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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Lester 'Mike' Henry (right), converses with Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Calvin Allen, during Saturday’s (June 4) eighth staging of the annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo at Mandela Park in Half Way Tree, St. Andrew.

Minister Henry calls for Action against Cops who Own Defective Vehicles

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, says the Police Commissioner must deal decisively with all law-enforcement personnel who own public and private passenger vehicles that are in breach of the Road Traffic and Transport Authority acts. “I call upon...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, addresses the 55th annual general meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann on June 11.

JTB Reports 7.6 Per Cent Growth for Winter Season

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson.

Round Hill GM is new JHTA President

Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), André Miller.

Parents Urged to Support Children Awaiting GSAT Results

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, during the agency's World Accreditation Day dinner and awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 9.

JANAAC wants more Medical Labs to get Accredited

Director of Diaspora And Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders (left), is greeted by Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly, Jamaican-born Nick Perry (right). The occasion was the opening of the two-day Jamaica Diaspora North East Regional Conference at the Hilton New York JFK Hotel in Queens on June 10. Others sharing the moment (from 2nd left) are: Assistant Director Of Diaspora Affairs in the Ministry, Lincoln Downer; and Immediate Past President of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations, Karlene Largie.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Values Contribution of Diaspora – Ambassador Saunders

Jamaicans in the Diaspora have received high praise for their decades of solid contribution to the development of the country. Director of Diaspora and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, said the Government values the “commitment, loyalty, patriotism, sheer hard work and accomplishments” of overseas nationals. Ambassador Saunders, who was delivering the...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd (centre), looks on as Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (left); and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth, shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care Project (TLP-CSC). The signing took place during a ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on June 10.

10 years ago Housing

92 Wards to Benefit from Transitional Housing Project

Ninety-two wards of the State are to benefit from transitional living arrangements after exiting the formal system. The 46 males and 46 females will be provided with two years of independent housing once they reach the age of 18. Three facilities are to be built in St. Andrew and St. Elizabeth under the Transitional Living Programme for Children in State...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Says Gov’t Working to End Gun Violence – Expresses Condolence to the People of the USA

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is working with the Police and the Army to deal with the issue of gun violence in Jamaica. The Prime Minister's statement comes a day after the police revealed that they and the Army will be mounting more police/military operations in the western end of the island. He added that: "We are giving the...

10 years ago Commerce

National Accreditation Agency Supporting Jamaica’s Export Thrust – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the work of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is crucial in the national thrust to build an export-driven economy. “This organisation is designed to create a level of branding of the Jamaican products that will make us competitive, not only to satisfy the domestic scrutiny of our...

10 years ago Labour

Jamaican Businesses Urged to Avoid Any Child Labour Linkages in their Supply Chain

The Minister of Labour and Social Security, Honourable Shahine Robinson has called on Jamaican business to become more proactive in verifying their supply chain operations - whether local, regional or international - in order to ensure they are free of any influence of or contact with incidence of child labour. In a Message marking WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR, being...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

National Public Lab gets Int’l Accreditation

The National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) has been accredited by the Jamaica National Agency of Accreditation (JANAAC). The official documents were presented at the JANAAC awards ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 9. The NPHL was assessed based on the International Standardization Organization (ISO) 15189:2012- medical laboratories requirements for quality and competence. The accreditation...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones (second left), point to mosquito larvae in an abandoned tyre on a vacant lot being used as an illegal garage, in Portland. Looking on are Regional Environmental Health Officer in the Ministry of Health, Karen Brown (second right) and Chief Public Health Inspector, Portland, Lorenzo Hume. Occasion was a recent clean-up exercise in Port Antonio.

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Illegal Garages to be Targeted in Clean-Up Drive

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be targeting unregulated garages during the ongoing national clean-up campaign. The Minister also said that owners of land being used as illegal dumps will also be targeted. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. McKenzie noted that unregulated garages, especially those which use adjacent open lots to dump old...