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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

KSAMC Hosting Virtual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony On December 20

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, virtually, on Television Jamaica on Sunday, December 20, beginning at 5:05 p.m. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, told JIS News that due...

Statement by Minister of National Security Curfew in Central Clarendon
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and President of the Walkerswood Farmers’ Association, Denyse Perkins bumping elbows after signing the custodian agreement for the handover of water harvesting infrastructure to farming groups, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens location on December 16.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and President of the Walkerswood Farmers’ Association, Denyse Perkins bumping elbows after signing the custodian agreement for the handover of water harvesting infrastructure to farming groups, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens location on December 16.

Agriculture Ministry Hands Over Water Harvesting Systems To Farming Groups
Newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the S Hotel Conference and Events Centre in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 16).
Newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the S Hotel Conference and Events Centre in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 16).

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, formally presents Auditor General, Pamela Munroe Ellis, with the Auditor General’s Department ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard certificate during a ceremony held at the Saints Peter and Paul Church Hall, St. Andrew on December 17.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, formally presents Auditor General, Pamela Munroe Ellis, with the Auditor General’s Department ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard certificate during a ceremony held at the Saints Peter and Paul Church Hall, St. Andrew on December 17.

Auditor General’s Department ISO 9001:2015 Certified

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Public Education Specialist at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.
Technology

OUR Rolls Out Phase Two Of Directives For Telecoms Providers Today

Today (December 18), Flow and Digicel will be required to provide their customers with full information about charges applicable for service as the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) commences phase two of the execution of directives to the telecommunications providers. The information provided by the companies must include full contract details such as exclusions, limitations and duration of any fixed...
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Consumer Affairs Commission Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Commerce

CAC Advises Consumers To Make Budget Before Shopping

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, is advising consumers to create a budget before shopping during the holiday season. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Mrs. Allen noted that financial planning is crucial before any major decision or purchase is made. “We see a lot of offerings, such as discounts and giveaways from...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) and Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Fraser (third left), display tablets during the handover of 1,500 of the devices by the USAID to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), under the Ministry
Youth

CPFSA Gets Tablets From USAID For Children In State Care

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received 1,500 tablet computers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to support online learning of children in State care. The devices, which have been donated under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative’, were handed over during the Transitional Living Programme...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares in the symbolic handover of a cheque valued at $20 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to benefit community entrepreneurs under the Enterprise Development Project. Others from (second left) are Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney; beneficiaries Lorna Green and Shawn Castell; Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Occasion was the official launch of the project at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 16.
Community

115 Community Entrepreneurs To Benefit From JSIF’s $20-Million Enterprise Development Project

A total of 115 entrepreneurs from six communities across the island will benefit from business support under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) $20-million Enterprise Development Project. The entrepreneurs are from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town in Kingston and St. Andrew. Speaking at the...
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Councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St James, Dwight Crawford (left), presents a tablet computer to student of the Montego Bay Community College, Marlon Rowe, during a handover exercise at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (December 16).
Technology

St. James Municipal Corporation Hands Over 170 Tablets To Needy Students

One hundred and seventy students across St. James have received tablet computers from the St. James Municipal Corporation, which represents the local authority’s contribution to the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. The tablets, valued at more than $4 million, were presented to the beneficiaries on December 16 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay. Ten...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (JIS File Photo)
Technology

Members Of The Legal Fraternity Encouraged To Embrace ICT

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is encouraging members of the legal fraternity to embrace information and communications technology (ICT), in order to serve the citizens. The Minister was speaking at the third in the series of Jamaica International Arbitration Centre Limited (JAIAC) ‘Coffee Time’ webinars, on December 17, under the theme ‘Technology, Innovation and the Changing...
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