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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz

Contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate by Hon. Daryl Vaz

Mr. Speaker, it is with humility and gratitude, and with a sense of great responsibility that has been entrusted in me, that I rise to deliver the accomplishments and plans for the portfolio areas to which I am assigned in...

An enthusiastic Grace Baston, Principal of Campion College and Dr. Peter Ruddock , Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) watch as third form students Azariah Jones and Noel Ellis assess the model of a solar powered water pumping system designed by their schoolmates which won first prize in the 16 - 19 age group in the Science category of the 2016/17 PCJ Schools Energy Competition. The Campion College Team earned a $500,000 grant from the PCJ for the implementation of the prize winning project at their school. The contribution was handed over at a general assembly which was held at the school auditorium on Old Hope Road this morning (Tuesday, April 25, 2017).

PCJ Pumps $500,000 into Implementation of Solar Powered Water System at Campion College

Members of the Ophthalmology Medical Mission and personnel of the Mandeville Regional Hospital. The team performed 257 cataract surgeries from April 8 to 10. In the front row (from left) are CEO of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller; sponsor of the medical mission, Dr. Kiran Patel, and co-founders of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Hillary and Horace Morgan.

Jamaican Couple Teams with American Philanthropist to Give Back

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, who is on tourism business overseas.

Jamaica Could Have Five Million Visitors Earlier than Projected

Government Senator, Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point in the Senate on April 21.

Property Tax Bills Passed by The Senate

Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at The Mico University College, Dr. Albert Benjamin, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

9 years ago Education

Education Offers Solution to Crime

Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at The Mico University College, Dr. Albert Benjamin, has cited education as one of the most critical elements in addressing crime in Jamaica. He noted that education shapes values and attitudes and transforms lives, and research has shown a correlation between high levels of education and low crime rate. “We must have...

Commissioner of the Revenue Protection Division, Major (Ret’d) Johanna Lewin (right), has the attention of (from left) Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng; Contractor General, Dirk Harrison; and Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards. This was shortly after an interview with JIS News at the Office of the Contractor General on Friday (April 21), ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

MOCA to Share Anti-Corruption Tools at Regional Conference

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is expected to share some key investigative approaches and deterrent methodologies with anti-corruption bodies from across the region, at the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference, which opened on Monday (April 24). MOCA Director General, Colonel Desmond Edwards, said the entity will highlight, among other things, its...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking in the Senate. (FILE)

9 years ago ParliamentSenate

Senate Passes Arbitration Bill

The Arbitration Bill, which seeks to provide an effective non-judicial mechanism for settling disputes between contracting parties, was passed in the Senate on Friday (April 21) with 50 amendments. The Bill, which is intended to repeal and replace the 1900 Arbitration Act, also seeks to facilitate domestic and international trade and commerce by encouraging the use of arbitration as a...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses journalists at a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Engages CARICOM and OAS to Promote Dialogue in Venezuela

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Jamaica will continue to engage CARICOM and the Organization of American States (OAS) members to promote dialogue and a peaceful resolution to the situation in Venezuela. Speaking to journalists at a recent press briefing at the Ministry in New Kingston, the Minister said the situation in...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ministry to Take Control of Diaspora Mapping Project Database

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will take ownership of the database captured under the online Diaspora Mapping initiative, now that the project has ended. Funded by the International Organizaton for Migration (IOM), the project was undertaken in conjunction with the Ministry. It aimed to capture the location, interests and skills of members of the diaspora, while building...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (right), consults with JIPO’s Chairman, Peter Goldson, during yesterday’s (April 24) staging of a Copyright Seminar at JIPO’s New Kingston offices.

9 years ago Commerce

JIPO to Expedite 100 IP Registrations at Open House

Persons wishing to apply for Intellectual Property (IP) registration will benefit from expedited processing of documents at an Open House to be held at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in New Kingston today (April 25). The first 100 applicants will qualify for this “hot desk” service during the event, which is slated to run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30...

Governance and Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng, responds to questions during an interview with JIS News on April 21, ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Caribbean Commonwealth Countries Get Commitment in Fight Against Corruption

Commonwealth Caribbean countries have been given a commitment by the Governance and Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng, to continue the facilitation of anti-corruption messages and dialogues among the states. Speaking with JIS News on April 21, ahead of today’s (April 24) opening of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference, he...