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Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, gives tips on shopping for back-to-school.

Shop Wisely For Back-To-School

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers to learn and exercise their rights as consumers and practise good money management, as they make their back-to-school purchases. Speaking with JIS News, Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, emphasises the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), and wife of the Governor-General and Patron of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Her Excellency, Lady Allen, observe the writings on a plaque of the Harmonious Enjoyment Gardens at the opening at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Hope, on August 19. Others (from left) are: Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Economic and Commercial Councillor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Madam Liu Lei; and Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Xia Guoshun.

Prime Minister Thanks China for Enjoyment Garden

New President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Norman Allen (left), at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) annual general conference, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in Montego Bay. Others (from second left) are: President –elect, Howard Isaacs and Immediate Past President, Doran Dixon (partially hidden).

Teachers Should Not Fear Teaching Council Bill – Education Minister

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (seated, head table), addresses Heads of agencies at the Ministry, in Kingston, on August 19. The Minister got an update of the water situation, particularly in the Corporate Area. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hayles.

Slight Increase in Reservoirs

A delighted Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (standing), looks on as (from left): Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Fairweather; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Stewart Saunders, and Managing Director of M and M Jamaica Limited, Donald Mullings, shake hands after the signing of a $164 million contract for the construction of a 304-bed, two-story Medium Risk Block at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Facility, at his Oxford Road offices, today (August 19).

Medium Risk Block to Be Built At Tamarind Farm

Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson, examines one of the hats that a group of teen entrepreneurs will be marketing as a business venture. The teens, from the Arnold Road and Allman Town communities, who benefited from entrepreneurial training through the MP’s initiative, visited his offices in Kingston recently, to thank him for his support and go over their business plans.

11 years ago CommerceCommunity

Inner City Youth Start Hat Making Business

Nine teenagers from two Kingston communities, who have benefited from entrepreneurial training, have come together to form their own small business. The seven females and two males, from the Arnold Road and Allman Town areas, are now engaged in making hats and hair bows. They participated in a 12-week programme, initiated by Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), discusses a point of interest in a pamphlet on the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative with Project Assistant, Nicolas Spence; and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira. The Minister was visiting the various booths mounted at the Duhaney Park Community Centre in St. Andrew during a Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI) event hosted by the JBDC on August 18.

11 years ago Commerce

Small Businesses Urged To Formalise Operations

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is again calling on small business owners to formalise their operations, in order to benefit from the various initiatives put in place by the Government to ensure their growth and development. He was speaking at a Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI) event hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) on...

Principal of the Four Paths Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon , Norman Ansel Allen (right), is installed as the 51st President of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA), during Monday night’s (17) session of the JTA’s annual conference, now underway at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay St. James. Outgoing President, Doran Dixon, officiated the function.

11 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Teachers Vote to Accept Government’s Wage Offer

Delegates of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) have voted to accept the Government’s wage offer for the 2015-2017 contract period. The teacher-delegates attending the 51st annual conference of the JTA at the Hilton Rose Resort and Spa, indicated their acceptance of the salary offer by way of special vote on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 18), following a presentation by the association’s...

National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Inspector, Charmaine Gillette, addresses the National Council for Senior Citizens’ (NCSC) retirement planning seminar, held at the New Testament Church of God Auditorium in Montego Bay on August 18.

11 years ago Labour

NCSC Stages Retirement Planning Seminar in St. James

Scores of residents of St. James have benefitted from a seminar aimed at preparing them for retirement. The retirement planning seminar, organised by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), was held on August 18, at the New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay. Speaking with JIS News, Parish Organiser for the NCSC, Merah Salmon, said the annual seminar...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre in South East St. Andrew, earlier this year. Sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Julian Robinson; Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke and Deputy Mayor/Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.

11 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Improved Primary Health Care for Residents of Nannyville

Residents of Nannyville Gardens, in South East St. Andrew, are benefitting from a refurbished community health centre, that was officially opened earlier this year. Built in the 1970s, the old structure was upgraded in late 2014, through the efforts of the Ministry of Health and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), with funding provided by the National Health Fund...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Commends Jamaica’s Sportsmen and Sportswomen

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is commending Jamaica’s sportsmen and sportswomen for their dedication and outstanding representation of the nation and its people. In a statement on Wednesday (August 19), Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the country’s athletes across various sporting disciplines continue to give of their best. She said they embody the hopes and aspirations of the nation and...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (seated, centre), with members of the CDA’s Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP), who conceptualized the staging of a National Children Summit.

11 years ago Culture

More Than 700 Children to Take Part in National Summit August 25

More than 700 children between 12 and 17 years of age from across the island, will converge on the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, for the second staging of the National Children’s Summit on August 25. The summit will be held under the theme: ‘Creating Opportunities to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders Today’. Conceptualised by the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) Children’s Advisory...