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Cargo ships in port at the Port of Kingston.

Maritime Authority Ready for Expansion of Panama Canal

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is prepared to receive larger vessels (New Panamax) that are likely to call at Jamaica’s ports following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015. This was disclosed by Director General of the Maritime Authority,...

New Rules Coming for KMTR Sub-Franchise Operators

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 26. The State Minister supported the call for more women Parliamentarians and spoke about the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), to be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, from March 29-31.

27TH COPA Meeting for Montego Bay This Weekend

State Minister Supports Call for More Female Parliamentarians

Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Mike Mills, explains at a JIS Think Tank on March 4 that through screening, colon cancer can be identified at an early stage and interventions made to prevent complications.

Cancer Society Encourages Early Screening for Colon Cancer

Manager, Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says population not likely to exceed 3 million.

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Population Not Likely To Exceed 3 Million – PIOJ

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says that Jamaica’s population is not likely to exceed 3 million, based on reduction in current fertility rates, high external migration, and declining mortality. “There has been discussion about Jamaica’s population growing out of control and that is not the case,” said PIOJ’s Manager, Population and Health Unit, Toni-Shae Freckleton. “Data from the Population...

12 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

TPDCo Intensifies Actions to Ensure Safety of Visitors

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has intensified its actions to ensure the safety and security of both local and international visitors to the resort areas.Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 5, Chairman of TPDCo, Maxine Henry-Wilson, highlighted the initiatives and activities which the entity has been spearheading to enhance the visitor experience.Mrs. Henry-Wilson pointed out that the...

Director, Work Permit Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Lisa-Ann Grant (left), and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, look over a document prior to the start of a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ today (Jan. 30), at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

12 years ago JIS Think Tank

Jamaica Implements Fee Structure for CARICOM Skills Certificate

Beginning April 1, persons applying for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Qualifying Skills Certificates will be required to pay fees for the processing and preparation of the documents. Director of the Work Permit Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lisa-Ann Grant, made the announcement on January 30, as she addressed a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Under Regulation...

Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on January 9, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

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Technical Studies for Dredging of Kingston Harbour Completed

The technical studies regarding the dredging of the Kingston Harbour have been completed, says Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans. The studies, which were completed in December, will form part of activities to determine, among other things, how much dredging of the area will be required. “They...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, provides details on the Child Justice Guidelines and how it will impact children, who come in contact with the justice system, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)Think Tank.

12 years ago JIS Think Tank

Training to be Conducted on Child Justice Guidelines

The Office of the Children’s Advocate will be embarking on training sessions with key stakeholders in the justice system to ensure the effective implementation of the recently launched Child Justice Guidelines. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, said that training sessions are being planned for police officers, justices of the peace and other groups and stakeholders, who are key to the...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison

12 years ago JIS Think Tank

Office of Children’s Advocate Launches New Website

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched a new, interactive and child-friendly website as part of its re-branding strategy. The website, designed by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), boasts cutting-edge features to enhance the visitor’s experience, as well as the latest coding styles to ensure that the site is in line with international standards. Speaking at the unveiling...

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26. To his left is Senior Planner at the UDC, Shyril McIntosh Wilson.

12 years ago JIS Think TankTourismVision 2030

UDC Plans to Regularize Business Operators at Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says that plans are in place for the regularization of persons, who operate business at the Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village, so that they will be included in the overall transformation of the facility. “As part of the plans going forward, approved restaurant operators will also be provided with lease agreements, so legally, they will be...