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Managing Director, Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

HEART/NSTA Trust A Viable Option for School Leavers

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust is positioning itself as a viable option for skills training for students leaving high school. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Regional Director for Trust’s...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listens to a point being made by Coordinator of the National Irish Potato and Onion Programme, Locksley Waites (left), at the recent launch of the 2022 planting programme in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine. Also listening (from second left) are: Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North East, Kerensia Morrison; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson.

RADA to Improve Extension Services to Farmers

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Teachers Hailed for Dedicated Service

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Sixth Form Pathways Programme Will Help Curb Deviant Behaviours -PM

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, signs the Condolence Book which was opened at King’s House for Britain’s late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen. Ms. Smith signed on Monday (September 12).

PHOTOS: Gov’t Ministers Sign Condolence Book at King’s House

South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles (third right), views one of the 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines valued over $28 million, that have bene donated to the Spanish Town Hospital by the Florida-based Renal Dynamics. Occasion was a ceremony at the hospital in St. Catherine, to hand over the machines on Monday (September 12). Others (from left) are the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; Director of Nursing, Novelette Robinson; Technical Services Manager, Renal Dynamics, Chris Davenport; Regional Director, SERHA, Errol Greene; Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (partly hidden), and Acting Nursing Manager at the Dialysis Unit, Kaindece Barrett.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Spanish Town Hospital Gets 10 Refurbished Hemodialysis Machines

The Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine has received 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines, valued over $28 million, from Florida-based entity - Renal Dynamics. Hemodialysis machines filter wastes, salts, and fluid from the blood when the kidneys are no longer healthy enough to adequately perform this function. Hemodialysis is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help persons carry...

4 years ago EducationYouth

Government Targets Support for Children in Early Childhood Sector

An assessment of all four-year-old children within the Early Childhood sector has been completed, as the Government targets students who may have early reading, numeracy or behavioural challenges. “We do not yet have the results. But from pilot studies, we know that about 30 per cent of our children have issues with reading and numeracy,” Minister of Education and Youth,...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session.

4 years ago AgricultureJIS Think Tank

Onion Production Satisfies 40 Per Cent of National Demand

The agricultural sector has met 40 per cent of the national demand for onions, surpassing the original target of 20 per cent. This means the production efforts resulted in farmers and suppliers producing roughly 4,000 tonnes of the demand of 10,000 tonnes last year. The sector was also able to meet 70 per cent of the national demand for potatoes,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets grade five student at New Life Preparatory, Cataleya Elliott, during a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

4 years ago EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Students Must Not be Denied Access to School Due to Unpaid Fees – PM

Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public schools are charging parents “exorbitant fees which are exclusionary.” “If we are truly serious about creating this equal...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Howard Shearer, son of late Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 12.

4 years ago Courtesy CallPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Receives Courtesy Call from Howard Shearer

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Howard Shearer, son of late Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 12.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Wear Blue on Sept. 23 to Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is inviting members of the public to actively participate in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by wearing blue on Friday, September 23, which has been designated as Blue Day. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit at the Ministry, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams, told JIS News that Blue...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

4 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Samuda to represent Jamaica at the GCF Meeting in Korea

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, will represent Jamaica at the second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Programming Conference 2022 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. He will pursue funding for national climate change programmes which are at various stages from planning to execution. The GCF Conference is expected...