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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Senior Citizens Advised To Seek Help for Online Banking

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging senior citizens to request assistance to utilise the automated services and online platforms when banking. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, noted...

Kimone Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for The Exuberant Overseas Placement Agency, Kimone Knight, Founder of Xensitive Care Ltd, Patrique Goodall, Founder of Likkle Tea, Godiva Golding, Founder of STEAM House Network, Deleen Powell, Co-owner, Director, and Secretary for Newman Farms, Randall Richards, Founder and Director, Mint Creative, Audley Reid, CEO for R.A. Williams Distributors Ltd, Adrian Watson, CEO for Honai Beez Apiary, and Danielle Terrelonge, Founder of Hmgrwn & Co (not included in the group photo).

U.S. Embassy Announces the 2021 Cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program

Dwayne Marshall and his mother, Ina Mitchell-O'Connor, who will be celebrating Christmas together.

Persons Opting for Safe Christmas Celebrations Due to COVID-19

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), speaks with Kavia Bent, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on Christmas Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to institution on Friday (December 25). Ms. Bent was presented with a gift basket containing personal care items, courtesy of LASCO Limited. Accompanying Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn is LASCO Detailing Representative, Jodi-Ann Mullings.

PHOTOS: State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Visits Spanish Town Hospital on Christmas Day

Guidance Counsellor at the St. Catherine based Davis Primary School, Tanisha Johnson Henry (left), collects care packages for students at her school, from Executive Director of the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), Pauline Gregory Lewis, at a recent ceremony held at the Phillippo Baptist Church, in Spanish Town.

St. Catherine Families Receive Care Packages From PAEF

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents a Christmas gift package to two residents of Olympic Way in his West Central St. Andrew constituency, during a recent visit to the area. The gesture was in keeping with the spirit of the Yuletide season. The presentation was among a number gift packages that were provided through Prime Minister Holness’ ‘Positive Jamaica Foundation’, in partnership with Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited. Looking on are representatives of the Progressive Grocers Group.

6 years ago Christmas

PHOTO: PM Donates Christmas Gift Bags to Residents of Olympic Way

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents a Christmas gift package to two residents of Olympic Way in his West Central St. Andrew constituency, during a recent visit to the area. The gesture was in keeping with the spirit of the Yuletide season. The presentation was among a number gift packages that were provided through Prime Minister Holness’ ‘Positive...

6 years ago Coronavirus

IDB Says Institutional Reforms By Government Helped In Response To COVID-19

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says institutional reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica placed the country in a very strong position to respond to the economic and financial fallout resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In its 2020 quarterly bulletin – ‘Report: Institutional Reforms and Infrastructure Crucial for Future Caribbean Growth’ – the IDB noted that the reforms...

6 years ago Labour

Boxing Day Will Be Observed On Saturday, December 26

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising that Boxing Day will be observed on Saturday, December 26, 2020. This is in response to a question by the public, whether Monday, December 28 will be observed as a holiday, as December 26 falls on a weekend this year. “Boxing Day is going to be this Saturday (December 26) and...

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).

6 years ago Justice

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 are seeking to improve and strengthen the rule of law, and pursue timely justice outcomes. We are also updating a...

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)

6 years ago Culture

JIS Awards Winners Of 2020 Heritage Competition

A total of 11 students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels were presented with awards for outstanding essays, posters and photographs, during the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) 2020 Heritage Competition Awards ceremony on Wednesday (December 23). The made-for-television event was broadcast on television and social media platforms. Drawing inspiration from the National Pledge, this year’s competition was held under...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (JIS File Photo)

6 years ago Culture

Minister Green Wants More Monuments In St. Elizabeth For African Ancestors

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says he wants more structures built in Black River, St. Elizabeth, similar to the Zong Monument, to serve as tangible reminders of the African ancestors and the town’s significant place in the country’s history. The Zong Monument was constructed to remember those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781,...