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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (second left), is assisted by Canadian High Commissioner, His Excellency Robert Ready (second right), in unveiling the plaque at the official opening of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency’s (MOCA) polygraph centre at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Thursday (October 30). Also sharing in the moment (from left) are: Charge d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Elizabeth Lee Martinez; and Director General, MOCA, Desmond Edwards.

MOCA Gets Polygraph Centre

Jamaica’s crime fighting efforts have been significantly bolstered with the official opening of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency’s (MOCA) polygraph centre. The facility, which was constructed and equipped at a cost of more than US$1 million, with funding...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), delivers a lecture entitled, ‘Jamaica’s Path to Prosperity’, at the CIN 10th Annual Lecture Series, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem New York, on October 29.

Country More Ready to Secure Sustained Economic Growth – Finance Minister

Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (left), has the keen attention of (from right): Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor E. Nigel Harris; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Arnett Gardens resident, Jasmine Barnes; Chairman of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Children’s Advisory Panel, Charles Young; and Executive Director of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey. They were at the launch of the Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care Project, at the UWI on October 30. The project is being implemented by the UWI Open Campus Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC), in partnership with the Child Development Agency. It is being funded by the USAID at a cost of US$1.3 million.

Girls in State Care to Benefit from Transitional Living Arrangements

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (at podium), addresses a symposium on developing a framework for media self-regulation, held on October 29 at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), University of the West Indies, Mona campus. Also pictured at left is Education Committee member, Association of Caribbean Mediaworkers (ACM) and Immediate Past President of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), Byron Buckley.

Minister Falconer Reiterates Call For Media Self-Regulation

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel utilize heavy-duty vehicles in the clearing of a gully in West Kingston on October 30. The work forms part of the national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign aimed at destroying mosquito breeding sites.

Major CHIKV Clean-Up in West Kingston

United States Congresswoman representing New York’s ninth Congressional District, Yvette Clarke, greets Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, as he arrived at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem New York on Wednesday, October 29, to deliver the Caribbean International Network (CIN) lecture on ‘Jamaica’s Path to Prosperity’.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

US and JAMAICA Could Partner on Renewable Energy Projects – Congresswoman Clarke

United States (US) Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, says the American Government could benefit from a partnership with Jamaica on alternative energy projects. “Jamaica has become a leader in the development of alternative energy resources and I’m hopeful that the US will learn from their example and partner with them in becoming leaders in sustainable energy in this region,” she said. Congresswoman...

President, Medical Association of Jamaica, Dr. Shane Alexis (left), along with Advisor, Disease Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organisation, Dr. Kam Suan Mung and Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, engage in a light conversation at the media sensitization forum on Ebola, held on October 30 at the Pan American Health Organisation offices at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry Aims to Train 1,000 Health Care Workers for Ebola Response

Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, says the Ministry will be aiming to train 1,000 health care workers as part of the Ebola emergency response. “We hope from that, we will have 200 who have volunteered for the drills and for the simulation exercises that will take place at Up...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison (right), in discussion with Acting Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Hawthorne Watson (left) and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, prior to a JIS ‘Think Tank’, where details of activities for Science and Technology Month (November) were outlined. The ‘Think Tank’ was held on October 30.

12 years ago Technology

Focus on Science in November

‘Science for Life’ will be the focus of National Science and Technology Month, which will be observed in November. Acting Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Hawthorne Watson, says a number of activities targeted all sectors of the country, will be undertaken this year. Mr. Watson was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s headquarters, in Kingston,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, giving details of the Prime Minister’s Medal for Science and Technology to be presented on November 12, as part of Science and Technology Month, which is observed in November. He was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30.

12 years ago Technology

PM to Present National Medal for Science and Technology

Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, will present a National Medal to an individual who has contributed to the development of Science and Technology in Jamaica, at Gala dinner on November 12. The recipient will be chosen from three nominees, and forms part of activities to celebrate National Science and Technology Month in November, under the theme: ‘Science for...

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), greets University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Alvin Wint (centre), and Scotiabank Vice President in charge of Government Affairs, and Co-Chairman, Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Dr. Wayne Henry, during Wednesday’s (October 29) National Competitiveness Council (NCC) meeting at Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) New Kingston corporate offices. Mr. Hylton Chairs the NCC of which Professor Wint and Dr. Henry are also members.

12 years ago Commerce

Industry Minister Hails Contribution of Francis Kennedy

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has hailed the contribution of late Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President, Francis “Paco” Kennedy, to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). Speaking at the Council’s final meeting for 2014 at Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) New Kingston corporate offices on Wednesday, October 29, Mr. Hylton, who also chairs the NCC, described Mr. Kennedy,...

Senior Public Health Nurse, Jennifer Pearson (2nd right), tests Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), with one of the hand-held thermal sensors that he handed over at the Sangster International Airport on October 29, while on a tour of the facility with a team from the Western Regional Health Authority. The Minister presented two sensors to the airport as part of the Ebola preparedness campaign. Others (from second left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, Calvin Brown; Port Health and Quarantine officer, Oniel Brown; Regional Technical Director, Dr. Dianne Campbell Stennett and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson Campbell.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Personnel to be Increased at Sangster Airport

Beginning next week, the Ministry of Health will be beefing up the number of health personnel stationed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, as part of its Ebola Preparedness Programme at the country’s ports of entry. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, after touring the airport on October 29. He pointed out that...

Director of Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Lori-Ann Thompson (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on October 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Strategic Relations and Communications, Thomson Reuters, Christopher Barlow; and Manager, Property Services, NLA, Peter Baker.

12 years ago EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

NLA Eyes Top Spot in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

The National Land Agency (NLA) continues to improve its service delivery through the use of technology and innovation and has its eyes set on taking the top spot in the 2014 Public Sector Customer Service Competition now underway. The biennial competition, which falls under the Public Sector Transformation and Modernization (PSTM) Programme, Office of the Cabinet, is one of the...