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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Wednesday, February 21.

Local Artistes Encouraged to Utilise Culture Ministry’s Entertainment Registry

By: Courteney Lewis, February 28, 2024

Jamaican artistes and entertainment industry practitioners are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport’s entertainment registry. This urging came from Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange,...

A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.

$1 Billion Allocated to Procure JDF Coastal Surveillance Equipment

By: Chris Patterson, February 28, 2024

Continued Rollout of Police Station Records and Case Management Systems

By: Chris Patterson, February 28, 2024

Development 5 months ago $1.2 Billion Allocated to Continue BIGEE Project
By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon
Transport 5 months ago Frequent Road Crashes Can Impact Development – ACP Mckenzie
By: Rochelle Williams
Budget 2024/2025 5 months ago Money Allocated for Work on Police Divisional Headquarters in Westmoreland and St. Catherine North
By: Chris Patterson

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General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron, is urging coconut farmers to reach out to the Advisory Officers in their region with information regarding damage to their farms.

5 months ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryInvestment

Coconut Growers Urged to Register with CIB Before March 1

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is encouraging coconut growers to register with the entity before March 1. Registration is free and enables growers to access benefits such as free seedlings,...

By: Twila Wheelan

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), and Tanisha Gaynor, a beneficiary of the Strategic Engagement of Rural Woman with Disabilities in Sustainable Farming Techniques Project, about the hydroponics growing system during the programme’s closing-out ceremony at the Abilities Foundation in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 27).

5 months ago Foreign AffairsLabourSocial Security

Discussions Ongoing to Provide Overseas Employment Opportunities for More Persons with Disabilities

Discussions focusing on integrating more persons with disabilities in the overseas farm-work programme, among other areas, are continuing, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Two...

By: Chris Patterson

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).

5 months ago CommerceDevelopmentIndustryScienceTechnologyYouth

YIIC Application Deadline Extended

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director,...

By: Rocheda Bartley

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

5 months ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

151 Positions to Be Added to JFB

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has disclosed that 151 positions will be added to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). “The training of firefighters has been...

By: Serena Grant

Director of the Child Diversion Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke.

5 months ago JusticeYouth

Trace Study to Evaluate Impact of Child Diversion Programme

The Ministry of Justice will be developing a trace study during the upcoming 2024/25 financial year to determine the true impact of the Child Diversion Programme on children who have...

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.

5 months ago Budget 2024/2025CommerceDevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentParliament

Improved Access to Microfinance by MSMEs

A project to support the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) has been given a budgetary allocation of $822 million to continue in the...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon

Internal Medicine Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. David McGowan, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on February 27.

5 months ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use

Data gathered from a recent cross-sectional survey on antibiotic use among in-patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) are being used...

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson

Clinical Coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Delroy Fray, addresses a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in Rose Hall, St. James, on February 22.

5 months ago Health & Wellness

650 Beds Available Once CRH and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are Completed

There will be 650 beds available to patients in St. James and the wider Western Jamaica once the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are completed....

By: Okoye Henry

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$1 Billion Allocated to Procure JDF Coastal Surveillance Equipment

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Coconut Growers Urged to Register with CIB Before March 1

Discussions Ongoing to Provide Overseas Employment Opportunities for More Persons with Disabilities

YIIC Application Deadline Extended

151 Positions to Be Added to JFB

Trace Study to Evaluate Impact of Child Diversion Programme

Improved Access to Microfinance by MSMEs

Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use

650 Beds Available Once CRH and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are Completed

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