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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb (right), addresses farmers at a training session on the Beet Army Worm with farmers from St. Elizabeth and Manchester on October 23 at New Forest/Duff House in Manchester.

Training Session for Farmers on Beet Army Worm

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) held a training session for farmers in Manchester and St. Elizabeth on October 23, to remind them of the best practices to prevent the resurgence of the Beet Army Worm (BAW). The session was...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-President of the B'nai B'rith International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, Daniel Mariaschin, on her arrival at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC recently, where she delivered the keynote address at the entity’s luncheon. (Photo by Derrick Scott)

Ambassador Marks Woos Israeli Investors

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley . (FILE)

Net Zero Energy Building Opens at UWI

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (right), with students from Christiana High School, during a tour at a Public Education Day at the Manchester Parish Court in Mandeville on October 25.

Judiciary Hosts Public Education Day in Mandeville

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), pins the insignia of the Badge of Honour for Outstanding, Faithful and Dedicated Service to the Boys’ Brigade Jamaica on the lapel of Programme Director/Training Officer, Captain Easton Michael Daley, at the National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House on National Heroes Day (October 16).

Capt. Daley Receives Badge of Honour for Dedicated Service to Boys’ Brigade

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), presents 13-year-old Kristen Bowen (left) and her younger sister, seven-year-old Kassidy Bowen, with laptop computers during the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Positively Pink Midday Mingle’ held on October 25 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston. The event, staged in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sought to celebrate survivors and family members affected by breast cancer as well as raise awareness of the disease.

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USF Presents Computers to Children of Persons Affected by Breast Cancer

The Universal Service Fund (USF) handed over four laptop computers to the children of persons affected by breast cancer, during its Positively Pink Midday Mingle on October 25 in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The USF-hosted event, which was held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, Trafalgar Road in Kingston, featured presentations by Harmony Health Clinic and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left) listens to a point being made by Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (second right), prior to the start of a preparatory meeting for the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (October 25). Others (from left) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Chief Technical Director in the Economic Growth Ministry, Lt. Col. Oral Khan. COP 23 will be held in Bonn, Germany, from November 6 to 17.

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UNDP Lauds Jamaica’s Efforts on Climate Change

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is lauding the Government for the significant work in creating an enabling environment for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Jamaica. Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, said the organisation recognises “the impressive leadership of the Government in pushing forward the national agenda on both development and climate change”. She was addressing negotiators...

Chief Executive Officer at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr. (File)

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Parents Urged to be Main Influencers in Children’s Lives

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is imploring parents to become the primary influencers in the lives of their children, in order to create more positive outcomes for their future. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said that the responsibility of the parent is a major one, which cannot be...

Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.

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Third International TVET Conference Slated for November 29 to December 1

The Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will host the third International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from November 29 to December 1 at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay. The JCTE’s Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant and Conference Chair, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, says the...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), converses with Chief Information Officer for the Government of Jamaica, Dr. Louis Shallal, during the National Cyber Awareness Activity Day at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew on Wednesday, October 25. The event, which was organised by the Jamaica Cyber Incident Team (JA-CIRT), formed part of activities marking Cyber Security Awareness Month during October.

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Gov’t Continues to Urge Caution in ICT Use

The Government is emphasising the need for users of information and communications technology (ICT) tools to exercise caution in order to reduce cybersecurity risks. Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, said the Administration recognises that for Jamaica to remain globally competitive, “we have to incorporate ICT. But we are also mindful of the fact that as...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), shares pleasantries with (from left) President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Gloria Pérez-Salmerón; Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and Chairman for the Information Advisory Committee, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Cordel Green; and Chair, International Conference on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, (MILID), Esther Hamburger, during the opening ceremony of the Global Media and Information Literacy conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 25.

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UWI Develops Material to Improve Media and Information Literacy in Schools

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has developed material designed to assist in improving media and information literacy in primary and secondary schools islandwide. This was disclosed by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who said the undertaking is a collaboration involving the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Broadcasting Commission and the Joint...

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

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Effective Social Interventions can Transform Communities – Sweeney

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says effective implementation of community-redevelopment, citizen-security and public-safety initiatives can significantly transform vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking in a recent JIS ‘Issues and Answers’ interview, Mr. Sweeney pointed out that communities have already been benefiting from social-intervention activities and engagements being undertaken by various government agencies as a...