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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated third right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right); pose with the 40 educators, who were honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the sector, during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on June 24. Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (seated second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (seated right); and President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Doran Dixon (standing right), also shared with the educators.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated third right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right); pose with the 40 educators, who were honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the sector, during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on June 24. Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (seated second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (seated right); and President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Doran Dixon (standing right), also shared with the educators.

Gov’t Will Continue to Increase Investment in Education – PM

By: Chris Patterson, June 25, 2015
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government will continue to make significant investments in the education sector in a bid to improve quality and performance standards....
The JIS webteam is assisted by the cybersecurity team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following the attack on the JIS website late Monday night (June 22). From left are: Andre Allen, Systems Administrator; Detective Inspector, Patrick Linton from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency; Oneil Morgan, Computer Services Manager and Constable Jouvan Murray of the Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Unit.

Police Investigating Hacking of JIS Website

By: Douglas McIntosh , June 25, 2015
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a Corporate Governance seminar held today (June 24), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston., Seated at right is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

State Agencies Must Provide Quality Service – PM

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 24, 2015

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JIS Website Restored

The website of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has been restored after a breach was identified last night (June 22). Technical problems were experienced on the website between 9:02 p.m....
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By: JIS Editorial , June 23, 2015