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Government Backs Bolt Farewell in Jamaica

Kingston, March 17, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Ministry is providing financial support to the Racers Grand Prix, which will feature Usain Bolt’s farewell performance on Jamaican soil in...

Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

Holistic Rehabilitation Programme at South Camp Road Juvenile Centre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), embraces outgoing Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), following her contribution to the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 16. It was Mrs. Simpson Miller's final budget presentation in Parliament as Opposition Leader. Shaking hands in the background (from right) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang and Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips. Seated is Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Robert Pickersgill.

Opposition Leader Proposes Special Standing Committee on Social Security

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (File Photo)

Dept. of Correctional Services to Expand Rehabilitation Programme

Acting Director, Information Technology at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Dwight Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 14, about the implementation of the Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) by April 1, 2017.

JLS to Implement ILMS April 1

A participant gives her views at a town hall meeting held by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at the Power of Hope Deliverance Ministry, in Riverton Meadows, in Kingston, March 15.

9 years ago Local Government

NSWMA to Clear and Beautify Entrance to Riverton Meadows

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is to clear and beautify the front of Riverton Meadows, in St. Andrew. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, says while a dump exists beyond the community, Riverton Meadows is a residential area, and the activities at the entrance of the community give it a negative perception. “We have lived with it...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCAF), Victor Montagliani (centre), presents the CONCACAF banner to Caribbean Football Director for CONCACAF, Horace Reid. Occasion was the official opening of the CONCACAF regional office at the Courtleigh Corporate Centre in Kingston on March 15.

9 years ago Sport

CONCACAF Office will Boost Football in Jamaica and Wider Region – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the establishment of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) office in Jamaica will serve to improve the technical capacity of football administrators in the island and the wider region. Ms. Grange, in a statement read by State Minister in the Ministry of National Security,...

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

9 years ago Education

HEART Merger to Expand Access to Training and Certification

Persons will be able to access training and be certified through a centralised system, with the merger of the HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and the National Youth Service (NYS). Under the merger, slated to take effect on April 1 this year, operations of the JFLL and NYS are to be subsumed under the HEART Trust/NTA. This...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addresses the Ministry’s retirees ceremony held on Wednesday (March 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago CommerceSocial Security

Workers Urged to Adequately Prepare for Retirement

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has underscored the need for workers to prepare for retirement by making adequate pension arrangements. This, he said, is important, particularly in light of the increase in average life expectancy, with persons living as many as 25 years after retiring. “Planning for retirement... is something we have...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), interacts with young persons at the launch of the National Youth Service (NYS) 2017 Summer Employment Programme, held at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, in St. Andrew, on March 15. To the State Minister’s left is Chairman of the NYS, Robert Miller

9 years ago Youth

More Participants in NYS Summer Employment Programme

The Government has increased the number of participants in the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme to 8,000 from 6,000, which obtained last year. Making the disclosure, State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said the increase is to enable more young persons to gain experience for the workforce. “We want to ensure...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), listens to a point from Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd right), during a visit to Mannings Hill Primary on Thursday (March 15) to encourage students on the first day the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). Others from (2nd left) are parent Sherell Smith Walker; guardian Kathleen Grant; and Principal of the school, Matthew Sinclair.

9 years ago Education

Education Ministry Sets Up GSAT Help Desk

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry has established a Help Desk to monitor the administration of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and to ensure that the 190 test centres are adequately supplied with scripts and other materials. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure in a JIS News interview, during a visit to the Mannings...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen (centre), urges online shoppers to take steps to protect their personal information, while addressing a recent JIS Think Tank. She is flanked by Vice President of the National Consumers League (NCL), Michael Diamond (left); and the Information Technology Manager at the CAC, Andrew Evelyn.

9 years ago Commerce

CAC Urges Online Shoppers to be Alert

With more Jamaicans choosing to shop online, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is stressing the need for consumers to safeguard their personal information as they conduct electronic transactions. The consumer alert comes against the increase in the number of reports about fake online retail stores. Information Technology Manager of CAC, Andrew Evelyn, in a recent interview with JIS News, says...