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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is warmly greeted by International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretary-General, Nii Odunton, on her arrival at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (July 22), for the organisation’s commemorative 20th anniversary Special Session.

PM Says Countries Have Benefited From Establishment of ISA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says since the establishment of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) 20 years ago, member countries have gained “significant scientific and technological insight” into the value of the seas and oceans and their...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (2nd left), is in light discussion with (l-r)
Chairman of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Dr. Richard Constable; NAJASO President Rick Nugent; Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Courtney Rattray; and President of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Noel Godfrey, prior to the start of NAJASO’s 37th annual banquet and awards ceremony, held recently, at the Sheraton Hotel in College Park, Maryland. — Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (2nd left), is in light discussion with (l-r) Chairman of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Dr. Richard Constable; NAJASO President Rick Nugent; Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Courtney Rattray; and President of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Noel Godfrey, prior to the start of NAJASO’s 37th annual banquet and awards ceremony, held recently, at the Sheraton Hotel in College Park, Maryland.

PM Hails NAJASO’S Support to Jamaica

Director and Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Several Activities to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of UNIA

Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Welcomes $35M Waste Transfer Station

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), discusses some of the features of one of the computers acquired under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot project, with Head of Business Services, Digicel Jamaica, Mark Green. The tablets were presented during a symbolic handing over ceremony at Convent of Mercy (Alpha Academy), South Camp Road, Kingston on July 21. A total of 184 tablets were presented to teachers at seven of the participating pilot institutions islandwide.

Teachers Receive First Set of Computers Under Tablets in Schools Project

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vasciannie (seventh left), displays the citation presented by President General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Senghor Baye (fifth right), and Assistant President General, Akili Nkrumah (sixth left), in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the UNIA at a reception held at the Embassy of Jamaica on Thursday, July 17, 2014.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Embassy Commemorates 100th Anniversary of UNIA

The 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Negro Improvement Association–African Communities League (UNIA), formed by National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, was commemorated by the Jamaican Embassy, in Washington, D.C., on July 17. At the ceremony, Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie; President General of the UNIA, Mr. Senghor Baye, and Assistant President General,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses the 55th National Conference of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, Jamaica District on Sunday, July 20, at St John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Labour

Government Will Not Allow Abuse of Rights Under Flexi-Work Week

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the government will not tolerate any abuse of rights or discrimination of employees under the proposed flexi-work week arrangements. He gave the assurance as he addressed the 55th National Conference of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, Jamaica District held on July 20, at St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, says stakeholders supporting establishment of entertainment zones.

12 years ago Tourism

Stakeholders Supporting Move to Establish Entertainment Zones

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, said the proposal for the establishment of entertainment zones across the island has been gaining traction among the players in the sector. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Crawford said meetings have been convened with representatives of a number of state agencies during which the issue...

Minster of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), and State Minister, Hon. Colin Fagan (left), look on as Chief Executive Officer and Director of National Safety Limited, Julian Templer, demonstrates the use of a device on one of three new fire trucks provided to the Jamaica Fire Brigade. The trucks were handed over at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine last Friday (July 18).

12 years ago Local Government

Government to Enforce Law Against Lighting Fires

Persons, who continue to light fires indiscriminately, may soon face prosecution. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says that lighting fires is an illegal activity and the Government will now look at enforcing the law to curtail this practice. The move comes against recent incidents of bush fires in St. Elizabeth, where farmers have been using...

Executive Director of the St. Catherine Development Agency (SACDA), Nellie Richards (right), is in discussion with President of the Giblatore Community Disaster Response Team, Leighton Lee (left); and Disaster risk management specialists with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Eduardo Gutierrez and Yvonne Mullings, during a visit to the Giblatore Basic School in St. Catherine on July 15. Ten schools and four community centres in the parish are to benefit from water tanks under a $3 million project being funded by the USAID.

12 years ago Local Government

Drought-Affected Schools in St. Catherine to Get Water Tanks

Ten schools and four community centres located in drought-affected areas of St. Catherine are to benefit from a rainwater harvesting project being undertaken through some $3 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under the project, which was officially launched on July 15, 1,000-gallon plastic water tanks will be supplied to the institutions to enable...

Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh, addressing the opening session of the pilot for the Public Financial Management (PFM) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Project, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston, on July 21. Public sector employees are benefitting from a series of courses under the project, aimed at increasing the understanding of PFM challenges, and creating tools and approaches to help the administration to adopt improved PFM practices.

12 years ago ExecutiveFinance & Public Service

Workers to Benefit from Public Financial Management Courses

Twenty-two public sector employees are to benefit from a series of courses, aimed at increasing the understanding of Public Financial Management (PFM) challenges, and creating tools and approaches to help the administration adopt improved PFM practices. The objective of the training is to build the PFM knowledge, skills and performance of mid-level staff across government, who are responsible for: Financial...

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

12 years ago Culture

Minister Hanna appoints Children’s Home Review Committee

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP has appointed a committee to review the operations of children’s homes in light of the unauthorised implementation of sexual education programmes in six privately-operated residential care facilities by the group Jamaicans for Justice. The Review Committee will be led by Chair of the Child Development Agency Advisory Board, Mrs...