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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

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will join the rest of the world in observing World Accreditation Day on Friday, June 9. The day will be celebrated under the theme ‘Accreditation – Delivering Confidence in Construction and the Built...

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.

Gov’t To Intensify Campaign against Human Trafficking

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.

Review of Drain and Gully Systems

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.

BGLC to Host Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit in Montego Bay

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...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.

9 years ago Health & WellnessJustice

Caribbean Parliamentarians Urged to Scale Up Action Against HIV and AIDS

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling on the region’s parliamentarians to scale up action in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. He said that priority must be given to tackling stigma and discrimination against people living with AIDS, and removing legal and social barriers that drive the epidemic underground and limit access to prevention and...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the Reaching Individuals through Skills and Education (RISE) Life Management Services ‘Finding My Voice’ programme closing ceremony expo and concert held on May 31 at Emancipation Park in Kingston. The EU-funded national programme focused on the prevention of child abuse through a multimedia public-education campaign.

9 years ago Youth

Children Encouraged to Speak out Against Abuse

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging children to speak out against abuse. Mr. Green said that while there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse by adults, there is still an issue of under-reporting, with only one out of 10 adults making reports. He was speaking at the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), and President of the New Forest/Duff House Water Users Association, Conrad Murray, examine spray equipment. Occasion was the handover of plant material and equipment to farmers in South Manchester and South St. Elizabeth, who have been affected by the beet army worm, at the Water Users Association’s office in Manchester on May 31.

9 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Provides $17. 5 Million to Assist Farmers Affected by Beet Army Worm

Farmers in South Manchester and South St. Elizabeth who have been affected by the beet army worm, have benefited from $17.5 million in support from the Government. The farmers have lost some 150 acres of scallion, tomato, cucumber, callaloo, onion, and beetroot to the pest. “We (are) assisting them with everything to get them back on their feet,” said Minister...