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Acting Senior Legal Officer at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Khadrea Folkes, speaking a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

OSH Act to Protect Employees from Unsafe Work Environments

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is making provisions under the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill to protect employees who refuse to work in an environment that does not meet safety and health standards. Acting Senior Legal...

Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie, provides details on measures to reduce the number of road fatalities during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Police Remove Over 300 Registration Plates from Defective Vehicles

Director of Workforce Development and Employment, HEART Trust/ NTA, Denworth Finnikin (left), greets Jamaica 4-H Club member, Ajae Adlam, at the recent Parish Achievement Day held at Edith Dalton-James High School in Kingston.

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Leaders Benefitting From Technical and Vocational Training

Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke (2nd right); applauds the official opening of a telemedicine centre on February 19 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. Also participating in the opening are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (right); Wayne and Nigela Purboo (centre) of Quick Play Media; Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank Group, Jacqueline Sharp (left); and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson.

Telemedicine Centre Opens at Bustamante Hospital

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (fourth left); State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (fourth right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Paul Robotham (third left); having a light exchange with members of the Conference Preparatory Committee (from left): Project Manager, Conference Logistics and Preparations, Lisa-Ann Ogilvie; Chairman, Conference Preparatory Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Richard Powell; Chair, Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Executive Director, Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Senior Vice President, Operations and Marketing, GraceKennedy Money Services, Noel Greenland; and Chair, Logistics Sub-Committee, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, at the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 20.

Scope of Jamaica Diaspora Conference Broadened

The Montego Bay Clock Tower located on Barnett Street in the city, which is to be repaired.

11 years ago Local Government

Clock Tower in Mo-Bay To Be Repaired

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Glendon Harris, has informed that the city’s clock tower is to be repaired and a new clock purchased at a cost of US$23,000. In an interview with the JIS News, Councillor Harris said the project has been one of his main objectives since coming to office two years...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is greeted by Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson, on his arrival for the ceremonial opening of Parliament, on Thursday, February 19. The Governor General delivered the Throne Speech under the theme: ‘Partnership for Development: Inclusive Growth... Expanding Opportunities’.

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Governor GeneralParliament

Energy Programme To Be Boosted

The country’s energy programme will be boosted in 2015/16 through the modernisation of infrastructure, including the development of a smart grid, and regulating provisions for the treatment of renewable and alternative energy. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech on Thursday, February 19, at Gordon House. “Power purchase agreements...

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen inspects the Guard of Honour outside of Gordon House. Sir Patrick delivered the 2015/2016 Throne Speech on Thursday, February 19 to officially open the 2015/2016 Parliamentary year.

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Parliament

15,000 Land Titles to be Delivered Under LAMP

Fifteen thousand land titles will be delivered to Jamaicans through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) during the new legislative year. Delivering the Throne Speech at Gordon House on February 19, Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said the delivery of titles in part of the Government’s thrust to create an ownership society. LAMP aims to...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), examines the Guard of Honour mounted by the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence Force at the ceremonial opening of Parliament, on Thursday, February 19. The Governor General delivered the Throne Speech under the theme: ‘Partnership for Development: Inclusive Growth...Expanding Opportunities’.

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Governor GeneralParliament

Significant Economic Gains Last Year

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the tough economic reforms being undertaken by the Government continue to bear fruit, as evidenced by the significant gains made last year. The Governor-General was delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday, February 19, under the theme: ‘Partnership for Development: Inclusive Growth…Expanding Opportunities’. He noted...

A newly repaired fire hydrant located on Barnett Street in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Environment

Fire Hydrants in St. James Being Repaired

A total of 357 fire hydrants in St. James are being repaired under a programme being undertaken by the parish’s fire service in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC). Senior Superintendent in charge of the St. James Fire Department, Dolphin Doeman, told JIS News that of the 1,735 hydrants in the parish 1,378 or 76 per cent are in...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), presents the goat breeder’s cheque to Renick Thomas (right) of the Carey Park Goat Farmers’ Association in Trelawny, while President of the Trelawny Branch Association of Jamaica Agricultural Society Branches, Wendell Stewart, shares the moment. Occasion was the Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show held on Wednesday (February 18) in Falmouth.

11 years ago Agriculture

Govt in Talks for Sale Of St. Thomas Cocoa Farm

The Government is in discussion with overseas interests for the sale of a cocoa farm in St. Thomas, and rehabilitation of production in the parish to supply the high-end market in London. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the disclosure on Wednesday (February 19), while delivering the main address at the 2015 staging of the...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

Budget Of $641.56 Billion For 2015/16

A budget of $641.56 billion has been presented by the Government for the fiscal year 2015/16, with $432.57 billion earmarked for recurrent (housekeeping) expenses and $208.98 billion for capital (development) spending. This represents an increase of $102 billion over the revised Estimates for the financial year 2014/15. Details of the projections are contained in the Estimates of Expenditure, which were...