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Participants in the 2016 JIS Heritage Essay, Poster and Photography Competitions pose with their trophies and certificates at the award ceremony held at Mona Visitor's Lodge.

JIS Accepting Entries For Heritage Competitions

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is now accepting entries for its annual Heritage Essay, Poster and Photography Competitions. Manager of Special Projects at the JIS and Chair of the Heritage Competition Planning Committee, Andrine Davidson, told JIS News that holding...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents 2017 TIP Scholarship recipient, Wil-Ann Jackson, with a certificate and gift bag during the presentation ceremony, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on August 25. Forty students were presented with scholarships valued at $1.78 million for the 2017/18 academic year.

TIP Friendly Society Awards 40 Scholarships Valued $1.78M

2017 Rhodes Scholar, Shakeba Foster (right), is presented with a citation by General Secretary, Pentecostal Assemblies of the World of Jamaica, Inc. (PAWJa), Maureen Marshall (centre), while PAWJa Diocesan Bishop, John Thorpe, looks on. The occasion was an event hosted by the PAWJa in honour of Ms. Foster at the University of the West Indies Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew on Saturday, August 26.The citation was a congratulatory statement written by the PAWJa, which praised Ms. Foster for her academic achievements as well as her service to young people in the community.

Gov’t Placing Greater Focus On Advancing Early Childhood Education

Children enjoying the back-to-school treat hosted by the Holy Ghost Assembly Church of God in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Friday, August 25.

Back to School Treat Staged For Children in Kitson Town, St. Catherine

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with Glendevon, St. James native and newly trained medical practitioner, Dr. Jason Bowen, during an awards ceremony hosted by the University of the West Indies Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay on August 24. Dr. Bowen is past beneficiary of the student bursary assistance programme, initiated by Dr. Chang in North West St. James for which he is the Member of Parliament.

Education and Training Key to Achieving Sustainable Growth – Dr. Chang

Signage for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ National Irish Potato Programme.

9 years ago Agriculture

$50M Provided For National Irish Potato Programme

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has committed $50 million to provide crop care and productivity support for this year’s implementation of the National Irish Potato Programme, which will cost $1.6 billion. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in MICAF, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who said the inputs will include pesticides and fertilizers, among other key provisions,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), enjoys the company of a young aspiring cricketer during the Jamaica Tallawahs team breakfast held at Melbourne Cricket Club in Kingston on August 24. Also sharing the moment (from left) are: Melbourne Club President, Mark Neita; and Jamaica Tallawahs team captain and Sri Lanka cricket legend, Kumar Sangakara.

9 years ago Sport

Minister Grange Proposes Caribbean Women’s T20 Cricket League

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has proposed the creation of a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament for women in the region, similar to the format played by their male counterparts in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). She said the region’s women cricketers would benefit significantly from the exposure and experience to be gained against the background...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), makes a presentation to scholarship recipient, Cariann Stewart, during the Ministry’s Maths, Science and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (MS-TVET) Teacher Initiative ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on August 25. Ms. Stewart, who will be attending Church Teachers College in Manchester, is one of 440 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) student teachers awarded scholarships under the MS-TVET Initiative to pursue studies, beginning in the 2017/18 academic year. Looking on is National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin.

9 years ago Education

440 Scholarships Awarded to Stem Student Teachers

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has awarded 440 scholarships valued $330 million to tertiary students under the Maths, Science and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (MS-TVET) Teacher Initiative for the 2017/18 academic year. The scholarships will provide students pursuing degrees in education, in preparation to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with funding for tuition, miscellaneous fees,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents the Top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Scholarship awardee with her certificate from the Jamaica Police Co-operative Credit Union (JPCCU). Occasion was the 2017 JPCCU Scholarship Awards ceremony, held on August 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.

9 years ago Youth

Education State Minister Urges Skilled Parents to Become Volunteers

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on parents with exceptional skills to become volunteers in their communities. The State Minister said the skills are needed for better parenting, and the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has embarked on an initiative to develop “model parents” through the various parent-teacher associations (PTAs)...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a point at a press conference, held at the Ministry at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on August 25. At left is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Shaw Named Finance Minister of the Year

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has been named Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean by the GlobalMarkets newspaper. The publication focuses on the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank annual meetings Managing Editor of the publication, Toby Fildes, noted that Mr....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in dialogue with Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA), Rosalyn Campbell, after the announcement of the self-contributory health insurance scheme for security guards through Guardian Life, in November last year. (File photo)

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Registered Private Security Companies Must Deduct Health Insurance Money

Effective October 1, 2017, it will be mandatory for the more-than-300 registered private security companies to make salary deductions on behalf of security guards in their employ, to facilitate the self-contributory health insurance scheme that was announced in November 2016. Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA), Rosalyn Monteith Campbell, explained to JIS News that this became necessary...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), presents keys to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant (right), for some of the 20 motor vehicles now assigned to Area and Shift Commanders, at the Office of the Police Commissioner on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew today (August 25). Earlier in the week, the Minister handed over four other new vehicles to Commanders, in St. Mary.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Security Minister Says Management of Police Resources Being Improved

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says management of police resources is being improved, so that they can be better used to smash criminal gangs. The Minister, who made the comments while handing over 20 new vehicles to Area and Shift Commanders, at the Office of the Police Commissioner on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew today (August 25),...