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(From left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Dale Webber; Managing Director, Global Public Affairs, Jake Suski; Deputy Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Ian Boxill and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Paul Aiken, examine a cake with the logo of the new Faculty of Engineering at the launch, on Wednesday (September 13), at Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.
(From left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Dale Webber; Managing Director, Global Public Affairs, Jake Suski; Deputy Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Ian Boxill and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Paul Aiken, examine a cake with the logo of the new Faculty of Engineering at the launch, on Wednesday (September 13), at Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.

UWI Opens Faculty of Engineering

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has opened a new Faculty of Engineering, with the hope of training more professionals to satisfy the growing demand of Jamaica’s booming construction and industrial sectors. The new faculty was launched on...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas on Thursday, September 13 at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas on Thursday, September 13 at the University of the West Indies, Mona

Global Resilience & Crisis Manage Centre, A Strategic Implementation for Change – PM Holness
The top three entrepreneurs in Scotiabank’s 2018 Vision Achievers Programme, display their awards at the closing ceremony for the initiative, held on Tuesday (September 11), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left): Managing Director of Morgan’s Creek Limited, Joni-Dale Morgan; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Care Packages, Rory Walker; and Managing Director of Quality Systems Solutions and Initiatives, Sheryl Anderson.
The top three entrepreneurs in Scotiabank’s 2018 Vision Achievers Programme, display their awards at the closing ceremony for the initiative, held on Tuesday (September 11), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left): Managing Director of Morgan’s Creek Limited, Joni-Dale Morgan; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Care Packages, Rory Walker; and Managing Director of Quality Systems Solutions and Initiatives, Sheryl Anderson.

Minister Shaw Hails Scotiabank’s Vision Achievers Programme
A fully outfitted laboratory at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for Mechatronics and Automation, which will be officially opened at the CMU’s Palisadoes Park campus on September 19.
A fully outfitted laboratory at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for Mechatronics and Automation, which will be officially opened at the CMU’s Palisadoes Park campus on September 19.

CMU Opens Fact Centre September 19
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the opening ceremony for the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica’s (AMCHAM) inaugural regional data security conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (September 12). The event is being held from September 12 to 13 under the theme: ‘Your Data, Your Rights: What Individuals and Companies Should Know’.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the opening ceremony for the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica’s (AMCHAM) inaugural regional data security conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (September 12). The event is being held from September 12 to 13 under the theme: ‘Your Data, Your Rights: What Individuals and Companies Should Know’.

Data Protection Key to Crime Fighting – Dr. Chang

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Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), shows a pamphlet on the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence to (from second left): Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, CPFSA, Matthew McHayle; Senior Director, Children’s Policy and Affairs in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair; and Consultant, Dr. Elizabeth Ward, at a Stakeholder Information Session held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday (September 12).
Education

CPFSA Hosts Information Session on National Action Plan

In response to the ongoing violence against children in Jamaica, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) hosted its first Stakeholder Information Session on the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence, in Kingston on Wednesday (September 12). The National Plan of Action is part of Jamaica’s response to its commitment made to the...
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National Security

Jamaican Charities Exempt from Some Customs Duties

Local charity organisations that carry out activities for the social well-being of Jamaicans can benefit from exemption from import duties and other statutory relief for particular items. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Marine Wharves at Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Kevin Carter, explains that these entities are usually exempt from import duties, General Consumption Tax (GCT), and stamp duties, once...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Works / Construction

Work on Morant Bay to Port Antonio Highway to Begin Soon

Work on the Morant Bay to Port Antonio leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project is slated to begin soon, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz. The US$384-million Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project entails rehabilitation of the 110-kilometre roadway between Harbour View in Kingston and Port Antonio in Portland,...
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Community

Official Funeral for Easton Douglas

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Hon. Easton Douglas, OJ, CD, is to be accorded an Official Funeral by the Government of Jamaica. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement during today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House. Senator Reid informed that Cabinet has approved an Official Funeral for...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), breaks ground for a High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, today (September 12). The ceremony was also used to symbolically break ground for HDUs at the Cornwall Regional and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals. Others taking part (from left) are German Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Bernd von Münchow-Pohl; Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Member of Parliament for South Eastern St. Andrew, Julian Robinson. The project falls under the European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).
Health & Wellness

Improved Care for Premature Infants and High-Risk Pregnant Women

Construction of High Dependency Units (HDUs) at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Cornwall Regional and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals will improve the quality of care for premature infants and high-risk pregnant women. The ceremony to symbolically break ground for the construction of the units was held at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston today (September 12). These are the...
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Research Officer at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller.
Gender Affairs

Bureau of Gender Affairs to Stage Events for International Men’s Day

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) and several men’s groups will be hosting events to mark International Men’s Day (IMD), which will be observed on November 17. Plans for IMD activities this year were discussed at a recent men’s group meeting, held at the BGA’s office, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue, Kingston 10. Research Officer at the BGA, Nashan Miller, told...
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