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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew (second right), converses with Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, while participating in an advocacy march in New Kingston, on Wednesday, March 8, which was commemorated as International Women’s Day under the theme: ‘Unite to End Gender-based Violence’.

Churches Invited to Celebrate Women this Sunday

Churches have been invited to dedicate their services on Sunday, March 12 to celebrating women, in support the Government’s renewed thrust to eliminate gender-based violence. This call came from Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, as she...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for phase two development of serviced lots at Masemure in Little London Westmoreland, on Friday, March 10. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $182.3 million. Also breaking ground, from left, are: NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for western Westmoreland, where Masemure is located, Dr. Wykeham McNeill; NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke; and Savanna-la-Mar Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore.

NHT Undertaking $182.3m Masemure Phase II Housing Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground on Friday, March 10, for the development of 32 services lots in Darliston, eastern Westmoreland. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $95.4-million. Joining Mr. Holness are NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (3rd left); eastern Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Luther Buchanan (4th right), as well as other government and agency representatives.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Darliston Serviced Lots

Business Development Manager at VIP Attractions, Ka-el Clarke (left), hands over a cheque valued at $34, 913.92 to Operator of Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre, Doreen Hayden-Brown, to assist with repairs to the lighting at the facility. Sharing the moment (from right) are Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Senior Inspector for St. Catherine, Yvette Edwards-Wilson; ECC Development Officer, Simone Ellis-Dixon, and ECC Inspector, Tanya Rose-Reid. Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre is the first early-childhood institution in St. Catherine to be certified by the ECC.

Portmore-Based Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre Certified By ECC

In this file photo a convoy of Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) departs Up Park Camp.

JDF Gets US$11.6 Million to Improve Offshore Patrol and Aerial Surveillance

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

New Public Debt Definition will Help to Achieve Target

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says following the adoption of the new public debt definition, Jamaica will be closer to achieving its sustainable legislative debt target within the next eight years, or sooner. The new debt definition identifies public debt as the consolidated debt of the specified public sector, except the Bank of Jamaica. The specified...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, highlighting the activities for World Consumer Rights Day on Wednesday, March 15, at JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 9.

9 years ago Commerce

Empowering Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day on Wednesday, March 15, under the theme ‘Empowering Consumers in the Digital Age’. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ yesterday (March 9), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, said the agency will be hosting a week of activities from March 12 to 17 to highlight...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left), participates in the planting of the Turnera Campaniflora in the Chinese Gardens at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew, during the recently held Science in the Gardens event. Others (from left) are Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison; Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley; Superintendent of the Public Gardens Division Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Demoy Nash; Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School student, Sahai Lewis-Mayne; and Hope Valley Experimental student, Jabilo Needham.

9 years ago Science

SRC to Test Plant for Medicinal Properties

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) will be undertaking research on the Turnera Campaniflora plant, which is believed to have medicinal properties. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the plant, which is endemic to Jamaica, is related to ‘ramgoat dash along’ which is used to treat hypertension and is expected to have similar features. He...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, addressing the launch of the EU-funded Civil Society Boost Initiative (CSBI) today (March 8) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. At right is Executive Director of RISE Life Management Services, which is spearheading the initiative, Sonita Morin Abrahams.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

$68M EU Funding Support for Civil Society Initiative

The European Union (EU) has provided $68 million (€500,000) in grant funding support towards the two-year Civil Society Boost Initiative (CSBI) being implemented by RISE Life Management Services. The project aims to increase the capacity of Jamaican civil society organisations (CSOs)/non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to operate effectively and improve service delivery to their target populations. The initiative was officially launched Wednesday...

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

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Announces New Revenue Measures to Earn $13.5 Billion

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has outlined new revenue measures to raise $13.5 billion to finance the 2017/18 Budget. This includes an increase in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on fuel to range from $0.43 to $7.36 per litre. This measure is expected to earn $7.5 billion and will take effect at the pumps as...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.

9 years ago Justice

Ministry of Justice Promoting Peaceful Solutions to Disputes

The Ministry of Justice has embarked on a national drive to promote peaceful solutions to disputes in schools and the wider community. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer, says that the Ministry is increasing the use of non-court initiatives, including mediation and restorative justice practices. She notes that at the school level, principals, deans of discipline, guidance counsellors and...

Director of Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, gives remarks at a forum to close out the Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Protected Area System (NPAS) Project, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 7. The forum concludes the six-year project, aimed at improving the management of protected areas. It was implemented by NEPA, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, the Forestry Department and the Fisheries Division, and funded by the Global Environment Facility and executed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

9 years ago Environment

Project to Safeguard Protected Areas Hailed

A project to strengthen the operational and financial sustainability of Jamaica’s national system of protected areas is being hailed as a success after six years of implementation. Administered by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), the Forestry Department and the Fisheries Division, the project, which started in 2010, aims to...