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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

OCR Issues Warning: Leaving Children Without Adult Supervision is a Crime

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) is urging parents and caregivers to ensure that adequate arrangements are in place for their children to have proper adult supervision at all times. The OCR also wishes to remind parents that the...

The Most Honourable Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke, ON, GCMG, GCVO, CD, Jamaica’s fourth, native-born Governor General. (FILE)

State Funeral for Sir Howard

Chief Executive Officer of the Percy Junor Hospital, Manchester, Earl McLaughlin (right), has the attention of (from left): Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Mr. Audley Shaw; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, as he points out features of the hospital, at the recent launch of a $389 million project to generate energy from sewerage systems at six health facilities, using technology developed by scientists at the Scientific Research Council (SRC).

Health Facilities to Generate Energy from Sewerage System

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), is with some of the Jamaican athletes, who have been selected to participate in the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from August 16 to 28 in Nanjing, China. They were announced during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in Kingston on July 17. Pictured second left (front row) is: Chef de Mission, Jacqueline Walter. Also pictured are executives of the JOA (front row, left): Secretary General, Christopher Samuda; President, Hon. Michael Fennell.

20 Athletes Named for Youth Olympic Games in China

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), shares a light moment with Senior Vice President of Philips, Laurent de Bray (left), during her visit to Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday (July 17) to view the progress of work on the US$2.7 million floodlight installation project. Philips is supplying the floodlights to be installed at the park.

Sabina Park Lighting 80 Per Cent Complete

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Chair of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (right), is introduced to Secretary for the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, Sacha Vacianna Riley (left), by Club President, Rosemarie Henry, prior to the start of a human trafficking seminar, hosted by the Club on July 16, at the offices of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica in Kingston.

12 years ago Justice

Jamaicans Warned Against Becoming Victims of Human Trafficking

Jamaicans are being warned to exercise caution when taking up jobs overseas, particularly if they are not qualified for the post which they are being offered. This, as persons can easily find themselves victims of human trafficking, where they are forced to work in the sex trade, and engage in other degrading activities, for little or no pay. Permanent Secretary...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (5 left); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Hon. Damion Crawford (5th right), share a moment with members of the ‘90 Days 90 Ways’ committee at the official launch of the ‘Jamrock Summer – 90 Days 90 Ways’ promotion yesterday (July 16), at the Sandals Royal Caribbean Hotel in Montego Bay. The members (from left) are: Chairman Kamal Bankey; Nicole Madden Greig; Pat Garel; Kingsley Cooper; Erin Mitchell; Kimberly Dunkley; Tina Davis; Alex Morrissey; and Kevin Bourke.

12 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry Launches 90 Days of Summer

Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, on Wednesday, July 16, officially launched the ‘Jamrock Summer - 90 Days 90 Ways’ programme, which is aimed at promoting Jamaica as a year-round entertainment destination. The launch, which took place at Sandals Royal Caribbean Hotel in Montego Bay, will see a major push being made towards attracting international visitors to the island, as...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

12 years ago Education

STEM Academies Will Foster Human Capital Development – Minister Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says the plan to introduce academies that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), is aligned with the Government’s strategic objective of fostering sustained human capital development. The Education Minister, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said the decision is also in keeping with international trends in education,...

Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

12 years ago Tourism

Suspension of Private Jet-Ski Operations to be Lifted July 18

Effective Friday July 18, 2014 the operation of private Personal Water Crafts (PWCs) will be re-opened across the island for licensed PWC users. This after an islandwide ban was imposed in February to allow for the regularization of the commercial operations; and for steps to be taken by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) to register all PWCs or jet-skis...

Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

12 years ago Culture

Impact of Garveyism for Conversation on July 20

On Sunday, July 20, the second session of the Independence Signature Conversations will get underway at the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) East Street complex in downtown, Kingston. The three-hour long session, starting at 2:00 p.m, is entitled: ‘Up Ye Mighty Race: Garveyism and the National Agenda’. It will explore the profound impact of the teachings of Jamaica’s first National Hero,...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (3rd right), and Spain’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuño (2nd left), with the Ministry’s Protocol Officer, Marva Campbell (centre), and husband, Damian Campbell (3rd left), after the symbolic presentation of her scholarship to pursue a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the prestigious Diplomatic School, in Madrid, Spain, during the 2014/15 academic year. The presentation was made at the Spanish Embassy, New Kingston. Also sharing in the occasion are: General Manager, Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Dr. Rebecca Tortello (left); Project Manager for Spanish technology firm, Indra Systemas, Ignacio Aguas Gallego (2nd right); and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy, Victoria Tur Gomez.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Protocol Officer Off to Spain on Scholarship

Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marva Campbell, has been awarded a scholarship to pursue a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations, at the prestigious Diplomatic School, in Madrid, Spain, for the 2014/15 academic year. The scholarship is a personal initiative of Spain’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuño, and is intended to...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), converses with by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, prior to the start of Wednesday’s (July 16) launch of the Government of Jamaica’s Social Protection Strategy at the PIOJ’s New Kingston offices. Dr. Phillips was the keynote speaker.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Launches Social Protection Strategy

Government’s efforts to effectively address the needs of the country’s most vulnerable citizens have been boosted through the newly created Social Protection Strategy. The strategy, which is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, aims to strengthen the State’s existing social protection framework by streamlining the provision and allocation of social resources and other interventions by the Government. It...