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Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

Islandwide Celebrations to Mark Emancipation and Independence

Venues all across the island are expected to come alive with the celebration of culture as Jamaicans observe Emancipation and Independence activities from July 31 to August 6. In addition to the usual festivities there will be some new events...

Manager of Communications and Research at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jana Bent, outlines measures undertaken to increase public awareness of the amendments to the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act. Ms. Bent was speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, June 4.

Lotteries Commission Increasing Awareness about New Standards and Regulations

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones, provides details about the Integrated Vector Management Control Programme, during a JIS Think Tank on June 10.

Govt Implements Integrated Vector Control Programme

Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy.

Summary of The Road Traffic Bill 2014

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), engages in a light exchange with (from left): Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; and Chair of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), Ileana Martinez. Occasion was a ceremony held to commemorate World Accreditation Day at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel in St. Andrew, on June 9.

Accreditation Ambassadors Programme Lauded

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd right), emphasises a point to Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Hiromoto Oyama (left), during Tuesday’s (June 9) launch of new drainage infrastructure guidelines for buildings and sub-divisions, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Dr. Davies was the keynote speaker. Also sharing in the discussion are: Minister without Portfolio (Housing), Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right); and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Kenji Tobita.

11 years ago Housing

Drainage Infrastructure Guidelines Completed

Work on the new drainage infrastructure guidelines for the approval of building and subdivision applications, has been completed. Development of the guidelines was undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing; National Works Agency (NWA); Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Water Resources Authority (WRA), in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, and...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing the opening of a three-day energy forum, today (June 9), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

REP Gets New Name and Mandate

The Government has changed the name and mandate of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), to the National Energy Solution Company Limited (NESCL), with an expanded role to achieve energy efficiency. Making the disclosure, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said the company, while bringing electricity to the 2.5 per cent of the island that is without...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Deportees to Meet With Immigration Lawyers at Diaspora Day of Service

Immigration lawyers from Jamaican Diaspora groups will be meeting with deportees to determine whether they have any legal recourse to return to their respective places of origin. The meeting is part of the highly anticipated Diaspora Day of Service at the staging of the sixth Biennial Diaspora Conference, scheduled for June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre,...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second right), with key stakeholders involved in the administration of the Ministry’s four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), following the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, for the training of over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health institutions islandwide, under PROMAC, over the next six months. The training will be administered by American health organization, Footprints Foundation. Others (from left) are: Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Denese McFarlane; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey; PROMAC’s Coordinator, Dr. Simone Spence; Minister Counsellor/Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena; and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens.

11 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

PIOJ Welcomes Training Programme for Primary Healthcare Workers

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Health Specialist, Denese McFarlane, has welcomed the Ministry of Health’s implementation of a six-month training programme targeting over 1,000 primary and community healthcare workers and aides. The project will be rolled out this month under a four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The...

Principal at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal.

11 years ago Sport

GC Foster Offers Short Courses for Community Members

The GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport is impacting the lives of residents of nearby communities, through several specially designed short courses. Principal of the St. Catherine-based institution, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal, told JIS News that the classes are the college’s contribution to the development of the area, as part of its Community Inclusion Programme. “Because of where we...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), is in light discussion with Member of Parliament for North West St. James, Dr. Horace Chang (centre), at a banquet to mark the 30th anniversary of the Montego Bay Freezone, held on June 6, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Sharing the moment is Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding.

11 years ago Commerce

Montego Bay Free Zone an Investment Magnet – Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has hailed the Montego Bay Free Zone as a magnet for investments in Jamaica. He said the zone, which earned some US$120 million last year, “has been a catalyst for the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) sector.” Minister Hylton was speaking at a banquet to mark the 30th anniversary of the Montego...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses the 54th Annual General Meeting and Convention of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in Montego Bay, on June 6. Minister McNeill told members of the JHTA that there is no room for unregistered and unlicensed operators in the industry.

11 years ago Tourism

Ministry to Clamp Down On Delinquent Persons in Tourism Sector

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the Government will be amending the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Act, to clamp down on persons operating businesses in the tourism industry without proper registration and licences. “We are ramping up efforts to boost compliance with guidelines within the sector. We have had constant consultations and will be amending the...