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Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is in discussion with Dentist, Dr. Brian Morgan (right) and Endodontist, Dr. Sashi Nallapati during the Jamaica Dental Association 52nd annual convention at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston today (Feb.11).

SLB To Charge Interest On Reducing Balance

Effective April 1, the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will be charging interest on the reducing loan balances for new and returning students. This will result in students paying 20 per cent less than they were previously charged. This was disclosed...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) and Acting Custos of St. Andrew, Lt. Commander John McFarlane show the Political Code of Conduct which the Prime Minister signed signaling her commitment to a peaceful election campaign. The signing took place at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, St. Andrew on Thursday morning (February 11). In the background is Political Ombudsman, Mrs. Donna Parchment Brown.

PM Simpson Miller Pledges Commitment to Political Code of Conduct

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), speaks to John McCorry of Bloomberg News, prior to a briefing at the Bloomberg headquarters in Manhattan, New York on February 10.

Jamaica to Avoid Capital Markets For 2016/17 – Dr. Phillips

Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission, Dr. Marshall Hall, makes a point during a recent interview with JIS News at the Planning Institute of Jamaica.

Labour Market Reform Commission Advances Mandate

Former LASCO Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of the Year 2014/15 and creators of the iTeach professional development series, Lecturer in the Department of Language and Communication at Moneague College, Anieta Bailey (left) and Principal of Hampton School, Heather Murray (right). The educators were at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston during the inaugural staging of the iTeach Professional Development Series on November 20, 2015.

Over 90 Teachers benefit from iTEACH Initiative

Chief of Staff, United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Claudia Gordon, makes her presentation at a Disability Sector Advocacy Seminar hosted by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) on Monday (Feb. 8), at Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew.

10 years ago Labour

Deaf Jamaican-Born Lawyer Hails Passage of Disabilities Act

Deaf Jamaican-born lawyer in the United States, Claudia Gordon, has hailed the passage of the Disabilities Act and called on Jamaicans to ensure that the legislation achieves its objectives of ensuring full inclusion and participation of disabled persons in the society. “The passing of the Disabilities Act is a proud moment in our history. For the first time in Jamaica,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn (2nd right), shakes hands with Director of the Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL), University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Tara Dasgupta (left). Occasion was a ceremony at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge in St. Andrew today (Feb. 9), to celebrate the lab being awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 accreditation to conduct tests for pesticide residue in foods. Others (from 2nd left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; and Deputy Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa.

10 years ago Commerce

Industry Ministry Hails Accreditation of UWI Pesticide Research Lab

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn, has hailed the accreditation of the Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL) of the University of the West Indies (UWI), as critical to strengthening Jamaica’s quality infrastructure and improving service standards. He was delivering the keynote address at a ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew...

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

10 years ago Justice

Justice Minister Highlights Very Significant Laws Passed in 2015

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, says Parliament passed several very important pieces of legislation in 2015, which seek to increase the efficiencies of court processes and trials. In an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, he noted that among them was the Evidence (Amendment) Act, which allows for evidence which is...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, right), counts her $3,000 which she is about to hand over as her nomination fee as a candidate for the constituency of South Western St. Andrew in the February
25 general election, at the Greenwich Town All Age School in Kingston, Tuesday, February 9.

10 years ago Election 2016Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Nominated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller was nominated as the candidate for the constituency of South West St. Andrew on Tuesday, February 9 at the Greenwich All Age School. The General Election will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, right), counts her $3,000 which she is about to hand...

Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.

10 years ago CultureEducation

Jamaica Day Activities now set for March 4

The Ministry of Education is advising School Administrators that Jamaica Day activities have been postponed from Friday, February 26 to Friday, March 4. According to Chief Education Officer at the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, “the day’s celebration is rescheduled, given the recent announcement of the General Election that has been scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2016.” Jamaica Day 2016 will...

Recipient of the Atlanta Jamaica Association (AJA) Black History Month Award, Jamaican born Professor of Theology and Ethics at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Noel Erskine (center) displays his award at the AJA’s Black History Month celebration, which was held at the St. Timothy Methodist Church on Saturday, February 6. Others (from left) are: Immediate Past President of the AJA, Errol Ritchie; Journalist, Mrs. Connie Whitter; wife of Professor Erskine, Glenda Erskine, and Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Mrs. Jewel Scott.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaican Born Professor gets Black History Month Award in Atlanta

Jamaican born Professor of Theology and Ethics at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Noel Erskine, is the 2016 recipient of the Atlanta Jamaica Association’s (AJA) Black History Month Award. Professor Noel Erskine, who hails from St. Thomas and is the former Pastor of the Ulster Spring Baptist Church in Trelawny, has been recognized for his...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing farmers and other citizens of Stonehenge and adjoining communities at the Orange Hill Primary School, in Southern St. James, on February 5. Others 9from left) are: Chairman of the function, Dennis Wanliss and Councillor Gladston Bent.

10 years ago EducationSport

Orange Hill Primary School Sports Field Upgraded

The sports field at the Orange Hill Primary School, in Southern St. James, has been upgraded. It was officially opened by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on February 5. Addressing a large group of citizens and students from the school, Mr. Kellier said the field is expected to have...