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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses a joint business forum, sponsored by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), at the Grand A View Events Place, Queen’s Drive, Montego Bay, on January 30.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses a joint business forum, sponsored by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), at the Grand A View Events Place, Queen’s Drive, Montego Bay, on January 30.

State Minister Highlights Contribution Of Global Services Sector

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says gainful employment being provided for young people by the Global Services Sector (GSS), has been a major plus for the local economy. Addressing a joint...
President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson.
President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson.

Senate President Highlights Friendship Between Jamaica And Cuba
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, places flowers at the grave of noted Reggae singer, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of his birth, at National Heroes Park, on February 1.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, places flowers at the grave of noted Reggae singer, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of his birth, at National Heroes Park, on February 1.

PHOTOS: Dennis Brown’s 63rd Birthday
Chief Plant Quarantine Officer at the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Sanniel Wilson Graham (centre), examines a plant with Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Gillian Guthrie (left), at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar, at Hope Gardens on Friday (January 31). At right is Acting Superintendent, Public Gardens Division, MICAF, Shanae Marks Bryan
Chief Plant Quarantine Officer at the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Sanniel Wilson Graham (centre), examines a plant with Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Gillian Guthrie (left), at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar, at Hope Gardens on Friday (January 31). At right is Acting Superintendent, Public Gardens Division, MICAF, Shanae Marks Bryan

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Rich Biodiversity
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), peruses a copy of the first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government, during the document
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), peruses a copy of the first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government, during the document's launch at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on Friday (January 31). Also viewing the document (from left) are: President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Dennis Morrison; Trinidad and Tobago Attorney-at-Law and Economist, Dr. Terrence Farrell; and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes.

Judicial Strategic Business Plan Launched

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President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Carmen Johnson (left), has the attention of (from second left): Director of Policy Analysis and Research in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Rowena Palmer; Chairman of the Nursing Council of Jamaica, Dr. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney and President of the Jamaica Enrolled Assistant Nurses of Jamaica, Josephine Hutchinson-Bedward, at the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Country Celebrates Nurses And Midwives

Jamaica began its year-long celebration of nurses and midwives, with the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife on January 31, a global initiative to highlight the value of the caregivers. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honour of the bicentenary of the birth of the...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers, speaks at the launch of the Liv Gud/Goals 4 Life Inter-Community Football Competition, on Friday, January 31, at the Breezy Castle football field, in Downtown Kingston.
CommunityNational Security and Peace

‘Liv Gud’ Football Competition Among 17 Communities

Seventeen communities will participate in the Liv Gud/Goals 4 Life Inter-Community Football Competition, from January 31 to February 29. The competition, which features teams from St. Catherine, Kingston and St Andrew, was launched on Friday, January 31, at Breezy Castle Football Field in Downtown Kingston. It is part of the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ Campaign, which is a...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), delivers brief remarks following the signing of a multi-destination agreement with Panama, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both countries. Sharing in the moment are Minister of Tourism for the Republic of Panama, Hon. Iván Eskildsen Alfaro (right) and Secretary of Tourism in Mexico, Hon. Miguel Torruco Marqués. The agreement was signed on January 24 in Spain.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Calls For More Multi-Destination Marketing

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says this is the ideal time for the Caribbean to embrace the concept of multi-destination marketing. In an interview with JIS News, the Minister said that while the ‘go-it-alone’ approach has long been the accepted model throughout the region, there is now ample evidence to suggest that countries would be better off “by pooling their...
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Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).
Local GovernmentYouth

Earthquake Simulation Exercise At Primary School In St. Elizabeth

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, through the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee, conducted an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School, in Treasure Beach, on Friday (January 31). The exercise, which formed part of the parish’s ongoing 2020 earthquake awareness activities, tested the institution’s responsiveness to the natural disaster, to include the alarm system, the safe...
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State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the audience at the south-eastern region mega roadshow, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Kingston, on January 30.
Labour

Labour Ministry Encourages Workers And Employers To Use LMIS

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging the use of its Labour Market Information System (LMIS) app and website by workers and employers. Speaking at the south-eastern region mega roadshow, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on January 30, State Minister, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that since implementation of the Ministry’s roadshow...
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President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Carmen Johnson (right), in conversation with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (second left), at the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Midwives Association of Jamaica, Aseta Edwards Hamilton and Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Commended For Global Initiative To Recognise Nurses And Midwives

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been lauded for spearheading the drive for 2020 to be declared the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi. Speaking at the launch of the global event on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, she...
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