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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.

NIC To Spend Over Us$1.8 Million To Upgrade Hill Run Irrigation System

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) is to spend over US$1.8 million to upgrade the irrigation system at the Hill Run Agro Park in Central St. Catherine, where farmers are engaged in commercial fish production. The project will involve civil,...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Fund (NHF), Mr. Everton Anderson (second right) and his team accept the Prime Ministers’ Trophy for Best Customer Service Entity, during the awards ceremony for the Public Sector Customer Service Competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel on Friday, October 9. The award was presented by Chairman of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Mrs. Patricia Francis (right).

NHF and AGD Joint Winners of Customer Service Competition

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says Government continues to invest in the upgrading of health infrastructure and systems. He was addressing the official opening of the state-of-the-art Hospiten Montego Bay medical facility in Rosehall, St. James, on Thursday, October 8.

Gov’t Continues to Invest Heavily in Health Sector

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, signs the message board at the opening of Unicomer Jamaica Limited’s upgraded distribution centre at Twickenham Close, Kingston on October 8. Looking on (from left) are: Principal Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal; and Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Unicomer Group, Guillermo Siman.

Unicomer Signals Confidence in Economy with Us$8 Million Investment in Operations

Upper sixth form student at the American International School of Kingston (AISK), Brandon Chin Loy (left), assists Jodi Porter, fellow participant in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE), to drill holes into a metal plate hub for a wind turbine they were designing. Brandon was one of four Jamaican high school students to participate in the regional programme, put on by the Caribbean Science Foundation, from July 18 to August 14, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill campus.

Jamaican Student Excels in Regional Science Programme

Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (2nd left), signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the CCCJ and the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), which will enable community colleges to offer a bachelor degree in Social Work. The signing ceremony was held on October 8, at the JTS campus on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Looking on (from left are): Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, Dr. Angela Samuels-Harris; Academic Dean at the JTS, David Pearson; and President of the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS), Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper.

10 years ago Education

Community Colleges to Offer Social Work Degree Programme

Community colleges across the island will now be offering a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work under a five-year agreement between the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) and the Jamaica Theological Seminary (JTS). Representatives of the entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the arrangement, during a function at the JTS’s campus on Constant Spring Road on...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third right); Chairman of Hospiten Group, Dr. Luis Cobiella (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr.
Wykeham McNeill (third left), prepare to cut the ribbon to officially open a
$2.3 billion state-of-the-art private hospital in Rosehall, St. James, on Thursday, October 8. The facility was established by the Spanish owned group, Hospiten, and will serve Jamaican and overseas patients. Others (from
left) are: Pedro Luis Cobiella, Diana Cobiella, Juan Jose Hernandez and Dr.
Rafael Cobiella.

10 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Moving Ahead In Health Tourism – Minister McNeill

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the opening of the state-of-the-art private hospital in Rosehall, St. James, on October 8, is tangible proof that Jamaica is moving ahead in health tourism. “This new $2.3 billion state-of-the art hospital is largely driven by tourism interests. The more the investment in Jamaica and the more hotel rooms there...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (left); and Vice Governor of the Japanese City of Tottori Prefecture, Akio Hayashi, shake hands while exchanging copied of the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the twinning of the parish with Tottori Prefecture. The signing took place on Thursday (October 8), at the Westmoreland Parish Church Hall in Savana-la-Mar.

10 years ago Local Government

Westmoreland Signs Twinning Agreement With Tottori Prefecture In Japan

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday (October 8), for the twining of the Japanese city of Tottori Prefecture with the parish of Westmoreland. Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Councillor Bertel Moore, and Vice Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Akio Hayashi, were the signatories. The signing ceremony, which took place at the Westmoreland Parish...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), listens as Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson, provides an update on the progress of work on the construction of a 160,000-square foot Total Logistics Facility at Newport West, Kingston, during a tour on October 7.

10 years ago Commerce

Logistics Hub Is Alive and Well – Hylton

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has hailed the $2 billion investment by Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) in the construction of a logistics and warehousing facility, as a signal of confidence in the Government’s Logistics Hub initiative. He was speaking at a press conference at the port operator’s Newport West premises on October 7, after viewing the progress...

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (seated), tests out one of 10 computers in the new computer centre at the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Mobile Reserve. The $ 3 million facility, established through funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF), was officially handed over yesterday (October 7), at the unit’s Deanery Road premises in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson; portfolio Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting .

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Mobile Reserve Gets $3 Million Computer Centre

A $3 million computer centre, outfitted with Wi-Fi access, was officially handed over to the Mobile Reserve of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Wednesday (October 7). The facility is equipped with 10 computers, a printer, a projector and a screen, and will be used as a training centre for officers, facilitate report and statement writing, as well as research and...

Managing Director of Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) Limited, Keith Goodison, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 7.

10 years ago Environment

Soapberry Operator Looking At Providing Treated Water For Irrigation

The Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) Limited, which operates the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine, is looking into the feasibility of making treated water from the plant available for irrigation purposes. This was disclosed by Managing Director of CWTC Limited, Keith Goodison, at a JIS Think Tank on October 7. “We’re doing a study and we expect to...

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

PICA Increased Processing of Travellers to 5 Million in 2014/15

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) processed 2.5 million passengers arriving at the island’s airports, and 2.5 million departing passengers, during the last financial year. This represents a six per cent increase in the arriving passengers handled, while the processing of departing passengers increased by five per cent, said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald. She informed that...