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The Customs Department is reporting revenue collection of $92.61 billion for the period April to December 2012. The amount, while an increase of $9.37 billion or 11 per cent over the same period last year, was a shortfall of $1.15 billion or 1 per cent against the target of $93.77 billion. “We are one per cent behind our year-to-date target...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is committing to a fourth year of support to the Mount Olivet Boys Home in Manchester in 2013. “We want to commit ourselves once again for another year. We know that these boys will do well and we will be supporting them to the best of our ability,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging citizens to take appropriate steps to ensure their personal safety and that of their property during the festive season. One of their main concerns is decorated Christmas trees, as they can cause considerable damage to property during the yuletide season, if a fire occurs. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on December 11,...

Members of the public can now vote for the public sector entity that is delivering the best customer service through the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/13. Nominations are open for entries to the competition designed as one method of rewarding key performers in the National Customer Service Programme under the Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet. The...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is the recipient of the Positive Images in the Media Award, presented by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), for the agency’s positive representation of disabled persons. The award was presented at the Inaugural Disability Friendly Awards Gala and Dinner held on Monday (November 19) at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel.  The agency was...

'Technology in Media' was the focus of a presentation by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) at the first Information Technology (IT) Exposition hosted on Friday, (November 16), by the Convent of Mercy Academy "Alpha". The event, held under the theme: ‘Technology in Motion’, was attended by a number of organisations, representatives of which presented on how technology enhances work in...

Students of the Half-Way-Tree Primary School, in Kingston, brought the curtains down on the Heritage Month outreach activities of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Monday, October 29, when they, along with their visitors from the Ocklynge Junior School in England, toured the agency. The students, who were also presented with heritage packages produced by the agency, were among hundreds...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2012 Heritage Month Essay Competition to Friday,    October 26, at mid-night. The competition is being hosted by the agency for the second time, and the topic for this year is: 'Fifty years later...Do we still need National Heroes?'. It  is open to students between...

Jamaicans are being urged to participate in the upcoming consultations on the Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA), being set up by government to deal with environmental, social and economical issues that will contribute to sustainable development and national growth. The consultations are being held to hear the comments and get feedback from the wider public on the ERA's Green Paper, which...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is embarking on a public education campaign, geared at strengthening consumer protection and awareness in relation to the development of a banking code for Jamaica. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on September 27, Chairman of the CAC, Lorna Green, said that the campaign is intended to educate consumers about the proposed banking code for...

The government is moving to establish a regulatory body that will have primary responsibility for environmental policing, compliance monitoring and enforcement. A Green Paper has been developed for the establishment of an Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA). Work is being undertaken by a Steering Committee in the Cabinet Office, Office of the Prime Minister, comprising various stakeholders in the environmental field....

All is in place for the staging of this year’s Heritage Essay Competition by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The competition is being hosted by the agency for the second time, and the topic for this year’s essay is: ‘Fifty years later...Do we still need National Heroes?’ “We recognise the need to engage our children’s interest in nationally relevant issues,”...