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Senior Superintendent for the St. James Fire Department, Dolfin Doeman (right), and General Manager of the Spanish Jamaican Foundation (SJF), Karen Donaldson (stooping front), share a moment with some of the 30 new fire wardens from Cambridge and surrounding communities in St. James, who were presented with their certificates during a ceremony held at the Cambridge Gospel Chapel on October 27.

30 St. James Residents Trained as Fire Warden

Thirty residents of Cambridge and surrounding areas in Southern St. James have been trained and certified as fire wardens. The community volunteers successfully completed a course in the proper management of fires, conducted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), through...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

PM Thanks Nurses for Supporting Government’s Economic Programme and Accepting Wage Offer

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Minister Natalie Neita Headley Applauds JAAA For The Launch Of Its Athletes’ Development Fund

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents a beneficiary with her certificate of ownership of a new housing unit under the Sugar Barracks Relocation Programme at a handing over ceremony held in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland on June 26, 2014.

Jamaicans Realising Home Ownership Dream Through Sugar Barracks Relocation Programme

Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen greets Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell at the
Proclamation of November as Science and Technology Month held at King’s House recently. — Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen greets Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell at the Proclamation of November as Science and Technology Month held at King’s House recently.

Science and Technology the Main Focus in November

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott.

11 years ago CommunityLocal Government

House Begins Debate on Local Governance Act

Debate on the Local Governance Act 2015 commenced during Tuesday’s (October 27) sitting of the House of Representatives. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, who is piloting the Bill, said it is intended to create the framework within which local authorities will operate with greater scope and autonomy. “Additionally, it will provide new and clear standards of accountability...

11 years ago Information

JIS Extends Deadline for Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries in the 2015 Heritage Month Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on November 7 to make their submissions. The eight-day extension, from the original deadline of October 31, is to allow more time for students, who have expressed an interest, to send in their entries. The...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), is in conversation with President of the Jamaica Enrolled Assistant Nurses Association, Allan Jeffrey, at the association’s 42nd annual conference held on October 28 at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Improve Reporting Functions of Regional Health Authorities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that the Ministry is looking to improve the reporting functions of the Regional Health Authorities (RHA) in order to ensure the proper governance of the health sector. “As it is now, the RHAs report directly to the Minister that is how the law has it and so persons do not feel compelled...

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Wednesday (October 21).

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

400 Public Procurement Officers Trained

Four hundred procurement practitioners across the public sector have been trained and certified as part of the Government’s thrust to streamline and transform the public procurement system. This was disclosed by Senior Procurement Analyst in the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Malisa McGhie, while addressing a recent JIS Think Tank. Of the total,...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing the Jamaica Inclusive Education Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 29). The Minister, who delivered the main address at the event, spoke of Government’s progress in ensuring that special need students are better able to participate in the education system.

11 years ago Education

30 Special Education Centres to Be Established

Thirty special education centres are to be established in the 2015/16 academic year as the Government continues to put measures in place to provide for children with special needs. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica Inclusive Education Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 29). He informed...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the ceremony for the official handing over of a new air conditioning system to the Annotto Bay Hospital by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The ceremony was held on the hospital grounds in St. Mary on October 28.

11 years ago Technology

PCJ Provides $12 Million A/C System for Annotto Bay Hospital

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has invested $12 million in upgrading the air-conditioning system, which serves the operating theatre suites and the accident and emergency ward of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary. The overhaul is expected to reduce the facility’s electricity usage by 77,440 kilowatt-hour or 34 per cent. This is expected to result in the institution...

Chairperson for the Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC) and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), University of the West Indies, Dr. Aldrie Henry Lee, speaking with JIS News about the conference to be held November 4-6 at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

11 years ago Culture

Caribbean Child Research Conference from November 4-6

Students and researchers on children’s issues are expected to converge at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, from November 4-6 for the staging of the 10th annual Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC). The three-day event, under the theme: ‘Beyond 2015: Equality and Equity for All Children’, will be hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)...