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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets Director of the Surveillance Disease Prevention and Control Division at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Virginia Asin-Oostburg, at the opening of a two-day meeting on Post Market Surveillance and the Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy, at the Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on March 12.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets Director of the Surveillance Disease Prevention and Control Division at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Virginia Asin-Oostburg, at the opening of a two-day meeting on Post Market Surveillance and the Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy, at the Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on March 12.

Health Ministry Reviews Registration Process for Pharmaceutical Drugs

The Health Ministry is undertaking a review of the registration process for pharmaceutical drugs, in an effort to achieve a more modernised system. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the process of modernisation will include the digitisation of...
Bauxite Community Development Programme Project Coordinator at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Clarence Osbourne, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 12.
Bauxite Community Development Programme Project Coordinator at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Clarence Osbourne, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 12.

JBI to Undertake Phase 7 of Bauxite Community Development Programme
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Spencer (left), and Director General in the Tourism Ministry, Carole Guntley, during a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 12).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Spencer (left), and Director General in the Tourism Ministry, Carole Guntley, during a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 12).

Government and UWI Discuss Further Training for Tourism Workers
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while addressing a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 12).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while addressing a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 12).

Tourism Pension Scheme to be Completed Shortly
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12. Listening are Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left); and Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12. Listening are Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left); and Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Ramps Up Activities to Combat Illegal Fishing

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President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (second right) addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided details about next month
Industry

Outsource2Jamaica in Support of BPO Growth

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says next month’s staging of Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) is in support of the continued growth and exposure of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. The symposium and expo will be hosted by the BPIAJ on April 11 and 12 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, under...
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Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes.
JusticeVision 2030

Chief Justice Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, has committed to instituting measures to further improve service delivery across the judicial system. Among these, he says, are steps to ensure the delivery of outstanding judgments in the Supreme Court by December 31, 2019. Mr. Sykes said that as of 2020, a judgment should be delivered within 90 days, “and in exceptional cases, 180...
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Acting Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Acting Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis Buckle.
Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Recruiting More Women

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting an increase in the number of female recruits. Acting Assistant Commissioner Julian Davis Buckle cites, as an example, the 22 women comprising the latest cohort of 130 recruits now in training to become firefighters. Additionally, she says, women are stationed in every department and occupy key positions, including Instructors, Incident Commanders, Sub-officers, and...
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University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Open Campus Dr. Luz Longsworth, speaking at first anniversary ‘Women of Courage’ luncheon for the charity organization, Sarah’s Children, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, on March 7.
Gender Affairs

Women in Leadership Encouraged to Assist Aspirants Hindered By Gender Inequality

Women in leadership are being encouraged to assist other females who are pursuing this goal, but have been hindered by gender inequality. This urging comes from University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth, who expressed concern over the “dearth of balance” relating to women occupying leadership positions in Jamaica...
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Consumer Affairs Commission Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum on March 8.
Commerce

CAC Partnering With MDAs on Health and Financial Wellness Campaign

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is, this year, partnering with several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on a health and financial wellness public education campaign. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, says the CAC will be collaborating with the Ministry of Health, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, and National Food Industry Task Force to educate consumers on ways to maintain healthy...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at an International Women’s Day Breakfast Forum at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on March 8. The event was jointly hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), and Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) under the theme: ‘Breaking Through to Next-Level Gender Equality in the Jamaican Workplace’.
Gender Affairs

Gov’t Remains Committed to Gender Equality

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government remains committed to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls for sustainable development. “The Government affirms that gender equality is an essential requirement for attaining this. We remain committed to gender equality as a precondition for and indicator of a people-centred approach to national...
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