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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon (right), in discussion with Director of Operations at the agency Aretha McFarlane, at a recent forum held at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon (right), in discussion with Director of Operations at the agency Aretha McFarlane, at a recent forum held at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development's, Hagley Park Road, offices, in St. Andrew.

67 Per Cent Of Garbage Can Be Used For Composting

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting that its composting pilot project in the parish of Hanover is showing positive signs, and will soon be moved to full implementation. According to Executive Director of the public cleansing agency,...
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses a press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, (March 31).
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses a press conference at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, (March 31).

St. James Municipal Corporation Warns Event Organisers
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, during a recent ceremony to hand over antiseptic wipes donated by Jamaica’s Consul General of New York, Alsion Roache Wilson, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston, recently. The special partnership project was undertaken as part of the Consulate General of Jamaica, New York’s Economic Diplomacy and Social/COVID-19 Programme. The aim of the programme is to leverage the Consulate General’s diplomatic connections and network for the socio-economic development of Jamaica.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, during a recent ceremony to hand over antiseptic wipes donated by Jamaica’s Consul General of New York, Alsion Roache Wilson, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston, recently. The special partnership project was undertaken as part of the Consulate General of Jamaica, New York’s Economic Diplomacy and Social/COVID-19 Programme. The aim of the programme is to leverage the Consulate General’s diplomatic connections and network for the socio-economic development of Jamaica.

PHOTO: Education Ministry Receives Wipes
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STATIN Reports 6.7 Per Cent For October To December Quarter
Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30
Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30

JIS Donates Sanitary Products To Women’s Centre Of Jamaica Foundation

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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under the theme ‘Born to Do Maths’.
Education

PHOTOS: Maths Week Church Service

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under...
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Director of the Meteorological Service Division, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, about its new doppler weather radar to be commissioned ahead of the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season.
EnvironmentWeather and Climate Change

MET Service To Commission New Doppler Weather Radar

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is working to commission its new doppler weather radar by the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Director of the Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, has shared with JIS News the Division’s preparatory work for the full functioning of the new system, which will enhance the country’s early warning process. “The doppler radar...
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Owner of Sage Designz and Media, Clifton Ellis Jr., speaking at the launch of the Salt Spring Enterprise Development Project in the St. James community, recently. The initiative falls under the Government of Jamaica’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase II (ICDP II) Enterprise Development Grant Project – Cycle 2.
Office of the Prime Minister

Salt Spring Business Owner Grateful For JSIF Grant

Owner of Sage Designz and Media, Clifton Ellis Jr, said that the grant support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which will enable him to acquire much-needed equipment for his small multimedia enterprise, could not have come at a better time. He said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been “very challenging” for his business, noting that the last...
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Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker (right), and Deputy CEO, Border Protection, Alwyn Nicely (second right), examine kits and equipment donated to the JCA by the British Government through United Kingdom (UK) Border Force International. The provisions were handed over during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the JCA on Tuesday (March 29) for a $22 million grant from the British Government that will aid in significantly bolstering the JCA’s border protection capability. Looking on (from left) are British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and UK Border Force International Western Caribbean Regional Manager, Mike Gorrie.
National Security

New $22M Intelligence Management System For The JCA

The border protection capabilities of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) have been significantly bolstered with the British Government’s provision of a $22-million grant to acquire a replacement intelligence management system. This system will boost the JCA’s intelligence and risk-based targeting framework, which is vital to tackling cross-border-related crimes. The agency has also received radiation kits, among other provisions, which will...
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