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President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (at podium), addressing the recent launch of the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, being staged by the Office of the Cabinet, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston. Listening keenly at the head table are: Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders; Chairperson, Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Lanie Oakley-Williams (right); and President, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (at podium), addressing the recent launch of the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, being staged by the Office of the Cabinet, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Kingston. Listening keenly at the head table are: Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders; Chairperson, Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Lanie Oakley-Williams (right); and President, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant.

Public Sector Entities Vie for Attractive Prizes in Customer Service Competition

Several attractive prizes are up for grabs in the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition, organized by the Office of the Cabinet through the Public Sector Modernization Division (PSMD). The seventh staging of the biennial event was launched recently at...
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

National Security Minister Condemns Killing of Police Constable
President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA), Nicola Madden Grieg, addresses the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 22, the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA), Nicola Madden Grieg, addresses the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 22, the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

JAPEX 2014 Will Boost Business for Local Tourism Interests
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham NcNeill (centre), commends President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden Greig (right), after her presentation at the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 21, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. At left is the Minister’s wife, Sheila McNeill.
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham NcNeill (centre), commends President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden Greig (right), after her presentation at the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 21, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. At left is the Minister’s wife, Sheila McNeill.

Increase in Arrivals from All Source Markets
Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)
Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)

Persons Experiencing Chikungunya Symptoms Urged to Seek Medical Care

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Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.
Local Government

Mayor Presents GSAT Workbooks to Rollington Town Primary

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, has presented over 40 workbooks to the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston, to aid in the students’ preparation for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). Speaking with reporters on Friday, September 19, after a presentation ceremony at the school located on St. James Road, Senator Brown Burke said the books were donated...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addesses participants in the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Environment

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Need to Manage Water Use

Jamaicans are again being urged to practise greater water conservation and efficiency measures by recycling the commodity wherever possible. The call came from Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, as he addressed the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on Friday, September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. He stressed that Jamaicans must explore...
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Events production assistant at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Kemar Rose.
Culture

Student Gains Valuable Work Experience

Kemar Rose is a happy and grateful young man today. The final year student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is looking towards an exciting future in events and production management, thanks to the valuable training and work experience being gained at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). He is among a group of 50 youngsters, ages 17...
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The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
Local GovernmentTransport

Access Road to Fantasy Beach Rehabilitated

A sum of $4.5 million has been spent to rehabilitate the access road to the Fantasy beach in Priory, St. Ann, in a bid to ensure the safety of visitors who use the beach. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager, St. Ann Parish Council, Alfred Graham, noted that 300 metres of roadway were resurfaced, to enable smoother access for...
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Chief Justice, Hon. Zalia McCalla (left), has the attention of (from 2nd left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van GlaanenWeygel; and Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the Drug Treatment Court training workshop on September 18, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay.
Justice

Drug Court Offers Second Chance to Offenders

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, has hailed the drug court programme, noting that it offers drug offenders “a second chance,” while reducing stress on the prison system. “I believe that everyone deserves another chance. It is therefore essential that strategies are executed, which are aimed at restoring the lives of those who are affected (by drugs),”...
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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addresses Justices of the Peace, at a meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently.
Local Government

Mayor Calls for Renewed Energy Among JPs

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, is calling for renewed energy among Justices of the Peace (JPs), in the parish of Trelawny. Addressing a recent meeting of the Trelawny Association of Lay Magistrates at the Retreat Heights Community Centre in Falmouth, Mayor Wilkinson said several  JPs from the  parish have migrated, passed on or may be ailing,  which has led...
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