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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Protection For Consumers

The Government has taken several steps to protect and educate consumers, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. Among the initiatives is a National Consumer Policy, coordinated by the Consumer...
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Velma Ricketts-Walker.
Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Velma Ricketts-Walker.

Jamaica Customs Agency Seizes Big Bucks At Ports
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

Medical Officer Calls On Unvaccinated Persons To Take The Jab
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).

New Strategies To Improve Students’ Learning Skills
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds.
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds.

National Business Model Competition Returns In April

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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Social Security

JCPD Calls On Persons With Disabilities To Register

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCDP) is calling on individuals who are diagnosed with a disability to register with the Council. With the Disabilities Act in effect from February 14, 2022, the Interim Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, pointed out to JIS News that being registered with the Council, persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be...
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Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second right), engages in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and her husband Jason Smith, at the Annual Diplomatic Corps Cocktail Reception and Dinner held recently at King’s House
Foreign AffairsGovernor General

Jamaica Will Continue To Increase Global Presence – G-G

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government intends to continue to strengthen Jamaica’s presence across the globe, including collaborating more closely with traditional and non-traditional partners. He noted that the country has diplomatic relations with 169 countries, the most recent being the Republic of San Marino in Europe and the Togolese Republic in West Africa....
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Business Development Consultant with the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Winston Lawson.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

SMEs Can Access Working Capital Through EXIM Express

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of working capital are being advised to take advantage of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) express loan facility. EXIM Express is a short-term, 90-day facility with a turnaround time of seven days from application to disbursement of the loan. It allows entities to leverage their receivables to access funds needed...
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OppositionParliament

Prime Minister Convenes National Partnership Council

The National Partnership Council convened its first meeting of 2022 on Wednesday, March 9 and addressed, among other matters, the future of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) restrictions. “The Disaster Risk Management Act has served us well and has allowed us to effectively manage our response to the crisis. Now we have to move into a new phase of...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left), is assisted by Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, in unveiling the monument in honour of supercentenarian Violet Mosse Brown in Duanvale, Trelawny, on March 10. Sharing the moment are (L-R) Councillor for the Sherwood Content Division, Dunstan Harper; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; Sculptor, Pamrie Hall Dwyer; and granddaughters of Mrs. Mosse Brown, Dr. Beverly Davis Fray and Lelieth Palmer.
Gender Affairs

Violet Mosse Brown Monument Unveiled In Duanvale

The Government and the community of Duanvale, Trelawny, are celebrating the life and legacy of late supercentenarian, Violet Mosse Brown, with the unveiling of a monument in her honour. Mrs. Mosse Brown, fondly called ‘Aunt V’, brought fame to the rural farming district in July 2017, when she was declared the world’s Oldest Living Person by Guinness World Records, at...
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