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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).

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...

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Jamaican Charities Exempt from Some Customs Duties

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.

Work on Morant Bay to Port Antonio Highway to Begin Soon

Official Funeral for Easton Douglas

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).

Improved Care for Premature Infants and High-Risk Pregnant Women

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Working to Alleviate Problems Faced by Commuting Public

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is working to alleviate some of the problems being faced by the commuting public as a result of ongoing road works in sections of the Corporate Area. “We understand and we are working assiduously to try and better it. It won’t be...

Research Officer at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller.

7 years ago 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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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Southern Bureau Chief for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Michael Kahane; and Caribbean Regional Director of the AHF, Dr. Kevin Harvey, at the Advancing Secondary Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) awards ceremony held on Tuesday (September 11) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago Education

Forty-Eight Teen Parents Get Bursaries and Scholarships to Go Back to School

Forty-eight adolescent parents have received bursaries and scholarships valued at $2.32 million to assist with their reintegration into the formal education system. The awards, under the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A- STREAM) Programme administered by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), include 44 bursaries worth $40,000 each to 40 teen mothers and four fathers enrolled...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

7 years ago Tourism

Gov’t to Honour Tourism Stalwarts

Jamaica will pay tribute to its tourism trailblazers at a special function at King’s House on December 15. Speaking with JIS News at Club Caribbean’s 50th anniversary dinner in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, recently, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, informed that persons will be recognised for contributions of 50 years and more to the industry. “We will be calling...

Accountant General, Carlene Murdock, speaking at JIS ‘Think Tank’ last year.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Pensioners Must Submit Banking Information Forms to AGD by Sept. 17

Government pensioners are being reminded that banking information forms must be completed and returned to the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) before September 17, 2018, to ensure there is no disruption in the payment of pensions. This is part of changes to the process, allowing government pensioners to receive payment by direct deposit. Speaking with JIS News, Accountant General, Carlene Murdock,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, outlining details about the inaugural Tourism Resilience of the Americas Summit, during a media briefing at the Ministry

7 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Hosts Inaugural Tourism Resilience Summit Sept. 13

All is set for Jamaica to host the inaugural Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (September 13). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is slated to deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony. The theme of the Summit is ‘Tourism Resilience through Global...

President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, highlights a point while addressing an Open Day held at the agency’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 11). The Open Day was held as part of the entity’s 30th anniversary celebrations to showcase its work and impact over the years, including its contribution to the growth of the Jamaican economy.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

JAMPRO to Launch National Business Portal Next Year

Within another year, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) intends to launch the National Business Portal, which will serve as a single online platform for major business activities in Jamaica. “That is one of the very exciting and game-changing plans that we have,” President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, told JIS News, following her presentation at the agency’s Open Day held at its...