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Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. (FILE)

NHF Improves Access to Health Cards

Past winner of the biennial Public Sector Customer Service Competition, the National Health Fund (NHF), is striving to improve its services and to make them more accessible to customers. Since winning the prizes in 2010/2011 for being the Best Implementer...

Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning Worrel Hibbert (right) presents an award to Theodore Fowler who emerged as the ‘Most Outstanding Student’ from the Majesty Gardens Development Education Programme. Mr. Fowler received the award at the closing ceremony of the 24 month long programme on July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel.

Success Against All Odds

Coach at The Golden Age Home, Silvan Wilson (right), demonstrates a throwing technique to Alton Carter (centre) as Vincent Evans (left) looks on. The men will compete in bocce in the over 45 category at the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California starting July 25.

Special Olympic Athletes Set Their Eyes on Winning Gold

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shakes hands business teacher at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dayle Evans, after presenting him with an award for long and distinguished service. Occasion was an award function to honour master teachers, held on July 16, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

JTC Bill To Go Before Legislative Committee

Workmen carry out improvement works on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System in Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth. The project will see some 23,000 additional residents benefiting from improved water supply. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill toured the improvement works on July 16.

Work Progressing Smoothly on Santa Cruz Water Supply System

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon.
Robert Pickersgill (second left) along with from left: Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce and Acting President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett tour works being undertaken on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System on July 16. The project will see some 23,000 additional residents benefiting from improved water supply.

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Delinquent NWC Customers Urged To Pay Up

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill is appealing to residents in St. Elizabeth to bring their outstanding accounts up-to-date, under the National Water Commission’s (NWC) new debt forgiveness programme. Speaking to journalists during a tour of improvement works on the Santa Cruz Water supply System, on July 16, Minister Pickersgill said payments of outstanding water...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) participates in breaking ground to symbolise the start of a $75 million rehabilitation project for the Goldmine Water Supply System in St. Catherine. Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. Kenneth Baugh; Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Also pictured in the background (third left) is Chairman of the National Water Commission, Prakash Vaswani. The event took place at the Bellas Gate Primary School on Friday, July 17.

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Goldmine Water Supply System to be Upgraded

More than 5,000 residents of Bellas Gate, St. Catherine and surrounding communities will soon enjoy improved water supply to their homes, with the upgrade of the Goldmine Water Supply System, being undertaken at a cost of $75 million. Ground was symbolically broken during a ceremony on Friday, July 17, to start the rehabilitation works which are to be carried out...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, emphasises a point during today’s (July 17) debate on the Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, 2015, in the Senate.

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Senate Passes Bill to Entrench Local Government in Constitution

The Senate, on July 17, passed legislation to entrench local governance in the Constitution. The Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, was passed without amendments. Under the Bill, local authorities are being given the ability to perform regulatory functions to facilitate the management, improvement and development of resources of local communities. It also allows Parliament to make provision for local authorities...

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luther Buchanan (right), looks on as Christopher Persaud (left) of Health 2000 (Guyana) Inc, points out features of a product in the Health 2000 (H2K) AGRO line. Occasion was the recent launch of Health 2000 (H2K) AGRO Jamaica at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. At centre is Director of the University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus, Dr. Subramaniam Gomathinayagam.

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Agriculture Ministry Endorses H2K Organic Stimulants

The Ministry of Agriculture is endorsing the use of the Health 2000 (H2K) AGRO line of organic stimulants in Jamaica in an effort to boost soil health and crop productivity. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan said the use of the products is in keeping with strategies by the Ministry to introduce innovative sustainable farming methods to ensure...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, at the recent launch of the Yallahs River and Hope River Watershed Management Project at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. At right is
Country Representative for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones.

11 years ago Environment

US$3.9 Million Watershed Protection Project to Improve Water Supply to KMR

Some 660,000 residents of the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR) are to benefit from improved water supply, as a result of work being undertaken by the Government to safeguard the Yallahs River and Hope River watersheds. The US$3.9 million project, which was launched in April, is aimed at protecting the area from degradation, while improving water resource management. It is being...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, highlights initiatives to fill demands within the tourism and other related sectors, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Linkages Hub Helping to Fill Demand for Goods and Services

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, through the Tourism Linkages Hub, has been working with its partners to meet the demand for products, services and skills within tourism and other related sectors. The aim is to increase the consumption of goods and services that can be competitively sourced in Jamaica. Head of the linkages hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, said that opportunities...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), admires throw pillows being show to him by master teacher at Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston, Maureen Francis-Christie. Looking on are Interim Chairman of the Master Teacher Programme, Ray Howell (2nd right); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA) President, Doran Dixon. They were observing an exhibition by Mrs. Francis-Christie, one of 11 master teachers recognised for long and distinguished service, at a ceremony held on July 16 at the Medallion Hall Hotel.

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Rev. Thwaites Urges Increased Participation in Master Teacher Programme

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging teachers at all levels of the education system to apply for the Master Teacher Programme, as part of a move to improve their overall effectiveness. The Minister was speaking to JIS News following an awards ceremony at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on July 16, to honour 11 master teachers...