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Operations Staff Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters, Major Rodane Leung, outlines several procedures to be utilised by the JDF in the event that the country experiences a major earthquake, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Operations Staff Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters, Major Rodane Leung, outlines several procedures to be utilised by the JDF in the event that the country experiences a major earthquake, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JDF Ready and Equipped to Deploy Assets in Response to Major Earthquake

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has advised that its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is among key assets to be deployed should the country experience a major disaster, such as an earthquake. The DART is comprised of doctors, nurses, infanteers,...
Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Bureau of Gender Affairs Assists Persons in Crisis
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

Global Digital Services Sector Accounts for 70% of Businesses in SEZs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), addresses the recent ceremony for the donation of a Model 5 Bookeye Scanner to the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) by the Mexican Government, at the Ministry in downtown Kingston. Listening (from left) are Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; spouse of the President of the United Mexican States, H.E. Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müeller; and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), addresses the recent ceremony for the donation of a Model 5 Bookeye Scanner to the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) by the Mexican Government, at the Ministry in downtown Kingston. Listening (from left) are Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; spouse of the President of the United Mexican States, H.E. Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müeller; and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

JARD Gets Scanner from Mexico
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira, speaks at the launch of the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project, which was held at the office of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, on Wednesday, April 19.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira, speaks at the launch of the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project, which was held at the office of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, on Wednesday, April 19.

Hot Pepper Farmers to Receive Training and Technical Assistance

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (right), are escorted on a tour of the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny by Vice President, Cruise Terminal Management, Port Authority of Jamaica, Mark Hylton, on Friday (April 21). Occasion was the Trelawny leg of Minister Bartlett’s Destination Assurance Tour.
Tourism

Innovative Measures Aided the Tourism Industry’s Rebound – Minister Bartlett

Innovative measures used to preserve Jamaica’s tourism industry during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic have aided in the sector’s rebound. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who was addressing a stakeholders meeting at the Falmouth Mystic Flavor Restaurant in Trelawny, on Friday (April 21). The meeting followed the Minister’s Destination Assurance Tour of Falmouth and Old...
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The five age group champions of the 2022 National Reading Competition (foreground, from left): Janae Brown (12-14) who represented the St. Ann Parish Library Network; Allyiauna Gordon (15-20) from the St. Thomas Parish Library Network; Adlyn Smith Graham (21 and over) from the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library Network; Aly-Anna Holness (nine-11) from the St. Catherine Parish Library Network, and Cavane Carter (six-eight) from the Portland Parish Library Network. Celebrating with them are (background, from left) JLS Board Chairman, Paul Lalor, and Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles. The 2021 and 2022 National Champions were awarded during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel last August.
Education

Entries Being Accepted for 2023 National Reading Competition

Jamaicans are being invited to enter this year’s National Reading Competition, for which registration has commenced. Entries are now being accepted for the competition, which is organised annually by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Persons may submit entries online at www.jls.gov.jm/nrc, or in-person at public libraries islandwide. The deadline for submission is May 13. The competition is slated to start...
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Late former Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Lensley Wolfe.
Justice

Anglican Church Salutes Hon. Lensley Wolfe’s Legacy of Service

The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (Anglican) has saluted “the legacy of service in God’s name and the Church” by the late Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, who died on Tuesday, April 18 after ailing for some time. A Statement issued by The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman...
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The Jamaican delegation at the recent 18th Caribbean Council of Ministers of Postal Affairs Meeting in Miami, Florida. From left are Postmaster General of the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post), Lincoln Allen; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz and Deputy Postmaster General of the Jamaica Post, Carey Brown.
Technology

More Services to Come from Jamaica Post

Jamaicans can expect more offerings from the nation’s postal service, following the approval of more than a dozen transformation strategies at the 18th Caribbean Council of Ministers of Postal Affairs Meeting. These include prepaid and barcoded envelopes with tracking features, giving citizens the added convenience of knowing costings upfront and tracking mails in real time. Fifteen recommendations were accepted earlier...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is greeted by CEO of JACANA, Alexandra Chong, during an event at Island Village in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday, April 20, in recognition of International Cannabis Day.
CommerceIndustry

Ministry Continues to Advocate for Inclusion of More Farmers in Cannabis Industry

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce continues to advocate for the inclusion of more Jamaican farmers in the cultivation of ganja as part of efforts to develop the sector and tap into its potential economic benefits. State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, has said that the Government’s Alternative Development Programme (ADP) is a key initiative...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (left), presents a tablet computer and Universal Service Fund (USF)-branded water bottle to student of St. Mary’s Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Montpelier, St. James, Sudania Barrett, on April 20. The occasion was the official commissioning ceremony for newly installed Wi-Fi service in Mount Carey, St. James. Wi-Fi service was also commissioned in the neighbouring community of Maroon Town. Sharing the moment is USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes.
CommunityTechnology

Residents of Maroon Town and Mount Carey in St. James Receive Free Wi-Fi Service

Approximately 1,200 residents of Maroon Town and Mount Carey in St. James now have access to free Wi-Fi service, thanks to the Universal Service Fund (USF). The facility, which was officially commissioned on April 20, has been provided as part of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme, which aims to increase Internet access across Jamaica’s 63 constituencies and allow for greater...
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