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UNWTO Conference Provides Opportunity to Promote Jamaica

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the staging of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Conference in Jamaica provides a “gem of an opportunity” to interact with movers and shakers in the travel and tourism sectors and promote...
Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, Dr. Andrew Spencer (second left), and The Travel Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Salli Felton (second right), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at building the capacity of local craft vendors and operators of attractions. The signing took place on Wednesday (November 29), the final day of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Looking on from (left) are Strategic Relations Manager of the The Travel Foundation Jamaica, Eleanor Crichton Hussey; and TPDCo Chairman, Ian Dear.
Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, Dr. Andrew Spencer (second left), and The Travel Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Salli Felton (second right), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at building the capacity of local craft vendors and operators of attractions. The signing took place on Wednesday (November 29), the final day of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Looking on from (left) are Strategic Relations Manager of the The Travel Foundation Jamaica, Eleanor Crichton Hussey; and TPDCo Chairman, Ian Dear.

Craft Vendors and Attractions to Benefit from MOU
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking during the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking during the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston.

Schools Being Retrofitted to Improve Disabled Access
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), tests the metal detector at Edith Dalton James High School that was officially commissioned into service on November 29. Observing is President, Edith Dalton James Past Students’ Association, Earle Roberts.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), tests the metal detector at Edith Dalton James High School that was officially commissioned into service on November 29. Observing is President, Edith Dalton James Past Students’ Association, Earle Roberts.

Edith Dalton James High Gets Walk-Through Metal Detector
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (addresses) the Jamaica Information Service Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony 2017 at Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew on November 27.
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (addresses) the Jamaica Information Service Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony 2017 at Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew on November 27.

Improved Performance in Vision 2030 National Outcome Indicators

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Minister of Transport and Mining, the Hon. Mike Henry (third right), presents a gift to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), His Excellency Kitack Lim (3rd left), during a courtesy call at Mr. Lim’s office in London on November 27. Minister Henry is in London for the 30th Session of the IMO General Assembly. Others (from left) are Jamaica’s High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Chair, Board of Directors, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester; Director General of the MAJ and Special Envoy to the IMO, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Janine Dawkins.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransportVision 2030

Int’l Shipping a Major Plank of Economic Programme – Henry

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says international shipping is a major plank of the Government’s strategic economic programme, Capitalising on potential mega investments associated with the global logistics hub initiative and bolstered by the expanded Panama Canal. He was speaking on day one of the 30th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) General Assembly at the...
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Housing

HAJ to Provide More Than 2,000 Housing Solutions

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be rolling out more than 2,000 housing solutions for middle- to low-income persons over a three-year period. The solutions will include housing units as well as serviced lots across a number of parishes. Speaking at a recently held JIS ‘Think Tank’, Managing Director of the HAJ, Mr. Gary Howell, said the need...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), is in light conversation with (from left): State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green; Caribbean Regional Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Acting Director, Health Services, Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence. Occasion was the launch of ‘Teen Hub’ on November 28, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, St. Andrew.
EducationInformationTechnologyYouth

Teen Hub Opens in Half-Way Tree Transport Centre

Adolescents who use the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew now have a safe and healthy space where they can do their homework and conduct research, while benefiting from counselling and other services. The newly renovated space, dubbed ‘Teen Hub’, is a collaborative effort of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Ministry of Health; and the Ministry of Education, Youth and...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
EducationInformationYouth

Class Sizes to be Reduced

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information intends to reduce the size of classes at the nation’s schools as part of measures to improve student achievement. “I am working on a budget to do so,” said portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. He was speaking at the launch of a special curriculum for children with learning disabilities held on...
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Project Director for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s PATH Programme, Elsa Marks-Willis (left), gets a manicure from Beauty Services Trainee, Tiana Lopez, at the launch of the Abilities Foundation’s Beauty Services Unit and Digicel Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston. The unit was established at a cost of $1 million from proceeds of the 2016 Digicel 5K Run for Special Needs initiative, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The unit will facilitate training in a range of beauty services.
LabourSocial SecurityYouth

Abilities Foundation Launches Unit for Training

The Abilities Foundation has launched its new Beauty Services Unit, as part of its mandate to provide more training opportunities for persons with disabilities. The unit, which was launched on November 28 at the Abilities Foundation’s Constant Spring Road address in Kingston, is a renovated classroom outfitted with five stations for nail and make-up artistry as well as a hair...
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Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Persons Encouraged to Pay Fee for Vehicle Fitness online

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging the use of their online payment system to pay motor vehicle fitness fees. Communications Officer, TAJ, Leighton Beckles, told JIS News that the process is very convenient, fast and reliable, and cited the payment platform (the virtual tax office), as the second most highly used location for payment in the recently concluded traffic ticket...
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