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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), participates in an exercise during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day on August 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; and Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland.

Health Ministry Begins Hype School Tour in October

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will begin its Health, Youth, Positive Energy (HYPE) school tour in October, to promote healthy lifestyle choices among the nation’s young people. In his address at...

President of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA), Major General (Ret’d), Robert Neish (right), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton (left), cut the ribbon to open the Royal Air Forces Association’s (RAFA) 70th Anniversary Exhibition on August 16 at Curphey Place, St. Andrew. Looking on are World War II veterans.

Remember WW2 Vets

Director of Nursing Services, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Matron Gillian Ledgister (right); and Chief Executive Officer of CRH, Anthony Smikle (2nd right), examine one of the 10 vital signs monitors, handed over by President of the Friends of the hospital, Monica Caine, during a ceremony held at the hospital on August 17. Chairman of the board of directors of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Tony Hart (left), looks on at left.

Cornwall Regional Receives Donation of Medical Equipment

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

Schools to Get More Money for Maintenance

Senior Director, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Michelle Small Bartley (left), and Director, Sub-Regional Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sheila Roseau (right), share a photo opportunity with the top performers in the International Youth Day photo and video competition. They are (from left) Leneka Rhoden, who placed second; Toni-Kay Bromfield, who placed third; and winner Jason Whyte. The award ceremony was held on August 18 at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

International Youth Day Competition Winners Awarded

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

10 years ago Sport

Grange: Astonishing Jamaica Gave Their All, Every Time

Rio de Janeiro, August 20, 2016 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says "it's absolutely fantastic" that Jamaica won silver medals in both the women's and men's 4x400 metres at the Rio Olympics in Brazil this evening. The women's team of Stephenie Ann McPherson, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Shericka Jackson and Novlene Williams-Mills ran a...

Superintendent of Police and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Communications Unit, Stephanie Lindsay.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Shoppers Urged to be Careful

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging shoppers to take all the necessary steps to lessen the likelihood of being victims of robbery while conducting financial transactions during the ‘back-to-school’ period. Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, told JIS News that persons should avoid taking large sums of cash when conducting transactions. “Minimise the use of...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), responds to a question at today’s (August 19) 13th International Monetary Fund (IMF) quarterly review media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Listening (from second left) are Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana. (File photo).

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica on Track with IMF Targets

Jamaica is poised to secure a 13th drawdown, totalling US$40 million, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country is deemed to have fulfilled all quantitative performance targets and associated structural benchmarks under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for the April to June quarter. Disbursement of the funds is subject to the approval of the IMF’s Executive Board, which...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), congratulates newly appointed Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell, at an official installation ceremony at the Annuals Gardens at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on August 18.

10 years ago Prime Minister

Custodes Have a Key Role in Maintaining Law and Order – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the country’s Custodes have a key role to play in maintaining law and order in the society. He noted that the public officials who serve at the parish level form the “framework of rebuilding Jamaica as a peaceful, loving and dignified society”. The Prime Minister was delivering remarks at the official installation ceremony...

Former Deputy Jamaican High Commissioner to South Africa, John Clarke, delivers main address at the civic ceremony marking the 129th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, at Lawrence Park in St Ann’s Bay, on August 17.
Ann, on August 17.

10 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Urged To Build on Garvey’s Legacy

Jamaicans are being urged to build on Garvey’s rich and enduring legacy by preserving his message of self-reliance and racial pride as a heritage for future generations. “We have an obligation to build on the intellectual foundation Garvey established and to draw on his vision of a self-reliant, economically independent and confident people as we chart our course forward,” said...

10 years ago Sport

Grange: Jamaica to the World at Rio Games

Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2016 – "It was simply Jamaica to the world this evening," according to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, following #TeamJamaica's success in both the men's and women's 4x100 metres relays at the Rio Olympics on Friday. The men's team of Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade and Usain...

Tax Administration Jamaica’s (TAJ) Senior Technical Specialist, Monica Walker (left), is in light discussion with Nicola Lee-Tavares of Women Initiating Financial Interest (WIFI); and Sales and Marketing Manager for EduComm Co-operative Credit Union, Delroy Scarlett. The occasion was an income tax seminar at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew on Wednesday, August 17. The seminar was organised by WIFI, under the theme ‘The Income Tax Break Implementation and Its Impact on Public Servants’.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ Provides Clarity on New Income Tax Regime

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has been assisting individual income earners and businesses to better understand the Government’s new $1.5-million income tax threshold. Senior Technical Specialist at TAJ, Monica Walker, said that the agency has been conducting public-education seminars island-wide. She noted that several entities and persons have reported challenges, particularly regarding the correlation between the initial threshold of $592,800, which...