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State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka Cassanova-Durrant.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka Cassanova-Durrant.

PHOTOS: CPFSA’s Annual General Staff Meeting

Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Olga Isaza (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon Marsha Smith, at the NCMC Child Month 2024 media launch, held on April 25 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in downtown Kingston and online.
Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Olga Isaza (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon Marsha Smith, at the NCMC Child Month 2024 media launch, held on April 25 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in downtown Kingston and online.

NCMC to Stage Several Activities during Child Month
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) and Managing Director, Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard (second left), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJ), Jamaica Flour Mills and the University of the West Indies/SODECO. Under the MOU, the SCJ will lease 725 acres of land in Clarendon to Jamaica Flour Mills and UWI/SODECO for the purposes of cultivating breadfruit, roots and tubers that will be used by the Jamaica Flour Mills to produce gluten-free flour. Sharing the occasion are (from left) Chief Scientist, University of the West Indies/SODECO, Professor Terrence Forrester; and Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings, Joseph Shoucair. The signing took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  in St. Andrew, on April 25.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) and Managing Director, Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard (second left), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJ), Jamaica Flour Mills and the University of the West Indies/SODECO. Under the MOU, the SCJ will lease 725 acres of land in Clarendon to Jamaica Flour Mills and UWI/SODECO for the purposes of cultivating breadfruit, roots and tubers that will be used by the Jamaica Flour Mills to produce gluten-free flour. Sharing the occasion are (from left) Chief Scientist, University of the West Indies/SODECO, Professor Terrence Forrester; and Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings, Joseph Shoucair. The signing took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  in St. Andrew, on April 25.

Government Approves 106 New Leases for 1,590 Acres to Produce a Variety of Crops
The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) Logo.
The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) Logo.

JDIC to Pursue Newer Protection Schemes
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Elevate Procurement Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (April 23).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Elevate Procurement Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (April 23).

Gov’t of Jamaica Procurement Awards to Be Established

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Director of the Restorative Justice Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Joanalee Robertson, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
EducationJusticeYouth

Conflict Resolution Skills Imparted to School Participants Must Impact Institutions – RJ Branch

The Restorative Justice (RJ) Branch in the Ministry of Justice is working to ensure that the conflict resolution skills that school participants learn through the restorative practices training programme have a lasting impact on the institutions. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Youth, more than 12,000 participants from...
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Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, makes a presentation on public-sector transformation, at the opening of the fourth Organisation Development Transformation Conference, hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development Excellence (CARI-CODE), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 24). The two-day event was held under the theme ‘BEYOND TOMORROW – Organisation Development as Leverage in the era of Artificial Intelligence and Society 5.0’ and featured local and international presenters.
Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

PHOTO: Organisation Development Conference

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, makes a presentation on public-sector transformation, at the opening of the fourth Organisation Development Transformation Conference, hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development Excellence (CARI-CODE), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 24). The two-day event was held under the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre, front row); Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermín Quiñones (fourth left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (third left), with the 15 Jamaican students who have gained scholarships to study in the Republic of Cuba, during a ceremony held at the Embassy of Cuba, in St. Andrew, on April 24.
EducationForeign AffairsYouth

Jamaican Students Gain Scholarships to Study in Cuba

Fifteen young Jamaicans have gained scholarships to pursue tertiary training in medicine, nursing and civil engineering in the Republic of Cuba, under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Speaking at the awards ceremony for the students, held at the Embassy of Cuba in St. Andrew on April 24, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon....
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, speaking Jamaica Information Service (JIS) interview.
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Uniformed Firefighters and Civilian Staff to Receive Training and Certification Through HEART/NSTA Trust

Some 1,065 uniformed firefighters and civilian staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) are expected to benefit from training and certification through an agreement with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford told JIS News that the training will result in members of staff being certified in different areas, including various critical administrative roles within the organisation. “We are looking...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the Future Ready International Conference held at the University of Technology (UTECH) Jamaica in Kingston on April 24. At right is sign language interpreter, Antoinette Aiken.
Prime MinisterTechnology

Gov’t to Establish STEM Innovation Teaching Centre at Heroes Circle

The Government is looking to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) innovation teaching centre at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure, said the facility will be part of plans for the redevelopment of the area, which will include a new parliament building and other structures to house the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the STEMxpo at the Future Ready International Conference at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston on April 24. Also sharing in the moment are (from left) President, UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chairman, JaSTEM for Growth Foundation, Glen Christian; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Founder and CEO, 21stCentEd., Marlon Lindsay.
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Jamaica a STEM Island – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) island with a vision of fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and empowering citizens to thrive in the global knowledge economy. “Through our collaborative all-hands-on-deck approach, Government, private sector, academia and civil society, we will work towards this goal. Jamaica is now officially declared...
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