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Vice President of Cruise Shipping and Marina Operations at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ),William Tatham (left), outlines plans for increased home porting activities at the Montego Bay cruise-shipping port to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right) and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), during a recent tour of the port. At second left is Chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone, Mark Hart.

More Ships to Home Port in Montego Bay

Two additional cruise ships are expected to begin home-porting in Montego Bay, St. James, in the next winter season, bringing to seven the number of vessels that will be involved in that arrangement. Vice President of Cruise Shipping and Marina...

The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.

Message from the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid: International Literacy Day

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), applauds as a truck carrying a container leaves to symbolically launch Red Stripe’s first shipment to the United States after four years, at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on September 7. He is joined by Managing Director of Red Stripe, Mr. Ricardo Nuncio (second left); Head of Corporate Relations, Mrs. Dianne Ashton Smith (second right); and Brand Manager for Red Stripe and Heineken United States, Mr. Andrew Anguin (right).

PM Hails Red Stripe

Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Technology will Boost Delivery of Education Services – Senator Reid

Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, removing debris on a street as part of a clean-up campaign earlier this year.

10 years ago Local Government

Hanover Gears Up for National Clean-Up Exercise

Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh, says all is in place for the national clean-up exercise in the parish on Saturday (September 10). “We have already started the sensitisation. The Social Development Commission (SDC) is already out there working and our public relations officer is out there as well. At the end of it, I’m expecting that...

Chairman of the Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI), Dr. Eric Deans.

10 years ago Commerce

Logistics Hub a Major Investment Thrust

Jamaica’s gradual transition to a ‘logistics centred’ economy has prompted the need for integration of various sectors, public-private partnerships and ongoing research and discussions by key stakeholders. The prospect of Jamaica becoming a globally competitive logistics hub stems from its strategic geographic location along the major shipping lanes combined with its connectivity to global markets and proximity to North America....

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

10 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Parents Urged to Ensure that Children are Vaccinated

With the school year already in progress, the Ministry of Health is encouraging all parents to ensure that their children are adequately vaccinated for their age. Under Jamaica’s Public Health Act of 1974 and The Public Health (Immunization) Regulations of 1986, all children under the age of seven must be immunised before entry into school. Schools under the regulation include...

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Peta Gay Hodges, makes a presentation to a resident of Mount Olivet Boys’ Home. Occasion was the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) ‘back-to-school’ visit and presentation ceremony held recently at the home, in Walderston, Manchester.

10 years ago Community

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Thanks Sponsors

Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman, is expressing gratitude to the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and other sponsors of the home for their contribution to the academic success of the residents. “The boys have been doing very well in school,” he said, noting that one resident sat and passed eight Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects and...

Additional classrooms constructed at the Discovery Bay All-Age School, to remove the institution from the shift system. They were built through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme. (File)

10 years ago Education

More Schools Coming off Shift System

More than 7,000 students in six primary schools are transitioning from a shift system to regular school hours, beginning this month. This has been made possible through the construction of additional classrooms at the institutions, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme. The project, funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), makes provision for...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.

10 years ago Education

Ministry Partners With JCF to Ensure Students Attend School Safely

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to ensure that students in sections of western Kingston can attend school safely. In recent weeks, some communities in western Kingston have been affected by violence. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, told JIS News yesterday (September 6) that the JCF is providing additional patrols...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

10 years ago Sport

Grange: Time to Review Football Programme

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called for a thorough review of the national football programme. The Minister’s call comes as the Reggae Boyz completed their Concacaf World Cup qualifying fixtures with a 2-nil loss to Haiti at the National Stadium this evening (Tuesday). The Reggae Boyz had been eliminated from contention for...