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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, explains the significance and value of world heritage sites, at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, held today (September 29) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

World Heritage Awareness Campaign Launched

A public awareness campaign, aimed at explaining the significance of world heritage sites and their protection, has been launched by the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The campaign is part of activities to celebrate Heritage Month 2015 (October), being celebrated...

Dental students Caithlyn Williams (2nd left), and Hannif Spence, sign for the instruments they will use to treat patients at the dental clinic housed at the University of Technology’s (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences. The college, located at Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston, will graduate its first batch of 23 dental surgeons in November.

Pioneering Dental Students Graduate in November

Director of the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Sheila Roseau, discusses the importance of education to reduce adolescent pregnancies in the Caribbean at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Girls in School are Less Likely to Get Pregnant – UNFPA

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Dr Zoe Simpson, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank to highlight the work of the WCJF to reduce adolescent pregnancy.

United Nations Population Fund Lauds Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (standing), observes as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the Rt. Hon. David Cameron signs the guest book at the Office of the Prime Minister, in Kingston, today (September 29), prior to holding bilateral discussions. Mr. Cameron, who arrived today, is on a two-day official visit.

UK PM Announces £300 Million Grant Fund for the Caribbean

Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), and Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson (5th right), participate in the International Beach Clean-up hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), and the municipal council on Saturday (Sept. 19), at the Hellshire Bay beach in Hellshire, Portmore.

11 years ago Environment

Acting Portmore Mayor to Engage Citizens on Environmental Issues

Acting Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas, said the Council will be looking to increase engagement with citizens, particularly the youth, on caring for the environment. He was speaking to JIS News at the recent clean-up of the 1.7-kilometre Hellshire Bay Beach in the municipality. The activity was organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Urban Development Corporation (UDC),...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), looks on as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson is introduced to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the Rt. Hon. David Cameron (third right), by British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton (left). Prime Minister Cameron arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, today (September 29) for a two-day official visit.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

UK Prime Minister Arrives

A 21-gun salute by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) greeted Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the Right Hon. David Cameron, as he arrived in the island, today (September 29), for a two-day official visit. Accompanied by the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, Mr. Cameron was met at the foot of the aircraft by Prime...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), emphasizes a point during discussions at the just concluded one-week ISO27001 Information Security Management System workshop for government officers, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, which was conducted by Educentres Information Services Limited. Listening keenly, from second left, are: Director for Centre of Excellence, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Maurice McNaughton; Educentres Information Services Limited Director, Hugh Campbell; and Information Technology (IT) Consultant, Joseph Manley.

11 years ago Information

Gov’t Officers Participate In Information Security System Workshop

Public sector agencies benefitted from a one-week workshop on the implementation of the ISO 27001-information security management system designed to help organisations keep information assets secure. Organised by Educentres Information Services Limited, the workshop was held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, from September 21 to 25. Approximately 18 persons from organisations such as the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA),...

Commanding Officer of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Lyme Bay, Captain Paul Minter, conducts an interview with JIS News in the bridge of the British naval vessel, docked at the Kingston Wharves.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Lyme Bay Crew Rehabilitate Halfway House in Clarendon

A halfway house in Clarendon was the recent beneficiary of engineering and construction work, carried out by crew members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Lyme Bay, which is making its first visit to the island. The Disaster Relief Troop of the British naval vessel, which has been in port at the Kingston Wharves since September 24, remodeled the building...

President of the Youth-for-Development Network (YFDN), Andre Wilson (left), makes a presentation to Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho, during the A Ganar Alliance programme’s recent graduation ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

11 years ago CultureEducation

A Ganar Alliance – Tailoring Assistance for Unattached Youth

In 2011, Javan Blake, who lives in Montego Bay, St. James, and describes himself as an ‘unattached youth’ with little family support, discovered that he was heading towards a life of crime. Desperate to prevent this from happening, Mr. Blake seized the opportunity to become part of the A Ganar Alliance, a programme led by the international support agency, Partners...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. (FILE)

11 years ago JusticeSenate

Senate Approves Bill to Modernise Banking Operations

The Senate, on Friday (September 25), approved a Bill, which seeks to modernise the regulatory framework within which banks operate. The Banking Services Act amended and consolidated the existing Banking Act, Financial Institutions Act and sections of the Building Societies Act, into one governing Act. Regulations in the Bill deal with the hours of opening; establishment of branches; licence fees; amalgamation...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Link between Maritime Transport and Trade Emphasised

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade State Minister, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has underscored the important and “inextricable” link between maritime transport, trade and economic development. Mr. Brown said this link is particularly important for Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, which, as small island developing states, are heavily dependent on external markets and maritime transport. The State Minister was speaking at a...