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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JANAAC to Accredit 50 Inspection Bodies in 2019

By: Rosheika Grant, January 25, 2019

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, says the organisation is targeting the accreditation of 50 inspection bodies for 2019. Speaking with JIS News, Mrs....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides details about the establishment of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. The centre, which is the first of its kind, will be housed at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, and tasked with creating, producing and generating toolkits, guidelines and policies to handle the recovery process following a disaster.

Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre to Be Opened Soon

By: Kadian Brown, January 16, 2019

President of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank

CMU President Supports Plastic Ban

By: Collen Dawkins, January 10, 2019

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By: Judith A. Hunter, January 3, 2019
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The 50-foot wind turbines at Wigton Wind Farm in Rose Hill, South Manchester. Wigton has commissioned Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to build a drone that can be used to inspect the turbines.

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CMU to Build Drone to Inspect Wigton Wind Turbines

Wigton Wind Farm Limited is partnering with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in utilising geospatial technology to maintain its wind turbines. The university has been commissioned by the entity to...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, November 9, 2018

National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman, emphasises a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, April 18.

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More Than 500 Young Persons to Be Certified Through HOPE

More than 500 young participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme are to graduate by the end of June. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April...

By: Stacy-Ann Delevante, April 20, 2018

Members of the clergy who participated in a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on March 20 (from left), Reverend Glendon Powell of the Open Bible Church of Unity Hall and Flanker; Reverend Mary Wildish, founder of Trumpet Call Ministries; Reverend Marc Mullings, Pastor of the Emmanuel Chapel, Mount Salem, St. James; and Teverly Grant of Trumpet Call Ministries.

8 years ago DevelopmentJIS Think TankVision 2030

Churches’ Role in Uniting the Nation Underscored

Pastor of the Emmanuel Chapel in Mount Salem, St. James, Reverend Marc Mullings, says churches islandwide must partner to fulfil their role in realising sustainable development under the country’s National...

Academic Vice Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, Robert Edwards, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional office on January 29.

8 years ago JIS Think Tank

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Wooing More Males to Teaching Profession

Officer for Placement and Promotions at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, in St. James, Tavia Barnes-Brown, said the college has embarked on strategies to attract more male students to the teaching...

By: Garwin Davis, February 4, 2018

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on January 30.

8 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Cancer Society Focuses on Adolescent Health in February

The Jamaica Cancer Society will be focusing on adolescent health in February, with specific attention on harmful habits such as alcohol use, substance abuse, unhealthy diets and smoking. February will...

By: Stacy-Ann Delevante , January 31, 2018

Public Relations Officer at the National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA), Deleen Powell highlights the agency's planned activities for International Coastal Clean-up Day, to be observed on Saturday, September 16. She was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 8.

8 years ago JIS Think Tank

NEPA to Partner With UDC for Coastal Clean-Up Day Sept. 16

The National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA) will be partnering with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) in its beach clean-up exercises at select locations across the island, as part of...

By: Kadian Brown, September 11, 2017

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, Dr. Andrew Spencer, outlining plans for the expansion of the Team Jamaica Programme during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on August 29.

8 years ago JIS Think TankTourismVision 2030

TPDCo to Establish Craft Development Institute

Plans are advanced for the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) establishment of a Craft Development Institute (CDI) at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (ENCVPA) in...

By: Kadian Brown, September 1, 2017

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago HousingJIS Think Tank

Real Estate Practitioners Urged to Keep Current with Training

Real Estate practitioners are being encouraged to keep current with their training, by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick. Speaking...

By: Tomeica Gunn , August 18, 2017

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