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State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson at a recent Think Tank and the Jamaica Information Service headquarters.

Jamaica to Set up Cyber Incident Response Team

Jamaica will be establishing a Cyber Incident Response Team as it moves to strengthen the country’s virtual security platform. Technical assistance and support for the project will come from the International Telecoms Union (ITU), and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism...

Senator Navel Clarke (left), in conversation with Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, during the sitting of the Senate on October 31. The Senate passed the Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The flexi-work arrangement is intended to increase employment opportunities, enhance productivity and afford workers the opportunity to better structure their lives through a flexible employee/employer work agreement.

Senate Approves Flexi Work Arrangement Bill

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), interacts with students in attendance at the official launch of Youth Month at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston on Thursday (October 30).

Youth Minister to Interact with Young Persons Through ‘Pon Di Corna’

November 7 is New Deadline for Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), along with Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left); console Lurlene Cobourne, mother of one of the four China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) employees, who were recently killed in Bog Walk. At left is Police Commissioner, Dr. Dr. Carl Williams. Occasion as a tour of the area yesterday (October 30), which was followed by a town hall meeting.

Police Deploy Additional Resources to Bog Walk

Principal of the Clarendon-based Denbigh High School, Kasan Troupe (right), points to photos of top performing students, which is on display on the school compound. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Vice Principal, Lucille Wilks; President of the Parent-Teacher (PTA) Association, Sharon Irons Francis; Senior Medical Officer at the May Pen Hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards, who is a volunteer Mathematics teachers at the school; Vice Principal, Janice Julal; Prefect Kemeisha Ellis; Grade 7 Supervisor, Annette Chambers; and Head Boy, Othneil Williams.

12 years ago Education

Denbigh High Revels in Academic Successes

Partnerships and effective leadership are at the heart of the academic successes being enjoyed by the Denbigh High School. Over the last several years the school has seen a steady improvement in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) passes especially in the key subjects of Mathematics and English. A tutorial programme put in place last year, resulted in massive improvements in...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasizes the areas of focus of the reconstituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission, at a JIS Think Tank on October 30. At left is Professor Hon. Errol Morrison, who is head of the Secretariat approved by the Commission.

12 years ago Technology

Govt to Review Science and Technology Policy

The Government is moving to review the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy, as part of the process to improve the contribution of science and technology to national development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has instructed the re-constituted National Science, Technology and Innovation Commission to begin the review as a first order of business. Minister of Science,...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is escorted to the Edith Dalton James High School auditorium by Principal, Ray Howell, for Thursday’s (October 30) dedication and formal opening ceremony for five new classrooms and a library resource centre, at the institution’s Duhaney Park campus in St. Andrew. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

12 years ago Education

Major Upgrading at Edith Dalton James High

Major renovations at Edith Dalton James High School in Western St. Andrew, over the last seven years, enabled the administration to replace the double shift system for students, with an extended day format, at the start of the 2014/15 academic year, on September 1. The $40 million upgrading, which dates back to 2007, include development of an office complex; a...

12 years ago Environment

More Water for Residents in St. Elizabeth

The Burnt Savannah/Knoxwood Water Supply System, in St. Elizabeth, was officially commissioned into service on October 30, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill. This project was carried out by the National Water Commission (NWC) at a cost of $59.6 million. The new system is expected to provide improved and reliable water supply to over...

Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe.

12 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaicans in Brazil Encouraged to Register on Diaspora Mapping Project

The Jamaican Embassy in Brazil has been encouraging Jamaicans living in the South American country to participate in the government’s ongoing Diaspora Mapping exercise. The Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project, which involves an online survey is geared towards identifying the locations, skills, expertise and interests of members of the global Jamaican Diaspora. Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30 about updating the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. At left is Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison.

12 years ago Technology

Committee Established to Upgrade STI Policy

A Committee has been established to update the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STI). This was announced by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30. The Minister also pointed out that the update will reflect a joined up government approach. “There will be greater synergy and coordination and we...

Vice President, Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson Reuters, Donald Peele (left), addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (October 29) at the JIS’ head office at 58A Half-Way Tree Road. Listening are Chief Executive Officer, National Land Agency Elizabeth Stair (centre); and Acting Director/Registrar of Titles, Cheriese Walcott.

12 years ago Environment

Thomson Reuters Hails NLA as Leader in Customer Service

The National Land Agency (NLA) is being hailed as a leader in public sector innovation and customer service by the United States-based news and technology company Thomson Reuters. The company recently presented the NLA with the 2014 Public Sector Champions Award from among its more than 1,000 government customers worldwide and Vice President for Tax and Accounting Business at Thomson...