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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon.
Floyd Green, takes the Oath of Office during the swearing in ceremony for Parliamentarians on Thursday, March 10, at Gordon House, in downtown Kingston. — State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, takes the Oath of Office during the swearing in ceremony for Parliamentarians on Thursday, March 10, at Gordon House, in downtown Kingston.

State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green – A Staunch Youth Advocate

Currently the youngest Minister and a staunch advocate for youth, 34-year-old State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, strongly believes that more young people should get involved in the country’s affairs to help to steer...

Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

CAC to Focus on Basic Rights of Consumers

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, explains his plans for the Ministry, in an interview with JIS News, at his Maxfield Avenue offices, on March 11. (File photo)

Minister to Revisit Rural Urban Transport Plan

KingstOOn Animation Pitch Competition Winners (from left): Kevin Jackson, Dele Adams and Corretta Singer being presented with their prize by Assistant Registrar in the Syllabus and Curriculum Division at the Caribbean Examinations Council, Dr. Annette Piper, at the Awards Ceremony of KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, on March 13, at The Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts. The festival was held from March 12 to 13 at the College, with the aim of seeking to engage unattached or at risk youth to expose them to opportunities that the animation industry can offer them.

KingstOOn Animation Festival Attracts Large Crowd

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles (left), having a light discussion with Chargé d'Affaires at the High Commission for the Republic of South Africa, Phillip Riley (centre) and High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton. The occasion was a Commonwealth Day ceremony, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on March 14.

Prime Minister Advocates Eradication of Social Inequality

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd left), shares a moment with employees of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), during a tour of the agency’s offices at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 12). Pictured (from left) are: Training and Development Officers, Erica Whittingham and Lorna Newsome; Office Attendant, Rohan Reid; and Regional Manager, Kenya Kedoo Laing.

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Calls for All Hands on Deck

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism sector needs “hands on deck” to ensure its continued growth and development. He was addressing employees of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) during a familiarisation tour of the agencies located at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11). The...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Shahine Robinson, during the launch of the ‘Operation Mosquito Search and Destroy’ clean-up campaign at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios on March 12.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Calls for Cooperation in Eradicating Mosquitoes

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling for the full cooperation and participation of citizens in eradicating mosquitoes that transmit diseases such as Zika, dengue and chikungunya. He said that all Jamaicans have an important role to play in keeping these vectors at bay, by destroying their breeding sites. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the launch ceremony...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) and President of Sagicor Group, Mr. Richard Byles (right), in conversation with Chairman of Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd., Hon. R. Danny Williams (left) and Director of Tourism, Mr. Paul Pennicook, at a Sagicor Pension Investment Fund (PIF) Seminar, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on Monday, March 14.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Co-Chair Says Jamaica on Right Path

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says Jamaica can expect a period of greater prosperity, having surpassed the more austere aspects of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Mr. Byles, who is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Ltd., speaking at the company’s Pension Investment Fund (PIF) seminar, at the Jamaica Conference Centre,...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), Everton Hanson.

10 years ago Environment

Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre – Leading the Regional Response to Climate Change

Since its inception in 2014, the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) programme has been leading the way in developing a regionally integrated approach to solving the Caribbean’s climate, energy, and resource challenges. The CCIC programme aims to assist Caribbean island states to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by empowering each territory to create clean technologies and...

Communications and Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, making a presentation to footballers who participated in the Red Stripe Premier League Player Development Workshop at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston.

10 years ago Justice

CSJP Partners With Red Stripe on Football Players Development Initiative

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is adding value to personal and professional development of footballers through its partnership with Red Stripe Jamaica. The Red Stripe Premier League Player Development Workshop, which is in its second year, assists young footballers to build their images by exposing them to grooming and communication techniques, media and money management, etiquette, and conflict...

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton greets health worker during Operation: Mosquito Search and Destroy cleanup campaign in Mansfield, Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Urges Partnership to Combat Vector-Borne Diseases

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton encouraged citizens to get involved in the interest of protecting their communities from vector-borne illnesses such as Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya during the Operation Mosquito Search and Destroy cleanup campaign that was held in St. Ann. Minister Tufton was speaking at the launch ceremony held on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Ocean Village...

Minister of Science, Technology and Energy, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right, foreground), observes as Director of technology entity, Esirom, Alex Morrissey, maneuvers a drone that was on display during the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) in Kingston, on Saturday, March 12. Also looking on are patrons who attended the event. The KingstOOn conference and festival was held from March 12 to 13.

10 years ago Technology

Government Exploring Possible Creation of a Technology Innovation Fund

Minister of Science, Technology and Energy, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is exploring the possible creation of a Technology Innovation Fund that would be pivotal in further boosting Jamaica’s technology sector. He notes that the fund would serve as a catalyst for attracting technology-driven investments from local interests by facilitating job creation and further strengthening the information...