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Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)

Three New BPOs Approved Since May

Applications for three new Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies have been approved since May 2016, and cumulatively will provide employment for approximately 12,000 persons. This was disclosed by Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 28).

Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Receives Over 200 Applications from Investors

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 28. In the background are Members of Parliament, Zavia Mayne (left) and Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

15,000 Jamaicans Employed in Overseas Programme

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De la Haye.

Doctors Urged to Send Blood Samples of Pregnant Women to National Lab

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of Digital Media Week 2016 on June 27 at the Courtyard By Marriott in New Kingston on . The four-day event, under the theme: ‘Digital 876: Building Brands For Global Impact,’ invites technology start ups and social media practitioners to discuss digital media issues relating to Jamaica as well as share and create content for the wider social media space.

Innovators Urged to Develop Apps to Boost Gov’t Operations

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes a point during her presentation in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 28. In the background are Members of Parliament, Zavia Mayne (left) and Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

10 years ago LabourSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Labour Minister Proposes Compulsory Use of LMIS

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is to make a submission to Cabinet for the mandatory use of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) to advertise all job vacancies in the public sector. “When all public bodies use the system at any point in time, the Government will be able to know all vacancies in the public...

General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, outlining details of the refurbishing works being undertaken at the National Arena in Kingston.

10 years ago SportWorks / Construction

National Arena Being Refurbished

Refurbishing work valued at some $60 million is under way at the National Arena in Kingston. The Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have allocated $30 million each towards the project. General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, told JIS News that $23 million has been spent, so far, to rehabilitate and repaint...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), and Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greg Smith (6th right), share a moment with the new Child Ambassadors, at the launch of the 2016-2018 programme on June 27, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library.

10 years ago Youth

Communities Urged to Expose Child Abusers

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring community members to expose child abusers within their midst. Noting the magnitude of the problem, he cited a recent United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) study, which showed that eight out of every 10 children surveyed had experienced some form of abuse, whether verbal, sexual, emotional...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) is seen with (from left): Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister and newly appointed Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission, Damien King, Economist, Professor Alvin Wint, and Andre Mariott-Blake, CARICOM Youth Ambassador. The Prime Minister launched the Commission today (Tuesday, June 28) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Launches CARICOM Review Commission – Bruce Golding Appointed as Chairman

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon (Tuesday, June 28) launched the CARICOM Review Commission at Jamaica House. The Chairman of the Commission is Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister. In his address, Prime Minister Holness said, “We cannot preempt what the commission will say, but it was never the intention to lay any groundwork or chart any path out of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson, exchange words as they focus on activities during a closing ceremony for Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2016, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) polo field at Up Park Camp on June 28. Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2016 was hosted in Jamaica from June 20 to 28 jointly by the JDF and the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM), to promote capacity building to counter transnational organised crime, among other objectives. (File Photo)

10 years ago National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Prime Minister Hails Exercise Tradewinds

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed Exercise Tradewinds 2016 as being successful in building the country and region’s capacity to conduct counter-transnational organised crime operations. He was addressing the closing ceremony for Phase II of the Exercise hosted in Jamaica jointly by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM) from June...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 22, at the company’s head office. He said the Ministry will launch a cyber-security awareness campaign in July with the aim of highlighting safe practices to adopt while using the Internet.

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Cyber-Security Awareness Campaign to be Launched in July

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) will launch a cyber-security awareness campaign in July. The public-education campaign will seek to inform about the dangers online and highlight safe practices to adopt while using the Internet. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 22, said the goal of...

President, Junior Achievement Jamaica (JA Jamaica), Alphie Mullings-Aiken (left) and Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, display a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) bearing their signatures, which will see them partnering to develop agricultural/agri-business-focused material for incorporation into JA Jamaica’s Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) initiative. The signing took place during a ceremony at JA Biz Town, Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on June 27.

10 years ago AgricultureEducation

45,000 Students to Benefit from Entrepreneurship Programme

Over the next three years, 45,000 high-school students are expected to benefit annually from an agricultural/agri business-based entrepreneurship programme. This will be facilitated under the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) initiative, which is to be introduced in all high schools across Jamaica, starting in September this year. An initiative of Junior Achievement Jamaica (JA Jamaica), JACE is being strengthened...