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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.

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...

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.

Justice Centres to be Established

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.

Juvenile Recidivism Decreasing

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).

Redevelopment of Dragon Bay Hotel to Start this Year

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

SDC and NSWMA Lauded for Undertaking Transformational Work

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, on January 4.

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), joins hands with other leaders of the country in receiving a word of prayer being offered by Bishop, Dr. Albert West (left), during the 12th annual staging of the Heal the Family, Heal the Nation church service at the National Arena on January 4. He is joined by (from 2nd left) Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Anthony Hylton; Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; State Minister of Finance, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. The service, hosted by The Power of Faith Ministries International Inc., in association with the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, was held under the theme ‘Working Together for Kingdom and Nation Building’.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Urges Citizens to Reject Culture of Dons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has delivered a strong charge for citizens to reject the phenomena of dons and area leaders in their communities. “The only protector of the community must be the Government of Jamaica, the police force and Jesus Christ, the Almighty Saviour. We don’t need any dons and criminals to protect us,” he emphasised. The...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Seeks Added Source of Funding to Repair Parochial Roads

Discussions are advanced with the Finance and the Public Service Ministry to find an added source of funding to repair, maintain and rehabilitate parochial roads across the island. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure on day one of a series of regional sensitisation sessions for elected local government officials, at The Knutsford Court Hotel...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe (left), in conversation with Contractor General, Dirk Harrison, at an orientation session for newly elected local government officials, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on January 4.

9 years ago Justice

Contractor General Emphasises Importance of Managing Conflict of Interest

Contractor General, Dirk Harrison, says the effective management of conflict of interest or other perceptions is very crucial to the building of a good public image. He points out that conflict of interest, as it relates to public procurement processes, arises when a public official has a private-capacity interest, which could improperly influence the performance of his or her official...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a regional orientation session for councillors from the municipal corporations of Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. Thomas, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (January 4). At right is Director, Legal Unit in the Ministry, Sophia Knight.

9 years ago Local Government

Local Government Representatives Urged to Read Handbook

Local Government representatives are being urged to familiarise themselves with the latest edition of the councillors handbook, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The 300-page handbook, entitled ‘A Guide for Jamaican Councillors’, will be made available to the representatives shortly. “When you get it, read it, because it is a guide that is useful,” the...

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left), listens while Senior Compliance Officer with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Phillip Morgan, makes a point during a tour of businesses in the town on January 3.

9 years ago Local Government

Business Operators Urged to Dispose of Their Garbage the Right Way

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is encouraging business operators in Port Antonio, Portland, to dispose of their garbage appropriately or they will be ticketed for littering. Mr. Gordon, who was addressing a town hall meeting at the Portland Municipal Corporation, on January 3, said the “root” of the garbage pile-up in the parish...

Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz, Keith Wellington, who is also the LASCO Principal of the Year for 2016.

9 years ago Education

STETHS Adopts Greenhouse Technology

The administration of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz is using greenhouse technology to teach agricultural science and to combat praedial larceny at the institution. Principal, Keith Wellington, told JIS News that with greenhouse technology, the hope is that STETHS can return to its glory days of being one of the top educational institutions that have agriculture...