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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, outlining activities for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, outlining activities for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.
JIS Think Tank

Tourism Awareness Week Slated for Sept. 25 to Oct. 1

‘Tourism for All: Promoting Universal Accessibility’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 25 to October 1. Several activities will be held to mark this year’s commemoration, which will incorporate the observance...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Elaine Foster Allen (2nd left), shares pleasantries with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, during a cocktail reception to officially mark Jamaica’s formal commitment to Quality Assurance for the Health Sector towards Accreditation Initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Elaine Foster Allen (2nd left), shares pleasantries with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, during a cocktail reception to officially mark Jamaica’s formal commitment to Quality Assurance for the Health Sector towards Accreditation Initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.

National Health Accreditation Policy to be Developed
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses a sensitisation session on justice services at the Ministry’s Constant Spring offices in St. Andrew on September 20. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (right); and Centre Manager, Trench Town Restorative Justice Centre, Vuraldo Barnett.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses a sensitisation session on justice services at the Ministry’s Constant Spring offices in St. Andrew on September 20. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (right); and Centre Manager, Trench Town Restorative Justice Centre, Vuraldo Barnett.

Supreme Court to Accommodate More Criminal Cases
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a thought with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 4th annual International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York on September 21. Others (from left) are Director for the Sustainable Development Earth Institute of Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs; and Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a thought with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 4th annual International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York on September 21. Others (from left) are Director for the Sustainable Development Earth Institute of Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs; and Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr. Nigel Clarke.

PM Calls for Review of Development Aid for Middle – Income Countries
Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 1 Engineering Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman (standing), outlines details of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) internship initiative to representatives of private-sector organisations who attended the recent Career Day exposition at the JDF’s headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston.
Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 1 Engineering Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman (standing), outlines details of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) internship initiative to representatives of private-sector organisations who attended the recent Career Day exposition at the JDF’s headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston.

CSJP Interns Benefit from Career Day Exposition

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AgricultureParliament

House Passes Bill to Set Up Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority

A Bill to establish the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 20. The Authority will merge and replace the existing Coffee Industry Board, Cocoa Industry Board, the regulatory functions of the Coconut Industry Board and the Export Division of the Ministry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl...
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Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Gov’t and IMF Team to Continue Discussion on Successor Agreement

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Team is returning to Jamaica this week to continue discussions with the Government on a successor arrangement. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 20. In 2013, Jamaica signed a US$932.3-million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) at Columbia University in New York, today (September 21). The ICSD, under the theme ‘Moving Forward: The SDGs in Practice’, brings together members of the research, policy, practice and business communities to share practical solutions for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local and national levels. The two-day conference is focused on four thematic areas: Innovation in Technology and Governance; Data (data systems, gaps, how to collect); The Science-Policy-Implementation Interface; and Education and Training. The main topics for discussion will be Low Carbon Urban Development; Socially Inclusive Economic Growth; Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition; and Disaster Resiliency and Adaptation. The Prime Minister is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister

Jamaica Committed to Sustainable Development Goals

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing an International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University, New York, on Wednesday, September 21, the Prime Minister said “Jamaica is naturally and irrevocably aligned to the sustainable development goals and at every opportunity we reaffirm our commitment to achieving them. Furthermore, Jamaica will...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague
National Security

Message from Hon. Robert Montague, Minister of National Security – International Day of Peace

Message from Hon. Robert Montague MP, Minister of National Security International Day of Peace September 21, 2016 The Ministry of National Security, its departments and agencies consider the UN International Day of Peace as very timely this year as Jamaica as a country needs to embrace peace throughout its communities in order for us as a nation to become more...
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Culture

We Have to Document Our History – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has commended Chris Gayle on the publication of his biography and urged more Jamaicans to document their history. “Congratulations Chris! I am indeed happy that you decided to share your story with the world. For a very long time we’ve heard concerns from various quarters that we’re losing much...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.
Education

Schools Urged to Report Staff Shortage and Other Needs

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is appealing to school principals to provide information on staff shortage and other necessities so that they can be speedily addressed. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Reid said that at all times needs will exist, but that the schools must provide the information to the Ministry so...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, delivers her keynote address at the media launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on September 20 at the Church of God in Jamaica in Kingston. Listening are Director of Senior Citizens, East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Carl Cunningham; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings.
Labour

Seniors Urged to Assist Moral and Ethics Revival

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is calling on senior citizens to pass on good morals and ethics to the youth in Jamaica. “Jamaica is in need of a revival. We have become so crass, so boorish [and] so rude. It is just the roof that is leaking and we know that with your help we can...
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Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Jamaica Adopts Neutral Position on Western Sahara Region

The Government of Jamaica has adopted a position of neutrality with respect to the Western Sahara region, referred to as the ‘Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’ (SADR), at the 71st Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, being held in New York. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the country’s position of neutrality is intended to allow the...
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