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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on September 26.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on September 26.

More Cases Being Completed in the Courts

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is reporting improvement in the completion of cases brought before the nation’s courts since the start of this year. He said statistics indicate that for the first six months of 2018, an average of...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. At right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses today’s (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. At right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Cabinet Approves Joint Venture Agreement for Technology Park in Portmore
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), receives a guide to gender aware analysis of media content from Women’s Media Watch (WMW) Jamaica Coordinator, Michelle Golding Hylton (second left), at a Caribbean Media and Gender Forum, held at the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, on September 26. Others (from left) are Director of WMW Jamaica, Judith Wedderburn; and Executive Director of WMW Jamaica, Patricia Donald Phillips.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), receives a guide to gender aware analysis of media content from Women’s Media Watch (WMW) Jamaica Coordinator, Michelle Golding Hylton (second left), at a Caribbean Media and Gender Forum, held at the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, on September 26. Others (from left) are Director of WMW Jamaica, Judith Wedderburn; and Executive Director of WMW Jamaica, Patricia Donald Phillips.

Sexual Harassment Bill to be Tabled by Year End
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a teacher sensitisation and consultation session at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (September 25).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a teacher sensitisation and consultation session at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (September 25).

Teachers Must Customise Lessons to Meet Needs of Students – Senator Reid
Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Dr. Nsombi Jaja addresses the JaCSA leadership breakfast forum held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 26.
Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Dr. Nsombi Jaja addresses the JaCSA leadership breakfast forum held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 26.

Jamaicans Urged to Share Positive Customer Service Experiences

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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Ambassador MalgorzataWasilewska, speaks at the launch of the ‘Win- Win: Gender Equality means Good Business’ initiative on September 25 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Gender Affairs

Gender Focal Points Established in MDAs

Gender focal points have been established in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in all policies, programmes and projects, in keeping with the National Policy for Gender Equality (NPGE). Approximately 106 senior policymakers have been trained to date in keeping with their appointment as gender focal points. In addition,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (at podium), responding to questions posed by journalists during today’s (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Foreign Affairs

Cabinet Approves Amendment to Visa Requirements with Russian Federation

Cabinet has given approval for an amendment to the agreement between the Government and the Russian Federation for the waiver of visa requirements for periods not exceeding 90 days per annum. Speaking at today’s (September 26), post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, pointed out that the initial agreements of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday
EducationInformation

Minister Says School-Feeding Programme Progressing Well

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the national school feeding programme is progressing satisfactorily. Speaking at today’s (September 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, the Minister informed that the Government has provided a substantial amount of resources to the programme. “When the Government came into power (in 2016), one of the first things...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), is presented with a gift bag by Administrative Assistant at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Secretariat, Terri Anderson, during the PSOJ’s annual economic forum, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Dr. Clarke was one of two keynote speakers.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Awaits Draft Regulations for Appointment to Public Bodies

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Ministry is awaiting the Chief Parliamentary Counsel’s (CPC) submission of draft regulations incorporating guidelines for the appointment of Boards of Public Bodies. “Before long, I expect the CPC to produce the first draft… and once we have that, it will be tabled in Parliament for an affirmative...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 25), while tabling the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 financial year.
Finance & Public Service

2018/19 Budget Increased by $17.4 Billion

The Government is proposing to spend an additional $17.42 billion for this fiscal year. This is outlined in the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 financial year, which was tabled by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 25). The Estimates shows that the budget has been...
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Director of the Safety and Security Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Coleridge Minto, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
EducationInformation

Education Ministry Takes Holistic Approach to Addressing School Discipline

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Safety and Security Programme (SSP) is taking a more holistic approach in treating with children who are displaying antisocial behaviour in schools. Through the School-wide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support (SWPBIS) model, focus is placed on prevention and early intervention strategies in dealing with the social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties experienced by some...
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