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Quality Assurance Officer at Jamaica Post, Donald Dewdney and Postmistress at the Watson’s Hill Post Office, Juanita Thomas in Manchester receive the award for Best Post Office from Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Cecil McCain at the Public Sector Customer Service Awards Ceremony held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel.

Three Public Entities in Manchester Cop Top Awards

Three entities from Manchester won top awards in the Best of Like Entity Category of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, held on October 9, in Kingston. The Best Health Centre was won by the Christiana Health Centre; the Best...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (right), listens keenly to President of the Jamaica Air Traffic Controllers Association (JATCA), Kurt Solomon. Occasion was the opening of the 26th regional meeting of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA), at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday (October 15).

JCAA Supports Work of Air Traffic Controllers – Williams-Singh

Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Evan Duggan, speaking at the National Security Policy Seminar held recently, on the Mona campus.

UWI Professor Urges Increased Use of Technology in Crime Fight

Some of the boats donated by the United States Government to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in the country’s crime fighting effort. The handing over ceremony was held on October 14, at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew.

US Government Donates 10 Boats to JCF

Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (2nd left), speaks with police constables, Marvalyn Green (3rd right); and Aundre France (2nd right), just before the start of the closing ceremony for participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) diversity training course, held on October 14, at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew. Looking on are: (from left) are: Chief of Party for the USAID Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) Phase II, Ian McKnight; Senior Superintendent of Police, Karina Powell-Hood; and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, Clifford Blake. Some 230 new police officers were trained in September.

Cops Urged to Use Diversity Training to Make a Difference

Vice-President for Corporate Affairs and Business Development, Karisma Hotel and Resorts, Ruben Becerra (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference held at the offices of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 13). Mr. Becerra announced the company’s plans to invest more than US$900 million to develop nine hotels in Jamaica, over the next 10 years. Beside him is JTB Chairman, Dennis Morrison.

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Mexican Hotel Chain Announces US$900 Million Investment

Mexico-based Karisma Hotel and Resorts has announced plans to invest more than US$900 million to develop nine hotels in Jamaica, adding 4,000 rooms to the country’s stock over the next 10 years. The 228 acre Llandovery beachfront property in St. Ann will be the site for this massive development, which is also intended to create 8,000 new direct employment and...

Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Wayne Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 13 at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

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$80 Million in Savings from Energy Efficiency and Conservation Project

The Government has realised savings of approximately $80 million to date under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP). The four-year project, implemented in 2011, is aimed at reducing the energy bill in public sector agencies. It is being funded by the Government in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It involves replacing energy-wasting and outdated air conditioning units...

Vice President for Business Development at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Edmond Marsh, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPSCo) Bogue Gas Conversion Project in Montego Bay, St. James on Tuesday (October 13).

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Montego Bay Port Will Be Ready to Accept LNG for Bogue Project

The Port Authority of Jamaica says the Port of Montego Bay will be ready to accept shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the Bogue Gas Conversion Project. Vice President for Business Development at the authority, Edmond Marsh, gave the assurance during his address at the launch of the J$2.5 billion (US$22.54 million) project in St. James on October 12....

Director of Children and Family Programme of the Child Development Agency, Audrey Budhi (second right), speaks to residents of Yallahs about child care and protection issues, during a sensitisation ‘walk thru’ in St Thomas early this year. At right is Children’s Officer, Lorna Braham.

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Child Protection Committee To Be Set Up In St. Thomas

A Child Protection Committee will be set up in St. Thomas, after a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, October 15 in the parish. The meeting, which begins at 4:00 p.m. at the New Testament Church of God in Yallahs, St, Thomas, is being organised by the Child Development Agency (CDA), a department of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. It...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), speaks with Chief Executive Officer of New Fortress Energy, Wes Edens (right), as they view a model of the $2.5 billion Bogue Gas Conversion Project, which was officially launched yesterday (October 12), at the project site in St. James. Others (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer of JPSCo, Kelly Tomblin; Chairman of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Chris Cargill; and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vin Lawrence.

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JPS Launches $2.5 Billion Bogue Gas Conversion Project

Work is to get underway on the J$2.5 billion (US$22.54 million) Bogue Gas Conversion Project in St. James. This follows yesterday’s (October 12) official launch of the multibillion-dollar undertaking to convert the 120-megawatt plant into a dual facility for automotive diesel oil (ADO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is undertaking the project in collaboration...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, outlines cyber security tips at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday, October 9 at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

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Jamaicans Urged To Protect Personal Security in Cyberspace

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is urging Jamaicans to exercise greater care in protecting their personal security in cyberspace. The Minister, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank last Friday (October 9), said that while the Internet has allowed for increased efficiency, there are greater risks for the average Jamaican, and so...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

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NIC Urges Stakeholders to Protect Systems from Vandalism

Farmers and community stakeholders are being urged to protect the resources of the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) from vandalism. The call has come from Chief Executive Officer at the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards, who said the entity’s property in various communities has been tampered with, the result of which has been periods of loss of supply to customers in...