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Director for the Centre of Occupational Studies in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Linda Stewart-Doman, addressing a JIS Think Tank recently.

Applications now Open for Occupational Studies Associate Degree

Graduates of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) levels two and three and the National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) level two, now have the opportunity to pursue an associate degree in occupational studies. Applications are now being accepted for the...

Region Six Community Relations Education Officer in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Kereen Reid-Clarke (left), converses with Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenji Tobita (right), during the launch of the Fire Wardens Club in schools at the Greater Portmore Primary School in St. Catherine on October 26. At centre is Region Six Safety and Security Coordinator in the Ministry, Carl Sterling.

Education Ministry Wants to Increase Uniformed Groups in Schools

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon (second right), converses with (from left) media practitioner and master of ceremonies for the ‘Keeping Abreast’ luncheon, Dahlia Harris; JCS Vice-Chairman, Michael Fraser; and Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung. Occasion was the JCS’s annual luncheon held on October 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

JCS Provided Over $5 Million in Grants to Cancer Patients Last Year

Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb (right), addresses farmers at a training session on the Beet Army Worm with farmers from St. Elizabeth and Manchester on October 23 at New Forest/Duff House in Manchester.

Training Session for Farmers on Beet Army Worm

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-President of the B'nai B'rith International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, Daniel Mariaschin, on her arrival at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC recently, where she delivered the keynote address at the entity’s luncheon. (Photo by Derrick Scott)

Ambassador Marks Woos Israeli Investors

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley . (FILE)

9 years ago EnergyTechnology

Net Zero Energy Building Opens at UWI

Jamaica and the Caribbean’s first net zero energy building was officially opened on Wednesday (October 25) on the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus. The 2,300-square-foot structure, situated along Gibraltar Way, is designed as a model to encourage construction of sustainable and energy-efficient buildings throughout the region. As a prototype, it will demonstrate emerging and best practices in...

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (right), with students from Christiana High School, during a tour at a Public Education Day at the Manchester Parish Court in Mandeville on October 25.

9 years ago EducationJustice

Judiciary Hosts Public Education Day in Mandeville

A Public Education Day hosted on October 25 at the Manchester Parish Court, to create awareness about the justice system and the work of the court, has been hailed a success and an important initiative. The event was the sixth in a series of Public Education Days being hosted across the island by the Judiciary of Jamaica, aimed at enhancing...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), pins the insignia of the Badge of Honour for Outstanding, Faithful and Dedicated Service to the Boys’ Brigade Jamaica on the lapel of Programme Director/Training Officer, Captain Easton Michael Daley, at the National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House on National Heroes Day (October 16).

9 years ago Executive

Capt. Daley Receives Badge of Honour for Dedicated Service to Boys’ Brigade

For Outstanding, Faithful and Dedicated Service to the Boys’ Brigade in Jamaica, Captain Easton Michael Daley was awarded the Badge of Honour at the National Honours and Awards ceremony, held at King’s House on National Heroes Day (October 16). Captain Daley received the insignia in his capacity as Programme Director/Training Officer, with more than 1,300 boys under his overall supervision....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), presents 13-year-old Kristen Bowen (left) and her younger sister, seven-year-old Kassidy Bowen, with laptop computers during the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Positively Pink Midday Mingle’ held on October 25 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston. The event, staged in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sought to celebrate survivors and family members affected by breast cancer as well as raise awareness of the disease.

9 years ago Health & WellnessTechnology

USF Presents Computers to Children of Persons Affected by Breast Cancer

The Universal Service Fund (USF) handed over four laptop computers to the children of persons affected by breast cancer, during its Positively Pink Midday Mingle on October 25 in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The USF-hosted event, which was held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, Trafalgar Road in Kingston, featured presentations by Harmony Health Clinic and...

Principal of the Sheffield All-Age School, Elizabeth Harvey, shows off a package of publications donated by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). A team from the information agency visited the Westmoreland-based institution recently as part of the agency’s annual Heritage Month School Tour. More than 20 schools across the island are earmarked to receive books and posters produced by JIS, during October.

9 years ago Community

JIS Visiting Schools on Heritage Tour

The Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) annual Heritage Month School Tour is under way, with 22 institutions across the island being targeted to receive donations of books and posters published by the agency on aspects of Jamaican culture and heritage. Schools in St. James, Westmoreland, Hanover, St. Ann, St Catherine, St. Thomas, Kingston and St. Andrew have already been visited, with...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left) listens to a point being made by Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (second right), prior to the start of a preparatory meeting for the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 25). Others (from left) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Chief Technical Director in the Economic Growth Ministry, Lt. Col. Oral Khan. COP 23 will be held in Bonn, Germany, from November 6 to 17.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

UNDP Lauds Jamaica’s Efforts on Climate Change

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is lauding the Government for the significant work in creating an enabling environment for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Jamaica. Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, said the organisation recognises “the impressive leadership of the Government in pushing forward the national agenda on both development and climate change”. She was addressing negotiators...

Chief Executive Officer at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr. (File)

9 years ago Social Security

Parents Urged to be Main Influencers in Children’s Lives

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is imploring parents to become the primary influencers in the lives of their children, in order to create more positive outcomes for their future. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said that the responsibility of the parent is a major one, which cannot be...