunities a New Year brings, and; - to reflect on the void left from the passing of our...

Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition.

8 years ago Opposition

2018 New Year Message from Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips

Let me wish all of you a happy, safe and productive New Year. As we usher in 2018, let us thank the Almighty for his many blessings that have sustained this past year. Even as we endured floods and the stresses of climate change, we were nevertheless spared the widespread devastation of the hurricanes which affected others in the region....

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) first Energy Champion Competition winner, Ms. Marcia Higgins, with her prize of a Samsung Galaxy tablet.

8 years ago Energy

Competition Winner Wants Jamaicans to Focus More on Energy Conservation

Winner of the first Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Energy Champion Competition, Ms. Marcia Higgins, is calling on Jamaicans to focus more on energy efficiency and conservation. She says this will help the country to reduce the quantity of oil it imports for energy consumption. Speaking with JIS News after being announced the first winner of the competition on December...