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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is greeted by Custos of Westmoreland, the Very Reverend Hon. Cannon Hartley Perrin, on his arrival for the Governor-General’s Achievement Award ceremony for the County of Cornwall, on July 23, at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. Others (from left) are: Custos of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair; Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschette (partly hidden).

GG Says Law Abiding Citizens Must Not Despair

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says despite the difficult situations facing the country, particularly crime, there are enough good people in Jamaica to cause law abiding citizens not to despair. Addressing the 2015 Governor-General’s Achievement Award...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says Emancipation and Independence celebrations will kick off with Church Services across the Island this Sunday (July 26). She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, July 24.

Church Services Islandwide for Emancipation and Independence

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, walking on the newly constructed Tryall pedestrian bridge, during a tour of the area on July 23. State Minister Azan along with Members of Parliament in St. Mary and officers from the National Works Agency (NWA), visited several road rehabilitation projects in the parish.

Roadway in Hamilton Mountain, St. Mary, to be Repaired Soon

A proud University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus student, Jerome Johnson (centre), accepts his Governor-General’s Achievement Award from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony held at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on July 23. Looking on (at right) is Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewan Corrodus. Mr. Johnson was among 13 persons from the County of Cornwall who were presented with plaques.

13 Persons from the West Receive Governor-General’s Achievement Award

Investment, Industry and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic at the Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Wednesday (July 22). Listening are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Viera (left); and Deputy CEO, Harold Davis.

Startups Urged To Exercise Care When Seeking Bank Loans

11 years ago Technology

Police Stations To Be Equipped With High-Speed Internet

Police stations are to be equipped with high-speed Internet as the Government deepens the penetration of broadband service across the island. The initiative is being undertaken through the Universal Service Fund (USF), which is financed by taxes collected from phone calls coming into the country. “For the last couple of years, the Government has built out an islandwide broadband network,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery of health services to them.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Communities Urged Not To Steal Water From Public Health Facilities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery of health services to them. “We can only continue to appeal to members of communities where the facilities are located...

Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the launch of the Associate Degree programme in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science, at Montego Bay Community College, on July 22. The Minister revealed that the drafting of regulations to govern the funeral services industry are far advanced.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Regulations Being Drafted For Funeral Services Industry

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the drafting of regulations to govern the funeral services industry are far advanced and consultations will be held with stakeholders, as soon as they are ready. “There is a need to regulate and fine-tune existing guidelines governing the funeral service and mortuary science industries,” the Minister said. He was addressing the launch...

Conservator of Forests and Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department, Marilyn Headley (centre), emphasises the dangers of bush fires during a JIS News Think Tank on July 22. She is flanked by Senior Director of the Forest Science and Technology Services Division, Donna Lowe (left); and Legal Officer at the Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant.

11 years ago Local Government

Bush Fires Have Destroyed Hundreds of Acres

With hundreds of acres of forest cover lost since the start of the year due to bush fires, Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley, is imploring citizens to desist from lighting fires in and around wooded areas. “In these dry times, you are not supposed to be lighting any fires of any sort anywhere and in particular, nowhere near the forests,”...

Principal of Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, speaking at the launch of the Associate Degree programme in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science by the College, on July 22.

11 years ago Education

Montego Bay Community College Launches Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree Programme

Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) launched its Funeral Services and Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree programme on July 22, a first by an education institution in the Caribbean region. Principal of the college, Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, said the programme is the result of a partnership between MBCC and Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada, in...

Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Mrs. Carol Palmer (centre), holds cheque for $1 million donated to the Task Force by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), on July 21, at the Ministry of Justice, in Kingston. Others from left are: Head of Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime, Senior Superintendent of Police, Clifford Chambers; Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police, Enid Ross-Stewart; President of the JHTA, Nicola Madden Grieg, Executive Director of the JHTA, Camille Needham.

11 years ago Justice

Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons Gets $1 Million

The effort of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) to safeguard children has been bolstered by a $1 million donation from the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). Chairperson of NATFATIP, Carol Palmer, says the donation will be shared evenly between the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Division and the Centre For Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child...

Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann Marie Rhoden (left), and Director General, Dianne McIntosh (2nd left), are engaged in discussion with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Representative, Richard Prebble (right), following his arrival, along with a delegation from the multilateral financial institution, at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, on Sunday (July 19), for four-day visit from July 20 to 23. Listening keenly is ADB Pacific Private Sector Development Specialist, Laure Darcy.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Progress in Performance of Public Enterprises – ADB Study

The Government is making progress in improving the performance and management of public enterprises. This is highlighted in a study done by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which was presented to Senior Policy makers and senior executives of the Government by a delegation from the bank. The members, who are currently in the island, will end their visit on July...