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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Universe 2024, Rachel Silvera (centre), and Director, Legal and Enforcement Services, NEPA, Kimberly Myrie Essor. Occasion was a courtesy call by Miss Silvera at NEPA
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Universe 2024, Rachel Silvera (centre), and Director, Legal and Enforcement Services, NEPA, Kimberly Myrie Essor. Occasion was a courtesy call by Miss Silvera at NEPA's offices at 10 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5 on Friday (October 11).

PHOTOS: Miss Universe Courtesy Call At NEPA

Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McLaren (left), presents a branded bag to Merissa Reader during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 event on Wednesday (October 9), at the Portland Cottage Primary School in Clarendon. Looking on is Acting Research Officer at the BGA, Gerald McDermott.
Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McLaren (left), presents a branded bag to Merissa Reader during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 event on Wednesday (October 9), at the Portland Cottage Primary School in Clarendon. Looking on is Acting Research Officer at the BGA, Gerald McDermott.

PHOTOS: IDRW Health And Information Fair
Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.
Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.

Portland Health Department Clarifies Reason For Boston Jerk Centre Closure
Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) and Chairman of National Customer Service Week, Richard Rowe (left), and Executive Director of Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the long-standing partnership between the entities in coordinating the annual Jamaica Customer Service Competition. The signing took place on Friday (October 11) at the JCDC boardroom in Kingston.
Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) and Chairman of National Customer Service Week, Richard Rowe (left), and Executive Director of Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the long-standing partnership between the entities in coordinating the annual Jamaica Customer Service Competition. The signing took place on Friday (October 11) at the JCDC boardroom in Kingston.

PHOTOS: JaCSA And JCDC Sign MOU
Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson
Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson

FarmHers Market To Observe International Day Of Rural Women

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Senior Director of Inspection and Monitoring at the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Community

PCOA Urges Citizens In Area 2 To Participate In Online Survey

KINGSTON, October 11 (JIS): The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is urging citizens within the Area 2 Police Division to participate in its online survey. This survey forms part of the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, whereby feedback from the public assists in determining the winner of the Top Customer Service Division Award. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers remarks during Friday’s (October 11) Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association (JETAA) Jamaica Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

JET Programme to Be Expanded to Include Sports Education

Plans are advanced to expand the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, to include sports education. The JET programme offers highly qualified university graduates the opportunity to work as Assistant Language Teachers or Coordinators for International Relations in selected local government offices in Japan. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, said...
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Director of Human Resources at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Dr. David Knight.
CommerceCommunity

Non-Profits Urged to Evolve, Find New Areas of Service

Director of Human Resources at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Dr. David Knight, is urging local, non-profit organisations to evolve to meet current needs and find new areas where they can be of service. He gave the charge while addressing the Jamaica Junior Chamber International- Jamaica (JCI) 2024 National Convention on Sunday (October 6), at the  Insurance College of Jamaica...
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Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left), presents the keys to a new house (in background) built under her ‘Little But Tallawah Homes’ Initiative, to recipient, Tracy-Ann Thomas (fourth left) of Rocky Point in the parish, during the handover on Friday (September 20). Others participating include: Mayor of May Pen Councillor Joel Williams (third right), and Councillor for the Rocky Point Division, Winston Maragh (second right).
CommunityDevelopmentHousingHurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Clarendon Family Gifted ‘Little But Tallawah’ Home

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish, who lost their possessions during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Tracy-Ann Thomas and her two children are the beneficiaries of the new dwelling, which...
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Boy shooting basketball hoops.
National Security

‘Shoot Hoops, Not Guns’ Basketball Initiative Hailed as an Effective Crime Prevention Strategy

The Ministry of National Security’s ‘Shoot Hoops, Not Guns’ basketball initiative’ is being hailed by State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, as an effective crime prevention strategy. This engagement is being undertaken in partnership with the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) and University of Technology Jamaica (UTech), with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding support. Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn, who...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Jamaican DiasporaOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

Gov’t Commits to Significant Long-Term Investments in Jamaica’s Road Infrastructure

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making significant long-term investments in improving Jamaica’s road infrastructure. “It is going to be a 20-year journey for us to get all our roads into the conditions where we can drive in comfort on all of them. Going forward, the Government is making the commitment, with the...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening ceremony for the Summit of the Future Action Day 2 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Saturday (September 21). The Action Days, from September 20 to 21, brought together representatives from UN Member States, civil society, private sector, academia, local and regional authorities, youth, among others, for broad engagement and inclusion. Prime Minister Holness is participating in the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under the theme: ‘Unity in Diversity: For the Advancement of Peace, Sustainable Development and Human Dignity for Everyone’.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister's Speeches

Prime Minister Holness Urges Greater Support For Developing Countries By Global Financial Institutions

KINGSTON, Sep. 21 (JIS): Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging greater support for developing countries by international financial institutions. Addressing the opening ceremony for day two of the Summit of the Future Action Days at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on Saturday (September 21), Dr. Holness noted the capacity limitations of developing states...
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