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Chief Executive Officer, Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, responds to questions at a virtual town hall on the National Identification System (NIDS) on Thursday (January 28).
Chief Executive Officer, Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, responds to questions at a virtual town hall on the National Identification System (NIDS) on Thursday (January 28).

First-Time Passport Applicants Could be Accommodated Online Through NIDS

Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, says implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) provides the opportunity for persons applying for a passport for the first time to do so online. “Where NIDS could provide...
Senior Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Ikolyn Ricketts Gayle.
Senior Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Dr. Ikolyn Ricketts Gayle.

Illegal to Buy or Sell Cattle Without NAITS Ear Tags
President, Vinyl Record Collectors Association (VRCA), Michael Owens (left), hands over a laptop computer to Grade Six Teacher at the Chetolah Park Primary School, Nordia Brown, during a function held on January 28 at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Education Centre in Kingston. The Vinyl Record Collectors Association donated five Laptops and 19 tablets to the school under its newly established Vilma Whyte Ellington Scholarship.
President, Vinyl Record Collectors Association (VRCA), Michael Owens (left), hands over a laptop computer to Grade Six Teacher at the Chetolah Park Primary School, Nordia Brown, during a function held on January 28 at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Education Centre in Kingston. The Vinyl Record Collectors Association donated five Laptops and 19 tablets to the school under its newly established Vilma Whyte Ellington Scholarship.

PHOTOS: Students Receive Computers
Warren Vernon: Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a virtual town hall on the National Identification and ​Registration Act, 2020 on Wednesday (January 27).
Warren Vernon: Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a virtual town hall on the National Identification and ​Registration Act, 2020 on Wednesday (January 27).

NIDS Will Usher in New Level of Transparency – Programme Director
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Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
Health & Wellness

Emphasis On The Heart During February

Heart Month will be observed during the month of February under the theme ‘Check Your Heart; Be COVID Smart’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, explained that the theme has been chosen against the background of the health impact COVID-19 has had on individuals with underlying risk factors...
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Principal of the Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, George Moodie (left), receives one of three computers donated to the school by Chairman of Micro- Financing Solutions, Dino Hines (right), during a ceremony at the school recently.
Education

School Gets Computers And Other Supplies From Micro- Financing Solutions

The Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine has received computers, sanitising equipment, and cleaning products from Micro-Financing Solutions. Principal of the school, George Moodie, told JIS News that Chairman of the company, Dino Hines, who is a past student, contacted them and offered the donations, adding that the two desktop computers with television monitors, and one laptop...
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Producer Price Index December 2020

The Producer Price Index for the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 1.3 per cent for December 2020, while the index for the Manufacturing industry increased by 0.9 per cent as released today in the December 2020 Bulletin by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The movement in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), observes as Ballistic Technician, Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Francine Williams (seated), anaylses the image of a bullet, during a tour of the FLA
National Security

Amendments To Firearms Act To Be Completed By March 31

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the amendments to the Firearms Act should be completed before the end of this financial year. “The final drafts are being done now,” he said. He was speaking following a tour of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (January 28). Dr. Chang...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) 2020 virtual graduation ceremony on Thursday (January 28).
Education

Minister Williams Charges CMU Graduates To Help Revitalise Industry

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has charged graduates of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to utilise the training they have received from the internationally recognised institution to revitalise the industry, which had suffered a downturn at the peak of the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. “Our hope is that the skills and knowledge you have acquired will give...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), looks on as Chairman of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), makes a presentation to farmer from Orange Park in St. Ann, Carol Jones-Robinson. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of coronavirus (COVID-19) resilient supplies to operators of small agriculture and tourism enterprises in St. Ann and Trelawny, on Thursday (January 28), at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove at Richmond Estate in St. Ann.
Rural Development

Rural Agriculture, Tourism Enterprises Receive COVID-19 Resilient Supplies Under JSIF REDI II

Several agriculture and tourism enterprises in the parishes of St. Ann and Trelawny have benefited from a donation of coronavirus (COVID-19) resilient supplies by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). At a handover ceremony held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove at the Richmond Estate in St. Ann on Thursday (January 28), the small rural enterprises were presented with face masks, face...
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Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie. (File Photo)
Environment

Virtual Town Hall On Beach Access Policy February 2

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change will stage a virtual town hall on the Beach Access and Management Policy on February 2. Members of the public can watch and participate in the event, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. on the Ministry’s Facebook page and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Facebook and YouTube pages. Acting Chief...
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