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(FILE) National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Chair for the Primary Specialist Teacher Model Oversight Committee, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on June 5.

Education Ministry to Host Tertiary and Employment Fairs

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will host two tertiary and employment fairs on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23 at the Campion College Auditorium, Kingston, and the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School Auditorium in St. Ann, respectively....

Senior Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the HAJ, Richard Jones, speaks to JIS News in an interview.

HAJ Encourages Prospective Homebuyers to Plan Effectively

Staff members of the Hanover Health Department march through the town of Lucea on August 16 to raise awareness of dengue.

Vector Control Officer Says Citizens Need to Adjust Their Behaviour

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaks at Grennell’s Driving School’s 20th Anniversary Dinner, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (August 16).

Hundreds of Surveillance Cameras Installed Islandwide

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (right), leader of Jamaica’s nine-member delegation in China, meets with representatives from the China Sports International Corporation to discuss the progress of the Jamaica-China Technical Cooperation Programme, on August 19, in China.

Discussions in Progress to Extend Jamaica-China Sports Cooperation Agreement

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivers the main address at the Jamaica All-Island Chambers of Commerce quarterly luncheon, held in Clarendon on August 17.

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Security Minister Says Communities Must Partner with Police to Fight Crime

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has emphasised that solving crime is not just the duty of the Ministry and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), but also the responsibility of communities, working in partnership with the Police. Addressing the quarterly luncheon of the Jamaica All Island Chambers of Commerce, in Clarendon, on August 17, the Minister said with...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, speaks at the closing ceremony for the Salt Spring Summer Camp, in St. James, at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School, on Friday (August 16).

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Children From Salt Spring Benefit from Summer Camp

The curtains came down on the four-week children’s summer camp in Salt Spring, St. James, on August 16, with 120 children from the area benefiting from the initiative. There are plans by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to replicate the camp in other volatile communities in the parish. The camp began on Monday, July 22 at the Salt Spring Primary...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the St. James North Western Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Education Grant award ceremony Programme 2019, at the University of the West Indies Western Campus, in Montego Bay, on August 15.

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National Security Minister Lauds Accomplishments of Inner-City Young People

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says great things are happening in inner-city communities, where many young people have been making their mark in a positive way. Dr. Chang, who was addressing the St. James North Western Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Education Grant award ceremony, at the University of the West Indies Western Campus, in Montego Bay, on...

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TIP Friendly Society Awards 48 Scholarships to Members and Their Children

Forty eight scholarships valued at more than $2 million have been awarded to TIP Friendly Society members and their children. Presentations were made to recipients at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, during an awards function at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew, on August 16. Awardees included TIP members who are in their final year at an accredited...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises importance of the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 16.

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Tourism Minister Emphasises Significance of Pension Scheme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the pension scheme for tourism workers is a commitment by the Government to make sure there is social security and protection for workers in the sector. The pension scheme, which is expected to come into effect early 2020, is a defined contributory plan supported by legislation, and will require mandatory contribution by workers...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E. G. Hunter (left), and President of the Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association, Fredrick Sutherland, at the Association’s annual dinner and dance, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 17. The State Minister was a special guest at the function.

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PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association Annual Dinner

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E. G. Hunter (left), and President of the Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association, Fredrick Sutherland, at the Association’s annual dinner and dance, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 17....