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Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin M. Golding (second left) with (from left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; immediate former Custos of the parish, Reverend Jeffrey McKenzie, and Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, after her recent installation, held at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park in the parish.
Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin M. Golding (second left) with (from left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; immediate former Custos of the parish, Reverend Jeffrey McKenzie, and Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, after her recent installation, held at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park in the parish.

New Custos Welcomed By Justice Minister

Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, businesswoman and community builder, Hon. Icylin M. Golding, has been welcomed by several stakeholders. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said Mrs. Golding was “highly recommended” by leaders in the parish, including Justices of...
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)

National Prayer Vigil Project To Address Domestic Violence, Parenting In 18 Manchester Communities
Director, Office of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone.
Director, Office of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone.

Communities To Benefit From USAID Positive Pathways Initiative
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, during the ceremony for the handing over of laptops to top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students by the USF, at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 30.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, during the ceremony for the handing over of laptops to top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students by the USF, at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 30.

Gov’t Presses Ahead With National Broadband Plan
Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

NFPB Stages Event For World AIDS Day Dec. 1

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Destination Manager of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Kenya Keddo-Laing, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multisectoral Forum, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Monday (November 29).
Tourism

TPDCo Pleased With Return Of Cruise Vessel To Second City

Destination Manager of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Kenya Keddo-Laing, says the agency is pleased with  the resumption of cruise shipping to Montego Bay since the halt of cruise operations, due to the coronavirus (COVD-19) outbreak. "After 20 months of not seeing a cruise vessel in our port, we are to receive our first vessel for the 2021/2022 cruise...
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The Carnival Glory will be calling on the Port of Montego Bay on December 1.
Tourism

Montego Bay Welcomes First Vessel Since Cruise Resumption

The city of Montego Bay in St. James will on Wednesday (December 1), welcome the Carnival Glory, its first vessel since the resumption of cruise shipping to Jamaica four months ago. The passengers and crew of the mega vessel, a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, will be calling on the tourism capital, ensuring that all Jamaican cruise...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (standing centre); People’s Republic of China, Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Tian Qi (standing left); and Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (standing right), observe the signing of an agreement for the Jamaica Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Talent Hub Initiative, during the launch held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (November 26). The signatories are Huawei Technologies Jamaica Company Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Bo Zhou (seated left) and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Dale Webber.
Technology

PHOTOS: Launch Of ICT Talent Hub Initiative

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (standing centre); People’s Republic of China, Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Tian Qi (standing left); and Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (standing right), observe the signing of an agreement for the Jamaica Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Talent...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Health & Wellness

Social Protection Key In Reducing HIV Risk

The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages and inequalities that make people vulnerable to HIV infection, while mitigating the impact of HIV on households and helping those with the virus to overcome barriers in accessing treatment. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Corporate Secretary at the Board of Supervision in the Ministry of...
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Examinations and Assessment Officer at the Council of Community Colleges Jamaica (CCCJ), Vanessa Buchanan Williams.
EducationIndustry

Council Of Community Colleges In Jamaica ISO 9001 2015 Certified

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), formed by an Act of Parliament to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS...
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