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Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, delivers the keynote address at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) graduation ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on November 20.

TEF Head Calls on Young Persons to Help Build a Better Jamaica

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, is encouraging young persons to play their part and help build a better Jamaica. Dr. Wallace made the call while delivering the keynote address at the Montego Bay Community...

Past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica, Dr. Ernestine Watson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on activities for Pharmacy Week 2022, which is being observed from November 20 to 26.

Pharmacy Week Public Forum

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton.

Jamaicans Urged to Eat More Local Food

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) and Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, His Excellency Hugo Verbist, raise a toast to commemorate King’s Day in Belgium, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 22). King’s Day, celebrated on November 15 each year, honours King Leopold, who was the first monarch of Belgium following the country’s independence from the Netherlands in 1830.

PHOTOS: Minister Johnson Smith Celebrates Belgium’s King’s Day

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks at ‘Revisioning Change’ Case Studies of Curriculum in School Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean authored by Zellynne Jennings. The book was one of several publications presented to the Minister by representatives of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Press, at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (November 22). Looking on (from left) are Marketing and Sales Manager (Acting), UWI Press, Karen Smith; and General Manager (Acting), Nadine Buckland. The oldest and most recognised university press in the Caribbean, UWI Press is a not-for-profit scholarly publisher of more than 500 books and journals in print, audio and electronic formats.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Books from UWI Press

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels (fourth left, standing), and Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary (fifth left, standing), with the island’s Youth Mayors who took part in a Local Government and Community Month Youth Mayors

3 years ago Local Government

Minister Highlights Important Role of Local Government

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says only few things could better illustrate the effectiveness and importance of local government than Jamaica’s management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a prepared text read by Port Maria’s Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary, at a Local Government and Community Month Youth Mayors' Forum in Lucea, Hanover, on November...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 22).

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Animal Assisted Recovery Pilot Project at Bustamante Hospital

An Animal Assisted Recovery and Care (AARC) Pilot Project will be introduced at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, to provide comfort and aid in the recovery of the paediatric patients undergoing surgery or medical treatment at the facility. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives on...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), looks on as Managing Director, Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX) Dirk-Jan de Graaff (second right), rings a bell signalling the opening of the DCSX and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), which have collaborated on capital market activities, being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Also looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, DCSX, Rene Romer; Managing Director, JSE, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest; and Board Member, DCSX, Walter Blijleven. Occasion was a bell-ringing and MOU signing ceremony at the JSE in Kingston, on Tuesday (November 22).

3 years ago Investment

Jamaican Investors Can Now Access Shares Traded on the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange

Jamaican investors are now able to acquire shares in entities listed on the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX). This, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), facilitating the arrangement between the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the DCSX. The MOU was signed during a Bell-Ringing Ceremony at the JSE in Kingston on Tuesday (November 22). The partnership will...

Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy (right) and World Bank Senior Country Officer, Karlene Francis (second right), look on as Project Manager, Selena Ledgister, points out information coming out of a five-day workshop under the Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector project. Occasion was the closing ceremony held on November 18 at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew. The project is being implemented by the NFA, through funding from the World Bank. The workshop trained members of the NFA to instruct fishers and fish farmers on how to use agro-meteorological services.

3 years ago Fisheries

PHOTOS: Closing Ceremony for Fisheries Sector Resilience Project

Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy (right) and World Bank Senior Country Officer, Karlene Francis (second right), look on as Project Manager, Selena Ledgister, points out information coming out of a five-day workshop under the Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector project. Occasion was the closing ceremony held on November 18 at the Medallion...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

3 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett and Other Caribbean Tourism Ministers to Visit Middle East

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is among Tourism Ministers from the region who will be visiting the Middle East at the end of November. The visit is to solidify a multi-destination tourism strategy and open the Middle-Eastern market to the Caribbean. Speaking at a recent press briefing at the offices of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Kingston, Minister...

Tourism Enhancement Fund’s Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.

3 years ago Tourism

TEF to Host Town Hall on Orchard Beach Development

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will host a town hall on the development of the Orchard Beach in Hopewell, Hanover. The consultation session is scheduled for Sunday (November 27) at the Hopewell Community Centre and will start at 2:00 p.m. Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace, told JIS News that during the meeting, residents and other stakeholders will...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the Civil Service Week Public Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 22. The forum was held under the theme ‘The Public Sector: Forging Ahead with Determination’.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Paternity Leave Comes into Effect January 1, 2023

The proposed introduction of paternity leave for fathers of newborns and family leave for adoptive parents bringing a new child into the home, is slated to come into effect on January 1, 2023. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, who also advised that the proposed increase of...