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Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

Registrar General’s Department Limits Printing of Certificates

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has suspended printing of the first free birth certificates and limited the maximum number of copies persons can apply and pay for, effective Monday, September 19. The suspension, which is expected to last until Friday,...
Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.
Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.

JIS Joins NEPA to Clean up Shipwreck Beach
Graduates of the eight-week ‘Farming as a Business’ training programme show off their certificates at the graduation ceremony held recently at the Needham Pen Seventh Day Adventist Church in St. Thomas. Sharing the moment are Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas, Bevene Martin-Dickenson (left); and facilitators, RADA Acting Training Manager, Leight Brown (right) and Extension Officer, Paul Campbell (background, right). The training was undertaken through partnership between by RADA and Commonwealth of Learning.
Graduates of the eight-week ‘Farming as a Business’ training programme show off their certificates at the graduation ceremony held recently at the Needham Pen Seventh Day Adventist Church in St. Thomas. Sharing the moment are Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas, Bevene Martin-Dickenson (left); and facilitators, RADA Acting Training Manager, Leight Brown (right) and Extension Officer, Paul Campbell (background, right). The training was undertaken through partnership between by RADA and Commonwealth of Learning.

St. Thomas Farmers Receive ‘Farming as A Business’ Training
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presents a gift to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang during a courtesy call paid on her at the offices of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica on September 14.
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presents a gift to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang during a courtesy call paid on her at the offices of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica on September 14.

PHOTOS: STATIN receives courtesy call from Chinese Ambassador
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right); and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh (second right), unveil the Western Park Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony to officially launch the service in the Clarendon community on September 16. They are joined by Councillor for the Denbigh Division, Joel Williams (second left) and Councillor for May Pen North Division, Clarendon, Tanya Lee Williams.
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right); and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh (second right), unveil the Western Park Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony to officially launch the service in the Clarendon community on September 16. They are joined by Councillor for the Denbigh Division, Joel Williams (second left) and Councillor for May Pen North Division, Clarendon, Tanya Lee Williams.

Western Park in Clarendon Gets Free Wi-Fi Service

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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (third right), with principals and sponsors of the ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition, which was launched today (September 19), at the Farmers’ Training Centre in St. Catherine. From left are: Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Rainforest Caribbean, Andrew Lewis; Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Gavin Bellamy; Senior Director of Corporate Services, NFA, Angela Patterson; Chairman of the NFA Board, Lieutenant Commander George Overton and Marketing Manager, Spur Tree Spices, Rani Badaloo.
Fisheries

Jamaicans Invited to Enter Tilapia Cooking Competition

Jamaicans are being invited to showcase their tilapia cooking skills, for a chance to win cash and prizes. The ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), which was launched today (September 19), at the Farmers’ Training Centre, in St. Catherine, is seeking to find the best tilapia-based recipes that portray the popular fish’s versatility. “Tilapia...
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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (back row right); Councillor for the Denbigh Division of Clarendon, Joel Williams (back row centre) and Councillor, May Pen North Division, Tanya Lee Williams (back row left) along with community members and other stakeholders unveil the Western Park community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in Clarendon on September 16.
CommunityTechnology

PHOTOS: Western Park Community in Clarendon gets free Wi-Fi

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (back row right); Councillor for the Denbigh Division of Clarendon, Joel Williams (back row centre) and Councillor, May Pen North Division, Tanya Lee Williams (back row left) along with community members and other stakeholders unveil the Western Park community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in Clarendon on September 16.
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Senior Director, Corporate Communications in the Ministry of Tourism, Kingsley Roberts (right), outlines Tourism Awareness Week activities during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett also participated in session. Tourism Awareness Week is being observed from September 25 to October 1.
JIS Think TankTourismYouth

Tourism Youth Forum on September 28

A youth forum is among activities scheduled for this year’s Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), being observed under the theme: ‘Rethinking Tourism’. The event, which will be held on September 28 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, will include participation from students from various Tourism Action Clubs along with industry stakeholders. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service...
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Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Cassandra Morrison.
Labour

Revised National Policy for Senior Citizens to be Presented Sept. 21

The revised National Policy for Senior Citizens will be presented to the country on Wednesday, September 21. “This is a very important occasion, because the National Policy has been in the revision process for some time, so we are happy to present a final document, which is a framework or roadmap for ageing in Jamaica,” Executive Director of the National...
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Representatives from the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group, the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Red Cross and Bahia Principe display bags of garbage collected from the Red Cross Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.
Environment

Volunteers Cleaned Beaches in Discovery Bay

Representatives of public and private sector entities came together in the spirit of volunteerism to carry out beach cleaning in Discovery Bay, St. Ann on Saturday (September 17). The International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activity saw scores of persons clearing garbage from the Red Cross Beach, including the adjoining fisherman’s beach and Scenic View. The volunteers came out early and...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines serve to reduce students’ exposure to and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks, energy drinks and sweetened water. Effective January 1, 2019, the guidelines prohibited sugar-sweetened beverages with a total sugar concentration exceeding a...
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