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Wigton Windfarm Limited (Wigton) has been awarded the Jamaica Institution of Engineers’ (JIE) Engineering Project of the Year Award for its 18 megawatts (MW) wind farm expansion project, Wigton Phase Two. The project, in which US$47.5 million was invested, involved among other things, the installation of nine (9) 2MW wind turbines, upgrading of an existing 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line...

Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service and Information, Senator Arthur Williams, will head a   delegation to Singapore from November 28 -December 1, for a one week study tour   of Singapore’s Public Sector. Minister Williams will be accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Mrs. Patricia Sinclair McCalla, and the Project Management Specialist in...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Arthur Williams says Jamaica and the Caribbean region have lost another of  their great educators with the passing today of Professor Emeritus Dr. Aggrey Brown, former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education and former Director  of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), at the University of the West Indies . Professor Brown will be especially  remembered by the  region’s many successful...

The Minister of Youth Sports and Culture, the Hon. Olivia Grange, has reacted with shock and sadness to news of the passing of the educator and scholar Professor Aggrey Brown. Minister Grange said Professor Brown "served his people well and had helped to shape Jamaica and the Caribbean region through the training and inspiration he provided to young aspiring journalists...

KINGSTON — A series of activities have been planned in observance of National Civil Service Week, November 20 to 26, under the theme, "Civil Servants- Repositioning for National Development." Activities for the week have been organized by the Civil Service Steering Committee (CSSC), comprised of employees of various ministries, departments and agencies within the sector. Speaking at a JIS Think...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Service, Senator Hon. Arthur Williams, says no restriction has been placed on food processors exporting to the United States. In a response to a release published on Tuesday claiming that temporary bans have been imposed on food processors, Mr. Williams said the Bureau of Standards Jamaica has informed him that...

KINGSTON — President of the Association of Local Government Authorities (ALGA), Milton Brown, has lauded the local authorities for the achievements that have been made recently, in terms of their operations. In his message read by Town Clerk, Errol Greene, during a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) meeting yesterday (November 8), in downtown Kingston, Mr. Brown noted that with...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, says the agency remains cognizant of the need to engage children in nationally relevant issues of history and governance, in an effort to engender a spirit of pride in the younger generation. "At the JIS we are always seeking new ways in which to fulfill our...

KINGSTON — The work of Writer/Producer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Carry Bishop,  was recognised at the inaugural Excellence in Caribbean Agricultural Journalism Awards, when he walked away with the prize for the Best Television News Story. Held in Dominica last month (October),the awards ceremony took place during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture activities, which lasted from October 10...

KINGSTON - Jamaica House has cautioned that, the swearing-in ceremony for the Prime Minister of Jamaica on Sunday (October 23) will see an increased presence of traffic police on the roads around Kings House. Police personnel will be in place from early afternoon, to assist persons attending the swearing-in ceremony, and also to ensure a smooth flow of traffic. Members...

KINGSTON — As a result of the  inclement weather affecting the island, and which is expected on the day of the National Honours and Awards  ceremony, to be held at King's House on Monday, October 17,  alternative parking arrangements have been made  for persons attending the function. Recipients  of  honours and awards will park  at the Office of the Prime...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received confirmed reports from the WRA that the water levels of the Bog Walk Gorge is now at nine feet and is deemed impassable. Motorists are being urged to use the alternative route of Slygoville. A Flash Flood Watch is currently in effect for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Kingston...