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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)

Senate Begins Debate on Building Bill

The Senate on Friday (December 1) began debate on the Building Bill, which seeks to establish a modern legislative framework that will serve to reduce the vulnerability of Jamaica’s built environment and ensure public safety. The legislation was piloted by...

Regional Case Management Coordinator, Central Region, of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Alva Marie Graham, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 30.

Parenting Education Programme of CSJP Tackles Corporal Punishment

Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams. (FILE)

Finance State Minister Welcomes App for Young Jobseekers

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), shakes the hand of BAU International University Board member, Paul Brunson, following the recent signing of a $378.2-million (US$3-million) three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the institution, for the provision of undergraduate and graduate scholarships for student teachers. The signing took place at The Mico University College in Kingston. The occasion was also used to announce the establishment of a scholarship in Senator Reid’s honour. Others (from third left) are the Ministry’s newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, Gail Dunwell, and Mico President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock.

University Establishes Scholarship in Honour of Education Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.

Young Persons Urged to Speak Out on Issues

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaking with JIS News in a recent interview.

9 years ago Local Government

NSWMA to Implement Night Collections for Festive Season

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be stepping up operations in town centres across the island for the festive season. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that beginning December 15, the agency will be carrying out night collections in commercial areas between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. “We expect to crank...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

9 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Local Authorities Must Take the Lead to Prevent Squatting – Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the island’s local authorities must take the lead in preventing squatter settlements and illegal buildings from mushrooming in their respective municipalities. Speaking at a press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation on November 29, Mr. McKenzie said there are far too many people building houses in areas that...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

9 years ago EducationInformationYouth

61 Nominees Shortlisted for PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

Sixty-one nominees have been shortlisted under the various categories of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The ceremony for the awards will be held on December 6 on the East Lawns of Jamaica House, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The categories are Academics, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise, Environment Protection, Innovation, Science and Technology, International Achievement, Journalism,...

Communication Manager, e-Learning Jamaica Ltd., Kimona Gordon. (FILE)

9 years ago EducationYouth

Students Invited to Enter E-Learning Jamaica Christmas Jingle Contest

Students are invited to participate in the e-Learning Jingle Competition for the Christmas season. Communications Manager at e-Learning Jamaica, Kimona Gordon, told JIS News that students are required to record a 15-second jingle about what Christmas means to them. Jingles must include the line “’e-Learning is free learning’ and may be recorded using any device, including cell phones. Primary and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a wide cross section of persons attending an ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on November 29. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterYouth

Young Persons Guided to Areas Where Employment is Being Generated – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a strategic approach to ensure that jobseekers, particularly young people, are guided to areas where employment is either being generated or can potentially be created. Noting that some 60,000 new jobs have been generated since the Administration took office in March, 2016, Mr. Holness said there is great...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaking with officers from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) during a tour of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston in July.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Consultations on Rehabilitation and Redemption of Inmates

The Government is engaging critical stakeholders on plans for the rehabilitation and redemption of persons incarcerated in the island’s penal institutions. State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., told JIS News that the meetings involve officers of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), former prisoners and representatives of various entities that work with the inmates. “These...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with Corporal Kevron Miller of the St. Mary Community Safety and Security Branch (left) and Albert Harvey, Team Manager of the Islington Strikers, at the final annual Business House Domino Competition held in Port Maria recently.

9 years ago CommunityNational Security and Peace

CSSB Commended for Involvement in Communities

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is commending the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) for its commitment to community development. The Minister, who spoke at the closing of the St. Mary CSSB annual domino competition in Port Maria recently, encouraged community members to assist is the...