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Educator, Jillian Wray-Robinson (right), addresses students and teachers at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine, on September 25, prior to handing over 15 time clocks to her former school. Others pictured are Principal, Charline Nathon (left), and teacher at the school, Precious White Thomas.
Educator, Jillian Wray-Robinson (right), addresses students and teachers at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine, on September 25, prior to handing over 15 time clocks to her former school. Others pictured are Principal, Charline Nathon (left), and teacher at the school, Precious White Thomas.

Early-Childhood Institutions in St. Catherine Get Time Clocks

Two early-childhood institutions in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, have received 15 time clocks each from educator, Jillian Wray-Robinson, with support from Food For the Poor (FFP). Speaking at the handover of the clocks at the Kitson Town Basic School on...
Mariners and fishers are being urged to exercise caution at sea.
Mariners and fishers are being urged to exercise caution at sea.

Mariners, Fishers Urged to Take Sea Safety Seriously
Senior Director, Corporate Communications in the Ministry of Tourism, Kingsley Roberts, outlines activities for Tourism Awareness Week from September 24 to 30.
Senior Director, Corporate Communications in the Ministry of Tourism, Kingsley Roberts, outlines activities for Tourism Awareness Week from September 24 to 30.

Tourism Youth Forum on September 27
Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

MP Juliet Holness is New Speaker of the House
Medical Entomologist and National Programme Manager, Vector Control, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Sherine Huntley Jones.
Medical Entomologist and National Programme Manager, Vector Control, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Sherine Huntley Jones.

Vector-Control Teams Dispatched to High-Risk Areas

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Medical Entomologist, Sherine Huntley-Jones, displays drum cover introduced by the South East Regional Health Authority public health team to minimize mosquito breeding. Mrs. Huntley Jones was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 10.
Health & Wellness

Action in Schools to Prevent Dengue

The Government has intensified efforts to make schools safe from the dengue virus with supplies of drum covers, weekend fogging, and removal of bulky waste. Medical Entomologist and National Programme Manager, Vector Control, in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Sherine Huntley Jones, said the age group five to 14 is mostly affected by the dengue outbreak, and along with...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA),  Andrew Wynter.
National Security

PICA to Buy More Immigration KIOSKS

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be procuring more immigration kiosks as it moves the nation’s airports to global travel standards. The automated immigration kiosks are designed to detect people’s travel history. They primarily facilitate smoother and quicker travel, as it validates the information that you would have submitted and will give you your landing record. Chief Executive...
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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second right), hands over one of five fogging machines to Parish Manager at the St. James Public Health Department, Lennox Wallace (left) during a ceremony held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Monday (September 25). The corporation donated the machines to the department to bolster the fight against dengue fever in the parish. Sharing in the moment are Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Edward Muir (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Naudia Crosskill.    
Health & Wellness

St. James Public Health Department Gets Fogging Machines

The St. James Municipal Corporation has donated five fogging machines to the St. James Public Health Department, which will be used in mosquito eradication activities in communities across the parish. The machines, which were acquired at a cost of approximately $1.5 million, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Corporation’s chambers in Montego Bay on Monday (September 25)....
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Director, University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Marine Sciences, Professor Dale Webber (right), receives a cheque for US$100,000 from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe (centre) and President and Chief Executive Officer at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick,  to support mangrove research initiatives. The handover ceremony was held on September 19 at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab in St Ann.
EducationScienceTechnology

Centre for Marine Sciences Gets US$100,000 for Research

The Centre for Marine Sciences at the University of the West Indies has received US$100,000 to bolster its vital mangrove research initiatives. The donation was made by MBJ Airports Limited, in collaboration with the Government and the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), during a ceremony held at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab, St. Ann, on September 19. This financial injection...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Calls for Countries to Deliver on Commitments Under Paris Agreement

Major and emerging economies globally are being urged to deliver on their commitments under the Paris Agreement. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the call while delivering Jamaica’s national policy statement at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York this morning (September 26). “We are playing...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Sen. the Hon. Matthew Samuda (foreground, second left) is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (foreground, third right), in planting a tree at the Excelsior High School in Kingston on Monday (September 25), as a part of Tourism Awareness Week 2023 activities. Looking on (in background, from left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Wade Mars; President of the Excelsior Past Students Association, Evan Thompson; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson; Deputy Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Peter Mullings; and upper-school students at Excelsior High.
EnvironmentTourism

Jamaica Aiming for 40 Per Cent Land Mass Protection by 2030

The Government is seeking to increase Jamaica’s land mass protection to close to 40 per cent by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who made the disclosure, said this target surpasses the international goal of 30 per cent protection by...
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Technical Information Officer of the Scientific Research Council, Leigia Hall.
Technology

September 29 Deadline for SRC STEM Olympiad

Students interested in entering the inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Olympiad have until September 29 to submit their applications. Persons may apply individually or in groups not exceeding five persons. Being staged by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), under the theme ‘STEM Unlocked: Opening doors to limitless possibilities’, the competition is part of the Council’s mandate to popularise...
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