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Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (right), displays the Veterans’ Award and citation, which was presented at the Press Association of Jamaica
Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (right), displays the Veterans’ Award and citation, which was presented at the Press Association of Jamaica'S (PAJ) Veterans’ Luncheon, held at the Courtyard by Marriott, New Kingston, on November 20. Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer, JIS, Donna Marie Rowe (left), and Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis.

PHOTOS: PAJ Veterans’ Luncheon

 
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday, (November 20).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday, (November 20).

Gov’t Pumping $66 Million Into Health And Wellness Tourism
Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Dr. Ronald Robinson (left) emphasises a point during the final minimum wage public consultation held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street offices in Kingston on November 20. At right is Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, St. Patrice Ennis.
Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Dr. Ronald Robinson (left) emphasises a point during the final minimum wage public consultation held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 1F North Street offices in Kingston on November 20. At right is Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, St. Patrice Ennis.

Recommendations On National Minimum Wage To Be Submitted By End Of January
The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.

Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), examines a Holter System – a type of ambulatory electrocardiography device, at the official opening of the Cardiology unit at the Kingston Public Hospital, on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment are Head of the KPH Cardiology Unit, Dr. Camille Christian (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven. Establishment of the unit was made possible through $64 million in funding provided by the CHASE Fund.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), examines a Holter System – a type of ambulatory electrocardiography device, at the official opening of the Cardiology unit at the Kingston Public Hospital, on Wednesday (November 20). Sharing the moment are Head of the KPH Cardiology Unit, Dr. Camille Christian (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven. Establishment of the unit was made possible through $64 million in funding provided by the CHASE Fund.

Cardiology Unit Opens At KPH

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), in discussion with executives of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) from left: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Bernadette Warner; Executive Chairman, UCC Group of Companies, Dr. Winston Adams; President, UCC, Professor Dennis Gayle; and Chief Financial Officer, UCC Group of Companies, David Wan. Occasion was an Internet Society (ISOC) Jamaica Chapter and UCC-CompTIA Seminar, held at the Worthington Campus of the UCC on Tuesday (November 19).
Technology

Technology Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Be Vigilant In Cyberspace

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to be more accountable and vigilant as they traverse cyberspace, in order to avoid the dangers posed by increased Internet use. “Own your data and your online presence,” she said, while addressing the Internet Society (ISOC) Jamaica Chapter and University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)-CompTIA Seminar, held...
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Advocacy Officer for the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) Global Health Advocacy Project. Vonetta Nurse, addresses a JIS think Tank on Wednesday (November 20).
Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Calls For Front-Of-Package Labelling

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), through its Global Health Advocacy Project (GHAP), is calling for front-of-package labelling on food packages, which will provide consumers with information to make healthier food choices. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (November 19), HFJ’s GHAP Advocacy Officer, Vonetta Nurse, said the move is in keeping with the entity’s continued efforts to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on November 19. At right is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Youth

House Approves Bill To Merge Heart/NTA With Other Entities

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 19), passed the Human Employment and Resource Training (Amendment) Act, 2019, with 23 amendments. The legislation makes the necessary legal provision for the merger of the functions of the HEART Trust/NTA with the National Youth Service (NYS), the Apprenticeship Board and the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFFL). Closing the debate, Prime Minister,...
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Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC) Executive Director,Joy Roberts.
Transport

Ocho Rios Poised For Record Cruise-Ship Arrivals

Ocho Rios is posed for a record 2019/2020 cruise-ship season with some of the largest vessels in the world scheduled to call at the resort town. Some 15 vessels have stopped in Ocho Rios since the start of November. “Ocho Rios, alone, will be seeing over 756,000 visitors for the cruise-shipping season,” Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts,...
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Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at an International Men’s Day 2019 event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Gender AffairsYouth

More Money To Fund Interventions For Men And Boys

The budget of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been increased to fund new programmes and interventions for men and boys. This announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, while speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left) and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), hold a box of mangoes that was among the first batch to be exported to the United States in June, at the Sangster International Airport Export Complex in Montego Bay, St. James. At centre is Manager of the complex, Dalton Hastings.
Agriculture

Registered Farmers Reap Success With Export Of Mangoes

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the export of mangoes to the United States earlier this year was a success for registered farmers. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Hutchinson said as a result, many farmers who had given up their orchards, are now looking to put them back...
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