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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Petrojam Private Sector Breakfast Forum, at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, Lady Musgrave Road, on September 21. At left is Petrojam Chairman, Wayne Chen.

Energy Ministry to Discuss Fuel Price Publication with Consumer Affairs Commission

Discussions are slated between the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology and the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) regarding the publication of fuel prices. This, to enable consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing the commodity. Speaking at the Petrojam Private...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), addresses community members in Spring Village, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 21), while on a visit to the area where he and members of the Police High Command met with grieving residents, following Sunday’s (September 18) attack by gunmen on patrons attending a football match. At left is Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.

National Security Minister Meets with Grieving Families in Spring Village

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Eat Smart Campaign Will Ensure Healthier Nation

Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).

Several Roads in Hanover Western Rehabilitated

Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, displays her ‘report card’ during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.

Work on East/West South Coast Highway Far Advanced

Senior Director, Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and Chair of the Steering Committee providing oversight for the Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey (CHEWS-JA), Easton Williams.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Citizens Encouraged to Participate in Chews-Ja Survey

Citizens are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Children and Youth Health and Well-being Survey (CHEWS-JA), which is currently being conducted across the island. The survey, which began late August is expected to be completed by November 2022. It aims to collect information on the health, educational, and life experiences of young people ages 13-24 years. The CHEWS-JA is...

Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell Wilson; Vice Principal of Academic Affairs and Institutional Advancement, Excelsior Community College, Zaria Malcolm Walker; and Donor and Partnership Officer, National Education Trust (NET), Simone Griffith. The items, inclusive of masks, sanitisers, thermometers, gloves, gowns, and relief beds, were donated by FHI 360 in partnership with Project C.U.R.E through the Advance Program.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Medical Supplies Donated to Community Colleges

Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), uses the LYNK Automated Banking Machine (ABM) Cash in and Cash out feature during the media launch at the Atrium, National Commercial Bank (NCB), New Kingston on September 20. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of LYNK, Vernon James.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Targets Digital Payments for Christmas Workers

The Government is targetting payments to some workers engaged under the annual Christmas work programme through the LYNK® digital wallet. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the intention is to undertake the digital payments as a pilot this year to encourage greater take-up of JAM-DEX, which is the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). National...

Lynk’s Chief Product Officer, John Matthew Sinclair.

4 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think TankTechnology

LYNK Digital Currency Wallet Secure

Administrators of the Lynk digital payment wallet are assuring that the platform has built-in mechanisms to protect users from fraud and theft. The wallet, an app that can be downloaded on mobile devices, facilitates transactions involving the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – ‘JAM-DEX’. Chief Product Officer for Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, told JIS News that...

Director/Principal, HEART/NSTA Trust College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King Newman.

4 years ago Youth

HEART/NSTA Trust Offers Workforce Upskilling Programmes

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust says it has programmes designed for persons who are already working in their area of skill, but lack the requisite certification. Director/Principal, HEART College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King Newman, told JIS News that the entity is pleased to offer programmes tailored for these individuals. “If you already have...

4 years ago Constituency DebateParliamentWater

Communities in Hanover Western to Get Water

The National Water Commission (NWC), in conjunction with Rural Water Supply Limited, has laid pipes to recommission the use of the tank at Dolphin Head Mountain in Hanover Western. “This tank has been out of use for several years. It is with a sense of pride that I can now report that the communities of Middlesex, Greenland, Dias, Cacoon, Riverside,...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson.

4 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Legislative Reforms to be Treated as Projects

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) will be taking a projectised approach to address the slow pace of legislative reform in the public sector. This is expected to strengthen collaboration with all Ministries by improving efficiency, speed and the quality of legislation promulgated. Acting Permanent Secretary, Wayne Robertson, in a document from the Ministry, said this will require...