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Young Tahalia Mitchell performs a dub poetry piece during today’s (June 19) staging of the Unite For Change National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Expose Child Abusers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has made an impassioned plea for Jamaicans to expose known perpetrators of child abuse, even if they are relatives or friends. “Don’t cover up child abuse whether it is happening in your...

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Householders Urged to be Vigilant in Preventing Mosquito Breeding

Life Support Instructor in the United States (US), Delores McGregor, demonstrates the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure to athletic coaches and nurses from five educational institutions, which benefitted from donations of automated external defibrillators (AED) from Team Jamaica Bickle. The presentation of equipment and training session took place yesterday (June 18) at the Hilton Hotel in Montego Bay. The occasion was part of the Diaspora Day of Service, an event of the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Team Jamaica Bickle Donates Life Saving Defibrillators Kingston

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents a gift to Japanese Embassy representative, Hiromoto Oyama (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on Thursday (June 18), by members of the Japanese Funds Special Monitoring Mission. Others from (2nd left) are: Principal Technical Lead and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Representative, Japan, Kazushige Taniguchi; and Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Nobuyuki Imamura

Japan impressed with execution of project to assist disabled persons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, greets exuberant students of the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in Kingston today (June 19), following the launch of a behaviour modification initiative at the institution’s Hagley Park Road premises. The initiative dubbed: ‘Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Behaviour Modification Programme’ will be implemented at the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in September and is aimed at addressing anti-social tendencies.

Behaviour Modification Programme for Cockburn Gardens Primary

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

11 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Minister Falconer to Meet with PBCJ Workers Today

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer has scheduled a meeting with some workers of the Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBCJ) for this afternoon to discuss issues of concern to the staff members. Minister Falconer is now participating in the weekly sitting of the Senate at Gordon House, where some PBCJ workers numbering about 7 of the entity’s 43 staff...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), in discussion with Vice President of Playa Resorts Management, the parent company for Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Gibran Chapur, during a tour of the hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 18. Mr. Chapur announced that the 705-room hotel will have a soft opening on July 11.

11 years ago Tourism

Moon Palace Resort in Ocho Rios to Employ 1,200 Persons

The rehabilitated Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, could employ 1,200 persons when the facility is running at full capacity. The 705-room hotel, which is being refurbished at a cost of US$200 million, is slated for a soft opening on 11. Making the disclosure, Vice President of Playa Resorts Management, the parent company for...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (3rd left), is joined by Director of Tourism, Mr. Paul Pennicooke (2ndleft) and Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, Mr. Dennis Morrison (3rd right), at one of Moon Palace’s Spa Pools during a tour of the resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 18. The rehabilitated hotel is slated for a soft opening in July. Others (from left) are: Vice President, Investments and Promotions at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan; Vice President of Playa Resorts Management, the Parent company of Moon Palace, Gibran Chapur (centre); General Manager of the hotel, Clifton Reader and a representative of contractors.

11 years ago Tourism

Soft Opening of Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort in July

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work to rehabilitate the 705-room Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. He told JIS News that the property has come a far way since his visit in November of last year, and that the Management has actually set...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), raise a toast to the new brew of Red Stripe Beer, which now incorporates locally produced cassava starch in its production. The Ministers were participating in a ceremony on June 18, during which the brewery’s cassava starch factory was officially commissioned into service. Others (from third left) are: Managing Director, Cedric Blair; and Chairman, Richard Byles.

11 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Local Cassava Starch Now Key Ingredient in Red Stripe Beer

Locally produced cassava starch is now a key ingredient in the brew of Red Stripe Beer, as the company moves to reduce imported raw material for its production. Consumers will soon be able to get their hands on this new mix, as the brewing company produced the first batch of beer using this local ingredient on June 18. This followed...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), is greeted by Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Sergei Donskoi, before engaging in discussions yesterday (June 17) . Minister Paulwell is currently in Russia for the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from June 18 to 20.

11 years ago AgricultureTechnology

Russia to Provide Support in Agriculture and the Environment

The Government of Russia has pledged assistance to Jamaica in the areas of agriculture and the environment. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who is representing Jamaica at the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Moscow from June 18 to 20. Speaking with JIS News from Moscow earlier today, Minister Paulwell...

Director of the Justice Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Justice, and Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown (right), discusses the programme for the town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, with Senior Director for Criminal and Civil Justice Administration in the Ministry, Kathlene Arnold (left), and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Jamila Simms. The town hall meeting was held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Justice

Public Campaign to Discourage Irresponsible Ganja Smoking

The Government will be undertaking a public education programme to discourage irresponsible ganja smoking and protect vulnerable persons. Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, informed that the National Health Fund (NHF) and the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) have finalised the details of the programme, which is expected to get underway soon. He was addressing a town hall...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left), emphasises a point during discussion with Chairman of the Ganja Growers Association, Orville Silvera, at a town hall meeting on the Dangerous Drug Act, held on Wednesday (June 17), at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Justice

Ticketing Small Quantities of Ganja to Reduce Clogging of Courts

The amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, to make possession of small quantities of ganja a non-criminal offence, are expected to reduce by 15,000 per year, the number of such cases to go before the courts. The legislation, among other things, makes the possession of two ounces or less of ganja a ticketable offence. Persons ticketed by the police will...