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Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson

Jamaica to Host Historic Regional Security Conference

The Jamaica Defence Force will this year host the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) from the 26 to 29 January in Kingston, Jamaica. The annual conference, which is in its 14th year, is a forum for defence and security chiefs...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), tours the Kupius Bridge in Pennants Clarendon, which is to be re-built at a cost of some $700 million under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Pearnel Charles; Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Councillor for the Crofts Hill Division, Anthony O’Connor. The tour, which took place on January 13, was followed by a community meeting to inform residents about the scope of works.

Kupius Bridge Project Will Provide Jobs and Facilitate Development – Azan

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), converses with (from left) Senator Imani Duncan Price; President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; and coffee farmer, Elvis Holding, during a tour of Mr. Holding’s farm in Orchard, St. Andrew on January 13. The Minister toured several farms in East Rural St. Andrew, which were affected by bush fires in May 2015, to provide planting material. Partially hidden in the background are Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left); and State Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, Luther Buchanan.

Persons Who Light Fires Illegally to Face Prosecution – Kellier

Board Chairman of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Theresa Campbell (centre); and Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Alison McLean (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a new centre for adolescent mothers on the grounds of the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on Wednesday (Jan. 13). Looking on is Manager, Mandeville Centre of the WCJF, Deon Brown.

Centre for Adolescent Mothers Opens in Clarendon

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Ms. Diane Edwards.

JAMPRO to Establish Film Fund

Account Executive, Loan Origination and Portfolio Management Department, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Hugh Grant

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Guarantees Over $1 Billion in Loans to MSME’s

The Development Bank of Jamaica, through its Credit Enhancement Facility (CEF), has facilitated loans of over $1 billion to operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through the issuing of some 200 guarantees. This is through partnership with a network of Approved Financial Institutions (AFIs), including commercial banks, credit unions and other institutions. Businesses in the areas of agriculture,...

President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 13. (FILE)

10 years ago Labour

JAMPRO Facilitates Over $27 Billion in Investment and 8,261 Jobs

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is reporting major success in promoting and facilitating investment and employment opportunities for the 2014/15 financial year. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 13, President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, said “we have recorded capital expenditure/capital investment of $27.1 billion for JAMPRO-facilitated projects.”“(This) represents a 33 per cent overachievement of our targets for that...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

10 years ago Technology

Government Outlines Support for Consumers Affected By Bad Gas

Government officials, headed by Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and the Attorney General, Patrick Atkinson today (Thursday, January 14, 2016) reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to consumer protection in a meeting with Opposition spokesman on Energy, Robert Montague and other industry stakeholders in the gasoline sector. At the meeting, Minister Paulwell outlined that the Cabinet has...

Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Stephen Davidson.

10 years ago Culture

Corporate Entities Urged to Sponsor JCDC Competitions

Corporate entities are invited to sponsor upcoming Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) competitions, to help further arts and cultural development in the country. The JCDC stages annual Festival of the Performing, Visual and Creative Arts competitions to unearth develop and showcase the creative talents of Jamaicans. Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the JCDC, Stephen Davidson, told JIS News...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), greets children of the Union Gardens Infant School in South West St. Andrew, during a tour of the institution, ahead of its official opening Wednesday, January 13. She is accompanied by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre); and Chair of the Union Gardens Foundation, Hon. Glen Christian. The state-of-the-art institution was constructed last year through public-private investment valued at approximately $174 million.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Opens Modern Multi-million Dollar Infant School in South West St. Andrew

Asserting that education is one of the greatest weapons against poverty, Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Portia Simpson Miller officially opened the new state-of-the-art Union Gardens Infant School in her constituency on Wednesday, January 13. The multi-million dollar institution was made possible through a successful private-public sector partnership managed by the Union Gardens Foundation,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Special Advisor in the Ministry, Everton Pryce, observe a recruitment session for the Overseas Hospitality Employment Programme, at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, in Montego Bay, on January 13. Margaret Harris of Sea Island Resort (USA) interviews applicant, Kaniel Ottey .

10 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Calls on Overseas Hospitality Workers to be Positive

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has encouraged participants in the United States Hospitality Employment Programme to go overseas with a positive attitude, thereby ensuring they are consistently showcasing the best of Jamaica. “You all represent brand Jamaica and therefore you have the responsibility to ensure that once you are taken into the programme, that you...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service, the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) fleet of Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) at Up Park Camp in Kingston today (January 13). Others (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Vice President of Thales Australia and New Zealand, Kevin Wall.

10 years ago National Security and PeacePrime Minister

PM Commissions JDF’s Protected Mobility Vehicles Squadron

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, today (Jan.13) commissioned into service, the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) new Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) Squadron. The fleet is equipped with 12 Thales Bushmaster PMVs, three of which were acquired this month. The Thales Bushmaster is an Australian-built vehicle that is designed for rugged conditions. They are flexible enough for use in...