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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 19).

Jamaica is the Third Most Exposed Country to Hazards

Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Policy and Strategy, 2020-2040 Green Paper, was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 19), by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. In his remarks, Mr. McKenzie said the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Jamaica National Accreditation Agency’s (JANAAC) United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate semi-virtual presentation ceremony on Tuesday (July 19). The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

Four BSJ Labs Get ISO Certification

Customer Service Area Manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) West, Janice Carr.

JPS Training Persons in Electric Vehicle Services

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point being made by founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CGI Merchant Group, Raoul Thomas, during a courtesy call on Tuesday (July 19) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

PHOTOS: PM Gets Courtesy Call from CGI Merchant Group CEO

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), takes a selfie with, from left, Representative from Everything Grand Ideas, Nikolette Williams; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), M. Anthony Shaw; and Marketing Manager, DBJ, Trisann Crosbie. Occasion was during the launch of the DBJ’s ‘AgriBiz’ facility at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens Complex in Kingston on Tuesday (July 19).

DBJ Launches $1-Billion Loan Programme for Agriculture Sector

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), in discussion with Chairman, White River Fish Sanctuary and Marine Association, Belinda Collier Morrow (centre) and Sanctuary Manager, White River Marine Association and Fish Sanctuary, Reanne McKenzie, during the official launch of the project dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, on July 19.

4 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$1.05 Billion Project to Strengthen Jamaica’s Resilience to Climate Change and Protect Livelihoods

A total of €6 million (J$1.05 billion) is being spent on a project designed to increase Jamaica’s resilience to the impact of climate change and reduce poverty by protecting livelihoods. Dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’, the project is jointly funded with a grant from the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance (GCAA+) in the amount of...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Accreditation Agency (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (second left), with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate, during a semi-virtual ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

4 years ago CommerceIndustry

JANAAC Gets FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has received authorisation from the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) as an accreditation body under its Accredited Third-Party Certification programme. Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, presented the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, with the validation certificate during a semi-virtual ceremony held at The Jamaica...

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Customers of SLB Will Soon Be Able to Check Balances on Portal

Customers of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will soon be able to check their loan balances on the SLB Customer Portal. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Executive Director at the SLB, Charmaine Rose Anderson, said the option to check loan balances will be offered later this year. “One of the major complaints over the years that we have heard from...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks shares a light moment with Pumpstation Entertainment Manager Omar Stephenson, one of the organisers of the DC World Reggae Festival at its launch at the Embassy of Jamaica.

4 years ago CultureEntertainment

DC World Reggae Festival Set for August 20-21

Days after the conclusion of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Washington DC is slated to come alive with the staging of the second annual DC World Reggae Festival to be held at the RFK Festival grounds on August 20 and 21. The two-day festival being staged by Top Tier Management Group in partnership with Pumpstation Entertainment, will celebrate and honour...

Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris, speaks at the handover of a state-of-the-art computer/multipurpose centre to the Three Hills Primary School by Couples Resorts, Tower Isle, on July 14, at the school’s location in Charles Town District, St. Mary.

4 years ago Education

NET Calls on Organisations to Adopt Schools

In celebration of Jamaica 60, the National Education Trust (NET) is calling on organisations to adopt a school in their community, as their contribution to the development of the education sector. The call came from Executive Director, NET, Latoya Harris, who said investment in the sector now will determine the next 60 years of Jamaica’s development. “Partnership, we believe, is...

Business and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Amanda McKenzie.

4 years ago Agriculture

Local Farmers Invited to be Part of Grow Castor Bean Project

Local farmers are being invited to submit their applications for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Grow Castor Bean project. The project, a partnership among the Inter-American Development Bank, Jamaica Baptist Union and the JBDC, is designed to create wealth in approximately 337 Baptist Church communities and aims to provide a consistent supply of castor oil for markets locally and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month activities at the Richmond Park Church of the Nazarene in Kingston on Sunday (July 17). The event was held in honour of healthcare workers at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, National Chest Hospital and Hope Institute.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: PS in MOHW Attends Church Service for Healthcare Workers

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of...