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Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).
Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 20).

Several Roads in Hanover Western Rehabilitated

Member of Parliament (MP) for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, is reporting that several roads in the constituency have been rehabilitated. Speaking during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September...
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, displays her ‘report card’ during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, displays her ‘report card’ during her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.

Work on East/West South Coast Highway Far Advanced
Senior Director, Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and Chair of the Steering Committee providing oversight for the Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey (CHEWS-JA), Easton Williams.
Senior Director, Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and Chair of the Steering Committee providing oversight for the Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey (CHEWS-JA), Easton Williams.

Citizens Encouraged to Participate in Chews-Ja Survey
Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell Wilson; Vice Principal of Academic Affairs and Institutional Advancement, Excelsior Community College, Zaria Malcolm Walker; and Donor and Partnership Officer, National Education Trust (NET), Simone Griffith. The items, inclusive of masks, sanitisers, thermometers, gloves, gowns, and relief beds, were donated by FHI 360 in partnership with Project C.U.R.E through the Advance Program.
Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell Wilson; Vice Principal of Academic Affairs and Institutional Advancement, Excelsior Community College, Zaria Malcolm Walker; and Donor and Partnership Officer, National Education Trust (NET), Simone Griffith. The items, inclusive of masks, sanitisers, thermometers, gloves, gowns, and relief beds, were donated by FHI 360 in partnership with Project C.U.R.E through the Advance Program.

PHOTOS: Medical Supplies Donated to Community Colleges
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), uses the LYNK Automated Banking Machine (ABM) Cash in and Cash out feature during the media launch at the Atrium, National Commercial Bank (NCB), New Kingston on September 20. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of LYNK, Vernon James.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), uses the LYNK Automated Banking Machine (ABM) Cash in and Cash out feature during the media launch at the Atrium, National Commercial Bank (NCB), New Kingston on September 20. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of LYNK, Vernon James.

Gov’t Targets Digital Payments for Christmas Workers

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Lynk’s Chief Product Officer, John Matthew Sinclair.
Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think TankTechnology

LYNK Digital Currency Wallet Secure

Administrators of the Lynk digital payment wallet are assuring that the platform has built-in mechanisms to protect users from fraud and theft. The wallet, an app that can be downloaded on mobile devices, facilitates transactions involving the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – ‘JAM-DEX’. Chief Product Officer for Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, told JIS News that...
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Director/Principal, HEART/NSTA Trust College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King Newman.
Youth

HEART/NSTA Trust Offers Workforce Upskilling Programmes

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust says it has programmes designed for persons who are already working in their area of skill, but lack the requisite certification. Director/Principal, HEART College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King Newman, told JIS News that the entity is pleased to offer programmes tailored for these individuals. “If you already have...
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Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, makes her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 20.
Constituency DebateParliamentWater

Communities in Hanover Western to Get Water

The National Water Commission (NWC), in conjunction with Rural Water Supply Limited, has laid pipes to recommission the use of the tank at Dolphin Head Mountain in Hanover Western. “This tank has been out of use for several years. It is with a sense of pride that I can now report that the communities of Middlesex, Greenland, Dias, Cacoon, Riverside,...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Legislative Reforms to be Treated as Projects

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) will be taking a projectised approach to address the slow pace of legislative reform in the public sector. This is expected to strengthen collaboration with all Ministries by improving efficiency, speed and the quality of legislation promulgated. Acting Permanent Secretary, Wayne Robertson, in a document from the Ministry, said this will require...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, in discussion with Interim Chief Executive Officer, Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA)t, Daenia Ashpole, during the CanEX Jamaica Conference and Business Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on September 16.
Industry

Jamaica Poised to Become A Major Medical Cannabis Industry Player

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says with medical cannabis gaining significant international traction, Jamaica remains on the cusp of being a major legal transshipment hub. Speaking at the fifth CanEX Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 16, Dr. Dunn...
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Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 13.
CommerceEducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Keep Children Safe

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to prioritise the safety of their children, especially with the resumption of face-to-face classes. For parents whose children are going out to school for the first time, Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, explained the importance of parents playing their part in helping to keep their children safe. “Do not...
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Finance & Public Service

CariCRIS Reaffirms Credit Ratings for DBJ

Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned Issuer/Corporate Credit Ratings at CariBBB+ (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariA- (Local Currency Rating) on the regional scale and jmAA (Local Currency Rating) and jmAA- (Foreign Currency Rating) on the Jamaica national scale to the US$5 million notional debt issue of the Development Bank of Jamaica. In a release...
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