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School Nurse, Denise Ennis, provides reading glasses to students during the Parents Day event at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland on Tuesday (November 14).

Parents Day Health Checks at Petersfield High School

Scores of parents, students and staff at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland benefited from free health and wellness checks at a Parents Day event held on the school grounds on Tuesday (November 14). Staged in collaboration with the Westmoreland...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., cuts the ribbon to open a new Smart Room at the Mineral Heights Primary School. The facility was handed over by the Foundation on November 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Education and Youth Regional Director, Region 7, Barrington Richardson; Mineral Heights Primary School Board Chairman, Collin Coke; Principal, Lanzeford Howell; and CEO of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels.

PHOTOS: Mineral Heights Primary School Gets Smart Room

Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Adria Dehaney-Grant.

Hundreds of Hanover Residents to Benefit from Hospitality Training Programme

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Persons with Mild Dengue Symptoms Urged to Visit Health Centre

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), addresses the funeral for late student of Discovery Bay Primary and Infant School in St. Ann, nine-year-old Taliyah Thompson, at Palmer’s Cross Seventh-day Church of God in Carendon on Sunday, November 12.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Attends Funeral for Nine-Year-Old Taliyah Thompson

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington Ford and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr. Velton Gooden.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

PHOTOS: World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia...

Principal Director (Acting) of the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Simone Lloyd.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

NLA and NSDMB Continue to Strengthen Relationship

The National Land Agency (NLA) and the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) continue to strengthen their mutually beneficial relationship through the provision of geospatial support to one another. Principal Director (Acting), NSDMB, Simone Lloyd, told JIS News that the branch plays a key role in“coordinating the activities of the geospatial sector locally and also provides representation on behalf of...

Civil servants will take centre stage as Civil Service Week 2023 will highlight outstanding members of the public service. The week is being celebrated from November 19 t 25, under the theme, ‘Raising the Bar: Strengthening the Bond’.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Servants Take Centre Stage November 19-25

Civil servants will take centre stage from November 19 to 25, as Civil Service Week 2023 will be observed, and long-serving members recognised at a ceremony on November 22. The Week, which is being celebrated under the theme ‘Raising the Bar: Strengthening the Bond’, is geared towards highlighting the worth and work of outstanding civil servants who have given excellent...

Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Appointed CEO of JSEZA

Kelli-Dawn Hamilton is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). Mrs. Hamilton, who assumed office on October 26, will lead the entity into its next phase of growth and development. She served as the Authority’s most recent Interim CEO. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his congratulatory...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is encouraging the public to participate in activities during Police Week. Police Week, which is being observed from November 18 to 24, 2023, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’.

2 years ago National Security and Peace

Emphasis on Service During Police Week

Citizens will be at the heart of Police Week activities this year as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) celebrates 156 years of service. Police Week, to be observed from November 18 to 24, is being staged under the theme ‘Celebrating 156 years of Advancement in People, Quality and Technology’. Member of the Community Safety and Security Branch and the Police...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the handover of keys to beneficiaries of housing units at Hummingbird Meadows and Monymusk Country Estate, held at the Hummingbird Meadows Scheme in Clarendon on (November 10).

2 years ago Works / Construction

Preliminary Works Under Way for Chateau Road Rehabilitation

Scoping works are under way for the Chateau Road in Clarendon to facilitate rehabilitation works at a preliminary cost of $110 million. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure at the handover of 60 housing units at Hummingbird Meadows and Monymusk Country Estate in Clarendon on Friday (November 10), appealed to the residents for patience and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (November 15) launch of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme Launched

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has launched a Contractor and Consultant Performance Evaluation Programme (CPEP) that will regularise and standardise the assessment of the performance of individuals and entities who work on public-sector procurements and projects. Under the programme, procuring entities – ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) – will be the assessors and scorers for the contractors and consultants whom...