More

The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, the Hon. Daryl Vaz today said that the story carried on Sunday in the Gleaner concerning the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips (MPP) issue has not revealed anything of substance that has not been publicly stated previously by the Prime Minister. Minister Vaz reiterated the position...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says that the new completion date for the $1.3 billion Bogue Road project will be October 30. The project has been hampered by 'unforeseen' challenges, which has plunged it into cost overruns as well as delays, resulting in three missed completion deadlines. Addressing members of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a two-day National Workshop on Disaster Risk Indicators for Jamaica, from Monday, August 23, to Tuesday, August 24, at its head office in Kingston. According to the Director of Sustainable Development & Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, the workshop is geared to...

Staff of the Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) Mandeville regional office benefitted from customer service training yesterday (Aug. 11) as the agency moves to improve the level of service to the public. The in-house session, held at the office located at Caledonia Mall, is part of a programme by the agency to train more than 150 staff members, including drivers, accountants,...

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in the island by next week to finalise assessment of the country's second quarter economic performance, which ended in June. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held today (August 11) at Jamaica House. "We...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, the Hon Daryl Vaz, believes Jamaica has the potential to gain a competitive edge in developing software applications for global use. Mr. Vaz made the comment while praising the success of Northern Caribbean University's (NCU) Team Xormis, which won the Microsoft Image Interoperability world award in Poland last month, as well...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has received high marks from Jamaicans at home and abroad for its live streaming of some of the events held over the Independence weekend. Systems Administrator at the JIS, Kirk Nelson, said approximately 2,000 persons logged on to the JIS webcast of the Float Parade through the streets of Kingston and the Grand Gala, held...

A recent awareness and impact study conducted by Market Research Services Limited (MRSL) has found that, for the most part, persons are satisfied with the role being played by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in providing information on Government policies and programmes. Just over 55 per cent of those polled expressed the view that the JIS is doing "a very...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has expressed shock at the news of the slaying of former Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Dr. Neil McGill. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. Dr. McGill, a member of the People's National Party...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), as part of its ongoing support to the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, has donated back-to-school items, including books and uniforms, to the 25 boys at the facility. More than 30 members of staff journeyed to the Manchester-based Home on Saturday (July 31), where they handed over the items and spent quality time with the boys....

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says Government could save up to 60 per cent on public sector expenditure, by incorporating technology into civil service operations when transformation is effected. Speaking at Wednesday's (July 28) Post Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz cited telephony as one such area that could yield savings,...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) represents an important space in the media landscape in the island. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate today (July 27) in the House of Representatives, the Minister informed that the government is totally committed to supporting...