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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.

Public-Sector Workers Should Be Given Minimum Hours of Training – JCSA President

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, has suggested that public-sector workers should be given some minimum hours of training per year, enabling them to become more valuable to their organisations. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank,...
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, addresses recent JIS Think Tank on the 2019 Employee Engagement Conference.
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, addresses recent JIS Think Tank on the 2019 Employee Engagement Conference.

MSME Sector to Be Fully Represented at Employee Engagement Conference
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.
President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on Monday, September 09.

JCSA and JET Join Forces to Clean Beaches in Discovery Bay
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in conversation with Director of the cryosurgical programme at Urological Consultants of Florida, Dr. Amery Wirtshafter (left), at the Prostate Cancer Medical Symposium on Sunday (September 8), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The symposium is one of several activities held in observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Also pictured are Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (second left); and Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in conversation with Director of the cryosurgical programme at Urological Consultants of Florida, Dr. Amery Wirtshafter (left), at the Prostate Cancer Medical Symposium on Sunday (September 8), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The symposium is one of several activities held in observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Also pictured are Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (second left); and Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett.

PHOTOS: Symposium — Cancer Awareness Month
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium)), speaks at the EXIM Bank’s annual strategic planning retreat, held at the institution’s Hope Road Offices today (September 9).
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (at podium)), speaks at the EXIM Bank’s annual strategic planning retreat, held at the institution’s Hope Road Offices today (September 9).

Industry Minister Wants Closer Working Relationship Between DBJ and EXIM Bank

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The Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James.
Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Oversight Committee to Report on Repairs

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Independent Oversight Committee is to present a comprehensive report on the ongoing repairs at the facility, later this month. The Minister was speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the St. James Type-Five Health Centre on Friday (September 6). He said that the Committee,...
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Participants in the First Maritime Authority of Jamaica/International Bunker Industry Association International Bunker Conference, display their certificates following a training course at the three-day event, which was held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay from April 17 to 19.
Transport

Jamaica Hosts Second International Bunkering Conference

The Government, through the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), will host the second International Bunker Conference from September 10 to 12, at the Iberostar Suites Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James. This will be done in collaboration with the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). In an interview with JIS News, Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, explained...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew, on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of the birth of late cultural ambassador- Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as “Miss Lou”.
Culture

Gordon Town Square Being Renamed In Honour Of ‘Miss Lou’

The Gordon Town Square will be officially renamed in honour of late cultural ambassador, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley – affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a civic ceremony in the East Rural St Andrew community on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of Miss Lou’s birth. Mr. Holness...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses a press briefing at the St. JamesType Five Health Centre in Montego Bay on Friday (September 6).
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Partners with NSWMA to Rid Communities of Bulky Waste

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is partnering with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to rid vulnerable communities of bulky waste, which can become mosquito breeding sites. “We have engaged the NSWMA, so they are going to be providing critical support, where necessary, to deal with solid waste wherever it is...
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Sergeant Deane Cover of the Community Safety and Security Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), addresses a career day event at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, recently.
CommunityEducationYouth

Education a Priority at Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Education continues to be a priority at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, as the administration of the State-run residence pulls out all the stops to provide an environment conducive to the development of the wards in the institution’s care. “The boys are doing very well. We have 10 boys who were placed between first and 10th in their classes,” the...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), reads a flyer containing information about the Aedes aegypti mosquito to vendors in the May Pen market during a vector control exercise in the town on Thursday (Sept. 5).
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Joins Vector Control Workers on Streets of May Pen

Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, took to the streets of May Pen on Thursday (Sept. 5), to encourage market vendors, business owners and the general public to do their part in ridding their surroundings of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue and other viruses. The Minster was joined by a team of 30 vector...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses a press briefing at the St. JamesType Five Health Centre in Montego Bay on Friday (September 6).
Health & Wellness

More Vector Control Workers for St. James Health Department

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the St. James Health Department will be getting an additional 30 vector control workers to assist with the destruction of mosquito breeding sites in the parish. They will be selected from the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, and will join the 11 permanent staff members and 63...
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