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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.

JCSA Pushes for Paternity Leave

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, says the entity will be pushing discussions on the introduction of paternity leave in Jamaica. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St....
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.

Civil Service Association to Establish Resource Centre in Kingston
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams speaking at the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at its downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (Sept. 10).
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams speaking at the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at its downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (Sept. 10).

KSAMC to Meet With Party Promoters
Director of Alternative Care Services at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Eunice Scott-Shaw (right), presenting school supplies to children, at the CPFSA’s Western Region back-to-school treat and health fair held recently at the Holly Hill Infant and Primary School in Darliston, Westmoreland.
Director of Alternative Care Services at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Eunice Scott-Shaw (right), presenting school supplies to children, at the CPFSA’s Western Region back-to-school treat and health fair held recently at the Holly Hill Infant and Primary School in Darliston, Westmoreland.

CPFSA Empowering Parents in Western Jamaica
Amputee and Dancer, Recycled Teenagers, Ms. Claire Reid, dances with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2019 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (September 10). Other members of the Recycled Teenagers group observe with delight.
Amputee and Dancer, Recycled Teenagers, Ms. Claire Reid, dances with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2019 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (September 10). Other members of the Recycled Teenagers group observe with delight.

Health Minister Warns Against Using Bleaching Creams

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Founder of Choose Life International (CLI), Dr. Donovan Thomas, (left), and wife, Faith Thomas, addressing stakeholders during the CLI ‘World Suicide Prevention Day Seminar 2019’, at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, September 10.
Local Government

Civic-Minded Jamaicans Encouraged to Play Active Role in Suicide Prevention

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, is encouraging civic-minded Jamaicans to play an active role in suicide prevention. Speaking at the Choose Life International (CLI) ‘World Suicide Prevention Day Seminar 2019’, at Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, September 10, Bishop Pitkin noted data indicating that some 238 Jamaicans have committed suicide...
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Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Commission, Dr. Donald Robinson (left), addresses JIS Think Tank, today (September 10). With the Chairman is Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert.
Social Security

Minimum Wage Commission to Host Series of Consultations

The Minimum Wage Commission will host a series of consultations in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The Commission consists of representatives from the Ministry; the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), representing employers; and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), representing the workers. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 10), newly appointed Chairman of the Commission,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 10.
Foreign AffairsParliament

No Report of Deaths of Jamaicans in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there has been no report of deaths of Jamaicans, as a result of Category Five Hurricane Dorian’s impact on The Bahamas. He informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has been updated on the situation with Jamaicans in the most impacted areas in The Bahamas. “The latest information is...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), accepts a copy of a framed storyboard highlighting aspects of the life and work of late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley, affectionately called ‘Miss Lou’, during a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew on September 8, to commemorate the centenary of Miss Lou’s birth. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Chairman, Fontana Pharmacy, Kevin O’Brien Chang; and Manager, Fontana Pharmacy, Nicole Watson Chang. More than 1,700 of the storyboards will be donated to schools, libraries, Ministries and Diplomatic Missions. This is being facilitated through a partnership between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Fontana Pharmacy.
CultureEducation

Storyboards Depicting Life and Work of ‘Miss Lou’ to Be Donated to Schools

More than 1,700 storyboards depicting aspects of the life and work of Jamaica’s late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called “Miss Lou”, will be donated to schools, libraries, Ministries and Diplomatic Missions. This will be facilitated through a partnership between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Fontana Pharmacy. The project was announced at a...
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President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson (right), with Sales and Reservation Manager at The Courtleigh Hotel, Maurice Bryan, at the opening of the 2019 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on September 9.
Tourism

JHTA to Donate US$20,000 to The Bahamas

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) will be donating US$20,000 to assist in relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. President of the JHTA, Omar Robinson, says this will be done through the University of the West Indies-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) in St. Andrew. “Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has been at the fore of...
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Director of Tourism, Donovan White, speaks at the 2019 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) Media Breakfast, at the Half Moon Hotel, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, September 10.
Tourism

Tourism Industry Continues to Record Unprecedented Growth

The tourism industry continues to record unprecedented growth, with a 9.1 per cent increase in stopover arrivals for the first eight months of 2019. Director of Tourism, Donovan White, points out that up to August 31, 2019, Jamaica recorded 1.8 million in stopover arrivals, achieving a revenue inflow of US$2.39 billion, which is a 12 per cent growth in earnings...
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