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Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager of the National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams, addresses the commissioning of the Mico Independent Water Resource Solution on Thursday (March 30), during a ceremony at The Mico University College in Kingston.
Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager of the National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams, addresses the commissioning of the Mico Independent Water Resource Solution on Thursday (March 30), during a ceremony at The Mico University College in Kingston.

MICO Commissions Independent Water Source

The Mico University College is now capable of independently supplying its own potable water. This follows the commissioning of the Mico Independent Water Resource Solution on Thursday (March 30) during a ceremony at the institution’s Kingston campus. With the opening...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) powers up the electronic signage, which also opens the entrance to the new Red Stripe Cellars Expansion for Beer Production (CERS) project site during the official launch on Tuesday (Mar 28) at the plant’s Spanish Town Road location in Kingston. Also pictured are Managing Director, Red Stripe, Luis Prata (left), and Chairman, Peter Melhado.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) powers up the electronic signage, which also opens the entrance to the new Red Stripe Cellars Expansion for Beer Production (CERS) project site during the official launch on Tuesday (Mar 28) at the plant’s Spanish Town Road location in Kingston. Also pictured are Managing Director, Red Stripe, Luis Prata (left), and Chairman, Peter Melhado.

Jamaicans Will Feel Benefits of Economic Recovery – PM
Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.

Government To Ratify SPAW Protocol First Quarter of New Fiscal Year
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.

PHOTOS: Mothers Receive Maternal Care Supplies
Eighteen new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester take the oath of office during a commissioning ceremony held on Thursday (March 30) at Church Teachers’ College in the parish. Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Lt. Col. Hon. Garfield Green (left, at podium) presides over the ceremony.
Eighteen new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester take the oath of office during a commissioning ceremony held on Thursday (March 30) at Church Teachers’ College in the parish. Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Lt. Col. Hon. Garfield Green (left, at podium) presides over the ceremony.

PHOTOS: New JPs for Manchester

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right); Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left) and Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (left), in dialogue with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the opening session for the Advanced Counter-Gang Training Exercise at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Continuing Strategies to Counter Organised Crime and Money Laundering

The Government continues to implement strategies aimed at suppressing organised crime and money laundering, and countering terrorism financing. The move is part of efforts to comply with the international requirements and standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has indicated that when Jamaica was evaluated, “we were...
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Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Spanish Emersion Day on March 29

Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.
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Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Industry

JSEZA Big on Training

Training is a “big part” of how the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) operates. In an interview with JIS News, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JSEZA, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, informed that major focus is placed on providing on-the-job training for staff. “We have a very robust internship programme here at the Special Economic Zone Authority and when our youngsters come...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), listens to a point from Acting Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer (left), during the USAID FHI360 Local Partner Development (LPD) Closeout Ceremony. Others sharing in the conversation are Chief of Party, LPD, Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIAJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. The ceremony was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (March 29).
Social Security

Students Benefiting from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Students from the Denham Town and Tivoli Gardens High schools in Kingston are engaged in weekly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as part of a pilot programme by the Ministry of Education and Youth to reduce violence in schools. The two schools are the first of nine that are targeted islandwide for the intervention, which is aimed at testing the use...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shows students from the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth how to access free Wi-Fi service in the community, at the commissioning ceremony by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Wednesday (March 29).
Community

Treasure Beach and Mountainside Get Free Wi-Fi Service

The communities of Treasure Beach and Mountainside, in St. Elizabeth, have been provided with free Wi-Fi service by the Universal Service Fund (USF). Commissioned on March 29, the service has been made available as part of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme, which aims to increase access to the Internet across Jamaica’s 63 constituencies and allow for greater digital inclusion. Minister...
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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Disaster ReliefWeather

Companies Should Have Business Continuity Planning Procedures in Place – ODPEM

It is important for companies to have their ‘Business Continuity Planning Procedures’ in place, in the event the country experiences a major earthquake, advises the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). “Your team should be trained in terms of your general emergency requirements, how you treat with staff, and how you ensure that persons are safe during or...
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