Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is encouraging the country’s engineers to incorporate environmentally friendly and energy efficient designs in plans. The Minister, who was speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) Engineers Week, at the offices of the National Works Agency (NWA) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on September 2, encouraged...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting continued positive results  from its six-month Electronic Waste (E-Waste) pilot project. The pilot, which will come to an end in September, targets six communities in Kingston and St. Andrew and St. Catherine. Community Relations Manager at the NSWMA, Shauna Guthrie, told JIS News that the six communities targeted have responded very...

In keeping with the Government of Jamaica’s public sector reform agenda, His Excellency the Governor-General, on the advice of the Public Service Commission, has agreed to the grant of delegation of authority for the appointment, separation, discipline and training for staff to: Permanent Secretaries Ministry of Health Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

Nonprofit organisation, Children of Hope Foundation, in partnership with the Social Development Commission (SDC), treated adults and children to a health fair and fun day at the Gregory Park Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, on August 13. Adults, who brought along their children, were able to take advantage of free medicals, in time for back-to-school. Other health checks, such...

An initiative, ‘MyMoBay Campaign’, spearheaded by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was officially launched on August 11, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square. It is aimed at restoring civic pride to downtown Montego Bay, by making it a cleaner and more attractive city, to spur economic growth. During the launching ceremony, the Montego...

University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Emeritus, Rupert Lewis,  will deliver the main address at this year’s civic ceremony commemorating the 128th anniversary of the birth of Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The ceremony, under the theme:  ‘Liberate the Minds of Men Through Education,’ will be held on  August 17 at Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, commencing at 4:00...

Some 226 vendors have been registered under the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Vendor Registration Programme. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, made the disclosure at the KSAC’s monthly council meeting, held on August 11 at the KSAC offices, downtown Kingston. The aim of the vendor registration programme is to ensure that all vendors operating within...