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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

‘Jamaica 60’ Activities Launched In Canada

Jamaicans in Canada have organised a four-month-long series of activities to mark the island’s 60th anniversary of Independence under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness’. The celebrations will kick off with an Independence Church Service at Faith Sanctuary in...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s Head Office.

. — Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s Head Office. .

MET Service Assisting Agricultural Sector

Mobay Institutions Carry Out Earthquake Simulations

Member of Parliament of St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (third left), places a comforting hand on the shoulder of resident of Kintyre District, Maxine Campbell, while speaking to General Physician, Dr. Ram Shetty (left). The occasion was a medical camp staged by the Indian High Commission on March 27 at the St. Martin de Porres Primary School in the constituency. Looking on are Managing Director, appliance manufacturing company, BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani (second left); and High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

St. Andrew East Rural Residents Get Free Medical Checks

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), listens to Councillor for the Independence City Division, Courtney Edwards (right), while on a recent tour of the Texas Avenue community in Portmore, St. Catherine. In the foreground is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas, and behind Mr. Edwards is Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South East, Robert Miller.

Drain In Portmore To Be Repaired

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, discusses measures to address garbage pile-up along the Bellefield Hill Main Road in Manchester with Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell, and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, during a tour of the constituency on Thursday (March 24).

4 years ago AgricultureLocal GovernmentWorks / Construction

Further Improvements To Melrose Yam Park

The Manchester Municipal Corporation will be undertaking further improvements to the recently refurbished Melrose Yam Park in the parish. Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell, said that the work will include providing electricity to all the shops used by vendors and other operators at the facility. “All the amenities will be taken care of to include additional electricity, a car...

Past President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), Dr. Rosalee Brown (left), addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James on March 24.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged To Practise Good Nutrition

Jamaicans are being urged to start making good nutritional choices to prevent comorbidities and chronic diseases, which remain the leading cause of death among Jamaicans. “We must be careful as to what we put in our bodies,” said Past President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), Dr. Rosalee Brown. She was addressing a Think Tank...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Minister Clarke Elected To Chair IDB And IIC Boards Of Governors

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has been elected by acclamation to Chair the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) for the period 2022/23. The election was held during the IDB Group’s semi-virtual Boards of Governors Annual Meeting on Monday (March 28). Dr. Clarke’s nomination was...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.

4 years ago Tourism

Tourism Entities And Suppliers For Speed Networking Event March 31

More than 50 entities in the tourism sector and 95 suppliers have already registered to participate in this year’s Speed Networking event, scheduled to take place on Thursday (March 31) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is expected to deliver the main address at the opening ceremony....

(FILS) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while speaking during a COVID Conversations digital press briefing on Thursday (January 6).

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Withdrawal Of DRMA Not an End to COVID-19 – Dr. Tufton

Jamaicans are being implored not to regard the withdrawal of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) as an end to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to continue to exercise vigilance against the disease. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the call, said that the virus remains a threat, and it is still raging in other...

Chairman of the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, speaks at a handover ceremony at the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth, on March 23. A mobile milk machine was donated by the Board to the institution.

4 years ago Agriculture

JDDB Chairman Wants More Jamaicans to do Backyard Farming

More Jamaicans are being encouraged to do backyard farming, by Chairman of the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Dr. Derrick Deslandes. “Today, backyard farming is not what it used to be. You now have container gardening; roof-top gardening systems; you can automate your backyard; you can create hydroponic systems, small systems that can produce lettuce, tomatoes, and a whole host...

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.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Dietician Calls On Jamaicans To Reduce Salt Intake

Jamaicans should consume more locally grown foods to reduce their salt intake, says Regional Dietician at the Western Regional Health Authority, Dr. Rosalee Brown. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay regional office, in St. James, on March 24, Dr. Brown pointed out that research has shown that sodium is a contributor to the...