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Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Radley Reid observe as Immaculate Conception High School student, Samara Dewers, performs a physics experiment. Occasion was an open day at the institution’s premises in St. Andrew today (Feb. 4).

SLB Does Not Discriminate – Minister Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Students’ Loan Bureau’s (SLB) selection process does not exclude any category of students from acquiring loans. He noted that more students pursuing studies in science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM), are...

Acting Director of the Restorative Justice Unit, Ministry of Justice, Roydon Hall, outlines Restorative Justice Week activities at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Two Restorative Justice Centres to Open Next Year

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), as she cuts the ribbon to officially open the $4 billion state-of-the-art Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex (FMSTRC), at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), in St. Andrew, today (February 4). Also pictured are (from third left): Principal of the UWI Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald; Vice Chancellor, Professor E Nigel Harris, and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), is embraced by Nutritionist with the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Frances Mahfood (2nd left), shortly after he addressed the launch of Heart Month, held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Also pictured are: Brand Manager at Wisynco, Omoye Phillpotts-Brown (left), and Executive Director of the Foundation, Deborah Chen (right).

Heart Foundation Lauds NHF for Subsidies on Medications

Members of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee Benevolent Society, with banner displayed, distribute handbills during an anti-crime march through Lionel Town in Clarendon, recently.

March Against Crime and Teenage Pregnancy in Clarendon

Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

New Categories in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Entities participating in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, a component in the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, can submit entries under two new categories in this year’s staging of the competition. The new categories are: the Most Responsive Entity and the Most Socially Aware Entity. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office, Modernisation...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Mrs. Deborah Chen, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 3.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Lauds Plan To Reduce Heart Disease

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica has lauded the National Multi-sectoral Non-Communicable Disease Strategic Plan as a major initiative to curb the prevalence of heart disease in Jamaica. Implementation of the plan, which is being led by the Ministry of Health, addresses the four major conditions that lead to illness and death in Jamaicans - heart disease, cancer, lung disease and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing workshop on: ‘Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Production In the Sugar Industry of Jamaica’, held in Kingston, recently. Others are (from right): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Hillary Alexander and Energy consultant, William Saunders.

11 years ago Technology

Renewable Energy Should Benefit Productive Sector – Robinson

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the introduction of renewable energy as part of the energy mix, will provide noticeable benefits to the productive sector and by extension the consumers of goods and services. “I think you’re going to see a reduction. For example, we have two new companies that...

Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence, fields questions from journalists during a special Jamaica House media briefing, held today (February 3). The meeting was held to provide details on new developments in the Government’s ongoing plans to procure additional electricity generating capacity for Jamaica.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Approves JPS Proposal to Construct Gas Turbine Power Plant

Cabinet has approved the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) proposal to construct a 190 mega watt (MW) gas turbine power plant in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, which is expected to result in lower electricity costs for the country. This new plant will replace the 292 megawatt heavy fuel oil power plants in Old Harbour and Hunts Bay, which are now obsolete....

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Mrs. Yulit Gordon.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Closer Collaboration Needed to Help Reduce Deaths Due to Cancer – JCS Head

With US$40 million (J$4.65 billion) being spent annually to treat cancer patients in Jamaica, Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is urging healthcare providers, academia, corporate organizations and individuals to work closer together to help reduce premature deaths, due to cancer. A 2008 report showed that the most prevalent types of cancers in Jamaica were: prostate,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20, 2014. (FILE)

11 years ago Culture

Ministry of Youth and Culture Builds Out Capacity

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna has announced that the Ministry has made strides in its restructuring efforts with the establishment of the Children’s Affairs Division and the building out of the Youth and Adolescents Division. The Minister had articulated in her Sectoral Debate presentation that the Ministry would be moving to address the implementation of...

Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago JIS Think TankSport

JADCO Head Says Partnership is Vital to Anti-Doping Programme

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, says that partnership is crucial to the continued growth of Jamaica’s anti-doping programme. Citing JADCO’s joint agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Mr. Brown said the venture has yielded great results and has enhanced the capacity of the local anti-doping agency. “We get the benefit of...