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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the official opening of the Cardiology Department at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on November 20.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the official opening of the Cardiology Department at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on November 20.

Full Roll-Out Of Compassionate Care Programme By Year End

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that there will be a full roll-out of the Compassionate Care Programme in all public health facilities by the end of the year. In an interview with JIS News,...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, held at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, held at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December 1).

Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste
(FILE) Attorney-at-Law and Policy Advisor for Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on Front-of-Package Labelling.
(FILE) Attorney-at-Law and Policy Advisor for Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on Front-of-Package Labelling.

Healthy Caribbean Coalition Calls for Radical Measures to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Director and Founder of the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council, Eleanor Terrelonge, during the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Guild Climate Action Conference 2019 Project Plan, held at the university’s St. Andrew campus, on November 29. The forum was hosted by the UWI Mona Guild External Affairs Committee.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Director and Founder of the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council, Eleanor Terrelonge, during the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Guild Climate Action Conference 2019 Project Plan, held at the university’s St. Andrew campus, on November 29. The forum was hosted by the UWI Mona Guild External Affairs Committee.

Youth Engagement Vital To Climate Change Action – Senator Charles Jr.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) speaking to residents in Rasta City located in Tivoli Gardens, following a tour of the area on Saturday (November 30).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) speaking to residents in Rasta City located in Tivoli Gardens, following a tour of the area on Saturday (November 30).

PM Tours Sections Of West Kingston

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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (5th left) with physiotherapy department representatives from 20 public hospitals who were presented with computer tablets during a handover ceremony held on Friday (November 29) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston. Some 46, tablets were handed over to the Jamaica Physiotherapy Association.
Technology

E-LJam Hands Over 46 Computer Tablets To The Jamaica Physiotherapy Association

E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) on Friday (Nov. 29) handed over 46 computer tablets to the Jamaica Physiotherapy Association, which will assist with the delivery of physiotherapy services in health facilities islandwide. The initiative was provided for, under the 2015 - 2017 Heads of Agreement with the Council of Paramedics and the Government of Jamaica. The tablets which are valued...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at lectern) addresses Friday’s (Nov. 29) sitting of the Upper House. Also pictured at left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. In the background (from left) are: Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison; and Deputy President of the Upper House, Senator Aubyn Hill.
Foreign Affairs

Business Owners Who Have Paid The Now Abolished Minimum Business Tax For This Year Are Entitled To A Refund

Business owners who have paid the now abolished minimum business tax for this year are entitled to a refund. This was disclosed by Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, as she piloted the legislation giving effect to the elimination and refund of the tax, at...
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Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Welcomes Push For Front Of Package Labelling For Food Products

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton is welcoming the efforts of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) in pushing for Front of Package Labelling for food products in order to provide consumers with information to make healthier food choices. In his message to a stakeholder forum dubbed ‘Moving Towards Front of Package Nutrition Labelling in Jamaica’...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) shares a photo opportunity with the 48 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence, at the awards ceremony held on November 30, on the lawns of Jamaica House. Also sharing in the moment are Minister with responsonbility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (10th left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (10th right) .
Prime MinisterYouth

47 Received PM Youth Awards For Excellence

Forty- seven of the nation’s youth, who have made outstanding contributions in various areas of national life, were presented with the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday (November 30). The award recipients, which included new Reggae sensation Mikayla ‘Koffee’ Simpson; entertainer, Jamila Falak James; Reggae Girl, Jody Brown;...
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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, during the Ministry’s Annual Staff Recognition and Awards Ceremony held on Friday (November, 29) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Education

$14 Billion To Remove Schools From Shift System

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda says it will cost the government $14 billion to remove schools from the shift system. He made the disclosure at the Ministry’s Annual Staff Recognition and Awards Ceremony held on Friday (November 29) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. “We have some 30 odd schools...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaking at a ceremony held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Education

City & Guilds To Provide Digital Certificates

Starting in 2020, international skills development Organisation, City & Guilds will be providing digital certificates to Jamaican students, upon the successful completion of their programmes. This was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean at a function held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. She said the introduction of the...
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Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Enforcement and Monitoring, Faith Graham, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank
Industry

CLA Looking To Implement Transitional Permit For Small Farmers

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to facilitate the ease in which small farmers can enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking at a JIS Studio 58A session on November 28, Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at the CLA, Faith Graham said this is one the initiatives being finalised to increase the number of...
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