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Dana-Gaye Weller (in wheelchair), is all smiles after receiving a plaque and laptop from Internet Income Jamaica at Emancipation Park recently, after successfully completing a training programme with the company. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Parent with disabled child, Denise Williams; Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks, and Chief Executive Officer at Internet Income Jamaica, Alicia Lyttle.

Dana-Gaye Overcomes Disability to Excel

Dana-Gaye Weller is living proof that there are no boundaries to excelling. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age three, a genetic disorder that progressively weakens and results in the loss of muscle mass over time, she was given until age...

Immediate past Chairman of the Kitson Town Community Development Committee (CDC), Donna-Marie Daley (right), converses with (from left): Principal of the Kitson Town All Age School, Nerica Hay-Powell, and Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Development Officers, Janice Golding Williams and Norda Lyons, at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million community resource centre, in Kitson Town, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Kitson Town CDC Putting Together Economic Enterprise to Benefit Community

Works Minister Says Mechanisms in Place to Safeguard Integrity of MIDP

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley.

SRC Using Tissue Culture to Increase Pineapple Yield

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), in discussion with President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association, Leonard Green (right), during a press conference at the Minister’s New Kingston office on December 29, to provide information on the results of petrol samples that were taken from service stations across the island. Looking on is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson.

Energy Ministry Orders 17 Gas Stations to Close Pumps

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) folding the Jamaican flag after the casket of retired Bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Rev. the Hon. Dr. Neville deSouza, was lowered into the ground, at the St. Andrew Parish Church cemetery, today (December 29), following an official funeral service.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Retired Bishop Laid to Rest

The St. Andrew Parish Church cemetery is now the resting place for retired Bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Reverend the Hon. Dr. Neville deSouza. Rev. deSouza, who was the fourth Jamaican to lead the local church, was laid to rest on Tuesday, December 29, following an official funeral service at the St. Andrew...

General Manager for Engineering at Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Mr. Douglas Wilson, discussing a water project with Project Engineer, Chantelle Coley (centre) and Project Design Engineer, DeVaughn Henlon.

10 years ago Environment

More Jamaicans Accessing Quality Potable Water

More Jamaicans are now accessing quality potable water, as a result of improved infrastructure to harness and deliver the commodity. General Manager for Engineering at Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Douglas Wilson, tells JIS News that the agency, a department of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, has put in place critical water systems, and in spite...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (right), presents the Employee of Choice Award to Human Resource Office, Nadine Williams, at the Staff Award Ceremony, held on Saturday, December 19, at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Human Resource Officer Wins JIS Employee of Choice

Human Resource Officer (HRO), Nadine Williams, copped the Employee of Choice Award at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Award Ceremony, held on December 19, at the New Kingston Conference Centre. Mrs. Williams, who has been working at the JIS for almost four years, said she was shocked to know that of the 167 employees in the agency, she was selected...

Director with the recently launched Help Jamaica Smile Foundation, Dr. Irving McKenzie (left), shares the vision of the group during an interview with JIS News. Listening intently are other Directors: Dr. Suzanne Grey (centre), and Dr. Caithlin Williams.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Help Jamaica Smile Foundation Supports Oral Health Care

Support for oral health care in Jamaica has received a major boost, with the recent launch of Help Jamaica Smile Foundation. The group, which comprise dental professionals attached to the University of Technology (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences, is supported by the Ministry of Health, the private sector, and student volunteers. According to Director with the group, Dr. Irving...

HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (centre), participates in the award presentation being made by the National Council on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Registrar, Natalie Ferriera-Reid (right), to International University of the Caribbean (IUC) Programme Coordinator, Opal Brown-Parkes, after the IUC was adjudged the most outstanding NCTVET-affiliated institution for 2015. The presentation was made during NCTVET’s 21st anniversary awards ceremony, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew.

10 years ago Education

NCTVET Celebrates 21, Honours Partners

The National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), has lauded the contributions of its stakeholder partners, which have enabled the agency to fulfil its mandate as the quality assurance arm of the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA). The Council recently honoured about 100 key stakeholders, which have partnered with the institution over the years. This recognition was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), joins Pastor of the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston, Rev. Dr. Devon Dick, in prayer, during Sunday’s (December 27) commemorative service to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent George William Gordon.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Hails National Hero, Rt. Excellent George William Gordon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the contribution of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent George William Gordon, to Jamaica’s development as an independent nation. She noted that as an elected member of Jamaica’s House of Assembly during the 1800s, Mr. Gordon advocated resistance to the oppressive governance regime of the day, and lobbied the support of...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (front right); and Deputy CEO, Ian Boyne (front left), share with retirees; (standing from left) Administrative Assistant to the Deputy CEO, Calpurnia Campbell; Managing Editor, Godfrey Barnes; Editorial Supervisor, Veronica Campbell; and Photographer and Information Officer at the Montego Bay Regional Office, Glenis Rose. Occasion was the staff awards ceremony held on Saturday (December 19) at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

10 years ago Information

JIS Honours Retirees And Long-Serving Staff

There were loud cheers of appreciation inside the New Kingston Conference Centre last Saturday (December 19), as the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) celebrated its retirees, some of whom have served close to 50 years. Those honoured were Editorial Supervisor, Veronica Campbell, 46 years; Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Calpurnia Campbell, 46 years; Managing Editor, Godfrey Barnes, 33...