| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the Scientific Research Council, Kavelle Hylton.
Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the Scientific Research Council, Kavelle Hylton.

SRC to Double Number of STEM Ambassadors

To reach more students across Jamaica, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) is doubling the number of participants in its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassadorship Programme. The initiative, which was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, aligns with the Government’s...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre) and President, Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Association of Branch Societies (ABS), Albert Green (left), peruse a document during the organisation’s annual general meeting at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions office in St. Andrew on Monday (June 12). With them is the organisation’s Chairman, Lansford Moore.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre) and President, Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Association of Branch Societies (ABS), Albert Green (left), peruse a document during the organisation’s annual general meeting at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions office in St. Andrew on Monday (June 12). With them is the organisation’s Chairman, Lansford Moore.

PHOTOS: Farmers in Kingston and St. Andrew Hailed for Making Significant Strides in Production
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: World Day Against Child Labour Information Blitz
Water pours from a fire hydrant turned on by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), while resident of Sterling Castle Heights, St. Andrew, Suzanne Thompson (left), splashes some on her face. Occasion was the commissioning into service of a recently completed pipeline replacement project and upgrading works in the community on June 8. Looking on at right is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn.
Water pours from a fire hydrant turned on by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), while resident of Sterling Castle Heights, St. Andrew, Suzanne Thompson (left), splashes some on her face. Occasion was the commissioning into service of a recently completed pipeline replacement project and upgrading works in the community on June 8. Looking on at right is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn.

Work to Start on Ferry to Rock Pond Transmission Main This Year
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter.

Farmers in Kingston and St. Andrew Hailed for Making Significant Strides in Production

More

Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Gender Affairs

Men to be Honoured by Bureau of Gender Affairs

More than 40 men will be honoured at the 2023 staging of the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) Outstanding Father Awards Ceremony, on Saturday (June 17). The event is slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, where the awardees will be recognised in categories representing various sectors of the society, such as community groups, corporate and religious organisations...
Read more
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, offers comforting words to students of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at the institution on Monday (June 12), held in honour of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. Danielle, who was a student at the school, succumbed in hospital on Saturday (June 8) to injuries sustained, after being abducted from the institution.
Education

CCTV Cameras to be Installed at Primary Schools

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are to be installed at the entrances of primary schools as part of efforts by the Ministry of Education and Youth to strengthen safety and security measures at these institutions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement while addressing stakeholders of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at...
Read more
Education

HEART/NSTA Develops CVQ in Cadetting Infantry

The HEART/NSTA Trust has developed the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in Cadetting (Infantry) Level 3 for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). The curriculum, which is presented in modules, is benchmarked against the Level 3 Cadetting (Infantry) competency standards for the security industry, developed by the Caribbean Association of the National Training Authorities (CANTA). A bulletin issued by the Ministry...
Read more
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 8.
JIS Think Tank

JANAAC to Add Fourth Standard to Scope of Services

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is in the process of adding a fourth standard to its scope of services. “This fourth standard is for the accreditation of calibration laboratories to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard and is important for Jamaica, in support of our metrology system,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, who addressed a JIS...
Read more
Health & Wellness

Citizens Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites

The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department is calling on citizens to assume a greater responsibility in eliminating mosquito breeding sites within their homes and surroundings. Chief Public Health Inspector, Nelesha Brown-Wint, has emphasised the need for proactive action to safeguard public health, noting that since the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, there has been an...
Read more
Community Development Coordinator, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Yanique Rodgers.
Community

SRC Helps Community-Based Social Enterprises

More community-based social enterprises are benefiting from the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Community Development Programme. Community Development Coordinator, Yanique Rodgers, informed JIS News that the initiative aims to empower persons to transform local materials into usable products to maintain a sustainable livelihood. “We (SRC) have a wealth of knowledge and experience in several areas specifically related to agro-processing, and we...
Read more