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Copyright and Related Rights Manager at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Vivian Rose, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JIPO Encourages Creatives to Improve Their Knowledge of Copyright and Related Rights

Copyright and Related Rights Manager at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Vivian Rose, is urging Creatives across Jamaica to improve their understanding of copyright and related rights to protect their valuable intellectual creations. During a recent Jamaica Information Service...

Director of Cyber Security, Symptai Consulting Limited, Rory Ebanks.

JIS Promotes Cybersecurity Practices to Safeguard Users from Online Threats

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), along with (from left): Chief Executive Officer, Devenish Nutrition, Tony McEntee; Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Matthew Lyn, and Minister of State in the Agriculture Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter, examine poultry chicks during the commissioning of CB’s tropical broiler system at the company’s Hill Run Farms, ‘The Nest’, in St. Catherine on Friday (October 25).

Consumers Assured of Adequate Chicken Meat for Christmas

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Senate Approves Motion to Formulate Elderly Care and Protection Act

Head of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Superintendent Ivan Randall, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

DCS Explains How Family Life is Accommodated in Rehabilitation Process

2 years ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

The REACH Programme to Improve Conditions along the North Coast Highway in Hanover

The National Works Agency (NWA) is now ramping up activities to repair sections of the North Coast Highway in Hanover; through the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme. These repairs will be carried out over the course of the next two weeks. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that the project is valued...

Chief Fiscal Economist, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Terron Francis, addresses a townhall on Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Policy at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 24).

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Looking to Develop Additional Disaster Risk Financing Instrument for Jamaica

Chief Fiscal Economist in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Terron Francis, says the Government is holding talks with the World Bank regarding the development of another disaster risk financing instrument for Jamaica. This, he points out, is to aid in mitigating the impact of natural disasters on the national budget. “We are currently in discussion with the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press briefing at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Thursday (October 24).

2 years ago Health & Wellness

New Policy for Repair and Maintenance of Hospital Equipment

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced plans to introduce a new policy, which will result in service contractors being engaged on a long-term basis to repair and maintain equipment at hospitals across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press briefing held on Thursday (October 24) at the Bustamante Hospital for...

Senior Marketing Coordinator, National Housing Trust (NHT), Jywanza Hall.

2 years ago Housing

NHT to Host Home Expos

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is encouraging aspiring homeowners to participate in its two upcoming Home IT Expos. Senior Marketing Coordinator, Jywanza Hall, says the first is slated for Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Saturday (October 25) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. The second is set for Emancipation Park in Kingston on November 2. He advises that...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

2 years ago InformationSenate

Government to Make it Easier for Pensioners to Prove They are Alive

The Government is to launch a platform in the coming months that will simplify proof of life verification for all government pensioners, and this will be done in phases. At present, the pensioners are required to submit a Life Certificate once every quarter to continue receiving their money. Life certificates must be stamped and signed by a justice of the...

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Reverse Income Tax Credit Eligible Applications Stands at 260,000

With just over three weeks since the October 2, 2024 launch of the Government of Jamaica’s Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC), Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting 262,638 eligible applications approved for processing and subsequent disbursement. The tax giveback is a one-time payment of $20,000 to eligible taxpayers earning below $3M, with an estimated 580,000 individuals slated to benefit from...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is surprised with the presentation of a photograph of her receiving the National Honour, the Order of Jamaica (OJ), from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, on National Heroes Day (October 21), at King’s House in Kingston. The photograph was presented by the Head of Accreditation at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Dameon Eunick.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Jamaica Embassy Staff Congratulate Ambassador Marks

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is surprised with the presentation of a photograph of her receiving the National Honour, the Order of Jamaica (OJ), from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, on National Heroes Day (October 21), at King’s House in Kingston. The photograph was presented by the Head of...