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Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Audley Shaw (standing), makes his contribution to the 2015/16 budget debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 17.

Audley Shaw Recommends Overseas Work Programme

Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Audley Shaw, has recommended that the Government develop an overseas work programme to provide more employment opportunities for Jamaicans outside of the traditional areas of farming and hospitality. He noted that the programme, which would be...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, where he gave details on the CMI’s new Traffic Crash Investigating and Reporting Course.

CMI Collaborates with Road Safety Unit to Offer Training

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), touring the $4 billion Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Teaching and Research Complex at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, in St. Andrew, recently. Others (from left) are: Principal of the UWI, Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald; Vice-Chancellor at UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris; Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

More Jamaicans to Access Medical Training

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier; Executive Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chrantrelle; Member of Parliament for West Portland, Daryl Vaz; and Chairman of the Portland Parish Council, Benny White; participate in the breaking of ground for the ESP's Intervention Centre for children with special needs at Low Leyton, Orange Bay, Portland on October 1.

Portland Branch of ESP to Be Completed By Midyear

Update Riverton City Fire- Schools Closure

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceRiverton Landfill

No Closure of Ports – Major Reese

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is denying reports that the ports in Kingston were closed for three days due to the effects of the smog emanating from the fire at the Riverton disposal site. Chief Executive Officer of the JCA, Major Richard Reese, said no significant disruption was experienced at the ports. He told JIS News that the Adolph Levy...

11 years ago Local GovernmentRiverton Landfill

Update: Riverton City Fire

As extinguishing and cooling down operations continue at the Riverton City Disposal Site, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding persons that there could be periodic increases in smoke levels across sections of the Corporate Area and St. Catherine. Steady progress continues to be realised as the Jamaica Fire Brigade maintains 24-hour operations with the sustained...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at enhancing the Ananda Alert System through a multisectoral approach, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston on May 14, 2014. Others (from left) are: Director, National Intelligence Bureau, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Kirk Ricketts; Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith; former OCR Child Ambassador - Region One, Ashlie Barrett; and Special Projects Manager, Jamaica Information Service, Andrine Davidson.

11 years ago Ananda Alerts

Ananda Alert System…Working To Keep Children Safe

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) is reporting a drop in the number of children reported missing in 2014. Registrar of the OCR, Greig Smith, tells JIS News that there has been a 10 per cent decline in the number of children reported missing for the period January to December 2014 when compared to the corresponding period in 2013....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce , Hon Anthony Hylton (left), is in discussion with Scotiabank Jamaica Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Sharp, at a luncheon hosted by the Scotiabank Group during the recently concluded two-day Jamaica Investment Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaica Investment Forum a Success – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the second staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) was a “definite success” and exceeded expectations. “I believe that we have, to use a baseball term, hit a home run or in cricket, a six,” the Minister said. He was speaking as the curtain came down on the two-day event...

JIS Head Office, 58A Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 10

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Information

JIS Receives Budgetary Allocation to Relocate TV Department

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to receive an increased budgetary allocation of $170.6 million for capital expenditure in the 2015/2016 Budget to relocate the Television Department to premises at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston. “The Television Department can no longer be accommodated at the premises at Caenwood Centre, Arnold Road, which is owned by the Ministry of Education,”...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), speaking with Marketing and Communications Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Limited, Clinton Clark (centre) and Mr. James Wood of National Outdoor Advertising Limited, James Wood, at the showcasing of bus wraps as part of the Ebola communications campaign, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, in Kingston, today (March 17).

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry’s Public Education Campaign in High Gear

The Ministry of Health has spent $22 million as part of an ongoing communication and public education campaign on Ebola preparedness, to increase public awareness on the signs, symptoms and modes of transmission of the Ebola virus. The campaign, which began October 2014, incorporates a variety of public communication methods to disseminate information about diseases, including Ebola. Several Jamaica Urban...

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterUS President Visit

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Announces Visit By United States President Barack Obama

The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller is pleased to announce that Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, will pay a visit to Jamaica on 9th April 2015. President Obama and Prime Minister Simpson Miller will hold bilateral discussions on a range of issues of mutual interest. During the visit, Jamaica will host an encounter...