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Heart Foundation of Jamaica Executive Director and Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Board Member, Deborah Chen, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Health Coalition Endorses WHO Declaration against Tobacco Use

The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) has endorsed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2017 declaration against the use of tobacco, which it regards as a threat to development. Coalition board member and Heart Foundation of Jamaica Executive Director, Deborah...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Sends Condolences to the People of the UK

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), accepts a gift presented by Attorney-at-Law at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Courtney Foster (left), on the final day of the agency’s three-day Use of Force in Law Enforcement Conference, on June 2. The three-day forum was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is INDECOM Commissioner, Terrence Williams.

Police Lauded For Reducing Fatal Shootings

Chief Executive Officer at Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (June 2). She outlined activities to be undertaken by the agency to observe World Accreditation Day on June 9 and the week of celebration which will be observed from Saturday, June 3 to Friday, June 9.

JANAAC Highlights Importance of Accreditation

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), samples a coconut body butter made by students and teachers of the Sydney Pagon Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was the school’s STEM Projects and Career Day held on May 31 under the theme: ‘STEM: Fuelling 21st Century Innovations, Economic Growth and Development.’

STEM Working at Sydney Pagon Academy – Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (2nd left), hands over a 16-seater Toyota Hiace Bus to (from left) Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, shares the moment. The bus, acquired by the Justice Ministry at a cost of approximately $6 million, was donated to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit of the JCF. It was handed over on June 1 at the Justice Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew.

9 years ago Information

Gov’t To Intensify Campaign against Human Trafficking

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government will be intensifying its public education against human trafficking this year. He said the campaign will be “more aggressive”, especially in rural areas where persons are deemed to be more at risk. “We will also focus on targeted interventions for vulnerable groups,” he pointed out. The Minister was speaking at the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens keenly to the Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry, at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month and observance of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season on June 1 at Jamaica House.

9 years ago Community

Review of Drain and Gully Systems

A review of the country’s drain and gully systems is being undertaken by the technical staff at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, in collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA). “We are serious about ensuring that flooding does not remain a part of our normal life experience,” Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said, while addressing the launch...

Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Conference Chairperson, Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Carole Martinez Johnson (left), provides details about the Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit at a Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingston on June 1. At right is Executive Director at the BGLC, Vitus Evans. The summit will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from June 14 to 15.

9 years ago Information

BGLC to Host Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit in Montego Bay

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be hosting the Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit (CGS) 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from June 14 to 15. The event, which is in its seventh staging, is being held through partnership with the Caribban Gaming Show (CGS) Group LLC and will focus on interactive gaming and...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (seated left), receives help from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Web Developer/Designer, Alex Lewis (left, standing), in navigating the newly launched website at the Attorney General’s Chambers on Oxford Road, in New Kingston on June 1. Others are Manager of Computer Services at the JIS, André Allen and Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey.

9 years ago Information

Persons Can Now Access Information at AGC

KINGSTON, June 1 (JIS): Persons wishing to gather vital information from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) can now do so through the agency’s website (agc.gov.jm), which was launched on June 1. Speaking to JIS News following the launch, Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said the website’s availability represents steps taken by the AGC to get more persons to better...

Principal, Alpha Primary School, Millicent Graham, engages with Grade 3 students. The South Camp Road-based institution is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

9 years ago Education

Alpha Primary Celebrating 125 Years of Excellence

For 125 years, the Alpha Primary School located on South Camp Road, Kingston, has been shaping the lives of Jamaicans and garnering a reputation of excellence. Branded as one of the island’s premier primary institutions, Alpha has recorded outstanding results in all national standardised examinations, namely the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Tests, and the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), observes as President of the Jamaica Manufacturers

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Special Economic Zone Regulations for Parliament Soon

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says regulations will be brought to Parliament in another two weeks to bring to life the special economic zones (SEZs). Mr. Holness, who was addressing the opening of the inaugural Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) Trade Show at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on June 1, said that while the regulations have been long...

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left), assists member of Settlement, Sheila Morrison (3rd left), to display trophy for placing first in the Quality Cup contest, organised by Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) and held today (June 1), at Craighton Hall Estate, in Irish Town, St. Andrew. Others are (from left) Cynthia Robinson, representing second place New Grange/Woodford; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano; and Roxanne Richards, representing Middleton, which placed third.

9 years ago AgriculturePrime Minister

Coffee Farmers Urged To Adopt Best Practices

A call has been made for players in the coffee industry to utilise best practices for its sustainability. Making the call, Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, says the industry is a mainstay of her constituency, and a major export commodity for Jamaica, hence the need for...