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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

Tourism Ministry To Develop Cultural Events Into Products

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says his Ministry is moving towards developing Jamaica’s unique cultural events into products that can be marketed as part of the country’s tourism offerings. “Events are good but you can’t market and package events...
Lecturer in the Department of Natural Sciences at The Mico University College, Dr. Lisa Caleb, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Lecturer in the Department of Natural Sciences at The Mico University College, Dr. Lisa Caleb, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

Mico Introduces Students To Microscience Education
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Others (from 2nd left) are: STATIN’s Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Unit Head/Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.
Director General for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), addresses the agency’s quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (January 17). Others (from 2nd left) are: STATIN’s Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Unit Head/Senior Statistician, Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

STATIN Reports 6.2 Per Cent 2019 Calendar Year Inflation
President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley provides an update on Port Royal’s redevelopment as the country’s newest cruise port terminal at the Port Authority’s Harbour Department, Newport East, during a media sensitization tour on January 17.
President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley provides an update on Port Royal’s redevelopment as the country’s newest cruise port terminal at the Port Authority’s Harbour Department, Newport East, during a media sensitization tour on January 17.

Port Royal Welcomes Cruise Ship On Monday
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (left) and Olympic sprinter, Asafa Powell look on as the sprinter
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (left) and Olympic sprinter, Asafa Powell look on as the sprinter's wife, Alyshia, discusses the details in the maquette of the monument to be erected at the National Stadium in tribute to the runner.

Asafa, Mrs Powell Says Statue Design Is Just Right

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Minister Grange Mourns Outstanding Dancer, Barry Moncrieffe

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the dancer and choreographer, Barry Moncrieffe. Minister Grange said he was “one of the finest male dancers we’ll ever see.” In a tribute this evening, Minister Grange said: “I am very sad to receive news of Barry Moncrieffe’s passing, only a...
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Health & Wellness

500,000 Premises In Western Region Inspected For Mosquito Breeding Sites

Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris, says more than 500,000 premises have been inspected for mosquito breeding sites in the health region since the July 1 activation of the enhanced vector-control programme. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Morris credits this success to the aggressive vector-control efforts by workers in Westmoreland, St....
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AgricultureCommerceIndustry

More Traditional Ganja Growers To Take Part In Alternative Development Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers participating in the Alternative Development Programme. The programme aims to prevent and eliminate the illicit cultivation of ganja and channel the process through legal streams. The 1998 Action Plan, adopted...
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Education

Some 300 Students To Receive Rio Tinto Scholarships And Bursaries

Some 300 agriculture students from secondary, tertiary and vocational institutions will benefit from scholarships and bursaries valued at $23.5 million this year through the Rio Tinto Legacy Fund. The recipients, selected from among 504 applicants from Manchester, St. Catherine and St. Ann, represent the largest cohort since the fund’s inception in 2010. Students at the tertiary level will receive full...
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Lt. Col. Oscar Derby of the Vernamfield Development Project, in Clarendon, addresses residents about the project at a community meeting in Gimme-me-Bit, on January 15.
Housing

Residents Of Vernamfield Given Update On Development

Residents of New Yarmouth, Vernamfield and surrounding communities in Clarendon were given an update on the Government’s planned development for the area, at a community meeting on Wednesday, January 15. The meeting was held in Gimme-me-Bit, and was addressed by Shernette Sampson, a representative of the New Yarmouth Housing Development Project. She told the residents that the National Works Agency...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a ceremony for the adoption of the Little London Health Centre, in Westmoreland, on January 15.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Says Prevention Of Illnesses Must Be Primary Focus

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the primary focus in healthcare should be the prevention of illnesses. The Minister, who was speaking at an adoption ceremony for the Little London Health Centre in Westmoreland on January 15, said that this is particularly important,considering that more Jamaicans die from lifestyle diseases than from any other causes....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), in discussion with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at yesterday’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Plans Outlined For National Dengue Clean Up

Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange,has outlined plans for the National Dengue Clean-up drive, to be undertaken islandwide from January 24 to 26. Addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing on January 15 at Jamaica House, Miss Grange said that in keeping with the thrust of joined-up government, the National Labour Day Secretariat had been activated at the request of...
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