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Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 1. Others (from left) are: Manager, Trademarks, Designs and Geographical Indications at JIPO, Adrienne Thompson, and Examination Officer in the Patent Directorate at JIPO, Tracey Herdsman.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 1. Others (from left) are: Manager, Trademarks, Designs and Geographical Indications at JIPO, Adrienne Thompson, and Examination Officer in the Patent Directorate at JIPO, Tracey Herdsman.

JIPO Fulfils Mandate

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, says over the past 15 years the office has lived up to its mandate of establishing and administering a modern and effective intellectual property system. Addressing a JIS ‘Think...
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is greeted by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social, held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. The SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is greeted by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social, held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. The SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.

More than 100 Illegal Guns Seized
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), joins students in thanking the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation for providing $13 million in bursaries under its scholarship programme this academic year. The Foundation electronically transferred the funds to several high schools across the island during its Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Principles of Accounts (POA) and Principles of Business (POB) National Bursary Awards function, held at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew on February 1.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), joins students in thanking the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation for providing $13 million in bursaries under its scholarship programme this academic year. The Foundation electronically transferred the funds to several high schools across the island during its Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Principles of Accounts (POA) and Principles of Business (POB) National Bursary Awards function, held at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew on February 1.

Education Minister Commends NCB Foundation
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left) and Principal Director of Field Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson (left), hand over a Nubian Boer goat to Carlos Williams (third left) of Penfield in Gordon Town during a recent ceremony to deliver agricultural materials to farmers through the AgriHope programme, at RADA’s head office in St. Andrew. At right is Extension Officer, Michael Baker.
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left) and Principal Director of Field Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson (left), hand over a Nubian Boer goat to Carlos Williams (third left) of Penfield in Gordon Town during a recent ceremony to deliver agricultural materials to farmers through the AgriHope programme, at RADA’s head office in St. Andrew. At right is Extension Officer, Michael Baker.

East Rural St. Andrew Farmers Get Assistance
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), emphasises a point during discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory Limited and Secretary of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Norman Grant (left); and Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), James Rawle. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaican standard specification for coffee, JS 61:2016, at the BSJ headquarters in St. Andrew on February 1.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), emphasises a point during discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory Limited and Secretary of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, Norman Grant (left); and Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), James Rawle. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaican standard specification for coffee, JS 61:2016, at the BSJ headquarters in St. Andrew on February 1.

Coffee Cess to Provide Resources to Develop Industry

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Roads to be Repaired in St. Thomas

Some $195 million has been allocated to the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation to facilitate urgent restorative roadworks in St. Thomas. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said this is to repair damage to the road network and associated structures from flood rains...
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Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), Dr. Cecil Cornwall (right), looks on as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Maxine P. Wilson (2nd right), ahead of the launch of an Absorptive Capacity Programme by the institution, in partnership with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education on February 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston. At second left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
EducationPrime Minister

Government to Re-establish Leadership of Institutions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will re-establish its leadership and direction of local institutions that call upon the budget of the country. “I do not intend to have the institutions of the country captured by people’s own personal belief of what they (think) should happen. Government must re-establish its authority to direct policy,” he said....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., with Guidance Counsellors at Hampton School in St. Elizabeth (from left) Kayon Whyne and Shellion Rowe, when he addressed the school’s Safety and Security Staff Sensitisation Workshop on February 1.
EducationNational Security

State Minister Urges Teachers to Ensure their Safety

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has exhorted teachers of Hampton School in St. Elizabeth to ensure the safety of themselves and their communities. “Taking charge of your security means taking responsibility for it and this will show by example to your students what it means to be alert and aware,”...
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Client Services Manager at the Accountant General’s Department (AGD), Tanisha Weir Grant.
Finance & Public Service

AGD Urges Civil Servants to Ensure Documents are Updated

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is urging civil servants close to the age of retirement to ensure that all their documents are updated to minimise delays in receiving their pension. Client Services Manager at the AGD, Tanisha Weir Grant, told JIS News that Ministries, Departments and Agencies are being strongly encouraged to invite the AGD to speak with this group...
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), listens to President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (second left), during the SBAJ Biz Social held on January 31 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices in Kingston. Others (from left) are: General Manager of the Atlas Group, Major Paul Brown; and SBAJ member, Garnett Reid. The 2017 staging of the SBAJ Biz Social was held under the theme: ‘Impact of Crime on Small Businesses’.
National Security

Government Reassures Small Business Operators

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government remains committed to creating a safe environment for small business operators. Speaking at a Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Biz Social, held on January 31 at the offices of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in Kingston, Mr. Charles said the Government...
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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.
Education

Education Ministry Looking at Special Needs Framework

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be looking at establishing a special education framework that will better enable teachers to identify students with special needs. “Each student is unique, they have different learning styles; so you have to have a framework of special education that also empowers your teacher to be...
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