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SRC Competitions Close November 4

The deadline for the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Month competitions has been extended to November 4, 2016. Coordinator for the Science and Technology Unit at the SRC, Amanda McKenzie, told JIS News that the aim of the...

Chair of the Compensation Committee, Retired President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Seymour Panton (at mike), speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Justice, 61 Constant Spring Road, in Kingston, today (November 1). Others (from right) are: Legal Advisor to the Committee, Carlene Larmond; and other members of the Committee, Rev. Herro Blair Jr. and Rev. Rennard White.

West Kingston Military/Police Operation Victims Can Submit Claims

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

Church Invited to Partner with Education Ministry

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with children from St. Christopher School for the Deaf, during the church service to launch National Youth Month (November), at the Steer Town New Testament Church of God, in St. Ann., on Sunday, October 30. The Month will be observed under the theme: ‘Energizing Youth’ .

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Youth from Harm

Head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mainstreaming Acceleration Policy Support (MAPS) Mission Team, Nik Sekhran, addresses debriefing for the implementation of the UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on October 28.

Govt Commences Work on Roadmap to Guide Implementation of SDGs

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister to Attend High Level Caribbean Forum in Trinidad

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will lead a delegation to the 2016 High Level Caribbean Forum to be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday, November 2. The one day forum will be hosted by the International Monetary Fund and the Trinidad and Tobago authorities under the theme “Shifting Tides: Challenges and Opportunities”. The forum will bring together regional Prime...

Glenroy Clarke (right) places his hand on the head of Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right) as he offers prayers for the Minister and public officials during a church service to officially launch Local Government and Community Month on Sunday (October 30) at the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in Lucea, Hanover. At second left is Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Wynter McIntosh. Local Government and Community Month is being observed in November under the theme ‘Rebuilding Civic Pride in Your Community and Mine’.

10 years ago Local Government

Use Local Government Month to Improve Service Delivery – Minister McKenzie

Local authorities are being urged to use the observance of Local Government and Community Month in November to reflect on the level of service that they have been providing to the public and take the necessary steps to address shortcomings. The charge came from Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at a service to officially launch the...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fifth left); and Board Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung (6th right), share a photo opportunity with the recently announced Enterprise Team charged with identifying a preferred waste management provider for the Riverton Landfill. Occasion was a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, October 31 to announce the members of the team.

10 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

Enterprise Team Named for Divestment of Riverton Landfill

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has announced the appointment of an Enterprise Team to identify a preferred waste-management provider for the divestment of the Riverton Landfill. The nine-member team, chaired by Mr. Lyttleton Shirley, is charged with managing the process of establishing a waste-to-energy system in Jamaica and the contracting out of the solid-waste collection and solid-waste management...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses a press briefing to announce the appointment of an Enterprise Team to identify a preferred waste management provider for the Riverton Landfill. The press conference was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, October 31. At right is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

10 years ago Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

PM Urges Proper Disposal of Garbage

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says every Jamaican has a personal responsibility to properly dispose of their garbage. He noted that the irresponsible disposal of plastics in particular is creating an environmental problem. “Every time we drink a soda and we take that plastic bottle and throw it into the gully it ends up clogging our drains and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, October 31. At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

10 years ago Local Government

Measures Coming to Promote Proper Disposal of Garbage

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be undertaking a number of initiatives to promote the proper disposal of waste by Jamaicans. Included will be a comprehensive public-education campaign, to involve the hosting of town hall meetings right across the country. “This is to sensitise the people about the importance of the (proper) disposal of garbage,” Portfolio Minister,...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, makes a point during activities to observe Cyber Security Awareness Day, at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew on October 31.

10 years ago Technology

Data Protection Act to be Tabled Next Financial Year

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Data Protection Act will be tabled in Parliament before the end of the next financial year. Dr. Wheatley said the Act will safeguard, in general, the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data as well as to govern the collection, regulation, processing, keeping, use and disclosure...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File photo)

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Looking to Exceed Growth Target

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is looking to surpass the five per cent growth target over five years, which he has set for the sector. He said that work being undertaken through the Tourism Linkages Network to develop initiatives in sports and entertainment, shopping, knowledge, health and wellness, and gastronomy, will position the sector to exceed the...