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Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 6, at the agency's Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.
Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 6, at the agency's Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.
JIS Think Tank

JFB Proposes Legislation to Inspect Private Dwellings

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is proposing legislation to give the agency authority to inspect and ensure that private dwellings are subjected to the same kind of scrutiny as public buildings. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), joins stakeholder representatives, who signed the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. They are Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), representing the Government; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, representing civil society; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, on behalf of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), joins stakeholder representatives, who signed the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. They are Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), representing the Government; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, representing civil society; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, on behalf of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).

Signatories to Partnership Agreement Assure PM of Support
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)

Private Owners of CCTV Respond to Security Ministry
Resident of East Kingston, Adolphus Kelly (left), receives information from Legal Officer, Land Administration And Management Programme (LAMP), Tirshatha Russell. Occasion was the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) fourth justice fair held at the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, East Kingston, on December 7.
Resident of East Kingston, Adolphus Kelly (left), receives information from Legal Officer, Land Administration And Management Programme (LAMP), Tirshatha Russell. Occasion was the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) fourth justice fair held at the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, East Kingston, on December 7.

East Kingston Residents Benefit from free Legal Services
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), engages in conversation with Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bruno Pouezat, at the launch of the Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project on November 30, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in New Kingston.
EnergyTechnology

Gov’t Launches Project to Cut Energy Costs in Public Sector

The Government is undertaking a three-year project that is expected to cut energy costs in the public sector by putting renewable systems in place and increasing conservation methods. The Deployment of Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project is being undertaken through US$12,003,741 in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. The United...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (fourth left, second row); Acting High Commissioner, Mrs. Angella Rose Howell ( 2nd left) and Victoria Mutual Director, Mrs. Delores Cooper (5th left), with some of the new Jamaican citizens at Saturday’s (December 3) Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Presents Certificates of Citizenship

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, was the special guest at last Saturday’s (December 3) Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission, in London. The Minister, who addressed the function and presented Certificates of Citizenship, commended the new Jamaican citizens for their decision to take advantage of the opportunity to hold dual...
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Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Host Wards of the State for Christmas

The Child Development Agency (CDA) is appealing to Jamaicans to open their hearts and homes to wards of the State during the festive season. The agency’s ‘Take a Child Home for Christmas’ programme is aimed at providing children in State care with the opportunity to experience the joy that the festive season brings. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Director for...
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Cruise visitors take pictures after disembarking the MS Monarch, which docked at the Port of Kingston on December 6, last year. (FILE)
Tourism

Kingston Being Considered for Cruise-Ship Calls Over the Next Three Years

The cruise ship ‘Monarch’, which is operated by Royal Caribbean, is considering Kingston as one of its ports of call on its itinerary for the next three years. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure on December 6, as he welcomed the arrival of the largest ever cruise ship to Kingston. Addressing the audience at a function, held...
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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (2nd left), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about additional security measures to protect persons during the festive season. Others (from left) are Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC); Dorothy Campbell; Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks; and Sergeant Shaunjaye Mitchell.
JIS Think TankNational Security

Police to Increase Stop-and-Search Operations

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be increasing stop-and-search operations during the festive season. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said there will be a surge in the number of police on the ground during the festive season to counter the increase in robberies and the large migration...
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