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ODPEM and Response Partners in Standby Mode as Hurricane Danny Strengthens

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in collaboration with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica is maintaining a state of vigilance, while reviewing the country’s readiness as Hurricane Danny strengthens and moves closer to the Caribbean. Information from...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (left), fields questions during a press conference on Friday (August 21), at his Kingston office, to announce the completion of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 9th review of Jamaica’s four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Others from (2nd left) are: Head of the IMF Mission to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; Outgoing Head of the IMF Mission to Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm; and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Bryan Wynter.

Jamaica on Course For 9th Drawdown of Funds From IMF

Director General of the Public Financial Management Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Diane McIntosh (left), explains the need for transformation of the country’s public financial management systems, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 20. At right is Director of Strategic Organisational Development in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Trudy-Ann James-Linton.

Comprehensive Public Financial Management Reform in Progress

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) speaking at the launch of the National Export Strategy, Phase II at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday August 20. Listening intently are from left, Trade Administrator/CEO of the Trade Board, Mr. Victor Cummings; Advisor (Trade Competitiveness) Trade Division Commonwealth Secretariat Ms. Yinka Bandele; and Dr. Rashmi Banga, Adviser and Head of Trade Competitiveness Section, Commonwealth Secretariat.

PM Simpson Miller says National Export Strategy is a Major Plank in Jamaica’s Economic Programme

) Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents newly installed Custos of St. Mary, Hon. Errol Johnson, with the Grand Commission and the Magistrates’ Roll for the parish, at the ceremony held on August 20, at the St. Mary High School.

Errol Johnson Officially Installed As Custos of St. Mary

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses a town hall meeting at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew yesterday (August 19). The meeting, which was hosted by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) in partnership with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), is part of an ongoing public education thrust by both agencies to spread awareness about vector-borne diseases and discuss prevention methods.

11 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Citizens Reminded To Clean Surroundings

Citizens are again being reminded that they have a personal responsibility to keep their surroundings free of mosquito breeding sites in order to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases. This comes against the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus (Chik V) last year, as well as the threat of the Zika virus (Zik V). Both diseases are transmitted by the Aedes...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), engages in light conversation with Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); and Principal of the Iona High School in St. Mary, Marva Humes Johnson. Occasion was the opening of the National Conference on Educational Leadership and Management at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (August 20).

11 years ago Education

Rev. Thwaites Urges Education Leaders to Address Critical Issues

Establishing term limits for school principals and possible changes to the method of their appointment, are among issues Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has proposed for discussion, at the National Conference on Educational Leadership and Management now underway. Addressing the two-day event, which got underway at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday (Aug. 20), Rev....

Director General of the Public Financial Management Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Diane McIntosh, says transitioning of the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) into a central treasury management system, is reaping benefits for the country. She was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, August 20.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Govt Reaping Benefits from Modern Treasury Management System

The decision by the Government to transition the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) into a modern treasury management system is already reaping benefits. Director General of the Public Financial Management Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Diane McIntosh, said with the reform process, which rolled out in June, the AGD is now in charge of central cash management and...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (third left), along with Managing Director, Keith Ryan & Company Limited, Richard Josephs (second right) sign a contract for the procurement and implementation of a high density filing system for the Supreme Court, Public North Building. The contract was signed during a brief ceremony held at the Ministry’s Oxford Road office today, August 20. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Research, Corporate Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Justice, Cecil Johnson; Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer; and Building Project Consultant in the Ministry, Vivian Gordon..

11 years ago Justice

High Density Filing System for Supreme Court Registry

A high density filing system is to be established at the Supreme Court’s Registry located in the new Public North building, downtown Kingston. Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding and Managing Director, Keith Ryan & Company Limited, Richard Josephs, signed the $48 million contract for the procurement and implementation of the system, during a brief ceremony today (Aug. 20), at...

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

11 years ago Commerce

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 need for consumers to be more knowledgeable, discriminating and vigilant when making purchases. “This is important, especially at this time...

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.

11 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Thanks China for Enjoyment Garden

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude to the People’s Republic of China for their kindness in handing over a Chinese garden to the Jamaican people. Formal documents were signed by the Government of Jamaica to accept the garden as a gift in February 2010. “At the ground-breaking we agreed that this garden would be a...

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).

11 years ago Education

Teachers Should Not Fear Teaching Council Bill – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the nation’s public school teachers have nothing to fear when the proposed Jamaica Teaching Council Bill becomes law. The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) members have expressed concern that the proposed Bill will be to the disadvantage of its members, when promulgated into law. “All of the considerations put forward by the Jamaica...