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The Civil Servants of the Year for 2021/22 (from left): Driver at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Clayton McCalla; Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service, Andrine Davidson; and Acting Manager of Information Systems at the Administrator-General’s Department, Ronald Frue, display their plaques during the Civil Servant of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (November 26).

Top Civil Servants for 2021/22 Awarded

Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson is one of three persons chosen as Civil Servant of the Year for 2021/2022 She copped the award after topping the field of entrants in the category of Management....

Acting Senior Medical Officer in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26.

Ministry Of Health and Wellness Implements Measures to End AIDS

Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart

100 Anchovy High School Students Vaccinated at Vaccination Blitz

Jamaica Imposes Travel Restrictions on African Countries

Sugar Stakeholders Urged to Work with Government to Secure Viable Future for Industry

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) participate in the presentation of colours parade held at the Polo Field, Up Park Camp on November 25. During the ceremony, the JDF retired three sets of Battalion Colours and presented five sets of Formation Colours in a spectacular ceremony. This year’s parade was the biggest in the history of the JDF and signalled the Force’s continued commitment to transformation.

5 years ago Information

PHOTOS: JDF Presentation of Colours Parade

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Executive Chairman of BluShip Cargo and Freight Limited, Daren Miller, during the entity’s 2021 Corporate Linkages on the Trade in Cultural Goods semi-virtual media briefing, at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel, on Thursday (November 25). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker.

5 years ago Entertainment

Film Industry Earns US$236 Million

Jamaica’s burgeoning film industry earned approximately US$236 million from 47 productions undertaken during the 2020/21 year, while generating 867 jobs. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said the outcome mainly resulted from portfolio agency, Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) work in actively promoting film as a viable local investment opportunity. He was speaking...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

5 years ago Development

PICA Launches E-Learning Platform for Staff Development

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) on Friday (November 26) launched its e-learning digital platform. The software solution is designed to facilitate the delivery of accredited online certification courses to staff as well as local and regional border security officials and law-enforcement agents. The system is equipped with a range of capabilities, including training and evaluation and third-party integration...

Acting Director-General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

5 years ago Agriculture

Building Resilience in Agriculture Critical to Economic Prosperity

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says that reducing the impact of natural hazards on sectors such as agriculture is critical in building a resilient economy. “When you talk about food safety, it is important that we are placing priority on building resilience in the agricultural sector,” he said. “Here in...

Opposition Senator, Donna Scott Mottley, speaks in the Senate

5 years ago Cabinet

Senate Approves Amendment to Regulations to Set New Legal Aid Fees

The Senate today (November 26) approved the Legal Aid Amendment Regulations 2021. The regulations set out new legal aid fees to be paid to attorneys in criminal trials, among other things. Piloting the motion, Government Senator, Ransford Braham, said it is designed to increase the fees that are paid to attorneys who have agreed to do legal-aid assignments in relation...

Chairman of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Jacqueline Hinkson (left), presents Inspector Paul Cummings of the Bull Bay Police Station with the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area Four, during the 2021 awards ceremony held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on November 25.

5 years ago CommunityJustice

Bull Bay Station Tops Police Service Competition

The Bull Bay Police Station in the Kingston Eastern police division has copped the coveted Top Station award in the 2021 Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) ‘Transforming Our Police Service’ (TOPS) Competition. The awards ceremony was held on November 25 at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew. Bull Bay topped 30 other police stations in five divisions...

President of the Senate, Hon Tom Tavares-Finson, disappointed with the outcome of the vote to extend the States of Emergency in seven police divisions. Two resolutions were moved for extension of the SOEs but they failed to get the required two-thirds majority for approval.

5 years ago Justice

SOEs to End This Weekend

The States of Public Emergency (SOEs) now in place in seven police divisions across the island will expire on Saturday (27 November). This, after two resolutions to extend the SOEs until February 12, 2022, failed to get the required number of votes in the Senate, following a marathon sitting on Thursday (November 25). The resolutions are the Emergency Powers (Parishes...