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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.

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...

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.

Government’s Commitment to Enhancing Business Underscored

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.

Public Defender Reports Significant Reduction in Unresolved Legacy Cases

LIME’s Sales Operations Manager, Tanisha Davis.

$1.2M in Major Sponsorship Secured for 2014 Port Games

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).

Eleven Inner-City Youth Receive Landscaping Certification

Volunteer at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Gail Van-Reid (right), educates students from Long Road Primary School, Kwesi-Ann Wallen (left) and Janell Harrison on the hazards of smoking. They were at the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

National Support for Reduced Tobacco Use Encouraged

The nation is, again, being encouraged to support the Government’s campaign aimed at attaining a tobacco-free environment for Jamaica, and acknowledge the progress made, thus far, to this end. In his message marking Saturday’s (May 31) commemorating of World No Tobacco Day, Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said he is “legally and morally bound” to continue enacting legislation, targeting...

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

12 years ago Youth

OCR Begins Training for Search and Rescue Operations

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has begun training persons for search and rescue operations. It is part of the Ananda Alert System, designed to ensure the swift and safe recovery of children who go missing or are abducted. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s Kingston head office, Registrar of the OCR, Greig Smith, said training...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Chairman of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, Gary Peart, arrive at the inaugural Gaming Industry Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on May 29.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Reviewing Bids for Three Casinos

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the Government is still in the process of reviewing bids for the three proposed Vegas-style casinos that are earmarked for Jamaica. Speaking at Thursday’s (May 29) opening of the 2014 Gaming Industry Summit at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, Mr. Dalley said much is...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Andral Shirley; Chairman of the BGLC, Gary Peart; and Chairman, Jamaica Racing Commission, Linton Walters, during the opening ceremony of the inaugural Gaming Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 29.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gaming Among Highest Earning Industries

The local gaming sector continues to be one of the highest grossing industries in the economy, recording tremendous growth in several areas. Data provided by the Ministry of Finance and Planning for the last three financial years, dating back to 2011, show the industry recording significant increase in government taxes and revenue, from $3.8 billion for the 2012/13 fiscal year...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) practises CPR as students from Negril All Age look on. Giving instructions are (from left): Health Educator/CPR instructor, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Zayne-Ann Parkes and Senior CPR Instructor, Marco Broomfield (second left). Occasion was the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30, under the theme: ‘Smoke Free Public Spaces: It’s Your Right, Protect It’.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Benefits from Tobacco Regulations

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the country is already seeing the benefits of the promulgation of the tobacco Regulations under the Jamaica Public Health Act. “Jamaica is better for that decision. Already, we have seen in our public health clinics and hospitals reductions in admissions for certain kinds of diseases or patients who would normally have been...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28.

12 years ago Sectoral Debate 2014/2015Transport

NWA Will Deliver Projects on Time – State Minister Azan

During the 2014/2015 financial year, the National Works Agency (NWA) will focus on delivering its projects on time, within budget and at acceptable quality. This assurance was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives this week. Mr. Azan...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), addresses stakeholders at the inaugural Gaming Industry Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 29. Also pictured is: Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Andral Shirley.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Plans Far Advanced for Merger of JRC and BGLC

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says plans for the proposed merger of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) and the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), are far advanced. Mr. Dalley informed that work continues on the rehabilitation of the building at 78 Hagley Park Road, Kingston, which is to become the new...