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Persons file past the casket of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the lying-in-state at the National Arena on Thursday (June 20).
Persons file past the casket of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the lying-in-state at the National Arena on Thursday (June 20).

19-Round Gun Salute for Edward Seaga

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will fire a 19-round gun salute on Sunday, June 23, the day of the State funeral for the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. The salute is in keeping with the high...
Member of Prliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses participants at the opening session of the 37th annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (June 21). The two-day conference is being held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) under the theme ‘Navigating Global Disruption: Creating Opprortunities’.
Member of Prliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses participants at the opening session of the 37th annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (June 21). The two-day conference is being held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) under the theme ‘Navigating Global Disruption: Creating Opprortunities’.

Jamaica Prepares for Opportunities in Fourth Industrial Revolution
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), addresses the media at a Press Conference for the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination, on Friday (June 21). With Mr. Samuda is the Minister of State, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), addresses the media at a Press Conference for the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination, on Friday (June 21). With Mr. Samuda is the Minister of State, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

PEP Results Are Available
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Heart Foundation Continues CPR Push
Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

JCPD to be Made Body Corporate

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), symbolically ‘breaks bread’ with a sample of Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited’s new Purity gluten-free line. The launch was held on Wednesday (June 19) at the bakery’s Valentine Drive address in Kingston. Others (from left) are Managing Director, Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited, Anthony Chang; Attorney-at-Law, Arnaldo Brown, and President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga.
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PHOTOS: Shaw Breaks Bread

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), symbolically ‘breaks bread’ with a sample of Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited’s new Purity gluten-free line. The launch was held on Wednesday (June 19) at the bakery’s Valentine Drive address in Kingston. Others (from left) are Managing Director, Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited, Anthony Chang; Attorney-at-Law, Arnaldo Brown, and President,...
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Mourner, Gillian Rowlands (right), pays her respects during the lying-in-state for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, on Thursday (June 20) at the National Arena.
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Jamaicans Pay Respects at Final Lying-In-State for Edward Seaga

Numerous persons took time out on Thursday (June 20) to pay respects to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, on the final day of his lying-in-state at the National Arena, before his burial on Sunday. Among them were Mr. Seaga’s niece, Rebecca Tortello and her children, Maria and Rhys Greenland. Some of the mourners told JIS News that...
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Past student, Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High, and member of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, Lyndon Taylor (right), interacts with students at the institution while providing them with breakfast, today (June 20), in Kingston. Also sharing the moment are (from left): member of the Jamaica Diaspora in Canada, Elvenia Sandiford and President, Optimist Club of St. Matthews, Kingston, Patricia Knightlet.
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Students Feted at Breakfast as Part of Diaspora Day of Service

Some 126 students at the infant department of the Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in downtown Kingston were today (June 20) provided with breakfast by members of the Jamaica diaspora. The activity was undertaken in collaboration with the Optimist Club of St. Matthews, Kingston, in recognition of Diaspora Day of Service. In her address to the students, member...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing a session of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on June 19.
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Gov’t Increasing Investment in Sports

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be increasing investment in the upgrading of sports facilities. These include the National Stadium in Kingston and the Trelawny Stadium in western Jamaica. “As we focus on maximising the value of sports to national development, we are pursuing a comprehensive sports infrastructure programme with a focus...
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Director, Diaspora Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lincoln Downer, addressing Wednesday’s (June 19) closing session at the 2019 Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
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Diaspora Providing Support in Health, Education and Public Safety

Jamaica has benefited from initiatives in health, education, and public safety coming out of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference held in Kingston in 2017. Director of the Diaspora Affairs Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lincoln Downer, said that 11 health centres have been adopted at a total cost of $11 million for up to three...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses a plenary session at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, on Tuesday (June 18). At right is Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National (JN) Group, Hon. Earl Jarrett. The four-day event was held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme, ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.
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Jamaica Wins Award for Use of GIS in Policing

Jamaica has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Esri Achievement Award for its use of geographic information system (GIS) in policing. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, made the disclosure at a plenary session of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Tuesday (June 18). The four-day conference was held from June 16 to 20 at the...
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