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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

GSAT Mock Exam January 11-12

A national mock examination for the 2017 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), designed by the Education Ministry, will be administered in all primary schools on January 11 and 12. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon....

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the importance of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey.

Public-Private Partnerships Needed to Fund Projects in Health Sector

Promoted judges display their Instruments of Appointment at swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House in St. Andrew, on January 6. From left are Her Honour Lisa Palmer Hamilton, Her Honour Sonia Bertram Linton, Justice Carol Edwards, His Honour Dale Palmer, Her Honour Yvonne Brown and Her Honour Calys Wiltshire.

Six Judges Promoted

Garvey Family Donates National Hero’s Medal to Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), with (from left) Chair of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, Danny Roberts; Vice Chair of the Economic Growth Council, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; Executive Director of the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Team, Maria Thompson Walters; and state ministers in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams and Hon. Rudyard Spencer, following a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on January 5, in which the Prime Minister delivered a policy statement on the public-sector transformation process.

Priorities Being Implemented to Transform Public Sector

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), in discussion with Senior Director at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Cecile Maragh (left), while Senior Legal Officer at the Local Government Ministry, Sophia Knight Williams (right), looks on. Occasion was a regional local government sensitisation session, held today (January 5), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

E-Procurement System Produces Results

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is reporting that its new e-procurement regime is turning over contracts within three months, down from up to two years. Senior Director at the Ministry, Cecile Maragh, points out that the efficiency of the system allows all interested parties to deal with the bidding process from different locations, and that no longer...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook (centre) and Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC) Michael Belnavis at a Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) function in Miami, Florida, recently.

9 years ago Tourism

Anti-Harassment Drive Lauded

Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC), Michael Belnavis, is lauding the Government’s anti-harassment efforts on the streets of Ocho Rios, noting that there are early indications they have been working. Mr. Belnavis points to the start of the cruise-shipping season where Ocho Rios has been experiencing an unusual amount of walking traffic from the cruise pier into the main...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), addresses custodes at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices on January 5. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer (left); and Custos of Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin.

9 years ago Justice

Justice Centres to be Established

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is moving to have justice centres established in each parish to provide training for justices of the peace (JPs) in the areas of restorative justice, mediation and child diversion. The objective is to better enable the JPs to peacefully resolve conflicts outside of the court system and promote harmony in communities. Mr. Chuck was speaking...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addresses a function of the Department of Correctional Services, recently.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Juvenile Recidivism Decreasing

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says juvenile recidivism is decreasing. In an interview with JIS News, the State Minister also noted that fewer wards of the State are being detained, because of the diversion programme being used in the court system. The programme, he explained, is a system used to assess...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), has the attention of Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (centre); and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson, at a town hall meeting held at the Portland Municipal Corporation in Port Antonio on Tuesday (January 3).

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Redevelopment of Dragon Bay Hotel to Start this Year

Work on the US$100-million redevelopment of the Dragon Bay Hotel in Portland is set to commence this year, with the property to start operation in 2019. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said some 600 to 800 persons will be employed during the construction phase of the 250-room property. A total...

A member of the work crew puts domestic waste in the back of a National Solid Waste Management Authority compactor truck. (FILE)

9 years ago Local Government

SDC and NSWMA Lauded for Undertaking Transformational Work

The Social Development Commission (SDC) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) are being hailed for undergoing significant and transformational adjustments to their operations. The staff were recently congratulated by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie for their work in transforming the public image of both institutions. “I believe the SDC stands out as a flagship...

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Participate in Health and Lifestyle Survey

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, is appealing to Jamaicans to participate in the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III, which is currently being carried out across the island by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, in association with the Ministry. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 4, Dr. De...