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Acting Director Communications and Customer Relations, Accountant General’s Department (AGD), Taneisha Weir Grant.
Acting Director Communications and Customer Relations, Accountant General’s Department (AGD), Taneisha Weir Grant.

Accountant General’s Department Stages Pensioners’ Forum on Friday

All Government of Jamaica Pensioners are invited to the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) Pensioners’ Forum 2017. The event will be held at The Mico University College, 1a Marescaux Road, Kingston on Friday (November 17) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), addresses a ceremony for the handover of digital audio-recording and video-link equipment at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on November 13. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer; Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla; Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Judge in the Court of Appeal, Hilary Phillips.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), addresses a ceremony for the handover of digital audio-recording and video-link equipment at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on November 13. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer; Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla; Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Judge in the Court of Appeal, Hilary Phillips.

Audio-Recording and Video-Link Equipment for Courts
Principal of the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, Vascianna Mosley, interacts with grade-six students at the institution.
Principal of the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, Vascianna Mosley, interacts with grade-six students at the institution.

National Mathematics Programme Yielding Results at Green Island Primary
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is in discussion with Executive Director, National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Monroe. Occasion was a certification ceremony for 434 persons trained under the NIA/Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) ‘Integrity Champions’ programme, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is in discussion with Executive Director, National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Monroe. Occasion was a certification ceremony for 434 persons trained under the NIA/Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) ‘Integrity Champions’ programme, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

NIDS Pivotal to Fight Against Corruption – PM
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), exchanges greetings with past moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Oliver Daley, at a church service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home held at the Mount Olivet United Church in Walderston, Mancheste, on Sunday (November 12). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), exchanges greetings with past moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Oliver Daley, at a church service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home held at the Mount Olivet United Church in Walderston, Mancheste, on Sunday (November 12). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

Child Protection Agency Commits to Paying Tertiary Fees of State Wards

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Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Linnette Peters, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, to highlight World Antibiotic Awareness Week, which is being observed from November 13 to 19, under the theme: ‘Antibiotic, the End of an Era’.
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Public Urged to Use Antibiotics Responsibly

The public is being urged to take greater responsibility in the use of antibiotics to prevent the further occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microorganism (bacterium, virus and some parasites) to prevent antibiotics, antivirals and antimalarials from working against it. As a result, standard treatments become ineffective, infections persist and may spread to others....
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Founder and Chairperson of the Friends of Noel Holmes Hospital, Gloria Leslie (third left), hands over the keys to the new state-of-the-art ambulance to Acting Parish Manager at the Hanover Health Services, Lorene Whinstanley (right), at the official handover ceremony on Friday, November 10 on the grounds of the Noel Holmes Hospital. Others (from left) are Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Noel Holmes Hospital, Princess Wedderburn; and ambulance driver/Emergency Medical Technician, Dave Wedderburn.
Health & Wellness

Noel Holmes Hospital Gets Ambulance

The Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, recently received a new state-of-the-art ambulance, courtesy of the United Kingdom (UK) Chapter of the Friends of Noel Holmes Hospital. The official handover of the ambulance was held on November 10, on the grounds of the hospital. The acquisition of the vehicle, which is valued at £40,000, was the brainchild of founder and...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses residents of St. Elizabeth at a town hall meeting at the Everglades Centre in Parrottee, near Black River, on November 9.
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Rehabilitation of Prisoners a Priority – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is committed to the rehabilitation and redemption of incarcerated persons in adult penal institutions. Addressing a town hall meeting at the Everglades Centre in Parrottee, near Black River in St. Elizabeth, on November 9, the Minister said the Government is gravely concerned that many inmates, upon release, find themselves back...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (standing), clarifies a matter while speaking in the Senate on Friday (November 10). Senators were deliberating on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2017, which seeks to establish a reliable National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaicans. Also pictured is Government Senator, Kavan Gayle.
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Special Sitting of Senate on Nov. 13 to Debate NIDS BILL

At 1:18 a.m. this morning (November 11), the Senate suspended the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2017, bringing to a close a gruelling 14-hour sitting. Given the urgency of the need to pass the Bill, which seeks to establish a reliable National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaicans, it was decided that a special sitting will be held...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), straightens the uniform of a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) while reviewing a parade for 135 former district constables who have transitioned into the JCF, at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on November 10. At left is Parade Commander, Superintendent of Police, Errol Thompson.
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British Minister Observes CSJP’S Initiative at Work with Troubled Students

The British Minister of State for the Caribbean, Commonwealth and the United Nations, Rt. Hon. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, on Friday (November 10), toured the Kingston High School, where he observed the Men With a Message initiative of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III) engage students with behavioural and attitudinal issues. The visit was an opportunity for the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) and General Manager, Country Department, Caribbean Group, IDB, Therese Turner-Jones, display a copy of the loan contract signed at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in downtown Kingston on November 10.
EnergyFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Government Signs Loan Agreement for EMEP

The Government has signed a loan agreement for US$15 million with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to assist with the cost of rolling out the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). The contract was signed at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in downtown Kingston on November 10 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley...
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