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President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, engages with (from second left) Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Snr; Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez; and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba, His Excellency Rogelio Sierra Diaz, during a meeting at Gordon House on Friday (June 15). The Cuban Deputy Minister was in Jamaica last week, where he held discussions with various officials on ways in which Jamaica and Cuba can strengthen ties.
President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, engages with (from second left) Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Snr; Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez; and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba, His Excellency Rogelio Sierra Diaz, during a meeting at Gordon House on Friday (June 15). The Cuban Deputy Minister was in Jamaica last week, where he held discussions with various officials on ways in which Jamaica and Cuba can strengthen ties.

PHOTOS: Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits Gordon House

 
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Project Manager, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, after the launch of the ISO Quality Systems Implementation Technicians (Q-SITs/Junior Consultants) Training Course, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in St. Andrew on Monday (June 18).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Project Manager, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, after the launch of the ISO Quality Systems Implementation Technicians (Q-SITs/Junior Consultants) Training Course, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in St. Andrew on Monday (June 18).

ISO Quality Systems Implementation Technicians Called on to be Agents of Change
Director at the Heart Foundation and Consultant Emergency Physician, Dr. Hugh Wong, emphasizes a point during at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director at the Heart Foundation and Consultant Emergency Physician, Dr. Hugh Wong, emphasizes a point during at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

School Administrators Encouraged to Screen Athletes
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines the label of a Monymusk Rum during a tour of National Rums of Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (June 14). Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komal Samaroo; and Chief Financial Officer, Martha Miller.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines the label of a Monymusk Rum during a tour of National Rums of Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (June 14). Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komal Samaroo; and Chief Financial Officer, Martha Miller.

Rum Manufacturers Encouraged to Partner More With Sugar Cane Farmers
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left); and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, admiring a design done by one of the nine local emerging designers at the launch of the ‘Irie Magic Fashion Fusion’ event, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel recently.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left); and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, admiring a design done by one of the nine local emerging designers at the launch of the ‘Irie Magic Fashion Fusion’ event, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel recently.

JBDC Helping to Develop Talent in Fashion Industry

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The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process.
Health & Wellness

RGD Stages Free Birth Registration Fairs

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process. The first in the series of fairs will be held on Wednesday (June 20) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at...
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Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2018, Leneka Rhoden (centre) is flanked by first runner-up Melessa Vassell (left) and second runner-up, Ashley Grey, at the coronation show held recently at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, St. Andrew.
Culture

JCDC Looking to Stage More Festival Events in Rural Areas

Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, says the agency is looking at ways to stage more national festival events outside of Kingston. He noted, for example, that a segment of the finals of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition could be held in western Jamaica. “The ideal thing is for our national events to...
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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, speaks to JIS News.
Culture

Top-Ten Festival Song Finalists Participate in Road Shows

Jamaicans can see the top-10 contestants in the 2018 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, as they are performing at various road shows islandwide. All the shows, which include a mass choir, will see the performers try to outsing each other at various stops. The next shows will be held at Port Antonio Square, Portland; and Munimar Square, Spanish Town, on June...
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Senior Director, Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, addresses a training workshop involving tourism and health stakeholders, at the RIU Montego Bay Hotel on Friday (June 15).
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Crafting Destination Assurance Policy and Strategy

The Ministry of Tourism is developing a destination assurance policy and strategy that will ensure that the tourism product remains first class and that the country can maintain its competitive advantage in the global marketplace. “We cannot allow any threat or challenge to interfere with this product [because tourism] is the only sector in Jamaica that has grown consistently for...
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Cuba
Foreign Affairs

Local Businesses Invited to Explore Opportunities in Cuba

Businesses in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are being encouraged to explore opportunities for trade and investment with Cuba. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cuba, His Excellency Rogelio Sierra Diaz, said that his Government is seeking to widen cooperation with countries in the region under its foreign investment law. “We are now promoting trade cooperation between the Caribbean Community...
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Top performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test at St. Andrew Preparatory School, Jayden Ebanks, gets a high-five from teacher, Phyllis Ramsay, after receiving his results.
EducationInformationYouth

Jayden Channels Grief into Top GSAT Marks

For St. Andrew Preparatory School student, Jayden Ebanks, achieving the top marks for his school in the 2018 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is bittersweet. Jayden, who will be attending Wolmer’s Boys in September, scored 100 per cent in Mathematics, 100 per cent in Social Studies, 99 per cent in Language Arts, 98 per cent in Science and 12/12 in...
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Director at the Heart Foundation and Consultant Emergency Physician, Dr. Hugh Wong, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Assist During Cardiac Arrest

Director at the Heart Foundation and Consultant Emergency Physician, Dr. Hugh Wong, has appealed to Jamaicans to do something to help if someone is having a cardiac arrest. “Don’t just stand by and look, do something to assist,” he urged, as he addressed a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, recently. “Oxygen-starved brain cells begin to die and the individual can...
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