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Apiculture Extension Officer for St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland, Attoy Williams, inspects a frame of bees during a training session in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, recently.
Apiculture Extension Officer for St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland, Attoy Williams, inspects a frame of bees during a training session in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, recently.

Beekeeping Big Business in the West

Apiculture is big business for 49-year-old Roan Saunders of Beeston Spring in Westmoreland. He started out in the industry eight years ago with one colony of feral (wild) bees, which had taken up residence near his woodwork shop. Since then,...
Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Consumers Encouraged to Look for Hidden Salt in Foods
General Manager for Technical Services at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm (right), hands over a digitiser and other equipment to Network Manager at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Paul Williams, to strengthen Jamaica’s seismic monitoring capacity. The items were handed over during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Environment and Project Officer at JSIF, Stacey-Anne Preston (left); and Marketing and Communications Consultant, JSIF, Andrea C. Whyte (second left).
General Manager for Technical Services at Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm (right), hands over a digitiser and other equipment to Network Manager at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Paul Williams, to strengthen Jamaica’s seismic monitoring capacity. The items were handed over during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Environment and Project Officer at JSIF, Stacey-Anne Preston (left); and Marketing and Communications Consultant, JSIF, Andrea C. Whyte (second left).

Jamaica Strengthening Disaster Resilience under US$30-Million Project
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.

Cops Charged to Become Ambassadors against Domestic Violence
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (second right), looks through the National Quality Policy 2017 with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and ISO Ambassador/Consultant for the International Organization for Standardization at the Ministry, Reginald Budhan. Occasion was a stakeholder workshop on the policy, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (second right), looks through the National Quality Policy 2017 with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and ISO Ambassador/Consultant for the International Organization for Standardization at the Ministry, Reginald Budhan. Occasion was a stakeholder workshop on the policy, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

National Quality Policy Presented to Stakeholders

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Finance & Public Service

Town Hall Meetings on Gaming Industry Start Monday

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be staging a series of town hall meetings across the country beginning Monday (March 12) in an effort to connect with its gaming stakeholders. The meetings are intended to be an avenue for the commission to share updates on developments and to discuss matters of concern to players in Jamaica’s gaming industry....
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda.
AgricultureCommerce

Samuda Urges Unity among Latin American and Caribbean States to Address Food Security

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can only be addressed by collaboration among countries. He said that the “going it alone” approach has never worked and needs to be replaced by a spirit of unity and cooperation. “It is critical that we cooperate with each other...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
Commerce

CAC Plans Week-Long Activities to Mark World Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has organised a week of activities to mark World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15 under the theme: ‘Making the Digital Marketplace Fairer: Access, Security and Protection.’ Activities got underway on March 11 with a church service at the New Beulah Moravian Church in Mandeville in collaboration with the National Consumers League (NCL). Speaking...
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Senior Director of Corporate Planning and Strategic Development at the HEART Trust/ NTA, Nicole Manning, makes her presentation at a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) job fair at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 8.
EducationInformation

Heart Trust/NTA Addressing Training Gaps in BPO Sector

The HEART Trust/NTA is increasing its collaboration with employers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector in order to design programmes to meet their employment and training needs. Senior Director of Corporate Planning and Strategic Development at the agency, Nicole Manning, said that in addition to call centres operations, there are numerous job opportunities available within the industry. As such,...
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Seniors dance group, Recycled Teenagers, perform at an interactive session at the Women Centre Foundation of Jamaica on Trafalgar Road on March 6, which was staged by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.
Gender Affairs

Senior Citizens Reach Out to Teen Mothers for IWD

The majority-female members of the St. Andrew branch of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) reached out to teen mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation for International Women’s Day (IWD), engaging them in a session of empowerment and entertainment. During a visit to the Trafalgar Road-based facility on March 6, the NCSC members led an interactive session...
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Commerce

JAMPRO Targets Investors at Agricultural Information Forum

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be hosting an Agricultural Information Forum on Tuesday (March 13), aimed at promoting investments in that sector. The event, to be held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, is targeted at persons, who have a deep interest in the agricultural industry and those with projects and are seeking investors. It...
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Jamaica Manufacturers Association President, Metry Seaga.
Finance & Public Service

Business Leaders Welcome Decision Not to Implement New Taxes

Several business leaders have welcomed the Government’s decision not to implement new revenue measures to fund the 2018/19 Budget, which amounts to $773.6 billion. Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, in opening the Budget Debate on March 8, indicated that Government expenditure for the fiscal year will be primarily financed from the existing tax and non-tax revenue and...
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