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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.

Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says while the smoking of marijuana has serious implications for one’s health, he fully supports the use of the substance for medicinal purposes. “Jamaica can’t lock off itself from the rest of the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), cuts the ribbon to open a mobile community security and dispute resolution centre, in March Pen, St. Catherine, on November 26. The facility is one of four for the Spanish Town communities of March Pen, Lauriston and Shelter Rock. Looking on are: Commissioner of Police, Own Ellington (right), and World Bank representative, Giorgio Valentini (centre).

Four Mobile Security and Dispute Resolution Centres Open in March Pen

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is in light conversation with Jamaica's Ambassador to Belgium, Her Excellency Vilma McNeish (centre); and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, just before participating in a panel discussion on 'Women's Empowerment post-2015’ at the European Development Days forum in Brussels, Belgium on November 26.

PM Says Lack of Funding Keeping Women Out of Politics

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right). (FILE)

Time Ripe For Media To Set Up Complaints Council – Minister Falconer

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a special Back-to-School press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, where he announced transport benefits for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students, as part of the ‘School we seh’ initiative.

‘School Wi Seh’ Campaign A Success – Minister Kellier

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second right), interacts with students from various high schools across the country, while admiring a ‘Reset di ting’ t-shirt, prior to the start of a youth seminar at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on November 20. The seminar was held under the theme: ‘Reset di Ting! The Courage to do Things Differently’, and formed part of the activities to celebrate Youth Month 2013. (FILE)

12 years ago Culture

National Youth Policy Concept Paper completed, says Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture the Hon. Lisa Hanna has announced that the Concept Paper for the National Youth Policy has been completed. Speaking at “A Suh Di Ting Set? Reset Di Ting! Youth Dialogue for Action” a national youth forum held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, the Minister expressed the view that the Government...

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project Manager, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mrs. Mary-Ann Gooden, telling JIS News about the RiVAMP project in Negril.

12 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentVision 2030

Data Being Collected Through RiVAMP to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

Accurate collation of data on the impact of climate change on Jamaica’s environment is essential to efforts to mitigate the damaging effects of this phenomenon. Against this background, State agencies, such as the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), have been leading the thrust in this direction, with the implementation of the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Project (RiVAMP). RiVAMP is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is in discussion with President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, prior to addressing the opening session of the European Development Days forum in Brussels, Belgium on November 26. The event is the largest development forum in Europe and is being held under the theme:

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Calls for More Focus on Challenges Faced by Middle Income Countries

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called for more attention to be paid to the unique challenges being faced by middle-income developing countries and small island developing states such as Jamaica. She pointed out that middle income countries are home to the majority of the world's poor and there is need to accelerate the development of these...

Entrepreneur Dawn Bartley makes final adjustments to display items in her booth, at the Trench Town Trade and Investment Fair held recently, at Emancipation Park, New Kingston.

12 years ago Community

Thousands Support Inaugural Trench Town Trade Fair

The expansive and picturesque grounds of Emancipation Park in New Kingston came alive with colour and excitement recently, as thousands of persons turned out for the staging of the inaugural Trench Town Trade and Investment Fair. The event, which showcased the creative skills of small entrepreneurs from the West Kingston community and other areas, featured some 39 booths with goods...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), is in discussion with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency, Josef Beck, at the opening of the Second Caribbean Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources, held on Monday, November 25, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Environment

Jamaica Hosting CARICOM Workshop on Genetic Resources

Stakeholders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), over the next three days, will be engaged in a workshop aimed at arriving at a roadmap towards ratification and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources, and their use. The ABS protocol, which emerged from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), will enable increased legal...

Teacher at the Kitson Town Seventh Day Adventist Evening Institute, in St. Catherine, Wycliffe Brown (left), conducts a session with his students.

12 years ago Education

Kitson Town Evening Institute Provides A Second Chance

The St. Catherine based Kitson Town Seventh Day Adventist Evening Institute, with its 14 volunteer teachers, has over the past three years been offering a second chance to young people in the community who were not successful at their first try at the external exam, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), with resounding success. Damion Johnson tells JIS News that after his...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Simpson Miller to Attend European Development Days Activities in Brussels

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller left the island Sunday to participate in bilateral meetings and activities at the 8th Annual European Development Days (EDD) organised by the European Commission. The European Development Days event is Europe's premier forum on international affairs and development cooperation. This year's programme is focused on "A decent life for all by 2030...