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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses a forum organised by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 4).
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses a forum organised by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 4).

SOEs Eroding Gang Influence In Communities – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says implementation of the states of public emergency (SOE) is creating space for the police to erode the influence of gangs in hotspot communities. Citing the example of Salt Spring in St. James,...
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.

Business Advisors And MSME Facilitators Take Part In Master Class Training Sessions
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left), following his address to Heads of Missions, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 3, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2020. At centre is Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left), following his address to Heads of Missions, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on March 3, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week 2020. At centre is Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

Minister Highlights Investment In National Security
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). The Prime Minister convened the meeting to discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness. Members of the Cabinet in the foreground (from right) are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). The Prime Minister convened the meeting to discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness. Members of the Cabinet in the foreground (from right) are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

PM Calls On Jamaicans To Practise Proper Hygiene
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

Bailey Bridge At Riverton City Landfill To Be Completed By January 2021

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(FILE) Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Managing Director, Audley Thompson, speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for a $7 million rainwater harvesting system installed at Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine.
Local Government

Portland Cottage Water System To Be Operational By April

A $135 million water system upgrading project, which will bring the precious commodity to some 8000 residents in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, is expected to be fully operational by the end of April. Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson, told JIS News that the system commenced limited operation in October, and will shortly reach communities like...
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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (background), fits a medal around the neck of hearing aid recipient, Courtney Smith Jr. during the Starkey Hearing Foundation
Health & WellnessYouth

Children Get The Gift Of Hearing

Scores of Jamaican children with hearing impairment have been given the gift of hearing through the efforts of the Starkey Hearing Foundation and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. They were presented with free, custom-made hearing aids, during a special mission by the charity, at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 3)....
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Monique Gibbs (left), greets Senior Advisor, The Hague Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization, Päivi Lähdesmäki, at a two-day regional workshop on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, at the Liguanea Club, in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 4).
Industry

Jamaica Aims To Become Member Of Hague System

Jamaica is aiming to become a member of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, which will make it easier for Jamaicans to protect their designs and inventions in multiple countries around the world. The Hague System provides a mechanism for registering an industrial design in several countries by means of a single application, filed in one...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), highlights a point while addressing the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday’s (March 3). Beside him is Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White.
Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliamentTourismTransport

Tourism Minister To Meet With Cruise Line Operators

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is expected to meet with cruise line operators regarding the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it relates to future bookings. “I am going to meet with the cruise lines on Friday (March 6), after which we will have a better sense of how things are looking down the road. We are talking with...
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(FILE) Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.
Justice

New Mobile Justice Units Increase Capacity Of LAC

The Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) new mobile justice units have tripled the capacity of the Council to deliver justice services to Jamaicans. The two units, which have boosted the number to three, were acquired through collaboration between the Ministry of Justice and the Canadian government under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme and the United Nations Development Programme...
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