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Senior Plant Health/Food Safety Specialist in the Division of Training, Technology and Technical Information, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dwayne Henry, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday (November 23).
Senior Plant Health/Food Safety Specialist in the Division of Training, Technology and Technical Information, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dwayne Henry, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday (November 23).

Farmers Urged to Step Up Monitoring of Fields

Onion and scallion farmers in St. Elizabeth and Manchester are being encouraged to increase monitoring of their fields for signs of infestation by the beet army worm. The appeal, from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), is in light of...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing a Town Hall meeting at Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 22.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing a Town Hall meeting at Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 22.

Dump-Up Beach to Become Emancipation Park of Montego Bay
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with Director, Research and Policy, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left), before addressing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) church service at the Pentecostal Sanctuary, Upper Waterloo Road, St. Andrew, on Sunday (November 25).
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with Director, Research and Policy, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left), before addressing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) church service at the Pentecostal Sanctuary, Upper Waterloo Road, St. Andrew, on Sunday (November 25).

Jamaicans Urged to Help End Violence Against Women and Girls
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (2nd left), is greeted by Jamaica Outreach Ministries Coordinator, Elloreece Burrell, at the inaugural leadership summit, staged by the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, at the Morrow Convention Center in Georgia from November 16 to 18. Looking on (from left) are CEO of Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett; and Diaspora advisory board member for Southeast US, Wayne Golding Sr. (Photo Derrick Scott)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (2nd left), is greeted by Jamaica Outreach Ministries Coordinator, Elloreece Burrell, at the inaugural leadership summit, staged by the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, at the Morrow Convention Center in Georgia from November 16 to 18. Looking on (from left) are CEO of Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett; and Diaspora advisory board member for Southeast US, Wayne Golding Sr. (Photo Derrick Scott)

Plans Underway for Next Year’s Jamaica Diaspora Conference
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a town hall meeting at Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (November 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a town hall meeting at Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (November 22).

Jamaica Can Attain Full Employment – PM

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National Security

JDF Investigating Cause of Emergency Landing

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is “doing everything” to find out what caused a helicopter to conduct an emergency landing in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, this morning (November 26). In a JIS News interview, the Minister expressed gratitude that there was no loss of life as a result of the incident. He noted...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses attendees at the inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum, held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in May Pen on November 22. Looking on is the ‘Youth Mayor’ of May Pen, Daniel Burke.
Local Government

All Infirmaries to Have CCTV Cameras by 2020

All infirmaries across the island will be outfitted with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking at the inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum, held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in May Pen on November 22, Mr. McKenzie said the cameras should be in place at all the infirmaries by the end of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime MinisterTransport

PM Appeals for More Responsible Road Use

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing for more responsible road use in order to reduce crashes and fatalities. “I implore my fellow Jamaican road users to be more careful on our roads. We must work hard to further reduce the number of deaths taking place on our roads,” he said. “Each of us has an important part...
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Development Officer, Sisters of Mercy, Charles Arumaiselvam (left), explains how the Laser Engraver works. The equipment was officially handed over to the Alpha Institute during a ceremony held on the compound of the Alpha Boys’ School, 26 South Camp Road in Kingston on November 22. Listening (from second left) are Client Relations Officer, Grants, PetroCaribe Development Fund (PCDF), Fabian Lyew; Chief Executive Officer of the PCDF, Dr. Wesley Hughes; and Administrator, Alpha Institute, Margaret Little Wilson. The engraver was donated by the PCDF.
Education

Alpha Institute Gets Laser Engraver from Petrocaribe Fund

The Alpha Institute is the beneficiary of a Laser Engraver, which was acquired through grant funding of $3.3 million from the PetroCaribe Development Fund. It was officially handed over during a ceremony on the compound of the Alpha Boys’ School, 26 South Camp Road in Kingston, on November 22. The Laser Engraver is a machine that can create designs on...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addressing journalists during the quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21). Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel.
Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Head Welcomes Decision to Enable Pension Funds to Invest in Venture Capital

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the Government’s decision to revise the governing framework to enable pension funds to invest up to five per cent in venture capital is a “positive development”. Responding to questions from journalists during a quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21), Dr. Henry...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents an award to Mr. Ian Wayne Roache for over 25 years of service to the Auditor General’s Department, during the Jamaica Civil Service long-service awards ceremony on the lawns of King’s House on November 21.
Community

Civil Servants Honoured for Long and Dedicated Service

A total of 385 civil servants who have served for more than 25 years each have been honoured by the Government for their invaluable and dedicated service to Jamaica. During the Jamaica Civil Service long-service awards ceremony, held on the lawns of King’s House on November 21, medals were presented to recipients for their sterling contributions. They were presented by...
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