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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a JIS Think Tank on June 16.

NYS Invites Partnership for Summer Work Programme

Businesses across the island are being invited to partner with the National Youth Service (NYS) in providing meaningful work experience for the country’s youth under the Summer Employment Programme. The annual programme exposes young people, ages 17 to 24, to...

Director of Programmes at the National Youth Service, Naketa West, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on June 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NYS to Assess Training Programme

Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 15.

Director General Highlights Importance of Statistics

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Dr. Hugh Wong addresses a JIS Think Tank on the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Jamaicans Urged to Learn CPR

Project Cycle Management Specialist, European Union Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Marjorie Stair (left), addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening keenly is Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden.

EPA Project to Further Boost Jamaican Exports

Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 31.

10 years ago AgricultureJIS Think Tank

Meat Products are Safe – Veterinary Division

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries says meat products available on the local market are safe. Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division, Dr. Winthorph Marsden, gave the assurance at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, where he addressed the issue of drug residue and environmental contaminants in food. He noted that local farmers tend...

Project Cycle Management Specialist, European Union Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Marjorie Stair, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 31.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsJIS Think Tank

Accreditation of Labs Boosting Food Exports

The institutional framework to drive Jamaica’s food exports is being strengthened through the accreditation of several laboratories under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The European Union (EU)-funded project is being managed by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Speaking at a JIS Think on May 31, Project Cycle Management Specialist, EU Unit, PIOJ, Marjorie Stair, said the EPA provides support...

Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden, makes a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 31.

10 years ago AgricultureJIS Think Tank

Labs Rated Among the Best in Region

Jamaica’s diagnostic laboratories have been rated among the best in the region, says Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden. “A study was done in the Caribbean about five years ago and a consultant from the European Union went to all Caribbean diagnostic laboratories...

10 years ago EducationJIS Think Tank

More Than 48,000 Students Trained Under CAP

Since the introduction of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) six years ago, approximately 48,301 students have been trained in technical and vocational skills as well as 5,622 through the General Programme of Literacy and Numeracy. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, tells JIS News that for the financial year 2016-2017, the budgetary...

Director, Child Labour Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and member of the National Planning Committee for National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17, at the company’s head office.

10 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think TankLabour

March for Occupational Safety and Health May 20

Members of the public are invited to participate in a silent march on May 20 to emphasise the importance of occupational safety and health. The march, organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will begin at 1F North Street, Downtown Kingston at 10:00 a.m. and end at the Social Security offices at Heroes Circle. Participants will be carrying...

10 years ago JIS Think TankLabour

OSH Act to List Occupations Not Fit for Children

Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour & Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies, says the pending Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act will include stipulations regarding child labour. “The ministry is expecting to have the Act passed soon and when it is enacted, we will see the regulations of that particular piece of legislation containing a list...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

10 years ago EntertainmentJIS Think Tank

Labour Day Concert at Emancipation Park

A national Labour Day concert is scheduled to take place at Emancipation Park in Kingston on Monday, May 23, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The two-hour concert will culminate activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and is free to the public. Speaking at a Jamaica Information...