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The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.

Jamaicans Urged to Rid Surroundings of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Citizens are again being urged to rid their surroundings of mosquito breeding sites to prevent the spread of the Zika Virus (Zik V) in the country. This call comes from Principal Medical Officer and Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and...

Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, emphasises a point as he addresses a press conference at the United States Embassy in St. Andrew recently.

US Official Says GOV’T Showing Strong Leadership in Moving Country Forward

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29.

Next Phase of Tablets in School Programme to be Announced Shortly

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents paralympian, Alphanso Cunningham his health card and certificate for life insurance. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on January 28. Looking on is Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhode Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

Athletes Welcome Insurance Plan

CAP Programme to be reviewed – Minister Paulwell

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.

10 years ago Environment

More Lamp Beneficiaries to Access $90.8 Million Grant Facility

More Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) beneficiaries are to receive support under the $90.8 million grant facility set up by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, to enable them to obtain their titles. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that changes have been made to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which governs the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

10 years ago Agriculture

US Officials Promise Seamless Implementation of Visa Regime for Farm Workers

Officials from the United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica have assured the Jamaican Government that the new visa regime for farm workers, set for implementation on February 19, will not result in any delays for workers entering the North American country. They gave the commitment during a meeting with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at...

Master Trainer at St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, demonstrates emergency first aid procedures during the National Health Fund (NHF)-sponsored training course conducted at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, recently. The teachers received training in first aid and asthma management under the Health Promoting Schools Programme.

10 years ago Education

Teachers at Rousseau Primary Trained in Asthma Management and First Aid

Twelve teachers of Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), asthma management and paediatric first aid under the Health Promoting Schools Programme. The training programme, sponsored by the National Health Fund (NHF), was conducted at the school over a five-day period. Course Facilitator and Master Trainer from St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, said the...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

10 years ago Technology

SRC Providing Training for Cookshop Operators

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training involves collaboration with agencies such as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Members of Parliament. “We look at some...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Confirms First Case of the Zika Virus

The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient who has now recovered is a four year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine. The child began showing symptoms on January 17, 2016 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States. The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with President of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Ms. Patricia Perry, after delivering an address to education officers at the Association’s half yearly meeting, held on Friday, January 29, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge.

10 years ago Education

Education Officers Urged To Be Receptive To Change

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has urged education officers to be open to change, in order to effect improvement in the education sector. The Minister was delivering an address at the half yearly meeting of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, on January 29. Rev. Thwaites argued that there are challenges in the ...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 26. Others (from left) are: General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher and Manager, Process Development, Julia Brown. Dr. Riley spoke of the SRC’s two new patented systems to be used to produce artemia fish feed.

10 years ago Agriculture

SRC to Produce Ornamental Fish Feed

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is set to play its part in the reduction of Jamaica’s high import bill, by producing ornamental fish feed for local demand. The SRC has designed two patented systems to produce the fish feed locally, which is currently being imported. “Farmers will be able to either purchase the feed or grow their own fish feed,...