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Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)

Bureau of Gender Affairs to Host Sexual Harassment Sensitisation Sessions

The Bureau of Gender Affairs will be embarking on a series of sexual harassment sensitisation sessions across communities islandwide. A session is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 17, at Casa Maria Hotel, St Mary, from 6:00 p.m. to...

Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 6, at the agency's Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.

JFB Proposes Legislation to Inspect Private Dwellings

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), joins stakeholder representatives, who signed the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. They are Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), representing the Government; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, representing civil society; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, on behalf of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).

Signatories to Partnership Agreement Assure PM of Support

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)

Private Owners of CCTV Respond to Security Ministry

Resident of East Kingston, Adolphus Kelly (left), receives information from Legal Officer, Land Administration And Management Programme (LAMP), Tirshatha Russell. Occasion was the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) fourth justice fair held at the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, East Kingston, on December 7.

East Kingston Residents Benefit from free Legal Services

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves Bills for Development of Caymanas Park

The House of Representatives approved two Bills on December 6 that will establish a regulatory framework to attract and support investment in Jamaica’s horse-racing industry and facilitate the development of Caymanas Track into a modern world-class racing complex. The Bills – Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act and the Jamaica Racing Commission (Amendment) Act – were piloted by Minister of...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), engages in conversation with Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bruno Pouezat, at the launch of the Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project on November 30, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in New Kingston.

9 years ago EnergyTechnology

Gov’t Launches Project to Cut Energy Costs in Public Sector

The Government is undertaking a three-year project that is expected to cut energy costs in the public sector by putting renewable systems in place and increasing conservation methods. The Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project is being undertaken through US$12,003,741 in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. The United...

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Host Wards of the State for Christmas

The Child Development Agency (CDA) is appealing to Jamaicans to open their hearts and homes to wards of the State during the festive season. The agency’s ‘Take a Child Home for Christmas’ programme is aimed at providing children in State care with the opportunity to experience the joy that the festive season brings. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Director for...

Cruise visitors take pictures after disembarking the MS Monarch, which docked at the Port of Kingston on December 6, last year. (FILE)

9 years ago Tourism

Kingston Being Considered for Cruise-Ship Calls Over the Next Three Years

The cruise ship ‘Monarch’, which is operated by Royal Caribbean, is considering Kingston as one of its ports of call on its itinerary for the next three years. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure on December 6, as he welcomed the arrival of the largest ever cruise ship to Kingston. Addressing the audience at a function, held...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (2nd left), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about additional security measures to protect persons during the festive season. Others (from left) are Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC); Dorothy Campbell; Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks; and Sergeant Shaunjaye Mitchell.

9 years ago JIS Think TankNational Security and Peace

Police to Increase Stop-and-Search Operations

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be increasing stop-and-search operations during the festive season. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said there will be a surge in the number of police on the ground during the festive season to counter the increase in robberies and the large migration...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left), signs a copy of the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement, during a ceremony at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. Also signing (from left) are Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, representing the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU); Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; and Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, on behalf of civil society.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Gov’t Committed to Social Partnership – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon, Andrew Holness, has renewed commitment to the social partnership over the next four years, involving the State, represented by the Government and Opposition; civil society; the private sector; and the trade-union movement. He said the objective is to ensure collaboration in fulfilling the national targets aimed at achieving social and economic progress for the country’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right) and wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), share a photo opportunity with Co-Directors of ‘I Am Bolt’, Gabe Turner (2nd left); and Benjamin Turner (right). Occasion was the Caribbean premiere of the film at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on Tuesday, December 6.

9 years ago Prime Minister

‘I Am Bolt’ a Boost for Brand Jamaica – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed ‘I Am Bolt’, the film documenting the life and successes of track and field icon Usain Bolt as a big hit for Brand Jamaica. “Usain Bolt is now Jamaica’s biggest ambassador. His personality, his ability to draw people to him (and) his showmanship have really given a boost to Brand Jamaica,”...