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Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey, informing JIS News of the agency’s stepped-up anti-harassment drive in the resort areas.

TPDCo Steps Up Anti-Harassment Drive in Resort Areas

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is spearheading an anti-harassment initiative, geared at maintaining order, safety and security within the resort areas. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the TPDCo, Dennis Hickey, noted that through the establishment of a...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (left), experiments with the classroom feature on one of the tablets to be used in the Tablet In Schools pilot project, at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday, August 14. Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Avrill Crawford (right); and Technical Services Manager at GeoTech Vision Enterprises Limited, Dean-Ray Grant, also participated in the session.

Don’t Try To Steal Computer Tablets

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left); and Board Chairman, Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Robert Gregory, cut the ribbon to officially open the FLA’s new offices on Wednesday, August 13, located at 91A Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Minister Bunting Commends FLA for Reducing Backlog

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (2nd left) listens keenly to a point being made by, Commissioner of Customs, and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Customs Agency, Major Richard Reese (left), during the launch of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) on Wednesday, August 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right); and Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr. Winston Davidson, also participated in the discussion.

Technology-Driven System to Speed Up Customs Operations

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at the monthly briefing at the Sagicor head office, in New Kingston, on August 14.

Jamaica Surpasses All IMF Targets for First Quarter

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to undertake a $5.17 million project to replace 200 streetlights along Palisadoes road with light emitting diode (LED) technology. The signing was held on August 8 at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Sports Club in Kingston. At the head table are: President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JPS, Kelly Tomblin; and Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management at JPS, Steve Dixon.

12 years ago Technology

Tougher Penalties Coming For Stealing Electricity

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is moving to impose tougher penalties for persons found guilty of electricity theft. Mr. Paulwell said new electricity legislation, slated to be promulgated this year, will place greater emphasis on discouraging persons from stealing electricity. He was speaking on August 11, at the signing of a Memorandum...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (left), presents Rev. Leroy Sterling with the prestigious

12 years ago Local Government

Reverend Sterling Honoured for 37 Years Service to St. James

Accomplished Minister of Religion, 74-year-old Reverend Leroy Sterling, who has served in communities across St. James for 37 years, has been presented with the Spirit of Independence Award, by the St. James Parish Council. He was among eight recipients who were recognized for their dedicated and meritorious service in the development of their communities, during the St. James Independence Civic...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes reference to the revised Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics curriculum, during his address at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year

12 years ago Education

Minister Thwaites Assures Teachers Will Be Paid On Time

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is assuring teachers that their retroactive salaries will be paid on time. This assurance comes in response to concerns raised by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) that certain retroactive payments due in August 2014, would not be paid. “I wish to state clearly that the arrears that are owing to the directly paid...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), makes a point at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Health downtown Kingston offices on August 7, to give an update on the Chikungunya disease. Seated beside the Minister are Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), and Representative, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Tara lee Malcolm.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Four Additional Locally Transmitted Cases of Chikungunya Confirmed

The Ministry of Health has confirmed another four locally transmitted cases of Chikungunya. Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse said the positive results were received today from samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). This brings the total number of confirmed cases for Jamaica to eight – six from local transmission and two...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year

12 years ago Education

Improved Performance by CSEC Students

Students’ performance improved in 14 of the 35 subjects taken in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites during a press conference on August 12 at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where he provided the results of both the CSEC and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)....

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Mario Deane Incident: Police Interdicted, New Guidelines Issued

The Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting is to receive from the Acting Commissioner of Police, by Monday the latest, a report on new arrangements for the care and protection of persons in police custody. This in response to a directive from the Minister to the Police High Command last Thursday, within hours of learning of the death...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston, on August 12.

12 years ago Local Government

KSAC Achieves 52% of Property Tax Collection Target in Three Months

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) met 52 per cent of its annual property tax collection target, during the first quarter of this fiscal year. “We continue our public education drive by attending community meetings, placing ads in the electronic and print media, doing house to house visits, and sending town criers around to remind property owners of their...