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

Prime Minister Appeals to Motorists to Slow Down

With 115 road fatalities already recorded since the start of the year, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again appealing for motorists to slow down on the nation’s roads to preserve lives. The Prime Minister made the plea...

Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 9.

Slow Down Days May 11 and 12

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations Officers (from left, back row): Peta Gay Rowe, Denise Dennis, Tomeica Gunn-Mighty, Joan Gayle, Kadian Brown and Judith Hunter, with grade-one children from the Woodford Primary and Infant School in East Rural St Andrew, during a visit by the agency as part of activities for Read Across Jamaica Day on Wednesday, May 9.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Read Across Jamaica Day

Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.

First Blind Contestant Vies for Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Crown

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, during Monday’s (May 8) Europe Day reception, organised by the Office of the European Delegation in Jamaica, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. At centre is Delegation Head, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

European Union Lauded for Support

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Suvarna Technosoft, Suresh Tarigopula, look at something of interest on a mobile device during the official launch of the Medical Practice Management System (PAS-MD) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St. Andrew on May 9.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Use of Modern Technology Will Boost Healthcare Delivery – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the use of modern technology in the country’s health institutions augurs well for the continued development of the sector. Speaking at the official launch of the Medical Practice Management System (PAS-MD) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 9, Dr. Tufton said improved technology, once used appropriately, will...

Manager, Financial Support Services Unit at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Melissa Bennett (2nd left), provides details about the entity’s Small Business Expo and Conference at a recent JIS Think Tank. Others (from left) are Manager, Marketing Services at the JBDC, Janine Taylor; Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell; and Manager, Business Advisory Services, Althea West-Myers. The JBDC expo is slated for Thursday, May 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston under the theme ‘Think Big. Scale Up. Go Global’.

9 years ago Commerce

JBDC Small Business Expo to Impact Economic Growth

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says activities planned for its Small Business Expo and Conference are intended to impact economic development by empowering entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Manager for Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Althea West-Myers, said the expo will provide business persons with information “to help them make the link and bridge the gap between how their businesses...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, at the 74th Annual Joint Conference of the Jamaica Police Federation at the Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, St. James, on May 9.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

DNA Registry up and Running

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the DNA registry is up and running, making it easier to positively identify the real perpetrators of crime. The Minister, who was speaking at the Jamaica Police Federation’s 74th Joint Central Conference at the Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, St. James, on May 9, said DNA science will enable the police to rely...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

9 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Effective Management Can Make Sugar Industry Viable – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the sugar industry is sustainable, once effective management is in place. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House, today (May 9), Mr. Samuda noted the importance of the industry to social stability and the economy, adding that abandoning sugar production will have “massive” economic and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (at mike), addresses handover ceremony for three new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices, in St. Andrew, today (May 9). At centre is Chairman of the NSWMA, Dennis Chung.

9 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Equipping NSWMA for Timely Collection of Garbage

The Government is assuring the public that equipping the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the timely collection of garbage is a priority. According to Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, there is an ongoing process of boosting the fleet of trucks for the agency, and there will be no “reneging” on the obligation to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), and Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoey Simpson, accept baby supplies from Bishop Dr. Durone Hepburn (2nd left) and his wife, Phuong Hepburn, from the Joyously Unveiling the Master’s Plan (J.U.M.P.) Ministries Global Church. The items, which will benefit adolescent mothers from the WCFJ’s 18 sites across the island, were handed over on May 9, at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road headquarters in St. Andrew.

9 years ago Gender Affairs

Adolescent Mothers to Benefit from Donation of Baby and School Supplies

Adolescent mothers from the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) are to benefit from a large donation of baby and school supplies from the Joyously Unveiling the Master’s Plan (J.U.M.P.) Ministries Global Church through its Project Life initiative. The items include baby carriers, diapers, strollers, clothes, baby food packets, baby hygiene products, and toys, as well as stationery, calculators and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

9 years ago Education

14 Infant Departments to be Established at Primary Schools

Fourteen infant departments are to be established at primary schools across the island under the Early Childhood Rationalisation Programme. The rationalisation process involves merging clusters of basic schools as well as subsuming some into infant departments of primary schools. This is done according to factors such as the number of students at each institution and the needs of the area,...