Latest

Senior Deputy Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (right), provides an update on the Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on is Assistant Commissioner JFB, Sean Martin.

Fire Brigade Reports Success from Community Education Programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting success in its Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme, which was launched in 2015 following a series of devastating fires that affected farms. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18), Senior...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left), is being briefed about the operations of the Neonatal Care Unit at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital by Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Orville Morgan.

PHOTOS: Health Minister Tours Victoria Jubilee Hospital

St. Andrew Primary School students Abigail Daley (left) and Raheem Vassell, read material outlining some of the services provided by the Ministry of Justice, during a sensitisation session held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston on Tuesday, September 27. (File)

Students to Learn About Restorative Justice

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, look at memorabilia on display at the opening of a museum honouring the life and work of late reggae icon Peter Tosh at the Pulse Centre, Trafalgar Road on October 19.

PM Says Institutions Must be in Place to Preserve Nation’s History

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), accepts a book on Miss Lou and Jamaica Culture from Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris (centre), at the launch of the Miss Lou Archives at the National Library of Jamaica on October 20. Chairman of the function, Dahlia Harris (left), observes the handover.

National Library of Jamaica to be Upgraded

Assistant Business Advisory Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters, speaking at a JIS Think Tank session at the agency’s headquarters on Wednesday (October 19) about Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs).

10 years ago Commerce

MSMEs Urged to Explore Opportunities in New and Emerging Industries

Medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to explore business opportunities in new and emerging industries. Assistant Business Advisory Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters, said that globalisation has changed the needs of the marketplace and entrepreneurs should see this shift as a chance to develop new business concepts and products to meet...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (left), receives a donation of cash and supplies from Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Nadeen Matthews, at the bank’s Atrium offices in Kingston yesterday (October 20).

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

NCB Donates $2 Million to Haiti Relief Effort

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has donated approximately $2 million in cash and supplies to the Haiti relief effort. The contribution, from the bank’s staff, was handed over to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) yesterday (October 20), at the NCB Atrium offices in Kingston. Director General of ODPEM, Major Clive Davis, who accepted the donation, told...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing stakeholders attending a sensitisation session at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston on Tuesday, September 27. (File)

10 years ago Justice

Granville Restorative Justice Centre to be Revived

A committee has been convened to resuscitate services at the Granville Restorative Justice Centre in St. James. This was stated by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during an address to the House of Representatives on October 19. “Terms of reference have been prepared for the committee; they have convened and are committed to having the centre up and running...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (FILE)

10 years ago Parliament

House Begins Debate on Partnership Bills

The House of Representatives, on October 18, began debate on Bills that seek to establish Jamaica as a domicile of choice for international financial and business services. They are the Limited Partnership Act and the General Partnership Act. The General Partnership Bill will formalise the process for foreign partnerships looking to transact business in Jamaica and facilitate mergers and conversion...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (2nd right), views items developed by Alabaster World, while at the launch of the Development Minerals Project, funded by the European Union (EU), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and held Wednesday (October 19), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in St. Andrew. Looking on (at left) are proprietor of Alabaster World, Delroy Lamont, and (at right) is Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounounce.

10 years ago Environment

Project to Develop Minerals Sector Launched

Jamaica is to benefit from a three-year programme aimed at positioning the country to take advantage of the lucrative minerals sector. The 13.1 million-euro Development Minerals Programme, being funded by the European Union (EU), is being undertaken in Six African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states. It seeks to build the profile and improve the management of Neglected Development Minerals (NDM),...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens as Director of Manufacturing at Wisynco Group Ltd., Mr. Devon Reynolds, describes operations at the company’s White Marl complex in St. Catherine, during a tour of the factory yesterday (October 19). Looking on (at right) is Chairman of the Wisynco Group, Mr. William Mahfood. The Prime Minister toured the company’s styrofoam manufacturing line, as well as its bottling facility.

10 years ago CommercePrime Minister

PM Urges Wisynco to Consider Alternatives to Styrofoam

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has urged Wisynco Group Ltd., the sole manufacturer of styrofoam in Jamaica, to consider the development of environmentally friendly alternatives to the product. Following a tour of Wisynco’s White Marl complex in St. Catherine yesterday (October 19), Mr. Holness issued a challenge for the company to identify products within the Jamaican environment that...

Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, Maurice Thompson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

90 Per Cent Conviction Rate for Illegal Gaming

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is reporting a 90 per cent conviction rate for persons found to be involved in illegal gambling. BGLC Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Maurice Thompson, said there were 15 arrests in 2014/15; 15 arrests in 2015/16; and three arrests since the start of the year. He said the...