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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) 2020 Heritage Competition Awards ceremony on Wednesday (December 23).​
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) 2020 Heritage Competition Awards ceremony on Wednesday (December 23).​

Gov’t Committed To Making Justice System Robust, Efficient – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to making the justice system robust, efficient and more capable of serving the interests of all Jamaicans. It is in pursuit of this goal, he said, that “we...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (right), presents a trophy to student of Morgan’s Pass Primary School in Clarendon, Amani Shrouder, who was the winner of the essay category in the 2020 JIS Heritage Competition. The made-for-television awards ceremony was aired on December 23. (Mark Bell Photo)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (right), presents a trophy to student of Morgan’s Pass Primary School in Clarendon, Amani Shrouder, who was the winner of the essay category in the 2020 JIS Heritage Competition. The made-for-television awards ceremony was aired on December 23. (Mark Bell Photo)

JIS Awards Winners Of 2020 Heritage Competition
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (JIS File Photo)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (JIS File Photo)

Minister Green Wants More Monuments In St. Elizabeth For African Ancestors
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (centre), shares a photo opportunity with Junior Chamber International Kingston members during the launch of the organisation
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (centre), shares a photo opportunity with Junior Chamber International Kingston members during the launch of the organisation's blood collection drive at the Kiwanis Collection Centre, National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew, recently.

PHOTOS: Launch of Jamaica Chamber International Kingston Blood Drive
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is aided by Councillor of the Tivoli Gardens division, Donovan Samuels, in presenting a care package to Adriana Thompson during the Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens
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PHOTOS: Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is aided by Councillor of the Tivoli Gardens division, Donovan Samuels, in presenting a care package to Adriana Thompson during the Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens' Treat on Sunday (December 20). A mobile version of the treat was held this year due...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), applaud after the symbolic handover of a cheque to entrepreneurs (in the background) from Denham Town, Kingston, representing the value of equipment provided to improve their businesses. The presentation ceremony, under JSIF
Community

Micro-Entrepreneurs In Denham Town Receive Equipment Valued At $2.8 Million

Eight owners of microenterprises in Denham Town, Kingston, have benefited from equipment valued at $2.8 million towards improving their businesses. The support was provided under the Enterprise Development Project being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) Phase 2. These community entrepreneurs, which include cookshops operators, a dressmaker, a barber, and a...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, applauds as Steven Bernard of Somerton All-Age and Infant School in St. James shows off his trophy for winning the essay category of the 2019 JIS Heritage Competition.
Culture

JIS Heritage Competition Awards Today

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will reward students across the island for their creative, original works at the agency’s annual Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (December 23). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will deliver the keynote address at the made-for-television event, which will be aired on the Jamaica News Network (JNN) at 7:00 p.m. and on the...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), highlights a point during discussion with (from second left), Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama and his wife, Sulola ​Onyeama, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, in a lounge at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (December 21). The Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, his wife and 130 other passengers arrived on Air Peace’s historic inaugural flight to Jamaica.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Welcomes Historic Flight From Nigeria

Nigerian Airline, Air Peace, made its historic direct flight from Lagos to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (December 21). It is the first non-stop flight to the island from Nigeria and is aimed at exploring the possibility of direct round-trip commercial airlift between the two destinations. The flight, with 132 passengers, including Nigeria’s Foreign...
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