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Seafarers Hailed for Contribution

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, is hailing the contribution of seafarers to the world. “Without the contribution of seafarers, half the world would freeze and the other half would starve,” Rear Admiral Brady...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 24. At left is Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna.

Implementation of Athletes Insurance Plan This Fiscal Year

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Ian Hayles, delivers his address at the opening plenary of the Fifth Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Partnership Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday, June 23. Mr. Hayles spoke of the need for stakeholders to join with governments in finding solutions to Climate Change and its attendant issues.

Climate Change Strategy Yielding Results

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Contribution to the 2014/2015 Sectoral Debate by the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley

Chief Strategic Planner, Carrington Morgan (left), outlining details of Gas Products Limited’s (GASPRO) ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ Initiative. Listening keenly is Community Renewal Programme (CRP) Socio-economic Development Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm.

PIOJ Partners with GASPRO to Uplift Inner-City Communities

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

12 years ago Culture

OCR Congratulates GSAT Awardees

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) wishes to congratulate all students who successfully completed their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and have been awarded places in various schools across the island. The OCR is also urging parents to be mindful of their reactions to the performance of their children following the recent release of the GSAT results and the...

12 years ago Environment

State Minister Cites Challenge for Climate Change Agenda

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, has cited the challenge governments face in attracting the involvement of stakeholders, while advancing their climate change agenda. “Jamaica has been taking the lead in terms of (our partnership with) the Climate Investment Fund (CIF), and of trying to find a way to bring...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), in discussion with Project Engineer for Renewable Energy at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Shane Silvera (right), while attending the a two-day PCJ Alternative energy Expo, held on Monday, June 23, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Consul of Ecuador to Jamaica, Cletia Barreto; Permanent Secretary in the Energy Ministry, Hilary Alexander, and Senior Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nerine Small.

12 years ago Technology

Further Expansion of Wigton Windfarm

The Government is to undertake further expansion of the Wigton Windfarm in Rose Hill, Manchester, which should result in the reduction of 37,100 barrels of imported oil, and savings of $400 million. Making the announcement, State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy, Hon. Julian Robinson, said along with the reduction in oil consumption, the expanded facility...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, assists six year-old student of St. John’s Primary School, Zakiya Wilson to read one of the publications that were being distributed during Kitson Town All Age School’s Career Day on Friday, June 13. The event was held under the theme, “Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.”

12 years ago CommunityEducation

Kitson Town All Age Forging Partnerships for Development

The administrators, teachers, volunteers and stakeholders of Kitson Town All-Age School are forming useful partnerships aimed at further developing the institution. These partnerships involve infrastructure improvement and the establishment of support organisations. “Support is not all where we want it to be, but where we can partner we do that,” Principal of the St. Catherine-based school, Nerica Powell-Hay, told JIS...

Education Minister Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites makes a point during an interview with JIS News in St. James recently. The Minister said Private secondary schools still have a role to play in Jamaica’s education system.

12 years ago Education

Private Schools a Vibrant Part of Education System – Minister Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says private schools remain a vibrant part of the education system, despite the Government’s decision not to this year place any of the students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test, (GSAT) at these institutions. He says the Government will realise some $15 million in savings based partially on this decision. The funds will...

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd left) co-chairs the session on Mediation at the International Conference of Jurists in London on June 23. She spoke on the Jamaican experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which spans more than 15 years. From Left is Harpeet Singh Giani, Barrister Chambers 33 Chancery Lane; Florence Gladel of Gladel and Company Law Firm Paris; and Praveen Oandey, Solicitor and Indian Advocate, Singhania and Company, London.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Assamba Receives International Jurist Award

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba on Monday, June 23, received the 2014 International Jurists Award from the International Council of Jurists, for her contribution in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The award was presented to the High Commissioner at the Council’s International Conference in London. Mrs. Assamba was a Mediator and trainer...

General Manager of the UDC, Desmond Malcolm addresses a JIS Think Tank session on Thursday, June 12.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

UDC to Continue Purchasing Historic Buildings in Downtown Kingston

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm, says the agency will continue to acquire historic and derelict buildings in downtown Kingston, and refurbish them as part of a drive to develop more office space to attract businesses and government offices. This strategy, he said, should also capture the low real estate prices now in the market. He...