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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), looks on as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin (2nd left), points out the features of light emitting diode (LED) technology that will be installed along the Palisadoes roadway in Kingston under a project being undertaken by JPS and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock; Director of Transmission and Distribution Asset Management, JPS, Steve Dixon; and Project Director, Dr. Mark Broomfield. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to under the works, held on August 8, at the JPS Sports Club in Kingston.

200 Streetlights Along Palisadoes to be Replaced With LED Lamps

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is partnering with the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to replace 200 streetlights along the Palisadoes Road in Kingston with light emitting diode (LED) technology. The $5.17 million project, which will involve retrofitting the existing High Pressure...

Maryland House of Delegates Representative and founding member of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Shirley Natham-Pulliam (2nd left), presents the 2014 Marcus Garvey UNIA award to Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University, Jamaican born Dr. Basil Morgan (3rd left), at JAM’s annual Independence Ball commemorating the country’s 52nd year of independence on Saturday, August 9, at the Martin West Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: President of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Rick Nugent and President of (JAM), Mr. Noel Godfrey.

Jamaican Assistant Professor Gets UNIA Award

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left ) and Brazilian Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Antônio Francisco Da Costa e Silva Neto (right), hold water management contract, which they signed on August 7 at the Ministry in Kingston. Seated is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwin Hales.

Jamaica Gets Help from Brazil in Water Management

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown, prepares to lay a wreath at the grave of the late former Governor General, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, who was buried in National Heroes Park today (August 8).

Sir Howard Laid to Rest

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Bearer Party exit the Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown, Kingston with the flag-draped casket bearing the body of the late former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, after the State Funeral on August 8. He was buried in National Heroes Park.

Jamaicans say Farewell to Sir Howard

Sir Howard Cooke engages in conversation with members at St. Paul’s United Church in Montego Bay. Standing behind him is the late Rev. Madge Saunders.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Sir Howard Cooke, the Church Man

“May all who come behind us find us faithful, May the fire of our devotion light their way. May the footprints that we leave, lead them to believe, and the lives we live inspire them to obey, Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful”- Steve Green. As the rest of Jamaica pauses to salute the life and...

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), stand guard around the casket which bear the remains of Sir Howard Cooke, former Governor General, as it lay in state inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, on August 5. Thousands of citizens from across western Jamaica filed pass the body of the late Head of State.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Remembrance for the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke former Governor-General

National Heroes Day, October 2005, at the Award of Honours, Lady Cooke whispered to me – “Howard will be 90 next month – but believe me, the man is no ordinary 90.” There was no need to enquire what she meant. For by any test or measure – irrespective of the sphere or criteria for judgment – Howard Felix...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right) greets Charge d’ Affaires of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, Jesús Orús Báguena. Occasion was a press briefing held at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (Jampro) New Kingston offices on Friday (August 8), to announce the allocation of grant funding to the region’s private sector firms by the Caribbean Export Development Agency, under its European Union (EU)-funded Direct Assistance Grant Scheme.

12 years ago Commerce

Jamaican Firms to Receive US$1Million in Grant Funding

Thirty-three Jamaican companies are to benefit from US$1 million (€2, 992, 287.00) in grant funding to boost their export potential. The allocation is part of US$4.02 million in support provided to the region’s private sector by the Caribbean Export Development Agency under its Direct Assistance Grant Scheme funded by the Europe Union (EU). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon....

Instructions have been given to the National Works Agency (NWA) to implement safety measures to reduce road fatalities.

12 years ago Transport

Mount Rosser Bypass Most Significant Road Engineering Project

The recently opened Linstead to Moneague leg of the North South link of Highway 2000 is probably the most significant engineering road infrastructure project ever done in Jamaica. This is according to Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, who spoke to JIS News in an interview following the opening of the project. Mr....

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (left), greets Chief Liaison Officer at the Jamaica Central Labor Organization, Clayton Solomon, after the Service of Thanksgiving to mark Jamaica’s 52nd year of Independence held on August 3 at the Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University campus, Washington DC.

12 years ago DiasporaPrime MinisterVision 2030

PM Urges Jamaicans to Continue Nation Building Efforts

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has urged Jamaicans living at home and throughout the Diaspora, to continue to work diligently towards building a better country. The Prime Minister’s comments came in a message delivered by Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, at the annual Independence Service of Thanksgiving held on August 3, at the...

Jamaica’s Poet Laureate, Professor Mervyn Morris, delivers a special lecture on the late Louise Bennett Coverly, on August 4, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.

12 years ago Tourism

Poet Laureate Pays Tribute to Miss Lou at Independence Event in New York

Jamaica’s Poet Laureate, Professor Mervyn Morris gave a special presentation on late cultural icon Louise Bennett Coverely, at an Independence celebration held on Monday, August 4, the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC. More than 100 members of the Diaspora and friends of Jamaica attended the event held in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Alumni Association of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen (right), with Kevaughn Turnbull after presenting him with a scholarship cheque amounting to $50,000. Kevaughn is one of the recipients of the NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union Limited’s 2014 Treasure Chest Solid Goal Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship award. The presentation was made during a ceremony held at the Alhambra Inn and Restaurant in Kingston on August 7.

12 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Report Expensive Booklists

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen, is reminding parents to report to the Ministry if they receive booklists amounting to exorbitant prices. “We are asking parents to be vigilant. Contact us if you receive booklists that are outrageous (and) significantly above the cost guidelines that we’ve issued,” she said. Mrs. Foster-Allen was addressing the NCB Employees Co-operative...