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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Saturday (November 30) toured sections of Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston to assess the needs of residents, particularly those of the elderly and shut-ins. The tour also included site visits for possible...
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.
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.

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

Business Owners Who Have Paid The Now Abolished Minimum Business Tax For This Year Are Entitled To A Refund
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton

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

47 Received PM Youth Awards For Excellence

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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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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right) presents a tablet computer to Principal of Cornwall College, Michael Ellis (centre) and Acting Head of the Information Technology and Business Department at the school, Audia Cole on the grounds of the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on November 29.
Education

Cornwall College Receives 30 Tablet Computers

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang handed over 30 tablet computers to Cornwall College in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (November 29), as part of efforts to improve e-learning opportunities for students at the all-boys institution. The tablets, which were funded through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), were purchased at a cost of $1.5 million and will...
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Club Med 2 docks in beautiful Port Antonio on November 25.
Tourism

66 Cruise Ship Calls For December

A total of 66 cruise ships are scheduled to call at ports across the island for the month of December. Of the total, 25 are scheduled for the resort town of Ocho Rios, with 19 for Montego Bay, 18 for Falmouth, and four for Port Antonio. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, told JIS News that the figure, while less than...
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Acting Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WHRA), Ryan Morris, emphasises a point while addressing stakeholders during the recent St. James Public Health Services’ Vector Control Symposium at the RIU Montego Bay Resort in St. James.
Health & Wellness

Stakeholder Partnerships Deemed Key In Minimising Mosquito Prevalence

Acting Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority, Ryan Morris, says partnerships are needed to minimise the prevalence of mosquitoes across Jamaica. In noting that this has, for long, been deemed the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Mr. Morris underscored the “need to be cognisant that we all have a responsibility and a...
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