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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Stop Killing Our Children! – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has condemned the gruesome murder of 14-year-old Yetanya Francis of Arnett Gardens Kingston. Young Yetanya was killed after she went missing on Thursday night. Her charred body was found on Friday in the community. Prime Minister...
Senior Education Officer, Guidance Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Allison Cooke-Hawthorne.
Senior Education Officer, Guidance Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Allison Cooke-Hawthorne.

Education Ministry Expanding Behaviour Intervention Programme Roll-Out in Schools
Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair (left), converses with beneficiary of the organization’s 2018 educational programme, Shenoya Brown (right), while her mother Silvia Brown, looks on. The occasion was a ceremony at the entity’s head office in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24), for the presentation of educational grants to approximately 250 students from basic to tertiary institutions islandwide.
Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair (left), converses with beneficiary of the organization’s 2018 educational programme, Shenoya Brown (right), while her mother Silvia Brown, looks on. The occasion was a ceremony at the entity’s head office in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24), for the presentation of educational grants to approximately 250 students from basic to tertiary institutions islandwide.

Food for the Poor Provides Grants for 250 Students
State Minister in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), co-signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, and Sprintec Track Club, during a ceremony at the College’s Campus in Angels, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24). Others looking on (from 2nd left) are: College Chairman, David Mais; President, Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association, (JAAA), Dr. Warren Blake; Acting College Principal, Maurice Wilson; Sprintec Chairman, Dr. Paul Auden; and Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Christopher Samuda.
State Minister in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), co-signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, and Sprintec Track Club, during a ceremony at the College’s Campus in Angels, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24). Others looking on (from 2nd left) are: College Chairman, David Mais; President, Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association, (JAAA), Dr. Warren Blake; Acting College Principal, Maurice Wilson; Sprintec Chairman, Dr. Paul Auden; and Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Christopher Samuda.

G.C. Foster College and Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU
Education, Youth, and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing stakeholders during the Ministry’s sensitization session at the Montego Bay High School Auditorium in St. James on Thursday (August 23).
Education, Youth, and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing stakeholders during the Ministry’s sensitization session at the Montego Bay High School Auditorium in St. James on Thursday (August 23).

Education Ministry Introducing Grooming Policy for Schools

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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Chairman, Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG), Charles Johnston (right), on arrival at the company’s Fourth Avenue, Newport West facility in Kingston on Friday (August 24). Looking on is JPG Chief Executive Officer, Jeffery Hall.
Industry

Minister Shaw Impressed with Jamaica Producers Group’s Operations at Kingston Wharves Complex

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has praised Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG) on the quality of its operations at the Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) complex. Speaking with JIS News after touring the facility on Friday (August 24) withChief Executive Officer, Jeffery Hall, and other senior managers, Mr. Shaw said he was “very impressed” with JPG’s tremendous growth in agriculture...
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Executive Director at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity geared at promoting competitive markets and improvement in consumer welfare, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 24.
Commerce

Fair Trading Commission Promotes Competitive Markets

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has been facilitating various initiatives geared at promoting competitive markets and improvement in consumer welfare. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (August 24), Executive Director at the FTC, David Miller, said the entity has been collaborating with various Government entities, financial institutions and sectors to improve their operations and processes.  “We have been collaborating...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents an award to Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) tertiary level scholar, Tashae Bowes, during the institution’s scholarship awards presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (August 23).
Education

Government Investing More Resources in Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is investing more resources in education for the 2018/19 academic year in a bid to further improve students’ academic and developmental outcomes. Mr. Green said the Government is pleased with the notable improvements in students’ performance in this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
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Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (left), stands beside a citation presented to him by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), on Wednesday (August 22), for his role in the establishment of Things Jamaican, while he served as Minister of Culture and Development, in the early 1960s. Displaying the citation are Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Viera, and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw. The ceremony was held at Devon House.
Community

Seaga Recognised for Establishing Things Jamaican

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was given a special award by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for establishing Things Jamaican, on August 22, at Devon House. The organisation was established in the early 1960s when Mr. Seaga served as Minister of Culture and Development, to train artisans for the making of indigenous products. In his address,...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addressing a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica to Host 23rd Annual IAAC General Assembly

Key to discussions at the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation’s (IAAC) 23rd Annual General Assembly, to be hosted in Jamaica, will be the impact of accreditation conformity assessments on the economies of developing nations. The General Assembly will be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, from August 25 to 31. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), is presented with a representational cheque for $1 million by Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location on Friday (Aug. 24). The money will go towards further improving the security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill in Kingston, following recent fires. Also pictured (from second left) are: Chairman, Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, Noel DaCosta; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. The donation was made to the NSWMA through the company’s philanthropic arm, the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation.
Riverton Landfill

Red Stripe Donates $1 Million to Enhance Security at Landfill

Security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill, off Spanish Town Road in Kingston, are to be further enhanced with a donation of $1 million by brewing company, Red Stripe. The money will be used to, among other things, procure surveillance equipment for the landfill. This is in addition to enhanced security measures the Government has put in place following recent...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents an award to retired member of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Molly Russell, for her contribution to the education sector. The presentation was made during the Association’s Presidential Inauguration and Awards Ceremony at Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny on Thursday (August 23).
Education

Education Ministry to Conduct Schools’ PEP Readiness Survey

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be conducting a survey to ascertain schools’ readiness for the Primary Exit Profile’s (PEP) implementation in the 2018/19 academic year, which begins in September. He says while he is confident that it is “all systems go” for some Regions, schools and teachers that are not ready...
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