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Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke (right), joins students and other stakeholders in a walk for peace as part of activities to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday (March 13). The march, from Ruthven Avenue, along Half-Way Tree Road and up Chelsea Avenue, was preceded by a peace rally at The Knutsford Court Hotel.

JCF Finalising Child Interaction Policy and Procedure

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is working on finalising and promoting its Child Interaction Policy and Procedure (CIPP), which will serve as a guide to the police in treating with children in their care. This was disclosed by Acting Director,...

Deputy Financial Secretary, Hope Blake (left) and Senior Manager, Public Sector Capability Development, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Natasha Gordon Miller (right), unveils the poster for a new Diploma in Auditing programme at MIND, during a ceremony at the agency’s offices on March 13. The Diploma, developed through the collaboration of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and MIND, aims to enhance the skills of auditors in the public and private sectors.

MIND Offers Diploma in Auditing

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

Gov’t Moving to Improve Management and Governance of NHT

Head of the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

Police Advises Passengers to Respond when Questioned During Traffic Stops

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (second left), display the symbolic cheque for $18.2 million in grant assistance from the Japanese Government for expansion of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Adult Education Centre on East Street in Kingston. The signing took place at the centre on Sunday, March 12. Others, from left, are: JFLL Chairman, Warren Newby; Executive Director, Worrel Hibbert and Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Manager, Lurene Wright. The funds have been provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Programme.

JFLL Gets $18.2m Grant from Japanese Gov’t

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing potato farmers in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, March 10.

9 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Play their Part in Growing Jamaica’s Economy

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson, has called on farmers to play their part in growing Jamaica’s economy. Speaking at Friday’s (March 10) Irish potato production post-harvest seminar and study tour in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, he emphasized that if farming does not grow, neither could the economy. To that end, he...

Poster for the Scientific Research Council’s 2017 Science Fair.

9 years ago Science

Application for SRC Science Fair Extended to March 17

The deadline for schools to register and apply for the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) 2017 Science Fair has been extended to March 17. The application deadline was previously March 10. The competition, which serves to display the scientific and technological skills of young people, is open to students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, including technical and vocational institutions....

Principal of the Clarendon-based Mocho Primary and Infant School, Tina Reid (2nd right), peruses posters on the national heroes, which were among educational materials donated to the school by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), recently. Others (from left) are Head Girl, Zackiah Buckley; Vice Principal, Curdell Bryan-Thomson; Chairman of the school Board, Ainsworth Kelly; and Clarendon College student, James Palmer, who is a past student of Mocho Primary and Infant School.

9 years ago Education

Mocho Primary to Get Resource Centre

The Mocho Primary and Infant School in Clarendon is to get a state-of-the-art resource centre, which will be utilised by five other schools in the area. Principal of the school, Tina Reid, told JIS News that Jamalco has provided funding to retrofit the teachers’ cottage to house the facility. She said the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has approved...

Aviola necklaces designed by Melissa Preddie of Aviola Accessories. They were among items showcased at the Made in Manchester expo for businesswomen, held at Manchester High School in Mandeville on March 5.

9 years ago Commerce

Manchester Women Entrepreneurs Showcase Wares

Some 40 women entrepreneurs from the parish of Manchester showcased their original designs, hand-made creations and home-made products at the second annual Made in Manchester Women in Business Expo. The event was held on March 5 on the grounds of the Manchester High School. Keva Ellis, creator of the KViolet Collection of knitted items told JIS News that she was...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, during Friday’s (March 10) $738.7-million (US$5.75-million) loan agreement signing ceremony for the IDB-funded water adaptation project, at the Jamaica National (JN) Financial Centre in New Kingston. The project is being spearheaded by the JN Group. At left is Group General Manager, Earl Jarrett.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Endorses Water Adaptation Project by JN Group

The Government has endorsed a $738.7-million (US$5.75-million) water adaptation project being initiated by the Jamaica National (JN) Group, with loan funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The initiative will facilitate on-lending of the funds, through JN Bank, to real estate developers to finance housing projects incorporating water-efficiency technologies that yield conservation, particularly within households, through the utilisation of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

New Property Tax Regime April 1

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced that a new property tax regime will be adopted starting April 1. Opening the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9, Mr. Shaw informed that as of April 1, property tax liabilities will be based on the adoption of the 2013 valuation roll. “In...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), goes over documents with Minister of State in the Ministry, Fayval Williams, before opening the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9.

9 years ago Social Security

Government Provides Addition of $3.68 Billion to PATH

The Government is providing an increase of 47 per cent to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), in a move to strengthen the country’s social safety net. This addition of $3.68 billion in the Budget for the 2017/18 financial year, brings to $11.47 billion the total provision for the programme, which targets some of the most vulnerable...