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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon-based Thompson Town High School, Richard Morgan (left), at the official opening of the Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre at the school on Friday (Nov. 21). In the background (right) is Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Hon. Richard Azan.

Resource Centre Opens at Thompson Town High School

The Thompson Town High School in Clarendon now has a resource centre, which was constructed at a cost of $4 million. The Calvin T. Walters Resource Centre, named after the institution’s immediate past principal, is located on the ground floor...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presides over proceedings during Monday’s (January 13) first day of the two-day special Cabinet meeting, being held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), 1 Devon Road, St. Andrew. The meeting concludes on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured are Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting.

Cabinet Approves Appointments to Strengthen Board of the National Housing Trust

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the expanded Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on (November 21).. Others (from left to right) are: Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry; Director of Nursing at the hospital, Yvonne Brown-Smite; Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Nadia Nunes; and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Bradley Edwards.

May Pen Hospital Benefits from $67.7 Million Upgrading

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Science Expo at Emancipation Park Nov. 27

Public Education Officer at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Adrienne Pinnock says children will be an important component of the draft codes and regulations for the disabled community. She was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, November 19.

JCPD Urges Parents to Seek Help for Disabled Children

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), in discussion with his Minister of State, Hon. Damion Crawford, at a recent function in Montego Bay. Dr. McNeill said things are looking very positive for the upcoming Winter Tourist season, which runs from December 15, 2014 to April 15, 2015.

12 years ago Tourism

Minister Expects Very Good Winter Tourist Season

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says all indicators are pointing to Jamaica having “a very good” 2014/15 Winter Tourist Season, which runs from December 15 to April 15, 2015. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. McNeill said his optimism is based on the positive feedback he received at the recently held World Travel Market in London,...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

12 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM to Make Announcement on NHT Board Following Cabinet Meeting on Monday

Following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Monday, November 24, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an announcement related to the composition and future of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Trust. Prime Minister Simpson Miller acknowledges that the current public debate surrounding a recent property acquisition by the NHT Board has resulted in the resignation...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne is in light conversation with Director of Human Resources, Bernita Locke, during the World Diabetes Day Health Expo held on November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. In the background are persons receiving health checks and other services. The event was held in partnership with Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited .

12 years ago Health & Wellness

JIS Becomes Wellness Zone For World Diabetes Day

The Half-Way-Tree Road headquarters of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) was recently transformed into a wellness zone, where employees of the agency and nearby entities benefited from health checks and presentations on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes. The health and wellness exposition and workshop, held in observance of World Diabetes Day on November 14, involved partnership with Massy Distribution (Jamaica)...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right); and Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), share a moment with 2014/15 Civil Servant of the Year, Sean Barrow, after he received his award during the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Presentation Ceremony, at King’s House, on Wednesday, November 19. Mr. Barrow is a Senior Customs Officer attached to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA).

12 years ago

Gregory Park Primary to Benefit from Civil Servant of the Year Project

Grade one students of the Gregory Park Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine, will have new desks and chairs for the start of the new school term in January. New Civil Servant of the Year 2014/15 Sean Barrow, of the Jamaica Customs Agency, will be providing the much-needed furniture to the school, which he attended. The undertaking forms part of...

Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (left), presents Deputy Chief Personnel Officer in charge of Appointments, Public Service Commission, Sonya Jones, with her award, during the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Presentation Ceremony, at King’s House, on Wednesday, November 19.

12 years ago Excellence in the Civil Service

Long Serving Civil Servants Pleased At Recognition

Several of the country’s long serving public sector workers, who were recently awarded for dedicated and quality service, are expressing pleasure at the recognition. “I feel honoured…that there is appreciation… for the hard work that has been done (by public servants)…in the government service,” says Director of the National Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, “We are pulling forward in a positive...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left); and Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), lead the symbolic breaking of ground for the new St. Thomas Parish Council municipal building, to be constructed in Morant Bay at a cost of approximately $200 million. The exercise took place on November 21. Also participating (from left), are: Custos Rotulorum of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett; Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison; Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, where the building will be erected, James Robertson; and Chairman of the Council’s Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Constantine Bogle.

12 years ago Local Government

St. Thomas Parish Council To Get New Building

A new building is to be constructed to house the St. Thomas Parish Council at a cost of approximately $250 million. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, broke ground for the project on Friday (November 2), on which work is scheduled to start soon. The proposed two-storey structure, to be built on three acres of land adjoining...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left), is assisted by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), in performing the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally open the newly constructed male ward at the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on November 21. The ward, which will house the 47 elderly males currently residing at the institution, was built at a cost of $31 million. Also participating in the exercise (from left) are: Morant Bay Mayor and St. Thomas Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Ludlow Mathison; Chairman of the Council’s Poor Relief Committee, Councillor Rohan Bryan; Member of Parliament for Western St, Thomas, where the infirmary is located, James Robertson; and Custos Rotulorum of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett.

12 years ago CommunityLocal Government

New Male Ward Opens at St. Thomas Infirmary

The 47 male residents of the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay, are now enjoying much improved facilities, following construction of a new ward by the Government at a cost of $31 million. Financed by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, the ward features double occupancy rooms; bathrooms;...