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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), and Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), converse with auto-mechanics (from left): Sykana Stennett; Jason Bernard; and Angadeika Tooke. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC)/HEART Trust/NTA Heavy Duty Vehicle Repair Training Programme on September 4, at the bus company’s Lyndhurst Road depot in Kingston.

Jamaica to Establish First Class Heavy Duty Vehicle Repair and Training Facility

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the HEART Trust/NTA will spend a combined total of $284 million to establish a world-class heavy duty vehicle repair and training facility at the bus company’s Lyndhurst Road depot. Under the partnership, auto-mechanics...

Principal of the Montego Bay Community College in St. James, Dr. Angela Harris (right), peruses reading material at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) booth, during a book fair held on September 4, on the grounds of the institution. Assisting her are Administrative Assistant at the JIS Regional Office, Ann Marie Whittingham (centre) and Technician, Avair Nembhard.

JIS Supports Montego Bay Community College’s Book Fair

Technical Specialist at Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), Monica Walker (2nd left), engages in discussion with (from left): Director of Tax Policy at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ian Scarlette; President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Loven McCook; and Tax Education Manager at the Mandeville Branch of TAJ, Andrew Hyman. Occasion was a meeting with members of the Manchester chamber held on September 5, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville.

Fiscal Incentives Regime to Boost Business

Retired educator, Yvonne “Miss Mackie” Francis (centre), is surrounded by community members and students of the Kitson Town Seventh Day Evening Institute in St. Catherine, which she regularly visits to provide advice to the students.

Retired Educator is a Community Treasure

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes (seated left), looks on as Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated centre) and 2nd Vice President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Raymond Eytle (seated right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the JEF’s headquarters in Kingston, on September 5. Others (standing from left) are: Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment at HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin; Chief Executive Officer, JEF, Brenda Cuthbert; and Senior Manager, Learning, HRD and Workplace Solutions, Yvonne Davis. The signing signals the renewal of a partnership between the HEART Trust/NTA and the JEF, which will, among other things, develop programmes to benefit the Jamaican workforce.

HEART TRUST/NTA Partners with JEF

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), stands behind representational cheque for $250,000, which was presented to the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica by the Wisynco Group during a ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), on September 5. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Wisynco Group, William Mahfood; Vice President, Membership Administration, Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, Sybil McLean; spokesperson for the Foundation, who is living with the disease, Shoyea-Gaye Grant; Chief Executive Officer of KPH, Beulah Stevens; Head of the Foundation, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid; and Senior Medical Officer, KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Commends WISYNCO for Donation

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has praised the Wisynco Group for its monetary donation of $250,000 to the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, which will help to bolster activities of the entity, while increasing awareness about the auto-immune disease in the country. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital, on September 5. “I’m very...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill at a JIS Think Tank held JIS Head Office.

12 years ago Tourism

2.4 Per Cent Increase in Stopover Arrivals

The tourism sector has registered a 2.4 per cent growth in stopover arrivals for the first half of the year (January to July) when compared to the same period in 2013. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, in making this announcement at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, September 4, said preliminary figures up to August are...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

12 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Several Activities Planned for Tourism Awareness Week

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment will be participating in a slew of activities to observe Tourism Awareness Week, from September 21 to October 1. Themed: ‘Tourism and Community Development’, the week will focus on the sector’s involvement in community activities and its contribution to Jamaica’s social and economic development. Highlighting activities for the week at a JIS ‘Think Tank’...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing the official opening of the upgraded parish office of the Ministry in Falmouth, Trelawny, on September 4.

12 years ago Labour

Minister Appeals to All Workers to Contribute to the NIS

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has appealed to all working persons, including the self-employed, to make their contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). “In the final analysis, the benefits to be derived under the scheme, when compared to contributions, are indeed very generous,” he said. The Minister pointed out that under the law, all working...

A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

JDF Ending Active Search Operation

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been conducting search operations for the single engine aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters last Friday for the past 48 hours. Assets from both the JDF Coast Guard and the JDF Air Wing are still deployed in the search area but a decision has been made to suspend the search operation at 1600 hours...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addressing the official launch of National Employers’ Month celebrations, at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) headquarters, in Kingston, on September 5. National Employers’ Month (September) will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Our Agenda...Growth, Development, Partnership for Prosperity’.

12 years ago Commerce

Private Investments in Logistics Hub Worth Billions Of Dollars

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says billions of dollars of private investments in infrastructure and other developments, would be involved in the Logistics Hub Initiative. She pointed out that several leading global firms have already made bids on some of the planned projects, while others are already underway. Mrs. Ffolkes...

12 years ago National Security and Peace

US Coast Guard Withdraws from Search

The United States (US) Coast Guard Cutter has called off its search for the TBM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters near Portland, on Friday, September 5. Civil/Military Cooperation Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major Basil Jarrett, told JIS News today (September 7), that a Spokesman from the Cutter said it is unlikely they will find any survivors...