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Regional Director (Region 4), Ministry of Education, Dr. Michele Pinnock, addresses launching ceremony for a breakfast programme for students of Cornwall College, on January 27. The programme was established by the local and Canadian chapters of the Alumni Association, in collaboration with Scarlett House Catering in Canada.
Regional Director (Region 4), Ministry of Education, Dr. Michele Pinnock, addresses launching ceremony for a breakfast programme for students of Cornwall College, on January 27. The programme was established by the local and Canadian chapters of the Alumni Association, in collaboration with Scarlett House Catering in Canada.

Cornwall College Students to Benefit from Breakfast Programme

Hundreds of students of Cornwall College, in St. James, are to benefit from a breakfast programme, established by the local and Canadian chapters of the institution’s Alumni Association, in collaboration with Scarlett House Catering, a leading catering business in Canada....
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), hands over Energy Licence, 2016 to Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) Board Chairman, Chang Jo (third left), at his New Kingston office on January 27. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Noel daCosta; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hilary Alexander; Board Director of the JPSCo, Tatsuya Ozono; Chief Technical Director in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Michelle Forbes; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey, and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence.
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), hands over Energy Licence, 2016 to Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) Board Chairman, Chang Jo (third left), at his New Kingston office on January 27. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Noel daCosta; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hilary Alexander; Board Director of the JPSCo, Tatsuya Ozono; Chief Technical Director in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Michelle Forbes; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson; Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey, and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence.

JPSCo Receives New Electricity Licence
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), is in discussion with Head of Cooperation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena, during the opening ceremony of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica conference, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (Jan. 27).
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), is in discussion with Head of Cooperation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena, during the opening ceremony of the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Jamaica conference, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (Jan. 27).

Net Billing Programme to Resume
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), shares a warm handshake with Chairman of Food For the Poor (FFP), Andrew Mahfood (right), while Executive Director of FFP, David Mair, shares the moment. Occasion was the handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds to the health sector, at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 26). The beds, valued at US$57,000, were procured by FFP through funding from J. Wray and Nephew.
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), shares a warm handshake with Chairman of Food For the Poor (FFP), Andrew Mahfood (right), while Executive Director of FFP, David Mair, shares the moment. Occasion was the handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds to the health sector, at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 26). The beds, valued at US$57,000, were procured by FFP through funding from J. Wray and Nephew.

Retired Public Health Inspectors to be engaged in Eradicating Mosquito Breeding Sites
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), speaks with Chairman, Ag-Chem Plant Limited (ACP), Joe Pires Jr (left) about insecticides manufactured by the company. Occasion was the official launch of ACP on January 26 at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel in St. Andrew. Also pictured is General Manager, ACP, Graham Dunkley.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), speaks with Chairman, Ag-Chem Plant Limited (ACP), Joe Pires Jr (left) about insecticides manufactured by the company. Occasion was the official launch of ACP on January 26 at the Terra Nova All-Suite hotel in St. Andrew. Also pictured is General Manager, ACP, Graham Dunkley.

Agro Parks Yield Over 3.5 Million Kilograms of Produce

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Works / Construction

Section of Negril Main Road to be Closed for Pipe Laying

Effective tomorrow (Friday, January 29), a section of the Negril main road, in Westmoreland, will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice. Community Relations Officer for the National Works Agency (NWA), Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the closure is to facilitate pipe laying activities associated with the multimillion dollar rehabilitation project, which is now underway along the Negril...
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Climate ChangeEnvironmentVision 2030

Gov’t Launches Phase Two of Climate Resilience Project

The Government will continue work to strengthen the country’s resistance against the impacts of climate change, under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR II). Phase two of the programme, the Improving Climate Data and Information Management Project (ICDIMP), was launched on Wednesday (January 27) by Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, at the Terra Nova Hotel...
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National Security

US Southcom Reaffirms Commitment to Tackling Security Threats in Region

Commander of the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM), Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, has pledged his organisation’s commitment to deepening ties with the Caribbean in tackling security threats. He was addressing defence and security chiefs from across the region at today’s (January 27) official opening ceremony for the 14th Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...
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Finance & Public Service

Higher Levels of Public Confidence

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says higher levels of public confidence have been expressed in the most recent survey on consumer and business confidence. “Consumer confidence surged in the fourth quarter of 2015, recording a 20 per cent increase from the prior quarter, and reaching its second highest since the closing quarter of 2008,” he said....
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Office of the Prime Minister

PM Hails Master Painter Barrington Watson as one of the Most Influential Artistic Figures in Jamaica

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is expressing sadness at the passing of Master Painter Professor the Honourable Barrington Watson, CD, OJ. In statement on January 27, 2016, the Prime Minister hailed Professor Watson as one of the most influential artistic figures in post-independent Jamaica, who has created an esteemed body of work that captures Jamaica’s essence, heritage and culture with...
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President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry, addresses the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) symposium held on January 25, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Commerce

Continued Modernisation of Customs Key – Gloria Henry

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry, says the continued modernisation of Customs’ operations and processes is important in facilitating trade and investment in the country. “The very design of our border controls, our systems and our processes can add to economic competitiveness and productivity, by fostering rapid movement and border entry or exit,” she...
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