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Nurse Andrea James (right) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, applies pressure to the upper arm of 14-year old Garfield James, after administering a vaccine. Looking on is NCMC member, Judith Hunter (File).

Jamaica Yellow Fever Entry Requirements (May 29, 2016)

Vaccination against yellow fever is required to prevent the importation of yellow fever virus into Jamaica where the disease does not occur but where the mosquito vector and human hosts are present. Jamaica requires all travellers over one (1) year of age...

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

MHPM Holness Hails Impact and Contribution of Gary Spaulding

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), accepts the Denbigh Torch from 1st Vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Donald Berry (right). The occasion was the launch of the 2016 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on June 1, at the Hi-Pro Supercentre in White Mall, St. Catherine. Looking on is JAS President, Norman Grant.

Gov’t Focused on Growing Agriculture – Minister Samuda

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, answers a question during a recent parents’ consultation meeting at St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth.

Sixth Form Textbook Rental Programme for Secondary Schools

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, emphasizes a point while addressing a recent parents’ consultation meeting at St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth.

Primary Schools Janitorial Grant to be Increased

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (3rd left, standing); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left, standing), look on as Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left seated) and Chairman of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Limited, Joseph Matalon (centre), shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the New Employment Opportunities for Youth In Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project launch at King’s House on June 3. Others looking on (from 2nd left standing) are: Head of Corporate Relations, Red Stripe, Diane Ashton Smith; Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung; Executive Director, YUTE, Alicia Glasgow Gentles; and General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares (right, seated).

10 years ago Youth

New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica

Approximately 10,000 unattached young people, aged 17 and 29, are expected to benefit from the $1.6 billion (US$9.3 million) New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project. Its implementation aims to broaden training and employment opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable youth. The project is being spearheaded under the Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) initiative of the Private Sector Organization...

Project Cycle Management Specialist, European Union Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Marjorie Stair (left), addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening keenly is Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsJIS Think Tank

EPA Project to Further Boost Jamaican Exports

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from the implementation of the $1 billion (€7.25 million) European Union (EU)-funded Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) project. The two-phase project is being implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and aims to create an enabling environment that supports increased compliance in agriculture and agribusiness exports. Phase one (EPA I) seeks to increase export...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (right), and Ambassador of Panama to Jamaica, His Excellency Alexis Sandoval (centre), peruse Zika information pamphlets being displayed by National Health Fund (NHF) promotions agent, Ammoya Sundar, during a health and wellness fair at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston on June 3.

10 years ago Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaicans Encouraged to Adopt Healthier Lifestyles

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Derrick Smith, is encouraging Jamaicans to make healthier lifestyle choices that will minimise the risks associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The four main categories of NCDs which are prevalent in Jamaica are: cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks and strokes; cancer; chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma; and diabetes. “There is...

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

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Portland Clean-Up Underway

The second leg of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s parish clean-up campaign is now underway in Portland. The eight-day exercise, which commenced on Saturday, June 4, in the parish capital, Port Antonio, will entail the cleaning of drains, gullies and waterways, among other activities, in nearly 50 communities. Among the areas to which special work teams will...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addressing a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on Friday, June 3.

10 years ago Commerce

JANAAC to Mark World Accreditation Day on June 9

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will commemorate World Accreditation Day, on Thursday, June 9, under the theme: ‘Accreditation: A Global Tool to Support Public Policy’. The celebration includes a week of activities that gets underway on Sunday, June 5, with a national church service at Calvary Gospel Assembly on Molynes Road in Kingston, starting at 10:15 a.m. This...

State Minster in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left) and Chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr Charles Douglas (2nd right), shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish 4-H Clubs in public schools across the island, on June 2, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Others pictured are (from left) - Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Maurice Smith; and Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Club, Dr Ronald Blake.

10 years ago Education

Education Ministry Partners with 4-H Clubs

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information yesterday (June 2) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jamaica 4-H to establish clubs in all public schools, from the primary to tertiary levels. The MoU will strengthen the Ministry’s School Feeding Programme through which students are provided with nutritious meals and snacks to encourage regular attendance and boost learning capacity. Speaking...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) launch and sensitization forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 2. Listening keenly is Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, who chaired the function. ( File Photo)

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Servants to be Trained in Project Administration

More than 150 civil servants are to be trained in project administration under the Government’s enhanced Public Investment Management System (PIMS). The exercise forms part of the administration’s undertaking to further enhance the Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ ability to better manage government projects under the PIMS, thereby increasing their contribution to Jamaica’s economic growth. The training is slated to be...