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Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Jamaica, Dr. Ishtar Govia, addresses the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on September 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Jamaica, Dr. Ishtar Govia, addresses the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on September 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

‘Time to Bring Dementia Out of the Shadows’ – Dr. Govia

Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Jamaica, Dr. Ishtar Govia, says it is time to “bring dementia out of the shadows” in order to eliminate the stigma associated with the condition. “Persons living with dementia are not crazy, senile, or gone off…...
Deputy Director General of Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (right), listens to Economist and Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Dr. Asha Kambon (left), at a post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) workshop, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on September 25. At centre is United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Programme Specialist for Culture, Yuri Peshkov.
Deputy Director General of Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (right), listens to Economist and Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Dr. Asha Kambon (left), at a post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) workshop, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on September 25. At centre is United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Programme Specialist for Culture, Yuri Peshkov.

PIOJ/CDB Stages Four-Day Workshop in PDNA
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in discussion with President, Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Carey Crooks, during the Club’s meeting on Monday (September 24), at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa, in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in discussion with President, Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Carey Crooks, during the Club’s meeting on Monday (September 24), at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa, in St. Andrew.

New Website to be Launched for PEP
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), breaks ground for the construction of an artificial football turf at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (September 25). Others taking part (from left) are Development Manager, FIFA Regional Office, Marlon Glean; Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams; President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts; and Contractor, Pablo Vásquez.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), breaks ground for the construction of an artificial football turf at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (September 25). Others taking part (from left) are Development Manager, FIFA Regional Office, Marlon Glean; Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams; President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts; and Contractor, Pablo Vásquez.

Ground Broken for Artificial Football Turf at Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), greets Director, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Hospitality, Andrew Fazio (second right), at the opening of the annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 23, At right is President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), greets Director, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Hospitality, Andrew Fazio (second right), at the opening of the annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 23, At right is President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson.

Tourist Industry to Benefit from JAPEX

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President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock (centre), and Mrs. Pinnock (left), are joined by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, at the service of thanksgiving in recognition of Maritime Awareness Week, held on Sunday (September 23) at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Port Royal. The week is being observed from September 23 to 28.
Education

CMU Commits to Investing in Port Royal

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) will continue to invest in Port Royal as it seeks to return the seaside town to its former glory and enable the area to contribute in a significant way to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This was the word from CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock, as he addressed a service of thanksgiving in celebration...
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Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Upper House on September 21.
SenateTechnology

Senate Passes Bill to Indemnify Spectrum Management Authority

The Telecommunications (Spectrum Regulatory Fees) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2018 was passed during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (September 21). The Bill seeks to, among other things, validate and indemnify the actions of the Spectrum Management Authority in increasing regulatory fees without legislative authority for the period April 1 2004 to March 22, 2017. Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Director of Tourism, Donovan White; President of the Metropolitan Association of Travel Agents in Mexico, Edgar Solis; and the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Latin America Business Development Manager, Alex Pace. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) on Sunday (September 23), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
Tourism

New Flights Will Bring Thousands of Visitors to Jamaica

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is poised to increase airlift into the island for a third consecutive year. He informed that thousands of additional seats have been negotiated for the 2018/2019 winter tourist season, which will give further momentum to the market. These include 38,000 more seats out of the United States of America; a record 42,400 additional...
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Finance & Public Service

Bill to Remove Tax Exemption to be Taken to Parliament

Cabinet has given approval for the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2018 to be introduced into the Houses of Parliament. The Bill seeks to make permanent the removal of the exemption previously provided for the general insurance companies, insurance brokers and agents from the 15 per cent withholding tax on outgoing premiums in the circumstances specified in the Act. This is...
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National Security

JDF to Get More Patrol Vehicles

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract in the amount of US$7,436,430 to Toyota Jamaica Limited for the provision of 159 patrol vehicles for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Details are outlined in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on September 18. “Although not purpose built for military applications, the selected Toyota model with modifications has...
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Advisor, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (second left), greets sixth-form student at Wolmer
EducationYouth

Thirty-Six Students Receive Scholarships from Future Leaders

Thirty-six high-school students have received scholarships valued at $1.35 million from non-profit organisation, Future Leaders of Jamaica (FLJ), for the 2018/19 academic year. The recipients include 31 students from first to fifth form, who received $35,000 each; and six students in sixth form, who got grants of $45,000 each. The funds, which cover tuition, books and other expenses, have already...
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