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American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, speaks via a video presentation at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay War on Tuesday (October 24). The event was held at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay.

Rev. Sharpton Urges Unity Among Black People at Morant Bay Rebellion Memorial

Renowned American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, delivered a message of unity among black people at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion on Tuesday (October 24). Rev. Sharpton, who was unable to attend...

Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25).

Jamaica Celebrates World Town Planning Day on Nov. 8

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural and State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24).

Florence Hill Park to be Completed by Oct. 27 – MP

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

PICA Acquiring New Border Security Management System

Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith (right), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on Tuesday (October 24). Also pictured (from left) are Transport Authority Chairman, Owen Ellington; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer; and Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

63 PPV Operators Charged for Excess Fares

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Dian Watson.

2 years ago Justice

Increased Access to Justice for PWDs

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is reiterating its commitment to providing access to Justice Services for vulnerable Jamaicans, with its continued focus on persons living with disabilities (PWDs). Executive Director of the LAC, Dian Watson, says the vision of the Council is to be able to reach everyone, and this includes the disabled community. “We have been working very hard...

Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (October 25) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

National Partnership Council to be Institutionalised

The National Partnership Council is to be institutionalised to further strengthen the framework underpinning its function. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Wednesday’s (October 25) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Council, which was first launched in 2011, is a social dialogue collaboration...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, converses with Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John, during yesterday’s (October 24) project launch of the ‘Using District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) to strengthen cancer registration data systems in low-resourced countries: from Rwanda to Jamaica’, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Cancer Registration Data Systems Being Strengthened

Cancer registration data systems are being strengthened with the introduction of an oncology module that will be used across the country’s Regional Health Authorities. The data will be collected using the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) and aims to further assist in the country’s ability to monitor the effectiveness of health promotion activities, allocation of resources and interventions to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (at podium), addresses a Public Health Inspectors Sensitisation Session at Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Tuesday (October 24).

2 years ago AgricultureFisheriesHealth & Wellness

Ministry Wants Collective Effort to Combat Praedial Larceny

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has called for a collective effort to combat praedial larceny, which has plagued the nation for years. State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, made the appeal during a Public Health Inspectors Sensitisation Session at Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on October 24. He argued that it will take State agencies, the private...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

2 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

Tertiary Institutions to be Included in Apprenticeship Programme

Tertiary institutions will be targeted under the HEART/NSTA Trust’s revamped apprenticeship programme, which is slated to be launched next year. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that the workforce is equipped with the skillsets to meet labour-market demand. Speaking with JIS News, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator...

Technical Information Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Latanniya Johnson.

2 years ago Health & WellnessScience

SRC’S Conversations in Science Series Turns Spotlight on Men’s Mental Health

The eighth staging of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) ‘Conversations in Science Series’ will focus on men’s mental health under the theme ‘Zero Male Suicide: Men’s Life Matter’. The event is set for October 26 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Speaking with JIS News, Technical Information Officer at the SRC, Latanniya Johnson, said the...

Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Northwest, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson

2 years ago AgricultureEducationYouth

St. Elizabeth Northwest Students Benefit from Chicken-Rearing Project

One hundred students from six schools in St. Elizabeth Northwest benefited from a chicken-rearing pilot project, which was initiated during the last academic year. Providing details in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24), Member of Parliament, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the students, who were recommended by teachers, received baby chicks and feed. “They were required to rear...