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Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown explains the terms of the contract between JADCO and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.

JADCO to Receive Technical Support from Canadian Anti-Doping Body

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will receive guidance and technical support from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), as the Commission continues to bring its operations fully up to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards. The collaboration has resulted...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (second left), in conversation with (from left): Head of the Weather Branch at the National Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson; Deputy Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund, Deidre Kieran and Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month, held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in Kingston, on June 2.

NWA Gets $50 Million for Drain Cleaning

Radio Writer/ Producer/ Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ruth-ann Carr, addresses students of Kilsyth Primary School in Clarendon, at their recently held Students Empowerment Day. At left is a list of services continuously offered by the JIS, including Graphic Designing, Website Development, Online Advertising, Multimedia Services, and Photography.

Kilsyth Primary Stages Student Empowerment Day

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (File)

Men Urged to Play a Greater Role in the Lives of Their Children

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), performs the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to officially commission a new $388 million (US$3.5 million) 1600 kilowatt solar energy plant at the Grand Palladium Hotel in Hanover on May 30. Also participating in the exercise, from left, are: Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno; Grand Palladium General Manager, José Morgan; Chief Executive Officer, Sofoa Group , which owns the Grand palladium, Juan Mayoral; and General Manager of Sofoa Jamaica, David Dijuan Moto.

Government Targeting Renewable Energy Installations in Hotels

Fifth grader at John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, William Grant ( 2nd right), explains the concept of renewable energy to Principal, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (2nd left), during the Boys Exposition held at the school. Listening keenly are: William’s classmates, Rahmon Lewis (left), dressed as Avengers action superhero – Ironman; and Samaria Passley. The exposition formed part of the school’s 10th anniversary celebrations, between May 25 and 30.

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John Rollins Primary Celebrates the Success of Its Boys

As part of activities commemorating its 10th anniversary, John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, staged its inaugural Boys Exposition, which focused on the institution’s male students. Aptly dubbed – ‘The Boys’ – the exposition, held on May 27, showcased a multi-dimensional presentation of work that the male students have been producing since the start of the school year,...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left); and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (right), engage Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Zaila McCalla, in discussion during the Justice Reform Implementation Unit’s (JRIU) first Criminal Case Management (CCM) stakeholders’ consultation at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on May 27.

12 years ago Justice

Justice Reform Unit Staging Criminal Case Management Consultations

The Justice Reform Implementation Unit (JRIU) has embarked on a series of consultations with members of the legal fraternity, as part of plans to fully implement Criminal Case Management (CCM) in the country’s courts. The consultations will entail: sharing of proposals for Criminal Case Management improvements, as recommended by the courts and their technical legal advisors; informing lawyers on the...

Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Jacqueline Scott-Brown (right), presenting Acting Senior Director, National Council on Technical Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), Jennifer Walker, with the latter entity’s ISO 9001: 2008 certification, during a previous engagement.

12 years ago Commerce

National Certification Body to Host Stakeholders Forum

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) will be hosting a stakeholders’ forum on June 5 to inform certified companies on the requirements to make the transition from the global ISO 9001:2008 standard to ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) equivalent. The forum is being staged in partnership with the Jamaica Manufacturing Association (JMA), under the theme: “Demystifying ISO...

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, delivering the keynote address during the business reform sensitization forum held at Riu Hotel and Resort in Montego Bay, on May 30.

12 years ago Commerce

Government’s Commitment to Enhancing Business Underscored

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says institution of the Security Interests in Personal Property (SIPP) Act, and Security Interests Personal Property (SIPP) Registry, underscores the Government’s commitment to strengthening Jamaica’s business environment. The SIPP Act will enable personal property to be used as collateral for loans, while the SIPP Registry will facilitate financing for the...

Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

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Public Defender Reports Significant Reduction in Unresolved Legacy Cases

A total of 657 of 800 outstanding legacy cases have been resolved by Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu, and his team, since he assumed office in April this year. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the Agency’s offices in Kingston, Mr. Mukulu stated that his office has been depending, to a great extent, on its...

LIME’s Sales Operations Manager, Tanisha Davis.

12 years ago JIS Think TankTransport

$1.2M in Major Sponsorship Secured for 2014 Port Games

The 2014 staging of the Port Games by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), in Montego Bay, St. James, has been boosted by $1.2 million in major sponsorship from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), and telecommunications provider LIME. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, the TEF’s Executive Director, Clyde...

Participants in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project, display their certificates during the project’s closing ceremony at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, earlier this month. Sharing the moment with them are: Instructor at Ebony Park Heart Academy, Kirk Williams (left); Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin (3rd left); Chief Executive Officer, Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (sixth left); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (seventh left); Director General, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (right).

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Eleven Inner-City Youth Receive Landscaping Certification

After undergoing two months of training, 11 young persons from several inner-city communities are now empowered to earn a living from skills they acquired through a landscape training project, undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).in collaboration with Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation. Eleven unattached youth, aged 17 to 27 years, have been equipped with HEART Trust/NTA National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)...