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Students of the Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon perform a cultural item on the newly asphalted grounds of the school, which was undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

No More Dust Nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary

The dust nuisance at Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon is now a thing of the past, following the paving of the school grounds at a cost of $5.1 million. The initiative, carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme...

Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie.

Traffic Division and Community Safety Branch Collaborate on Road Safety

Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated centre); Executive Director of GSW Animation, Wayne Sinclair (seated left);and Director of GSW Animation, Favel Williams (seated right); sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of animation skills, at a function held on February 24 at the HEART Trust/NTA’s Oxford Road office in Kingston. Looking on in the background (from left) are: Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Donald Foster; Director of Business Development and Workforce Solutions at the HEART Trust NTA, Mark Wallen; Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment, Denworth Finnikin; and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards.

HEART/NTA Signs MoUs to Boost Skills and Employment of Jamaicans

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

Churches Urged to Work Together to Fix Jamaica’s Problems

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left) , enjoys a light moment with Chairman, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda (centre); and Executive Director (Acting)/Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Lilyclaire Ballamy. Occasion was the National Competiveness Council’s 5th annual business environment reform roundtable at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston today (Feb. 26). The roundtable meeting was aimed at promoting collaboration between the private and public sectors to improve the ease of doing business in Jamaica.

Govt Remains Committed to Strengthening Business Climate

Occupational Safety and Health Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

11 years ago Labour

Addressing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace Key to National Development

Addressing the negative impact of HIV and AIDS on the workforce continues to be among the top focus areas for the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. OSH Director within the Ministry, Robert Chung, in an interview with JIS News, said the stigma and discrimination associated with the virus, has, over the...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, and Member of Parliament for South St Andrew, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), greets veteran broadcaster and lecturer, Fae Ellington (2nd right), at the launch of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) in , Rema, St. Andrew on February 24. Also pictured (from left) are: Sergeant Sarah Webster; and Inspector Rohan Ritchie, of the Trench Town Police Station. The $42 million project is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through a loan from the World Bank. It is expected to benefit over 80,000 residents in 18 communities across six parishes.

11 years ago Works / Construction

JSIF Urges Full Participation in Integrated Community Development Project

Residents of Rema in South St. Andrew are being urged to participate in activities under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which will be implemented in the community. General Manager for Project Management at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm, said it is only through full involvement at every stage of the process, that the residents will truly...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (foreground), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Gravel Lane road, in North West Clarendon, on February 25. Others are: Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (3rd left); Councillor for the Thompson Town Division, Kevin Shirley (right); Pastor of the Peckham New Testament Church of God, Samantha Nicholson (2nd left), and residents from the area.

11 years ago CommunityWorks / Construction

Roads Rehabilitated in North West Clarendon

Residents in the communities of Gravel Lane and Wisbeach in North West Clarendon, now have access to improved roadways, done under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $13.5 million. Several residents of both communities have expressed delight at the rehabilitated roads, noting that production of agricultural produce will now move with ease out of the communities....

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, speaking at the launch of the Hazards Handy Manual on February 25, at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) located on Haining Road in Kingston.

11 years ago CommunityEnvironment

Jamaica to Benefit from US$15 Million Climate Change Grant

Jamaica is among eight Caribbean countries slated to benefit from a US$15 million grant from the Government of Japan to strengthen the country’s resilience to climate change. The Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, made the announcement at the launch of a Hazards Handy Manual on February 25, at the Haining Road headquarters of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Strong Fiscal Discipline Will Be Maintained

The Government will continue to maintain strong fiscal discipline, as it seeks to grow the Jamaican economy out of debt. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, gave that assurance on February 25, at a press conference to announce the successful completion of the 7th quarterly review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under the four-year Extended Fund...

Convenor of Jamaica Day, Amina Blackwood Meeks, who is also the Director of the Culture in Education Programme at the Ministry of Education, addressing the recent launch of Jamaica Day 2015, at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine.

11 years ago Education

Jamaica Day to Showcase Best Examples of Country

As the nation’s schools gear up for activities on Jamaica Day 2015, to be observed on February 27, Convenor of the event, Amina Blackwood Meeks, says it is an opportunity to showcase the best examples of Jamaica. “Jamaica Day is an opportunity to live one of the objectives in the Culture in Education Programme, which is to raise Jamaicans to...

Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday, February 24.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Vaccination is the Only Way to Prevent Measles – CMO

The Ministry of Health is advising the public that vaccination is the only way to prevent measles in persons who have not had the disease. In light of the current outbreak of measles in the United States, which has now spread to 17 states, the Ministry has embarked on a campaign to ensure that all children between 1 and 6...