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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Hon. Wykeham McNeill, addresses a luncheon hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday, December 11, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, where he announced positive developments for 2015.

1.2M Airlift Seats Already Secured For 2015 Summer Season

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Hon. Wykeham, says that 1.2 million airlift seats have so far been secured for stopover arrivals for the 2015 summer season. He said all the main source markets are showing increases in airlift. “The United...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), shakes hands with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (left), during the handing over of medical equipment by the Japanese Government to the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew on December 11. Looking on is Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.

Japanese Government Donates Medical Supplies to Bustamante Hospital

Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus (left), presents Regional Director in the Ministry of Education Region 4 Montego Bay Office, Mrs. Hillary Foster, with the instrument of office during the official installation ceremony for 33 new Justices of the Peace (JPs), for the parish of St.
James, held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mt. Salem, Montego Bay, on December 11. — Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus (left), presents Regional Director in the Ministry of Education Region 4 Montego Bay Office, Mrs. Hillary Foster, with the instrument of office during the official installation ceremony for 33 new Justices of the Peace (JPs), for the parish of St. James, held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mt. Salem, Montego Bay, on December 11.

More JPs to Serve St. James

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the headquarters for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) and the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), located on Hagley Park Road, in St. Andrew, on December 11. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the JRC, Linton Walters; Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Mr. Audley Shaw, and Chairman of the BGLC, Gary Peart.

Finance Minister Says Gaming Industry Must Be Regulated

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (right), hands over a range of computers and electronic equipment to Senior Superintendent of Police and Commanding Officer for the Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID), Clifford Chambers, at the Ministry of Justice, on December 11. The items, which included tablets, laptops, camcorders, digital cameras, laptop and tablet cases, as well as a projector and a screen, will help in the public education, intelligence gathering and general operations of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons/Intellectual Property Vice Squad.

Task Force Hands Over Equipment to Tackle Trafficking in Persons

Director, Business Operations at Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Hecton Hemans addressing a JIS Think Tank on December 9.

12 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

JMB Develops Housing Statistics Database

Jamaicans will soon be able to benefit from a database of housing starts that is being developed by the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB). The Housing Starts Metrics will be used to provide information on, monitor and measure island wide performance of housing starts. Housing starts is an economic indicator that reflects the number of privately owned housing units on which...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (second right), converses with Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (right), and outgoing President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Chris Zacca, at the PSOJ’s annual Christmas members’ luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 11.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Outgoing PSOJ Head Lauded for Contribution

The Government has commended outgoing President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Chris Zacca, for his invaluable contribution to nation building. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips said Mr. Zacca has made laudable contributions to the country’s economic reform programme (ERP). Dr. Phillips was addressing the PSOJ’s annual Christmas Members’ Luncheon, held at the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), responds to a question at a town hall meeting held at the Cecil Charlton Hall in Mandeville on Wednesday (December 10), to sensitize residents on Ebola preparedness and the Chikungunya (CHIKV) response. Others (from left) are: National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr; Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stewart; and Regional Technical Director at SRHA, Dr. Michael Coombs.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

More Rigorous Monitoring of Funeral Homes – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry will be more stringent in its monitoring of funeral homes to ensure compliance with operating and safety standards. Guidelines for the Operation of Funeral Establishments and Mortuaries, developed by the Ministry, were recently distributed to the facilities. “You are going to see more rigorous operations in relation to our public...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd left), hands over a tablet to Cambridge High School student, Stacia Thompson (2nd right), and her mother, Stacy-Ann Pryce (right), at the distribution exercise under the Tablets in Schools pilot project held on December 10, at the institution in St. James. Sharing the moment at left is Acting Principal of the school, Marcia Mungo.

12 years ago Technology

18,000 Tablets to be Distributed By December 18

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says that 18,000 of the targeted 25,000 tablet computers will be delivered to students before the end of the Christmas school term on December 18. The remaining 7,000 devices will be distributed during the early weeks of the Easter term in 2015. He was speaking at a distribution exercise at...

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the performance of the entity since April 1 this year.

12 years ago Commerce

CAC Warns Consumers to Avoid Scammers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is appealing to shoppers and consumers in general, to be extremely mindful of scam and other fraudulent activities which are prevalent during the Yuletide season. “The scams are many and varied, so do not be quick to act or accept offers,” warned Chief Executive Officer at the CAC, Dolsie Allen, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), having a light exchange with Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready; Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones and British High Commissioner, David Fitton.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Phase III of CSJP Gets US$55 Million

The loan contract and non-reimbursable financing agreements for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), valued at US$55 million, was officially signed on Thursday, December 11. Phase III will promote a culture change that facilitates community governance and a more peaceful co-existence, through activities that build knowledge and opportunities. Speaking at the signing ceremony, held at the...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), applauds as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (centre), cuts the ribbon to mark Wednesday’s (December 10) official opening of a newly constructed block, housing three classrooms, at Boundbrook Primary School in Portland. The classrooms were built at a cost of $11.5 million with funds provided under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project, through the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica. Among those sharing the occasion are: Custos Rotulorum for Portland, Hon. Captain Lincoln Thaxter (2nd right); and Mayor of Port Antonio and Portland Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Benny White (right).

12 years ago Education

Three More Classrooms Built at Boundbrook Primary

Three additional classrooms have been built at Boundbrook Primary School in Port Antonio, Portland, at a cost of $11.5 million, increasing the number to 11. The expansion was carried out with grant funding provided under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project, through the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica. Construction of the classrooms came about after the school administration’s challenges...