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Minister of State for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), answers a question posed during Thursday’s (October 20) public forum hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The forum was held under the theme ‘Public Sector Workers: Expectations Beyond March 2017’. Listening is Head of the Institute, Danny Roberts.
Minister of State for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), answers a question posed during Thursday’s (October 20) public forum hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The forum was held under the theme ‘Public Sector Workers: Expectations Beyond March 2017’. Listening is Head of the Institute, Danny Roberts.

State Minister Says Jamaica Faces Stable Future

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaica faces a more stable future based on notable macroeconomic gains, particularly under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Mrs. Williams notes that debt is declining, the Net...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a meeting at the Wisynco Group’s White Marl Complex in St. Catherine, on October 19, following a tour of the factory.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a meeting at the Wisynco Group’s White Marl Complex in St. Catherine, on October 19, following a tour of the factory.

Government Targets Manufacturing Sector in Push for Growth
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, delivers the Minister’s address at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held atTerra Nova All-Suite Hotel on October 20.
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, delivers the Minister’s address at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held atTerra Nova All-Suite Hotel on October 20.

Gov’t Aims to Boost Milk Production
Eastern Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), David Reid.
Eastern Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), David Reid.

JCDC Looking to Add Stand-Up Comedy to Annual Festival
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell (right) and Acting Principal Director of Technical Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), yesterday (October 20), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, for a project geared at enabling farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change, through a US$17-million Adaptation Fund.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell (right) and Acting Principal Director of Technical Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), yesterday (October 20), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, for a project geared at enabling farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change, through a US$17-million Adaptation Fund.

Project Established to Enable Farmers to Deal with Impacts of Climate Change

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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
Justice

Persons of Good Character Urged to Apply to Become JPs

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging a wider cross section of Jamaicans with unquestionable integrity and unblemished characters to apply to become Justices of the Peace (JPs). “Far too often we have been appointing JPs who are business people and really they are in their business places and they don’t make themselves available. So, I urge the Custodes...
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Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson.
Health & Wellness

Women’s Centre Opens Adolescent Resource Facility

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has strengthened its sexual and reproductive health support services provided to teen mothers through the opening of an Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC). The German Embassy provided $1.8 million for the refurbishing and equipping of existing space at the WCJF Kingston campus to house the facility. Speaking at the official opening ceremony on Wednesday...
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Senior Deputy Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (right), provides an update on the Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on is Assistant Commissioner JFB, Sean Martin.
JIS Think TankLocal Government

Fire Brigade Reports Success from Community Education Programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting success in its Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme, which was launched in 2015 following a series of devastating fires that affected farms. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18), Senior Deputy Superintendent at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, said that the fires, which occurred in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew and Nain,...
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Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Robert Hill (left), hands over a signed contract for the construction of a family park in downtown Kingston to Chief Executive Officer of Seal Sprayed Solutions Limited, William Tavares-Finson (right). At centre, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, shares the moment. Occasion was the contract signing and symbolic excavation ceremony held on October 20 at the project site at St. William Grant Park. Construction of the first phase of the park is slated to begin on November 3.
Local Government

KSAC Family Park to be Eco-Friendly

The park, which is being built by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) in downtown Kingston, will create a family-friendly recreational space, while encouraging basic recycling and sustainable waste-management among citizens. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, told JIS News that 80 per cent of the material that will be used for the project is recycled. “This...
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St. Andrew Primary School students Abigail Daley (left) and Raheem Vassell, read material outlining some of the services provided by the Ministry of Justice, during a sensitisation session held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston on Tuesday, September 27. (File)
Justice

Students to Learn About Restorative Justice

Beginning next year, students will be introduced to restorative justice practices in schools. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during a statement to the House of Representatives on October 19, on restorative justice and other justice services. These include anger management, respect for each other, and how to interact and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence....
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, look at memorabilia on display at the opening of a museum honouring the life and work of late reggae icon Peter Tosh at the Pulse Centre, Trafalgar Road on October 19.
Prime Minister

PM Says Institutions Must be in Place to Preserve Nation’s History

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says institutions will have to be put in place to protect and preserve the nation’s history. Addressing the opening of a museum to honour the work and life of Jamaica’s global music legend, Peter Tosh, on October 19, at the front courtyard of the Pulse Centre, New Kingston, Mr. Holness said places such as...
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