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Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey, who gave details of the Prayer vigil to be held in Half-Way Tree.

Prayer Vigil for Children November 19

A prayer vigil and concert titled, ‘Bless the Children’, will be held at Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, in Kingston, on Tuesday, November 19, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The event, which is part of Youth Month activities, is being held in...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, outlining the functions of the Corporation, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 12.

Focus on MSMEs during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

Pictures of Missing Children on Electronic Billboards

Environmental Engineer, National Works Agency (NWA), Dr. Mark Richards, outlining to JIS News the breakwater structures to be constructed to protect the Negril coastline.

Offshore – Breakwater Structure to Protect Negril Coastline

President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Michel Joseph Martelly.

Haitian President to Arrive in Jamaica for Three-Day State Visit

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), presides over the monthly Council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston, on November 12. The Mayor said she is pleased with the compliance of handcart operators to get registered.

12 years ago Local Government

Mayor Pleased With Level of Compliance by Handcart Operators

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, says she is pleased with the level of compliance among handcart operators, registering with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Following an extension to November 8, which was granted to some handcart owners and operators who were unable to meet the KSAC’s deadline for registration, a total of 500 handcarts have...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre, seated), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right, seated), exchange signed copies of the $660 million (€4.73 million) EU-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) contract, at Tuesday’s (November 12) signing ceremony at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers will benefit from provisions under the four-year funding programme. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left seated). Others are (back row, from left): Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Grethel Sessing; British High Commissioner, David Fitton; Belgian Ambassador, Godlieve Vandenbergh; German Ambassador, Josef Beck; and Spanish Ambassador, Celso Nuño.

12 years ago Agriculture

Banana and Plantain Farmers to Benefit from EU Assistance

Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers, and other sector interests, will benefit from a $660 million (€4.73 million) European Union (EU)-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) special assistance programme, over the next four years. The programme, which forms part of the Government’s poverty eradication strategy, targets small farmers and other beneficiaries totaling approximately 3,000, in the banana growing parishes of St....

Captain Radcliffe Barrett inspects the new equipment in the eLearning Centre during its opening, recently, at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp, in Kingston.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

eLearning Centres Set Up in Four JDF Barracks

Four barracks belonging to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have been retrofitted, to include eLearning centres, resulting in advanced training opportunities for soldiers and easier access for applicants to complete their online recruit test for the Force. Officer with responsibility for training, Third Battalion The Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve), Captain Dobby Spencer, told JIS News that bases in St. Mary, Manchester,...

Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Eduardo Bonilla (left), presents one of five notebook computers to Acting Principal of the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School, Patricia Findley. The gifts were handed over during a ceremony held at the school’s location in St. Andrew on Monday, November 11, to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and Republic of Chile.

12 years ago Education

Embassy of Chile Donates Computers to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High

A donation of notebook computers to the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew by the Embassy of Chile is expected to further enrich the learning experience of students. The five computers were handed over on Monday, November 11, during a special ceremony held at the school in commemoration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica...

Manager for Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Hopeton Peterson.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ at Halfway Point in Phase Two of Climate Change Project

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is currently midway through implementing Phase II of a US$25 million Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR). The programme, being implemented as a pilot (Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR), aims to boost government-led efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s ability to withstand the often damaging effects of risks associated with climate-related occurrences such as hurricanes,...

12 years ago Culture

Information on Child Abuse is Confidential

Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greg Smith, is assuring the public that reports of child abuse are handled in a confidential manner at the OCR. “I want to assure the public that once you make a report to the Children’s Registry that information is kept confidential,” he said. Mr. Smith told JIS News that under section...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the official opening ceremony of the University of Technology

12 years ago Education

Education Minister Hails Expansion of UTECH to Montego Bay

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has welcomed the expansion of the University of Technology (UTech) to western Jamaica, noting that the move represents a good investment by the institution in Jamaica’s future. He was speaking at the official opening ceremony for the new campus located on Dome Street in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday, November 8. “Today...