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Head of the Special Projects Department at the National Police College of Jamaica, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Sergeant Shermaine Hassock, speaks to JIS News in an interview.
Head of the Special Projects Department at the National Police College of Jamaica, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Sergeant Shermaine Hassock, speaks to JIS News in an interview.

Several Police Stations Utilising SRMS

Approximately 22 police stations across the island are now utilising the Station Records Management System (SRMS), allowing citizens to make real-time reports to the police. The system helps in the reduction of time to make applications for certain permits. It...
Manager of the Tourism Information Centre, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Lucretia Green (lectern), does a presentation on ‘the Colours of Tourism’, while students with coloured balloons highlight the various aspects of the sector. Occasion was the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Youth Expo and Career Fair at the Breds Treasure Beach Sports Park in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 11).
Manager of the Tourism Information Centre, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Lucretia Green (lectern), does a presentation on ‘the Colours of Tourism’, while students with coloured balloons highlight the various aspects of the sector. Occasion was the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Youth Expo and Career Fair at the Breds Treasure Beach Sports Park in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 11).

St. Elizabeth Students Exposed to Careers in Tourism
State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (centre), presents Mathematics Teacher of the Year 2024 of Green Pond Primary School, Kamika Ingram (right), with a trophy at the Mathematics Teacher of the Year and Jamaican Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) awards ceremony held on April 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, in Kingston. Manager, Public Sector Engagement, Jamaica National (JN) Bank, Sandra Jones, also hands over a cheque to Ms. Ingram.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (centre), presents Mathematics Teacher of the Year 2024 of Green Pond Primary School, Kamika Ingram (right), with a trophy at the Mathematics Teacher of the Year and Jamaican Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) awards ceremony held on April 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, in Kingston. Manager, Public Sector Engagement, Jamaica National (JN) Bank, Sandra Jones, also hands over a cheque to Ms. Ingram.

PHOTO: Education Ministry Ramps Up Action to Attract and Retain Maths Teachers
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), located in downtown Kingston, Jamaica.
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), located in downtown Kingston, Jamaica.

Bank of Jamaica Takes Note of Inflation Reduction to the Target Range
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Diaspora Members Urged to Come Home for June 16 -19 Conference

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), discusses characteristics of a local banana variety with (from left) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Tannecia Stephenson; General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Ferguson-Conie; Chairperson of the Musa Technical Working Group, Caribbean Plant Health (CPHD) Directors Forum, Nelson Laville; and Phytopathologist, Plant Health Institute of Montpellier, Dr. Yolande Chilin Charles. Occasion was the opening of the Regional Musaceae Priority Disease – Banana Diagnostic Workshop on Monday (April 15) at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew.
Agriculture

PHOTOS: Agriculture Minister Addresses Opening of Regional Banana Workshop

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), discusses characteristics of a local banana variety with (from left) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Tannecia Stephenson; General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Ferguson-Conie; Chairperson of the Musa Technical Working Group, Caribbean Plant Health (CPHD) Directors Forum, Nelson...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), pictured with (from left) Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Mathematics Teacher of the Year 2024, of Green Pond Primary School, Cameka Ingram. Event was the Mathematics Teacher of the Year and Jamaican Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) Awards ceremony, held on April 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Ramps Up Action to Attract and Retain Maths Teachers

The Ministry of Education and Youth is ramping up efforts to attract and retain more Mathematics educators at the primary level as it seeks to improve student performance in the subject. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith, said local and regional underperformance in the subject is influencing the Ministry’s increased focus on the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
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Director, Court Administration Division (CAD, Tricia Cameron-Anglin, speaking during the recent launch of the Judiciary of Jamaica Strategic Business Plan for 2024-2028.
Justice

Judiciary Working to Streamline Core Processes

Jamaica’s judiciary is working to streamline its core processes by leveraging technology to enhance access, efficiency and fairness in the judicial system as part of its recently launched Strategic Business Plan for 2024 to 2028. Director of the Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron-Anglin, who outlined the strategic plan during the recent launch, noted that the first pillar to be...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right, seated); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (centre, seated); and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson (left, seated), sign the $197-million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project during a ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Monday (April 15). Observing the signing are Project Manager, the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), JSIF, Dane McLean; and Senior Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stacey-Ann Stupart.
Office of the Prime Minister

$197m Coastal Beach Protection Project to Be Undertaken in Annotto Bay, St. Mary

A $197-million contract has been signed for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project in St. Mary. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston on Monday (April 15). The signatories included JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and St. Mary...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (sixth right), are flanked by recipients of the Prime Minister Youth Award for Excellence 2022, at the awards ceremony held at Jamaica House.
Youth

20 Outstanding Young People to Receive PM Award for Excellence

Approximately 20 young people will be presented with the 2023 Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) for achievements in various fields, at a ceremony scheduled for April 20 on the lawns of Jamaica House, starting at 5:00 p.m. The award recipients will be selected from a list of more than 100 applicants, which was shortlisted to 40 persons....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Spotlight on Importance of Mathematics April 14-19

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry has been using the annual National Mathematics Week activities to shine the spotlight on the teaching and learning of Mathematics. The events are also being staged to underscore the importance of the subject to persons’ daily and professional lives, the Minister said, as she brought greetings at the National...
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