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Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (right), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), having a light conversation with former Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair, prior to the start of Thursday’s (March 3) swearing in ceremony at King’s House.

Prime Minister Commits to Creation of Environment in Which Families Can Flourish

The administration is committed to creating an environment in which families can flourish and creating communities of upward social mobility, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He is urging family members to do their part to support this...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), listens as newly installed Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness takes the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance, at Thursday’s (March 3) swearing in ceremony, at King’s House.

Govt Will Maintain Joint Oversight of Economy – Prime Minister

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Instrument of Appointment to Prime Minister, Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during Thursday’s (March 3) swearing in ceremony, at King’s House. Looking on is the Governor-General’s Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Captain Fenekie Rowe.

Prime Minister Says He Intends to Lead a Government of Partnership

Valedictorian and top performer in the Advancing Childhood Education Programme (ACEP), Winsome Barnaby (2nd left), accepts her award from Manager of Corporate Services, Jamalco, Donna Marie Gordon (centre). Occasion was the graduation ceremony held recently at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayles, Clarendon.
Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins; Project Director, Mico University College, Sharon Heslop-Brown; and Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid. — Valedictorian and top performer in the Advancing Childhood Education Programme (ACEP), Winsome Barnaby (2nd left), accepts her award from Manager of Corporate Services, Jamalco, Donna Marie Gordon (centre). Occasion was the graduation ceremony held recently at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayles, Clarendon. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins; Project Director, Mico University College, Sharon Heslop-Brown; and Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid.

80 Early Childhood Teachers Graduate from Training Programme

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mr. Colin Bullock, addresses the PIOJ quarterly economic press briefing, on Thursday, March 3, at the PIOJ headquarters on Oxford Road, in Kingston.

Positive Economic Outlook for Current Quarter – PIOJ

The USAID Mission Director told JIS News that the project involves partnership with the JCF, Social Development Commission (SDC), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Community Development Committee (CDC).

10 years ago Local Government

Ground Broken For Community Resource Centre in Cambridge

Ground was broken on Wednesday (March 2) for the construction of the Cambridge Community Development Resource Centre in St. James. The facility, to be located in the Cambridge town square, is being built through $20 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET) Phase 2. The building will...

Fulbright Core Scholar, Geoscientist, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins. She is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity at the University of Texas, in the United States, and is in Jamaica to assist in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.

10 years ago Education

Fulbright Scholar Collaborates With Earthquake Unit To Establish Network

Geoscientist, Katherine Kelly Ellins, is working with the Earthquake Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona to establish a network across the country that will allow persons to have greater access to information regarding earthquakes. Trained in Geochemistry, she is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of...

President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Delores Clarke, emphasizes a point as she addresses students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, during the launch of the Club’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme, at the institution, on Wednesday, March 2.

10 years ago Education

Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme Launched At Chetwood Primary

Hundreds of students at the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James High School are to receive assistance towards achieving academic excellence, through the Bring Up Grades (BUG) programme, instituted at the school, Wednesday, March 2, by the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay. The programme, which was launched under the theme: ‘Developing Leaders Through Academic Achievement’, is designed to...

Substance Abuse Officer, National Council of Drug Abuse, Daniel Brown (left), listens intently to a point from Guidance Counsellor at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, Kevin McCarthy (second left). Looking on are Jamaica College students Rashidi Smith (2nd right); and Divine Stone. Occasion was the sixth staging of the Jamaica Cancer Society’s Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum on Wednesday (March 2), at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Students Educated About Dangers Of Smoking

Students from schools across the island benefited from an informative, eye-opening Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum staged by the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) on Wednesday, March 2, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. The event included video and audiovisual presentations, and talks from representatives from the Ministry of Health; National Chest Hospital; National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA); Heart Foundation of Jamaica;...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Seprod Group of Companies, Richard Pandohie (left), is joined by (from second left), Business Development Manager, Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, Hedda Rose Pitter; Chief Operating Officer, CB Group, Matthew Lyn; and CEO, Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Hugh Graham, in raising a toast to the launch of the ‘Drink Real Milk’ campaign, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in St. Andrew, recently. The goals of the campaign are to create awareness and increase demand for Jamaican milk; and increase the production of locally produced milk, which will ensure a sustainable and self sufficient industry.

10 years ago Agriculture

Four Companies Come Together to Revive Dairy Industry

With Jamaicans consuming 50 per cent less milk than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends, four companies have formed a partnership to promote the consumption of Jamaican milk and revive the island’s dairy industry. Dubbed the ‘Drink Real Milk’ campaign, the companies - CB Group (through Nutramix), Seprod Limited (through Serge Island), Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited and the Jamaica Dairy...

Wild birds nesting in trees along the banks of one of Jamaica’s protected wetlands.

10 years ago Environment

NEPA to Present Wildlife Monitoring Kit to Customs

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be handing over an electronic wildlife monitoring kit to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), to better equip Customs officials in preventing the illegal trafficking of endangered Jamaican wildlife. The presentation will take place during a ceremony on Thursday, March 3, at Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, to mark World Wildlife Day under...

Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton.

10 years ago Education

Users of Public Libraries Benefitting From Improved Access to ICTS

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has been transforming public libraries across the island by equipping them with state-of-the-art technology resources, in order to provide Jamaicans with improved access to information and communications technologies (ICTs). This is being done through the ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’ project, which being funded by way of a US$2 million grant from...