The Bureau of Women’s Affairs has launched a three-month social media campaign, aimed at providing a platform for advocacy and collaboration around the issue of violence against women and girls, and other forms of gender-based violence. Specifically, the initiative seeks to facilitate constructive conversations on strategies to eliminate violence against women and girls, and will create an inclusive platform to...

Work is expected to commence this month on a $99 million road improvement and rehabilitation project in St. Elizabeth. The repairs are to be carried out along the six-kilometre stretch of roadway from Mountainside to the Watchwell parish council road, over the next six months. This was announced by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at...

The operating capacity of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is to be significantly enhanced, with the procurement of additional equipment at a cost of US$1.09 million. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who made the disclosure during a Jamaica House media  briefing on November 11, said Cabinet has approved the award of two contracts for the...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries in the 2015 Heritage Month Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on November 7 to make their submissions. The eight-day extension, from the original deadline of October 31, is to allow more time for students, who have expressed an interest, to send in their entries. The...

Members of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) are beneficiaries of a collection of heritage publications, donated by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The materials were presented earlier this month to a group from the Council at the agency’s Kingston office, through the effort of the Public Relations and Marketing, and the Research and Publications departments. Chief Executive Officer...

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at US$3.7 million with the Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd, for the procurement of 750,000 blank Jamaican passports. “The current order is expected to satisfy the local and overseas demand for Jamaican passports for the next 3½ to 4 years,” Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said. She was speaking at a Jamaica...

The family of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is mourning the sudden passing of beloved photographer, Michael Shaw. Mr. Shaw, a 44-year veteran of the profession, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon (September  30), hours after completing  assignments involving the official visits of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Japan. Supervisor of the Photography Department, Dave Reid, reports that the...