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Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.

Government To Ratify SPAW Protocol First Quarter of New Fiscal Year

The Government is working to finally ratify the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, which begins on April 1. This was revealed during a virtual press...

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.

PHOTOS: New JPs for Manchester

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).

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

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.

PHOTOS: Spanish Emersion Day on March 29

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

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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...

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).

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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...

Woodwork training is among the skills that the administration of the Mount Olivet Boys Home is looking to make available to boys residing at the facility.

3 years ago Education

Skills Training Programme Being Developed for Wards at Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Kimberley Elliot-Williamson, is focused on developing skills training programmes for wards at the private residential facility that will prepare them to transition into society when they leave. “We want every child leaving here to, at least, be literate to a level where they are able to do basic reading and writing. Not everybody...

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).

3 years ago 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...

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

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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...

Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

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Debt Collectors Urged to Act Professionally

Debt collectors are being urged to carry out their duties in a professional manner. A debt collector is a person or organisation that is in the business of recovering money owed on delinquent accounts. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, said...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), unveil a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Looking on at right is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.

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PHOTOS: Neighbourhood Watch Programme Launched for Communities in Hellshire

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), unveil a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Looking on at right is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.