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Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29.
Interim Project Manager for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project, André Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on October 29.

Payment for Ecosystem Services Proposed Under Yallahs-Hope Project

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the implementation of a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme, could bode well for the prolonged management of the Hope and Yallahs Watersheds. Both watersheds provide 40 percent of the water in...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), exchanges greetings with (from left): Director General and Chairman of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn; and Chairman of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. The occasion was the virtual launch of the HSRA on October 29.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), exchanges greetings with (from left): Director General and Chairman of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn; and Chairman of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. The occasion was the virtual launch of the HSRA on October 29.

Minister Shaw Expresses Confidence in Jamaica’s Capacity to Safely Use Nuclear Technology
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) with recipients of tablets under the government’s Tablets in Schools Programme from (front row, left): Bethany Grant, Greenwich Primary School; Annastaysha McCalla, Tavares Gardens Primary School; and Jayquan Johnson, Cockburn Gardens Primary and Jr. High school. This was during a ceremony held at the Tavares Gardens Primary School on Friday (October 31). Others from (back row, left): are Principal, St. Peter Claver Primary, Karen Jackson – Reynolds; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJam), Keith Smith and Guidance Counsellor, Whitfield Primary and Infant, Maria Reid-Walker.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) with recipients of tablets under the government’s Tablets in Schools Programme from (front row, left): Bethany Grant, Greenwich Primary School; Annastaysha McCalla, Tavares Gardens Primary School; and Jayquan Johnson, Cockburn Gardens Primary and Jr. High school. This was during a ceremony held at the Tavares Gardens Primary School on Friday (October 31). Others from (back row, left): are Principal, St. Peter Claver Primary, Karen Jackson – Reynolds; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJam), Keith Smith and Guidance Counsellor, Whitfield Primary and Infant, Maria Reid-Walker.

PHOTO: Schools Receive Tablets
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), with beneficiaries of the Government
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), with beneficiaries of the Government's tablets in schools programme, and other officials, at a handing over ceremony held at the Wood Hall Primary School, in Clarendon on October 29. From left are: Chief Executive Officer of ReadyTV, Chris Dehring; Regional Director with the Ministry, Barrington Richardson; student at the Mocho Primary and Infant School, Darnell Smith; beneficiary from the Wood Hall Primary School, Javaughn Campbell; and student at the Rock River Primary School, Amoya Brisco.

Blended Approach to Learning Will Become a Feature of the School System
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right); Member Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left); Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith (2nd left) hand over tablets to Principal of Harbour View Primary School, Lawrence Wright during a ceremony held on October 30 at the school’s Martello Drive address in St. Andrew. Eighty four devices were also handed over to St. Benedict’s Primary School.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right); Member Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left); Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith (2nd left) hand over tablets to Principal of Harbour View Primary School, Lawrence Wright during a ceremony held on October 30 at the school’s Martello Drive address in St. Andrew. Eighty four devices were also handed over to St. Benedict’s Primary School.

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leading a tour in the Cornwall Courts community in St. James on Friday, October 30, where he handed out face masks and hand sanitizers to residents. A special area curfew is imposed on the community from October 23 to November 6 due to a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the area.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Tours Cornwall Courts in St. James

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging residents of Cornwall Courts in St. James that was placed under a special area curfew, to comply with the COVID-19 response, in order to bring the community transmission of the virus under control. The special area curfew in the community will be in place from October 23 to...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Private Labs Approved to Offer COVID-19 Testing

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that three private labs have been approved to offer testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). They are Caribbean Genetics (CARIGEN), Microlabs Limited and Technological Solutions Limited. CARIGEN and Microlabs Limited have been approved to offer the PCR test, while Technological Solutions Limited will conduct environmental testing. Dr. Tufton...
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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), present Dean, Faculty of Education, the Mico University College, Karren Foster, with one of 100 tablets being distributed under a capacity-building project benefiting 10 teacher training institutions. The presentation took place during a virtual ceremony to officially launch internal quality assurance standards for teacher education institutions on Friday (Oct. 30).
Education

Ten Teacher Training Institutions to Benefit from Capacity Building Project

Ten teacher training institutions across the island, are benefiting from a capacity building project aimed at improving the quality and efficacy of their teacher training programmes. Under the project, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through the Government of Japan, 30 internal quality assurance standards have been developed which will guide teacher training institutions in their design,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the rebranded Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St. James Thursday (October 29).
Tourism

Jamaica Earns US$250 Million from Tourism for June to September Period

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has disclosed that Jamaica has earned just over US$250 million since the island’s borders reopened in June. “Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that since reopening on June 15, we have recorded a little over 200,000 stopover arrivals to the country, [with] June to September earnings amounted to just over US$250...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (3rd left) breaks ground for the rebranding of The Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay , St. James on Thursday (October 29). Others participating (from left) include: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts; Regional Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Chief Executive Officer of Chandiram Limited, Anup Chandiram; Chairman of the TEF, Godfrey Dyer and Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company, Ian Dear.
Tourism

Ground Broken for New Linkages Centre of Excellence in St James

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett on Thursday (October 29) broke ground for a new development at The Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St. James. The shopping mall, which was recently acquired by Chandiram Limited, is being rebranded to reflect a tourism Linkages Centre of Excellence, which is aimed at showcasing the best of the island. The first...
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Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left) hands over a copy of the Witness Care Strategy and Action Plan to Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at the Ministry
Justice

Manual to Encourage Witness Participation in Justice System

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has hailed the development of the Witness Care Strategy and Action Plan, noting that it will encourage greater participation by members of the public in the justice system. He said that the majority of Jamaican witnesses have a problem in coming forward and making court appearances to assist with criminal cases. “We do have...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a ceremony for the handover of the Witness Care Strategy and Action Plan to stakeholders in the justice system, at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (October 28).
Justice

Gov’t Looking to Increase Use of Video-Linked Technology to Secure Witness Statements

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is looking to make video-linked technology a more central feature of the courts, particularly to assist in securing testimony from witnesses. The technology has already been installed in three courtrooms at the Supreme Court and the St. Andrew and Montego Bay parish courts, as well as additional courtrooms across the island,...
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