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Director of Corporate Planning and Performance Monitoring at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dawn Smith, at work at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry.

Dawn Smith – Leading Through Dedication

Director of Corporate Planning and Performance Monitoring at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dawn Smith has committed over 26 years of selfless service to the public sector. During the period Miss Smith has won the admiration of colleagues,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presides over proceedings during Monday’s (January 13) first day of the two-day special Cabinet meeting, being held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), 1 Devon Road, St. Andrew. The meeting concludes on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured are Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting.

Cabinet approves merger of JCF and ISCF

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is assisted by Rev. Lorrel Garwood to unveil the sign for the Torrington Early Childhood Centre in Westmoreland, which was opened on February 27. (FILE)

Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened in Westmoreland

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), emphasizes a point in discussion with Partners in the information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and training firm, Educentres Information Services Limited, Director, Hugh Campbell (centre), and Executive Director, Richard Shaw, during a secure software development lifecycle training seminar, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on March 3. Mr. Robinson was the guest speaker. The seminar was held under the theme: ‘Why and How to Integrate Security into the entire Software Development Lifecycle for Applications’.

OAS Assisting To Fight Cyber Crimes

Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Donald Foster (centre), speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the licensing of operators of public passenger and commercial vehicles for the 2014/15 financial year. Others (from left) are: General Manager, Finance and Planning, Karey Rowe and Communication and Customer Services Manager, Petra-kene Williams.

Transport Operators Urged To Renew Road Licences

Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex (left), having a light exchange with mother, Leah Johnson, and her baby, Livonyah Mullings, during a tour of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on March 3.

12 years ago Official Visits

Young Patients Thrilled At Visit Of Countess Of Wessex

Young patients at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in St. Andrew, were thrilled to receive a visit from Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex, today (March 3). The Countess, who is on a four-day working visit to the island, along with His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, toured sections of the 283-bed health facility, where she...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasizes a point as he delivers the keynote address at a Health March and Expo organized by the Central Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in Spanish Town, on Sunday, March 2.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Thousands Sign Up for GOJ Health Card

One month after registration for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) health card was opened, thousands of persons have signed up. Registration began on February 3 at public health facilities and at the offices of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund. Persons will begin using the cards on Monday, March 3. In an interview with JIS News on...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), greets Director of International Marketing for Vitazyme, Robert Haduk (centre), during a stakeholders seminar at the Agriculture Ministry’s Research Station at Bodles, Old Harbour, St. Catherine, in January. Mr. Clarke was guest speaker at the sensitization forum which was held under the theme: ‘Improving Crop Production, Increasing Productivity’. Looking on is Director of Latin American and Caribbean Operations for the product, Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz.

12 years ago Agriculture

Research on All Natural Bio-Stimulant to Boost Crop Production

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is to lead a series of research on a new all natural bio-stimulant formulation, Vitazyme, being considered for introduction in the agricultural sector. The exercise, slated to commence this month (March), will entail extensive field trials to determine Vitazyme’s potential to enhance soil composition and boost crop output. Manufactured by the United States-based firm,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left); Caribbean Broilers Corporate Affairs Manager, Dr. Keith Amiel (left), and Economic Advisory Council Member, Collin Bullock (fourth left), inspect a 188-acre sorghum field at Hill Run in St. Catherine. The project has resulted in foreign exchange savings to date of over US$50,000 ($5.3 million).

12 years ago Agriculture

AIC Lays Groundwork For Success Of Agro Parks

The Agro Investment Corporation (AIC) has been living up to its mandate to modernize the country’s agricultural and agribusiness base, boost employment in the sector and lay the groundwork for increased production and improved productivity. Agriculture in Jamaica has been dogged by low productivity as small farmers, who make up the bulk of the country’s agricultural producers, eke out a...

Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) is flanked by members of the New Road All Stars Youth Club in Westmoreland, prior to the start of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) Stakeholders Conference for Cornwall, held on February 28, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

12 years ago Prime MinisterTransport

Runway at Donald Sangster Airport to be Extended

The runway at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is to be extended at a cost of US$65 million. The airport, which forms a critical part of the country’s tourism infrastructure, was privatized in 2003. Since then it has undergone major improvements, making it comparable with any first world facility. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller,...

George Young, receives the award for ‘The Most Vocal Restorative Justice Facilitator’ from Field Officer, Vuraldo Barnett, at the Restorative Justice Facilitators graduation ceremony held on February 18, at the Altamont Court Hotel, St. Andrew. Looking on at right is Restorative Justice facilitator in Trench Town, Brook Sampson.

12 years ago Justice

Touched By Violence, George Young Promotes Peace

At the tender age of 13, George Young’s life change forever when he was left crippled after being shot by a drug addicted family friend. “I saw him with the gun in his hand while sitting in my living room in Fletcher’s Land,” he recalls. “He pointed it in my direction and I ran into my room. Moments later I...

12 years ago Technology

Government Moves to Provide Safeguards Against Cyber Crime

The Government is to develop a Cyber Security Strategy and Policy, and establish a complementary Cyber Emergency Response Team for Jamaica. State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, which will spearhead the initiative, Hon. Julian Robinson, said that these activities, being done with the assistance of the Organization of American States (OAS), are intended to establish...