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Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange.

Think Big! – Grange tells Sporting and Creative Stakeholders

Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports (CGES), Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has given her full endorsement to the Racers Grand Prix being staged by the Racers Track Club in June of this year. Speaking at the media launch...
Students view the exhibits at the 2015 National Mathematics Expo at the University of the West Indies’Mona Campus.
Students view the exhibits at the 2015 National Mathematics Expo at the University of the West Indies’Mona Campus.

Math Expo Impacting Teaching Methods
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.

Ministry of Justice Moving to 61 Constant Spring Road
President of the Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, speaking at JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, March 9.
President of the Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, speaking at JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, March 9.

Mico Looking to Establish Smart Classrooms
Chairman, Kingston Book Festival, Kellie Magnus (left), has the attention of (from 2nd left): Chairman, Book Industry Association of Jamaica, Latoya West-Blackwood; Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Denise Herbol; Programme Manager, USAID Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) READS Capacity Programme Jamaica, Dr. Jean Beaumont; and Deputy Pro-Chancellor and Vice Chairman, Mico University College, Ryland Campbell. Occasion was the Jamaican launch of the USAID’s LAC READS Capacity programme at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston on March 9.
Chairman, Kingston Book Festival, Kellie Magnus (left), has the attention of (from 2nd left): Chairman, Book Industry Association of Jamaica, Latoya West-Blackwood; Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Denise Herbol; Programme Manager, USAID Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) READS Capacity Programme Jamaica, Dr. Jean Beaumont; and Deputy Pro-Chancellor and Vice Chairman, Mico University College, Ryland Campbell. Occasion was the Jamaican launch of the USAID’s LAC READS Capacity programme at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston on March 9.

Jamaica to Benefit from USAID’s Early Grade Reading Programme

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Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Meets EPOC Co-Chairs

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister of State Hon. Fayval Williams, today  met with co-chairs,  Richard Byles and Governor Brian Wynter of the Economic  Programme  Oversight Committee (EPOC)  for a briefing on the work of the committee. In the meeting, the Finance Minister expressed appreciation for the contribution of EPOC through its oversight of...
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NEW MINISTER AT THE HELM: Honourable Shahine Robinson (right) addressing members of staff at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston today (March 9) as Mrs. Colette Roberts Risden, Permanent Secretary, and Mrs. Dione Jennings, Chief Technical Director (Social Security Division), look on. The new Minister was briefed on portfolio matters by Senior Directors and Managers.
Labour

Second Woman Serves as Labour and Social Security Minister Hon. Shahine Robinson meets senior staff at North Street

Newly-appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson was briefed on portfolio matters during a meeting with  staff today (March 9) at the Ministry’s offices on North Street in Kingston. Minister Robinson is the second female Minister to hold the combined portfolios for Labour and Social Security, following Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller who served from 1989-1993. Prior to that,...
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EducationJIS Think TankVision 2030

Mico Research Day to Examine 2015 National Education Inspectorate Report

Hundreds of educators are expected to participate in The Mico University College’s 2016 Research Day, scheduled for Wednesday, March 16. The annual event will be held at the institution’s Marescaux Road campus in Kingston under the theme: ‘Vision 2030 and Beyond: Implications of the National Education Inspectorate (NEi) Report, 2015’. Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) and State Minister in the Ministry, the Hon. Floyd Green (left) greet members of staff at the Ministry, at National Heroes Circle, on March 8.
Education

Education Minister Focused on Strengthening Parenting Skills

Strengthening parenting skills, particularly at the foundational level, will be a major area of focus for newly appointed Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. This, he said, is in order to ensure that students are socially and mentally prepared for the formal education system. “Our objective is that we get the parenting right and so...
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Chief Innovation Officer, Grace Kennedy Foods, Zak Mars (2nd left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Scientific Research Council (SRC) for the development of new, quality food items from local agricultural produce. The signing took place on Tuesday (March 8) at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Product Development Manager, GraceKennedy, Alleya Zinck (right); Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley; and Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, SRC, Roselyn Fisher.
Agriculture

SRC and Grace Kennedy Sign MOU to Develop New Food Products

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is partnering with food manufacturing giant, Grace Kennedy on the development of new food items from local agricultural produce. Under a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed  at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters on March 8, the entities will collaborate to improve the quantity and quality of food products on the market through the application...
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Meteorologist and Quality Manager at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica Kareen Gourzong (right) converses with Mrs. Shelly Lawson-Francis of Ja Reach 2.
Environment

Met Service Hosts World Meteorological Day Photo Competition

Local amateur photographers are being invited to enter the Meteorological Service of Jamaica’s (Met Service) World Meteorological Day Photo Competition. Persons are encouraged to submit images that best depict the World Meteorological Day theme: ‘Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future’. The deadline for entries is March 13. Meteorologist and Quality Manager at the Met Service, Kareen Gourzong, told JIS News that...
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Commerce

JAMPRO Hosts Strategic Foresight Forum

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be hosting a forum aimed at promoting strategic foresight and planning, in order to accelerate the pace of business and development in Jamaica. JAMPRO President, Diane Edwards, said the objective of the event, to be held on Thursday (March 10), “is to expand the thought process of decision-makers beyond focusing on short-term challenges and...
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