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(FILE) Attorney-at-Law and Policy Advisor for Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on Front-of-Package Labelling.
(FILE) Attorney-at-Law and Policy Advisor for Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on Front-of-Package Labelling.

Front-Of-Package Labelling A Human Rights Issue – Healthy Caribbean Coalition

Policy Advisor for the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, says that consumers must have easy access to information on the contents of packaged foods, noting that the matter is a human rights issue. “This is a matter of our...
Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández (centre), with the 40 medical professionals from her country and other officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Occasion was a welcome reception for the healthcare professionals, held today (November 25), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices in St. Andrew. The team members will be deployed across the island to bolster the public healthcare service.
Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández (centre), with the 40 medical professionals from her country and other officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Occasion was a welcome reception for the healthcare professionals, held today (November 25), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices in St. Andrew. The team members will be deployed across the island to bolster the public healthcare service.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Welcomes Cuban Medical Doctors
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), commissions 30 water tanks into service for the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) at the facilities
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), commissions 30 water tanks into service for the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) at the facilities' downtwn Kingston compound on Thursday (November 21). The tanks were donated by the Musson Foundation in partnership with T. Geddes Grant and local charity, the Woman’s Club. Looking on (from left) are Managing Director, T. Geddes Grant, Michael Subratie; representative from The Woman’ Club, Peju Wilson; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, KPH/VJH, Kathleen Cooper-Brown.

Water Storage At Kingston Public & Victoria Jubilee Hospitals Boosted
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), signs a tripartite agreement for an online training programme for Public Passenger Vehicle drivers and conductors, with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of EduFocaL Business Limited, Gordon Swaby; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Managing Director of British Caribbean Insurance Company, Peter Levy. The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (November 21).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), signs a tripartite agreement for an online training programme for Public Passenger Vehicle drivers and conductors, with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of EduFocaL Business Limited, Gordon Swaby; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Managing Director of British Caribbean Insurance Company, Peter Levy. The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (November 21).

Online Training For PPV Drivers And Conductors
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents the instrument of office to newly installed Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica member, Jahmar Brown. Sharing the moment (at right) is Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The installation ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister of Thursday (November 21).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents the instrument of office to newly installed Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica member, Jahmar Brown. Sharing the moment (at right) is Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The installation ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister of Thursday (November 21).

New Youth Advisory Council Members Installed

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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Business Advisory Manager, Melissa Bennett, presents Resolve IT Limited, CEO, Almando Cox, with his Certificate of Participation in the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday (November 21). .
CommerceIndustry

Local Entrepreneurs Complete Accelerator Programme

Sixteen local entrepreneurs were recognised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for completing the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus on Thursday (November 21). The representatives of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were exposed to strategies related to domestic market access, global market development and creating accessible paths to funding, over six months. Speaking at the closing ceremony,...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), in conversation with Director, Hodges Aggregates and Powders Limited, Jennifer Ince (right), as he displays a bottle of manufactured beach sand. Occasion was the minerals sector exhibition and trade show, held today (November 21) at the Hope Complex football field, Hope Gardens, in Kingston. At centre is Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
Transport

Minerals Sector Contributes 2.7 Per Cent To GDP

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says in 2018, the minerals sector contributed some 2.7 per cent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while earning some US$1.3 billion. He was speaking at the opening ceremony for the minerals sector exhibition and trade show, held today (November 21) at the Hope Complex football field, Hope Gardens, in Kingston. Minerals and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second row, third left); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (back row, second left); Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (second row, right) and Acting Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (back row, left), share a moment with junior mayors from across the island. Occasion was the Local Government and Community 2019 Youth Mayors’ Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday (November 20).
Local GovernmentYouth

Boost For Junior Mayors Programme

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be increasing the funds allocated to the island’s Junior Mayors Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during a Youth Mayor’s Forum, which was held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (November 20). “The allocation (to the Junior Mayors Programme) presently stands at...
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Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), turns on the tap to commission into service the Golden Hill Water Supply System in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment (from left) are resident, Ainsworth Kelly; Member of Parliament of West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Managing Director, Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson; and resident, Myrtle Brown.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Golden Hill Gets Water Supply System

More than 1,000 residents of several communities in West Rural St. Andrew now have more reliable access to potable water following the installation of a supply system in Golden Hill. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. officially commissioned the system into service on Wednesday (November 20). The $13-million project, undertaken...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), with Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, at a town hall meeting in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 20.
Local Government

Government Working With JPS To Address Streetlights

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is working closely with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to address the problem of streetlights in communities across Jamaica. The Minister, who was speaking at a town hall meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on November 20, said the Government had taken note...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Head of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Brian James, with his award during the Jamaica Civil Service long-service awards ceremony, held on the lawns of King’s House on Wednesday (November 20).
Health & Wellness

Doctor Proud To Receive A Civil Service Award

It was with an overwhelming sense of pride and joy that Dr. Brian James accepted the Jamaica Civil Service long-service award on Wednesday (November 20), for his years of contribution to the country in the medical field. He was among 430 civil servants who have served for 25 years or more, who were recognised at the awards ceremony held on...
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