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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.
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.

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...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a joint press conference with United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, following discussions at her office located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on Wednesday (March 30).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a joint press conference with United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, following discussions at her office located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on Wednesday (March 30).

United States To Invest US$30 Million In Jamaica
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.
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.

Salt Spring Business Owner Grateful For JSIF Grant
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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.
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.

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses a JIS Think Tank on March 30, where he spoke about the World Free Zone Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) 2022, which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 13 to 17.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Register Early For World Free Zone Conference And Exhibition

Jamaican businesses and entrepreneurs are invited to register now to take advantage of a major investor networking opportunity, through Jamaica’s hosting of the World Free Zone Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) 2022. The event, which is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, is the first in-person WFZO conference...
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Resident Manager for Round Hill Hotel, Conroy Thompson (centre); emphasises a point during the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) ‘Let’s Talk Tourism’ panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 29. Listening are Coordinator of Corporate Communications & Community Awareness, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left); and Group Human Resource Director for Couples, Floyd Burchell.
EducationTourismYouth

Students Urged To Consider Career In Tourism

Students are being encouraged to consider a career in tourism as they make plans for their future. Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation/Craft Development Institute, Carol Rose Brown, said that more than 1,500 new hotel rooms are to be added to Jamaica’s stock, with most of these to be situated in Trelawny. “So, we have to find people...
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New Correctional officer recruits in a parade drill, during the passing out parade ceremony at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St Ann, on Wednesday, March 30.
National Security

More Officers For Dept. Of Correctional Services

The staff of the Department of Correctional Services has been further boosted with the graduation of 93 new Correctional Officers from the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday, March 30. The 93 recruits, who represented the 81st intake, consisted of 78 males and 15 females who were engaged in rigorous training over nine weeks. The...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (standing centre) witnesses the signing of the energy savings performance contract for the ‘Schools Energy Efficiency (EE) and Solar Pilot Project’, held at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) in Kingston on March 29. The signatories are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer (seated right) and Managing Director of Roswall Development Inc, Daniel Roscoe (seated left). Also witnessing the signing (standing from left) are Chairman of Roswall Development Inc, Michel P. Samson; Head of Finance, Roswall Development, David Howell; Managing Director of the DBJ, Milverton Reynolds; and Deputy Chairman of the National Education Trust (NET), Andrew Warwar.
EducationEnergy

30 Schools To Benefit From Energy-Efficient Retrofits Under Pilot Project

Thirty secondary schools across the island will benefit from a pilot project, which aims to reduce electricity costs by 40 to 70 per cent and increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. The ‘Schools Energy Efficiency (EE) and Solar Pilot Project’ will be implemented through the Ministry of Education and Youth, the National Education Trust (NET) and...
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Regional Dietician at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Dr. Rosalee Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 24.
Health & Wellness

JAPINAD Helping Jamaicans Make Healthier Food Choices

Past President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), Dr. Rosalie Brown, says the 100-member-strong organisation is committed to helping Jamaicans to make healthier food choices. “Whether it’s a proper diet or eating to manage the symptoms of a disease or chronic condition, registered dietitian nutritionists design nutrition programmes to protect health, prevent allergic reactions and...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks with vendors in Mandeville Market on Thursday (March 24) during a tour of several sections of Central Manchester. Second right (foreground) is Member of Parliament, Hon. Rhoda Crawford, and at right (foreground) is Mayor of Mandeville, His Worship Councilor Donovan Mitchell.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

$11M For Road Repairs In Manchester Central

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that some $11 million will be spent to repair a section of the May Day Main Road in the Knockpatrick Division of the Manchester Central constituency. The road has been severely damaged by water runoff from an adjoining hillside. Some temporary measures to ease the flooding had been put...
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