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(Left) President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees, Vincent Morrison, makes his contribution during the final leg of the Minimum Wage Consultations held at the Labour and Social Security Ministry in Kingston on September 9. At the head table are: ( (from left): Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro; Commission member, Bernita Locke; Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Representative, Danny Roberts; and Secretary to the Commission, Latoya McCatty.

Commission to Submit Minimum Wage Recommendation by End of October

Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro, said that a recommendation on the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for security guards is to be submitted to the Labour Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, no later than the...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (4th left), shares a moment with panellists at the Inspirational Women Super Summit held last night (September 8) at Barclays Bank in London. They are (from left to right): Jagdeep Rai from Barclays Bank; Executive Director, Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, Sharron Gunn; Matt Tuck, Barclays Bank; Director, Government Equalities Office, Alison Pritchard; former Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth and Prime Minister’s Small Business Ambassador, Mary Macleod; Managing Director Eastern Region, Barclays Corporate Banking, Jane Galvin; Chief Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service Redbridge, Sue Williams; and founder of the National Black Women’s Network, Sonia Brown.

Jamaica has Made Strides in Gender Equality – Ndombet Assamba

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCCA), Nari Williams-Singh, addresses a JIS Think Tank recently.

Jamaica Has Enviable Record in Air Safety and Security

Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Administrator for St. James, Garfield McGhie (right), presents a backpack with school supplies to Davian Malcolm (3rd right). Occasion was the PMI’s annual back-to-school event for students of inner-city communities in Montego Bay, held on September 7, at the PMI Church Street offices. Looking on are PMI Administrative Assistant, Ganneth Mullings (left); Community Action Officers, Lavern Johnson (3rd left) and Beverly Gentles (background right), and other students.

PMI Donates Back-To-School Supplies to Montego Bay Students

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ms. Onika Miller.

Office of the Services Commissions Confirms Permanent Secretary’s Resignation

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), with (from left): members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Corporal Xuandre Mohansingh of the Fifth Battalion; Sergeant Cleveland Palmer of the Second Battalion and Corporal Nichola Perkins of the Third Battalion, at the launch of Wings Appeal 2015, at King’s House, on September 8. The Governor-General presented trophies to the cadets for helping to raise funds for World War II veterans. Others in the background (from left) are: Chairman of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), Jamaica Branch, Major Johanna Lewin; Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Lemuel Lindo; Pilot, Captain Lewis Mayne; and President of RAFA, Major General Robert Neish.

11 years ago Governor General

Cadets Help Raise Funds for War Veterans

Three units in the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) have been awarded for their outstanding fundraising efforts in the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), Jamaica Chapter’s Wings Appeal Competition. Proceeds from this effort will go toward providing care for war veterans of the Royal Air Forces (RAF) 580 Jamaica Branch, who fought in World War II. The Governor-General’s Trophy for...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd left), addressing a motor vehicle policy forum, held on September 8, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Trade Board, Benthan Hussey; Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, and Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board, Victor Cummings.

11 years ago Commerce

Consumers Urged To Check Before Importing Motor Vehicles

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging consumers who import motor vehicles into the island, to first ascertain if the manufacturers have dealers or representatives in Jamaica. The Minister’s advice comes as a result of several persons buying vehicles from overseas and cannot obtain proper servicing for them, due to the fact that the makers of...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

11 years ago Transport

Jamaica Seeks Re-Election to IMO Council

Jamaica is seeking re-election to the prestigious International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for a fifth consecutive term. First elected to the Council in 2007, Jamaica is one of 25 states vying for 20 of the available seats on the 40-seat body. The country was first elected to the IMO Council in 2007 and has been successfully re-elected since then. In...

Acting Director for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson-Sadler, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the activities to mark Caribbean Wellness Day, which will be observed on Saturday, September 12.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Healthy Ageing to be Highlighted on Caribbean Wellness Day

Jamaica will join the rest of the Caribbean in observing Caribbean Wellness Day 2015 on Saturday, September 12, under the theme: ‘Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Ageing’. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 8, Acting Director for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson-Sadler, said the Ministry has partnered with the National Council for...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (right), in discussion with Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho, during today’s (September 8) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in downtown Kingston. Members of the JSIF team were guests at the sitting.

11 years ago Local Government

Mayor Urges Public Not To Pay Additional Fees to KSAC Employees

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, is urging members of the public not to pay additional fees to employees of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) to expedite businesses being undertaken with the entity. “The KSAC does not support any member who attempts or succeed from eliciting money in return for doing the job for which they...

Bamboo by-products on display during an expo in Peckham, North Western Clarendon.

11 years ago Commerce

Work Far Advanced On Policy for Bamboo Industry

Work currently being undertaken by the Government to develop a policy for Jamaica’s emerging bamboo industry, could be completed by year-end. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who has oversight for the sector, tells JIS News that the Ministry, which is piloting the initiative under its Bamboo Products Industry Project (BPIP), is in the process of...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left) and State Minister, Hon. Ian Hayles (right), share a light moment with recently commissioned land surveyors Andy Jackson (2nd left); and Glen Watson at a commissioning ceremony at the Ministry on September 2.

11 years ago Environment

Land Surveyors Urged To Assist the Landless

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is imploring land surveyors to render assistance to the country’s landless poor. “I need not tell you how important a title is to a Jamaican and I implore you, not only to be mindful of that fact, but to do your utmost to assist the vulnerable among us,” he...