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Senior Director, Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency (NLA), Shalise Porteous.
Senior Director, Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency (NLA), Shalise Porteous.

NLA Carrying Out Preliminary Field Investigations Under Systematic Land Registration Programme

The National Land Agency (NLA) is carrying out preliminary field investigations at areas across the island under its systematic land registration programme. The initiative seeks to assist persons to obtain titles for property they have lived on open, undisturbed and...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information , Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information , Hon. Fayval Williams.

Consultations Held With Local Stakeholders on CXC’s Options for 2021 Exams
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd right), looks at strawberries reaped by Cecil Rope (second left) on is farm in Rock Spring, South Trelawny, during a tour of the area on Friday (Jan. 22). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Executive Director of the Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd right), looks at strawberries reaped by Cecil Rope (second left) on is farm in Rock Spring, South Trelawny, during a tour of the area on Friday (Jan. 22). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Executive Director of the Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson.

Gov’t in Talks With Insurance Companies to Provide Coverage for Farmers
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) is joined by Chief Executive Officer of donor company, RMP & Associates Limited, Reece Kong (back row, left); and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Greta Bogues, at the handover of tablets to students of John Mills Primary and Infant school, at the institution in Kingston on Friday (January 22). Proudly displaying their tablets (from left, front row are): Shanalee Garwood, Sanique Watt, Douglas Augustine, Theyo Turner and Sashana Dailey.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) is joined by Chief Executive Officer of donor company, RMP & Associates Limited, Reece Kong (back row, left); and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Greta Bogues, at the handover of tablets to students of John Mills Primary and Infant school, at the institution in Kingston on Friday (January 22). Proudly displaying their tablets (from left, front row are): Shanalee Garwood, Sanique Watt, Douglas Augustine, Theyo Turner and Sashana Dailey.

John Mills Primary And Infant Gets 50 Tablets
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the sitting of the Senate on Friday (Jan. 22), at Gordon House.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the sitting of the Senate on Friday (Jan. 22), at Gordon House.

Senate Passes Microcredit Act

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), addresses the launch of a partnership between the Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal, to provide 5000 students with free access to EduFocal’s learning platform. The function took place on Friday (Jan. 22), at Supreme Ventures Limited’s (SVL) offices in Kingston. Listening are Chief Executive Officer of EduFocal, Gordon Swaby (centre) and Vice President for Marketing and Communications at SLV, Gail Abrahams.
Education

Supreme Ventures, EDUFOCAL Partner to Provide Students Access to Online Learning

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has hailed the partnership between the Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal, which will provide 5000 students with free access to the EduFocal platform to continue their online learning. Under the agreement, students will benefit from zero-rated access to EduFocal’s online educational resources over the next three...
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Executive Director of the Flow Foundation, Kayon Mitchell. (Contributed Photo)
Commerce

Grants Available To Entrepreneurs Through Flow Foundation

Small business owners are being invited to submit applications for grant funding to boost their operations through the Flow Foundation. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Executive Director of the Foundation, Kayon Mitchell, said that the organisation is “making available grants of up to $1 million for some lucky entrepreneurs, who will be able to apply for an opportunity...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Health & Wellness

Aedes Index Low In Westmoreland

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, has informed that the Aedes index in the parish has decreased. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on January 14. “As at mid-December, our Aedes index was down to 4.8 per cent. Once you are below five per cent, then you significantly decrease the...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (JIS File Photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Strengthening Capacity Of Labs To Undertake COVID-19 Tests

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working with the Ministry of Health & Wellness to improve the capacity of local laboratories to undertake coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and clamp down on unauthorised facilities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that as part of the process, private laboratories will be assisted to secure accreditation through the proper channels, in order...
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Taxpayer Education Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica, Rogerlene Miller.
Finance & Public Service

Business Operators Encouraged To Maintain Proper Records

Business operators and entrepreneurs are being encouraged by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to maintain proper records. Speaking at a ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’ session, held recently under the theme: 'Statutory Obligations For MSMEs During COVID-19', Taxpayer Education Officer, Rogerlene Miller, explained that business records are to be maintained for a minimum of six years. “They are required by law to...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen. (JIS File Photo)
Coronavirus

CAC Implores Persons Not To Test For COVID-19 At Unauthorised Entities

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, is cautioning the public against seeking coronavirus (COVID-19) testing from unauthorised entities. “We are appealing to consumers, don’t support entities that are offering services that are not authorised. These are labs that have not been accredited. At the end of the day, you are the ones that are going...
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