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Acting Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Simone Lloyd, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on October 28. The NSDMB is the Secretariat of the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. At the Council’s December 10 Awards Ceremony and Banquet, local institutions and individuals will be specially recognised for their use of geospatial technologies.

Individuals And Institutions to be Recognised for Use of Geospatial Technologies

Local institutions and individuals are to be specially recognised for their contribution to the development of their respective fields, through their use of geospatial technologies. The recognition will be extended by the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ), which celebrates...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Witter (fourth left), turn on the main water valve for the New Building Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth, to officially commission the $130-million facility into service, on Thursday (November 3). Looking on are representatives of the National Water Commission (NWC).

New Building Water System in St. Elizabeth Commissioned

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), unveils a billboard marking the future home of Jamaica’s first Science,Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, on October 25. Joining him are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and (from left) Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Southern, Fitz Jackson and Chairman, National Education Trust, Ryan Reid.

Increasing STEM Learning a National Imperative

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), greets correctional officer, Gregory Baker (third left) at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) Staff Awards and Recognition ceremony held on October 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on (from left) are correctional officers Andrea Duncan, Michele Stobbs, and Avis Walker.

Performance-Based Promotion for Correctional Officers

Saturday is World Tsunami Awareness Day

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives the keynote address at a contract-signing ceremony for the renovation of the Malvern and New Market Health Centres in St. Elizabeth. The event was held on Thursday, November 3 on the grounds of the Malvern Health Centre.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Centres in St. Elizabeth to be Renovated and Expanded

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, on November 3, signed contracts valued at a combined cost of $37 million for renovation and expansion works to the Malvern and New Market Health Centres in St. Elizabeth. The contracts were signed with Maxwell Construction Limited for the refurbishing of the New Market facility, at a cost of approximately...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addresses the 85th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST) on Thursday (November 3), at the Sugar Industry Authority’s Research Division in Mandeville, Manchester. Listening are (from left) Sugar Industry Authority Chairman, Clement Lawrence and JAST President, Michael Martin.

4 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Says Sugar Industry Must be Modernised

Jamaica’s sugar industry must be modernised in order to meet the demands of today’s society, says Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Speaking at the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists’ 85th annual conference in Mandeville on November 3, the Minister said that “if we want a stronger, more developed Jamaica, it cannot be business as usual [and] it...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon, Andrew Holness (left), engages with Straddle Carrier Operator, Samuel Black (centre) and Electrical Engineer, Cherrissa Allen, during the ribbon cutting for the new Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) straddle fleet, valued at more than US$20 million, at the container port on Thursday (November 3).

4 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaica’s Public-Private Partnership Policy Robust – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has a strong public-private partnership (PPP) policy, which is contributing to job creation and growth across various sectors. He said that there are many other areas where the PPP model should be pursued for the country’s development. “The role of Government is not to be the operator of everything. The role...

Chief Executive Officer at the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown.

4 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

National Compliance and Regulatory Authority a Key Part of the Quality Infrastructure

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is playing a key role in ensuring that Jamaica has a strong national quality infrastructure (NQI) that creates opportunities for expanding trade, which is crucial to economic development. The NQI is a platform to strengthen the quality and standard threshold for locally produced goods and services based on international benchmarks, and includes standardisation,...

CEO of the CHASE Fund, William “Billy” Heaven (left), pays keen attention to Head of the Orthopaedic Department, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Steve Mullings (second left), as he points to features on the new C-Arm Machine, which was officially handed over to the hospital by the CHASE Fund on November 3. Also looking on are (from third left) Chairman of the CHASE Fund, Omar Frith and Senior Medical Officer of the hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Mandeville Hospital Gets C-Arm Machine

The 600,000 patients served by the Orthopaedic Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in Manchester, are now benefiting from a new C-Arm machine, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. Valued at $31 million, the equipment was handed over today (November 3) by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) CHASE Fund, William “Billy” Heaven, and Chairman of CHASE...

High-school students and teachers being engaged during the recent Jamaica 60 Heritage Lecture and Exhibition, hosted by the Hanover Parish Library in partnership with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The event was held at the library in Lucea, Hanover.

4 years ago Education

JLS Services Online

Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Region Four Director, Marvetta Stewart-Richards, says the agency’s facilities have been retooled and repositioned to offer online services as the entity adapts to the shift towards a technologically driven society. “So, for those persons who can’t find the bus fare or the time to visit a library, once you are a library member, you can access...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), in discussion with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Officer, Water Resources Authority, Tricia-Rae Rodriques, during the launch of activities for Geography Awareness Week, the 20th staging of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and the 30th Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) anniversary banquet, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on November 3.

4 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Geospatial Technologies Critical for Economic Growth

The use of geospatial information tools and technologies is critical for the greater economic growth and advancement of the country. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during the launch of activities for Geography Awareness Week and the 20th staging of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day,...