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Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, addresses a recently held JIS Think Tank.

HFJ Calls for Widespread Availability of Automated External Defibrillators

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is calling for widespread availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) across the island, particularly in major towns. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held recently, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, pointed...

Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29. The Yallahs-Hope Project comes to an end this month. A completed socio-economic study of the watershed areas will inform stakeholders' engagement activities post project.

NEPA Completes Socio-Economic Study of Yallahs and Hope Watersheds

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 20.

Landlords and Tenants Encouraged to Register with Rent Services Unit

Programme Manager of the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), Daynea Facey, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (October 27), at the JIS Head Office, 58a Half-Way Tree Road, in Kingston.

JTEC to Launch Internal Quality Assurance Standards for TTIs

Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, addresses JIS Think Tank on Paediatric CPR

Child Caregivers Encouraged to Learn How and When to Administer CPR

Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, demonstrates the acceptable distance for assembly points away from multistorey buildings, at a recent JIS

6 years ago Fire SafetyJIS Think Tank

JFB Calls on Jamaicans to Reduce Fire Hazards at Home

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is advising persons to utilise this period of increased work from home to reduce fire hazards around the home, and be vigilant in identifying potential fire hazards. “During this time when we are working from home, use the opportunity to get rid of all combustible material. We would have seen a ban on single-use plastic...

Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right) addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening is Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJIS Think Tank

STATIN Improves Access to Data

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is making it easier for Jamaicans to access the data it publishes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy said that the agency’s publications are no longer for sale and can be accessed by everyone. “We have stopped selling our publications. They are free on the website…in what...

Public Relations Officer and Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Division at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on October 22.

6 years ago Fire SafetyJIS Think Tank

Bush Fire Warning Index Working Well

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) says that the Bush Fire Warning Index is helping to improve the response of firefighters to bush fires across the island. The Bush Fire Warning Index and Management System was developed by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica and launched last year to assist the JFB and other stakeholders to better determine the parts of the...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (NFJ) and head of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) Dr. Hugh Mark Wong, addresses a JIS Think Tank on procedures to be followed when administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the era of COVID-19.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Changes In CPR Due to COVID-19

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is advising members of the public, particularly those trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to observe the changes in guidelines when administering the procedure in the coronavirus (COVID-19) era. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (October 22) to mark CPR Week, Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the HFJ, Dr. Hugh Mark Wong,...

Sergeant Ian McConnell of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Research and Statistics Unit, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 22.

6 years ago Fire SafetyJIS Think TankLocal Government

Reduction in Structural Fires, Fire-Related Deaths Among Children

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting a reduction in the number of structural fires and fire-related deaths among children for the first nine months of the year in comparison to the same period in 2019. “Structural fires amounted to 1,097 during the period January to September 2020 compared to 1,197 for the previous period of 2019. This is a...

Acting Assistant Commissioner and Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on October 22.

6 years ago Fire SafetyJIS Think TankLocal Government

JFB Going Virtual for Fire Safety Week

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be using a virtual format to get the message of fire safety and prevention across to Jamaicans during Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week 2020. The week will be observed from October 25 to 31 under the theme ‘Being Fire Safe while Socially Distant’. Usually, at this time of the year, firefighters from across...

Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), addresses a Think Tank at the Jamaica Informmation Service (JIS) head office in Kingston on October 13. Listening is Deputy Director at STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budhair.

6 years ago JIS Think Tank

STATIN Continues to Implement Measures to Produce Quality Data

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has implemented a number of measures to improve data collection in order to ensure that quality information is being produced. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on October 13, Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, said that among the measures is the Quality Assurance Framework, which was established in 2015. She said that the...