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Minister Calls on Women to Encourage Men to Screen for Prostate Cancer

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on women to provide support and encouragement to men to do the necessary screening tests for prostate cancer. In his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which...

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday September 4, 2022

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Saturday September 3, 2022

Students from Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James who placed first, second and third in the essay component of the 2021 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition. They are (from left) Okaejah Stephens, who won the competition and also copped category certificate awards for best entry in the 11-year-old category and best researched entry in the essay component; Abigail Mundle, who placed second and also got the category certificate award for best entry in the the 10-year-old category for the essay component; and Shadair Green, who placed third.

JIS Encourages Students to Enter Heritage Competition

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, provides update on the management of plastics and the environment during a Plastics Forum, held virtually on August 30. Seated is Head of the Technical Regulations Unit in the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Phillipa O’Conner Bennett.

Plastic Ban Changes Coming to Counter Practices Outside Regulations

Governor -General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents Queen’s Counsel and newly appointed Public Defender, Carolyn Reid-Cameron, with the Instrument of Appointment during Thursday’s (September 1) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House.

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New Public Defender Sworn In

Queen’s Counsel, Carolyn Reid-Cameron, was on Thursday (September 1), sworn in as Public Defender during a ceremony at King’s House. Mrs. Reid-Cameron, who was sworn in by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, succeeds Attorney-at-Law, Arlene Harrison Henry, who retired in April. Mrs. Reid-Cameron who is the second woman to be appointed to the post, previously...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (sixth right) are joined with recipients of this year’s ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service Scholarship Presentation Ceremony at Kings House, on Thursday (September 1).

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PHOTOS: ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service Scholarship Presentation Ceremony

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (sixth right) are joined with recipients of this year’s ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service Scholarship Presentation Ceremony at Kings House, on Thursday (September 1).

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways’ Deputy Chief of Party, Courtney Brown, speaking at the entity’s Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1).

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USAID Stages Family Resource and Resilience Symposium

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Positive Pathways Programme, staged a Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1). The event promoted collaboration and networking among parenting service providers and stakeholders, in a bid to improve family-based therapy models to strengthen family structures as well as...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday (September 1). They met to discuss Minister Samuda’s recent visit to Canada.

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PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Meets with High Commissioner Tudakovic

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday (September 1). They met to discuss Minister Samuda’s recent visit to Canada.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with US Peace Corps Jamaica Country Director, Glenda Green, during a courtesy call to the Ministry’s Kingston offices on Wednesday (August 31).

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Courtesy Call from US Peace Corps Country Director

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with US Peace Corps Jamaica Country Director, Glenda Green, during a courtesy call to the Ministry’s Kingston offices on Wednesday (August 31).

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), converses with (from left) Project Manager, Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, Wayne Williams; Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission, Joseph Gyles; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Representative, Andrew Dupigny, during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1).

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Southern Plains Agricultural Project Progressing Ahead of Schedule

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting that the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project is progressing ahead of schedule. Speaking during a tour of the Amity Hall worksite in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 1), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said he expects the impact of the project to be massive. “It’s going to push agriculture, push...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

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Significant Number of Teacher Vacancies in Schools Now Filled

A significant number of the teacher vacancies in schools islandwide, resulting from the resignation of approximately 248 educators, have now been filled, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has said. Addressing a virtual back-to-school press briefing on Thursday (September 1), she advised that institutions have been identifying and recruiting qualified teachers to replace those who have exited the...