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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), cuts the ribbon to a solar system, to be used for operating the Pleasant Valley Water Catchment Facility in Clarendon, during the handing over of the facility on November 6. Others sharing in the occasion are: Programme Manager for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Allison Rangolan-McFarlane (2nd left); Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap (2nd right); and National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), Hyacinth Douglass (right).
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), cuts the ribbon to a solar system, to be used for operating the Pleasant Valley Water Catchment Facility in Clarendon, during the handing over of the facility on November 6. Others sharing in the occasion are: Programme Manager for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Allison Rangolan-McFarlane (2nd left); Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap (2nd right); and National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), Hyacinth Douglass (right).

Minister Pickersgill Appeals for More Rainwater Harvesting

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has renewed his appeal for more Jamaicans to harvest rainwater for domestic use. The Minister, who was addressing the official handing over of the Pleasant Valley Water Catchment Facility...
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Children’s Advocate Recommends Strategies to Keep Children Off the Streets
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is in discussion with Chaplain of the Ardenne High School, Rev. George Lewis, during the staging of the institution’s inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series 2013, at its location in St. Andrew on November 6.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is in discussion with Chaplain of the Ardenne High School, Rev. George Lewis, during the staging of the institution’s inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series 2013, at its location in St. Andrew on November 6.

Education Minister Hails Ardenne High
President of Help Jamaica Medical Mission, Dr Rudolph Willis.
President of Help Jamaica Medical Mission, Dr Rudolph Willis.

Diaspora Group Hosts Fundraiser For Medical Mission
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, at the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, at the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club's Stew Festival, held on Saturday, November 2 at Brooklyn Park, Spanish Town, in St. Catherine.

Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club Impacting Young Lives

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Founder of the Lauriston and Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club, Sian Christie (centre), and Club president, Antonio Williams (right), sample food prepared by club leader, Dennis Osbourne, at the annual Stew Festival held Saturday, November 2 at Brooklyn Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. In addition to stewed meats and fruits, the event featured other dishes including roast suckling pig.
Agriculture

Consumers Urged To Continue To Purchase Local Products

Consumers have been encouraged to continue to buy local products, by Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, in order for the country to reap long-term benefits. Speaking to JIS News at the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club's Stew Festival on Saturday, November 2, at Brooklyn Park, Spanish Town, in St. Catherine, Mr. Blake explained that as a partner...
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Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

Health Minister to be Honoured in New York

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, will head a list of eight distinguished persons to be recognized by the Caribbean American Outreach Association (CAOA), at its annual awards dinner, to be held at the JFK Hilton Hotel in Queens, New York, on Saturday, November 9. These persons will be honoured for their contribution in the areas of public service, professional...
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Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson in parliament. (FILE)
Parliament

Defamation Act Passed in the House of Representatives

The amended Defamation Act 2013, which seeks to replace the decades-old slander and libel laws, was passed in the House of Representatives on November 5 with bi-partisan support. According to Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, who led the debate, a key feature of the Bill is the abolition of the distinction between libel and slander and the establishment of a...
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Principal of the St. James-based John Rollins Success Primary School, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (right), along with teacher and Coordinator of the Reading Marathon, Verena Wellington (left), point out features in a reading book to students (from 2nd left): Anya Bernard, Patroy Vernon, Toniann Cowan, and Sebert Walker.
Education

John Rollins Success Primary Boosting Literacy and Numeracy Through Quiz Competitions

The John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, has, since its inception in 2004, pioneered innovative ways of learning, in order to boost the literacy and numeracy of students. Under the leadership of Principal, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom, the school instituted the Reading Marathon in 2005 and a Math Olympics in 2006. The initiatives have grown to incorporate several schools in...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).
Health & Wellness

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

The recently completed rehabilitation of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, done at over $90 million, represents one of the most significant displays of public/private sector collaboration on a major project undertaken in Jamaica. The work was to repair damage to the institution’s infrastructure, which was sustained during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The project was...
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Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (right), updates the media on a number of activities to observe National Parent Month, during the official launch on the month and the NPSC held on November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from left) are: NPSC Chairman, Hon. Lady Hall; Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen.
Education

Jamaicans Urged To Support Parent Month Activities

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman, is urging all Jamaicans to support and participate in the Parent Month activities across the island. Over the years, November has been observed as National Parent Month as part of the Ministry of Education’s policy to support and promote effective parenting. This year, however, the activities are being spearheaded...
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Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, addressing a JIS Think Tank held recently, where he provided information about the training of principals.
Education

Ministry Introduces Certification Course for Aspiring Principals

The Ministry of Education, through the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), is to launch a course of study geared towards training individuals aspiring to become school principals. The programme will provide a standard credential, the Professional Qualification for Principalship (PQP), to which the Ministry of Education and school boards will refer before authorising the hiring of principals of public...
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