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Director and Cinematographer on the award-winning Jamaican short film, ‘Fight’, Gabrielle Blackwood (left), speaks at the launch of the European Union (EU) film Festival in June, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. At right is Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska,
Director and Cinematographer on the award-winning Jamaican short film, ‘Fight’, Gabrielle Blackwood (left), speaks at the launch of the European Union (EU) film Festival in June, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. At right is Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska,

October 4 Closing Date For Entries To Short Film Competition

Young Jamaicans have until October 4 to submit entries to a short film competition, under the theme: ‘My Environment: a heritage to be protected’. The competition, which is being sponsored by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, was announced...
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Schools Must Get Permission To Use Electronic System To Get Biometric Data – Samuda
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) is presented with artwork by President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (left) and Vice President, Marketing, JIE, Godfrey Boyd. The occasion was the JIE Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) is presented with artwork by President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Christopher Hamilton (left) and Vice President, Marketing, JIE, Godfrey Boyd. The occasion was the JIE Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Engineering Professionals Contributing To Development Agenda – Minister Williams
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

House Approves Extension Of SOE In St. Catherine And Clarendon
Senior Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, highlights the sector’s contribution to economic and social development at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Senior Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, highlights the sector’s contribution to economic and social development at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Senior Director In Tourism Ministry Highlights Importance Of Sector

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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
Energy

Paradise Park Solar Plant To Be Officially Commissioned Soon

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that the 50-Megawatt solar plant, Paradise Park, in Westmoreland, is to be officially commissioned shortly. Speaking at the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, the Minister said with the addition of this new...
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(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.
TransportWorks / Construction

Hagley Park Road Project 85 Per Cent Complete

The Hagley Park Road Improvement Project is approximately 85 per cent complete. National Works Agency (NWA) Manager for Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw, told JIS News in a recent interview that the drainage network is about 90 per cent complete with works to be done on the storm-water drains in the Three Miles area. “We still have some work...
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Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the St. James Public Health Services, Julian Grandison Mullings.
Health & Wellness

St James Health Services Intensifies Vector Control Public Education Campaign

The St. James Public Health Services has intensified its public education campaign to sensitise residents about the need to take personal responsibility in the fight against dengue. Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer, Julian Grandison Mullings, says a number of people have been turning up at health centres with symptoms of dengue, and urges individuals to take the necessary precaution...
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Westmoreland public health workers participate in a march in support of breastfeeding in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17).
Health & Wellness

Gov’t to Review Laws That Support Breastfeeding

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that stakeholders are being engaged to review and improve national laws that support breastfeeding. In a message delivered by Public Health Nurse, Debbion Pinnock Harvey, at Westmoreland Public Health Services’ ‘Breastfeeding March and Road Show’ in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17), Dr. Tufton noted that the objective is to...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17).
Energy

Decision to Subsume PCJ Into Energy Ministry Will Improve Efficiency and Oversight

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Cabinet’s decision to subsume the core functions of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) into the Ministry will result in cost efficiency in operations and allow Government to have a more comprehensive grasp of the nation’s energy sector. “It will remove the disconnect that seems inherent in Ministry/parastatal relationships and...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who is also the Leader of Government Business in the Senate, leads debate on the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties Act), in the Upper House on Friday (September 13).
Senate

Senate Approves Bill To Increase Outdated Fines

The Senate, on Friday (September 13), approved the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties Act), which will update low outdated monetary fines for a range of offences. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said the amendments will ensure that fines are more in keeping with the gravity of offences and that Jamaica is regarded...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the Monthly Meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on September 12.
Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation To Get $25 Million To Rehabilitate Roads

The Government is to allocate $25 million to the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for road rehabilitation throughout the parish. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on September 12. The Minister emphasised that the funds should not be “splintered” but be spent in ways that reflect “real value”. “So, you...
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