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Minister of Education, Youth & Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), listens to Principal, Wolmer’s Girls’ School, Colleen Montague, while on his visit to the school on September 25. At left is Region One Director, Ministry of Education, Capt. Kasan Troupe.

All Primary Students Must Matriculate to Secondary School – Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he is determined to have 100 per cent of primary-level students matriculating into secondary schools for a full five-year course of study. Speaking to students from Wolmer’s Boys’...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Tourism Continues to be Main Growth Engine – PM

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Thanksgiving Service for the start of Tourism Awareness Week at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay on September 24.

Initiatives Will be Put in Place for More Persons to Benefit from Tourism – Minister

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, speaks with Parent Mentor, Trevor Edmondson.

NPSC to Use Research to Improve its Work

Managing Director of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (left), hands over sporting gear to a member of the Belvedere community in West Rural St. Andrew, Anna-Ray Hamilton (right), on September 22. Occasion was the official opening of the $4.5-million Belvedere Multipurpose Complex. Others (from second left) are Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Marshall Dunwell, and Member of Parliament for the area, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Government Upgrades 14 Sporting Facilities

Acting Manager of Marketing and Corporate Communications at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.

9 years ago Science

‘SRC in the Community’ Exhibit Goes to Mandeville and Falmouth

Members of the public are invited to the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) ‘SRC in the Community’ exhibition in Manchester and Trelawny on Tuesday (September 26) and Friday (September 29), respectively. The exhibits will be held at Caledonia Mall in Mandeville and the Falmouth town centre from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Acting Manager of Marketing and Corporate Communications...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on September 23, at its headquarters in New York.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

UN Urged to Establish Mechanism to Support Countries Affected by Natural Disasters

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has called on the United Nations (UN) to establish a mechanism to provide the requisite support and compensation to vulnerable countries affected by natural disasters. The Minister’s call came as she delivered Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 72nd General Assembly of the UN at its headquarters in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson at the 27th Annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on September 24.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Highlights Impact of Climate Change

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says climate change is real and presents a clear and present danger to countries across the world. “We must mention our sister islands that were devastated by hurricanes. In some cases, tourism was the single industry and in many cases the major industry in those islands, and they must and will rebuild,” Mr....

President of the Caribbean Urological Association and Senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Dr. William Aiken.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

New Technology Revolutionising Prostate Cancer Treatment

New technology is revolutionising the way in which prostate cancer patients are being treated for the disease, to achieve improved outcomes. President of the Caribbean Urological Association (CURA), Dr. William Aiken, told JIS News that new information has been derived through extensive cancer research that could save lives. He explained that there are several new tools available that can greatly...

9 years ago Prime Minister

Gov’t to Partner with Church on Social Intervention Programmes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be partnering with faith-based organisations to undertake social-intervention initiatives in communities that are impacted by crime. Mr. Holness, who was speaking to Seventh-day Adventist leaders at the Western Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay on September 24, commended the Church for the work that it is doing at the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (front centre), makes a point as he looks at equipment in the industrial arts department at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston during his visit to the institution on Monday, September 25. Listening keenly to Minister Reid are Wolmer’s Bursar, Eaton Facey (left), and Board Chairman, Lincoln McIntyre (right).

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Pledges $6 Million to Improve Industrial Arts Department at Wolmer’s Boys

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing $6 million towards the repair and replacement of equipment in the industrial arts department at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, gave the commitment after observing the need during a visit to the school on Monday (September 25). The Minister encouraged other institutions with...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), seems pleased with proceedings at the opening of the 27th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James on September 24. With the Minister are: President of the Jamaica Tourist and Hotel Association (JHTA) Omar Robinson (right) and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.

9 years ago Tourism

Sector Attracting Record Levels of Investments – Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is growing by leaps and bounds, attracting levels of both local and foreign investments never seen before. “We are experiencing record visitor arrivals and earnings as well as a vibrant investment climate,” Mr. Bartlett told delegates and stakeholders at the opening of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) on September 24 at...