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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), along with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (left), present a certificate of accreditation to Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall. Occasion was an accreditation award ceremony at the Ministry’s head office on Thursday (Oct. 22) . The Microbiology Laboratory of the BSJ has been accredited by JANAAC to conduct tests for micro-organisms in food.

Pesticide Research and Microbiology Labs Get Food Testing Accreditation

The Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Microbiology Laboratory of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) have been certified to international standards to conduct tests to ensure food safety. The certificates of accreditation in the Food Testing Scope were presented...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment And Climate Change Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd left), turns on the Cassava Pond water supply system in North West St. Catherine, during a commissioning ceremony on Thursday (October 22). Others (from left) are: Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott; Commissioner at the RWSL, Debbie-Ann Kerr-Scott; and Councillor for the Lluidas Vale Division, Hugh Graham.

Cassava Pond Gets $9 Million Water Supply System

Newly appointed Minister of Health, the Hon. Horace Dalley

Civil Servants to Receive Retroactive Money Oct. 30

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, holds up a copy of the National Cyber Security Strategy, while addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Be Careful What You Click On

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh.

Air Traffic Controllers to Be Trained and Equipment Upgraded

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

11 years ago Education

Rev. Thwaites Urges Parents to Support Schools in Maintaining Discipline

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling on parents to support school administrations in upholding discipline in educational institutions. Rev. Thwaites, who was addressing the annual conference of principals and vice principals in St. Ann recently, said the Ministry is solidly behind the enforcement and maintenance of discipline in schools. “The Ministry supports you establishing school rules, hopefully,...

Technical Officer for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Project (EECP) in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Lincoln Dean, gives an update on the programme at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank recently.

11 years ago Technology

17.5 Per Cent Drop in Energy Costs at JIS

Three years after the implementation of energy efficient solutions at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), the agency is reporting savings of 17.5 per cent per annum on its energy bill. The solutions, which include solar control film on windows, cool roof solutions, and overhaul of the air conditioning (a/c) system, were provided under the Energy Efficiency Conservation Programme (EECP), aimed...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses the launch of the 15 staging of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K on October 21 at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston. Looking on is Sponsorship Director, Diane Ellis. The event will take place on December 5 in Negril, Westmoreland.

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Endorses Reggae Marathon

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has endorsed the staging of the annual Reggae Marathon, noting that it is keeping with efforts to promote Jamaica as a prime destination for sports tourism. “It is a brilliant concept. It brings together two of the strongest brands in Jamaica – sports and our music. When this concept was brought together it...

11 years ago Culture

Documentary Film on Nanny to Be Shown Oct. 23 and 24

Known for her indomitable spirit and for being Jamaica’s only National Heroine, the Rt. Excellent Queen Nanny of the Maroons, will be showcased in a documentary film, slated for October 23 and 24. Titled, ‘Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess’, the film documents the struggle of the Jamaican Maroons, led by the military genius, Nanny. The October 23 screening will take...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (3rd right), applauds University of the West Indies’ (UWI) student athletes (from left): Hansle Parchment, Shanieka Thomas and Fredrick Dacres, for their performance at the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship in Beijing, China. Jamaica Olympic Association President, Hon. Mike Fennell (centre); Principal of the Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald (2nd right); and Director of Sports at UWI, Dalton Myers, also hailed the athletes at the Principal’s Special Reception held in their honour at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge on October 20.

11 years ago Education

Rev. Thwaites Hails UWI Student Athletes

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended University of the West Indies’ (UWI) student athletes for their success in the 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Beijing, China. He said the students stand as powerful examples that students can effectively balance academics and athletics and excel at both disciplines. “There are so many young people,...

Chief Executive officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Milton Henry (left); and Design Engineer a the NIC, Renford Smith.

11 years ago EnvironmentUncategorized

NIC to Continue Consultations on Proposed Piped Irrigation System for Hill Run

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited is to continue its consultations with stakeholders for the proposed closed-conduit (piped) irrigation system, which is to be implemented in the Hill Run Community in Central St. Catherine. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer of the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards, said the piped system will ensure a reliable and efficient supply of...

Dried Sargassum seaweed along the at the Hellshire Bay Beach in St. Catherine, where volunteers participated in clean-up activities for Coastal Clean-up Day in September.

11 years ago Environment

Government Allocates Initial $5 Million for Removal of Sargassum

Government has allocated an initial sum of $5 million for clean-up and disposal of the sargassum (a brown seaweed with berry-like air bladders) currently affecting beaches and coastlines across the island and the wider Caribbean. This was disclosed by Director of Environmental Management at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday...