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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with (from second left), Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and World Bank Vice President, Jorgé Familiar, during Wednesday’s (November 7) public forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, under the theme ‘Facing the Fiscal Risk of Natural Disasters’. The forum was jointly hosted by the Finance and the Public Service Ministry and the World Bank.

National Disaster Risk Financing Policy Should be in Place Next Year

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Administration is looking to institute the proposed National Disaster Risk Financing Policy ahead of the expiration of the Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA) with the International Monetary Fund...

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.

NCDA on Prevention Campaign

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing at the Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Provides Full Support for Windrush Migrants

Probation Aftercare Officers, André Foster (left) and Prisca Parkinson (econd left), working with probationers in making beaded jewellery at the final in the series of anti-gang sensitisation sessions held at Hotel Grandiosa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 7).

255 Young People Benefit from Anti-Gang Sensitisation Sessions

Project Manager, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Partnership for Improved Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI), Yvonne Brown, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Education Ministry Partners with USAID to Promote Safe and Secure Environment

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (front, centre), assists two sudents across the road in front of the Hazard Primary School in May Pen, Clarendon, on Wednesday (November 7), where the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s ‘X Marks the Spot’ road-safety campaign was officially launched. Others participating in the launch are Quality Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello (second right); Senior General Manager at JN General Insurance, Lynford Reece (third right), and parents.

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Minister Henry Appeals for Motorists to Look Out for Children

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, is calling on motorists to look out for children on the roads. Mr. Henry, who was speaking at the launch of the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s ‘X Marks the Spot’ road-safety campaign at the Hazard Primary School in May Pen, Clarendon, on Wednesday (November 7), said that...

Music Development Specialist of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Avory Crooks-Campbell.

8 years ago CultureDevelopment

JCDC Working to Get Festival Workshops Accredited

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is working along with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and the HEART Trust/NTA to get its annual festival workshops accredited. Music Development Specialist at the JCDC, Avory Crooks-Campbell, told JIS News that “this is being done to equip participants with an instrument to use if they decide to further...

Stakeholders attending the International Task Force on Teachers for Education forum, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from November 5 to 9.

8 years ago Education

Int’l Teacher Task Force Forum Opportunity to Share Ideas

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Region 4 Director, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is hailing the staging of the International Task Force (ITF) on Teachers for Education forum, noting that it presents an opportunity for countries to come together to exchange ideas. The TTF’s Annual Meeting and 11th Policy Dialogue Forum is being hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is welcomed by Lecturer at the University of Technology (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences, Dr. Hillary Jones (left), at the institution’s 7th Annual White Coat Ceremony, at UTech in St. Andrew, on November 6. Sharing the moment (from second left) are Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Sy Yin Htun, and Deputy President of the University, Professor Colin Gyles.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Wants More Focus on Prevention of Tooth Decay

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says greater focus needs to be placed on the prevention of tooth decay, and dental professionals are well qualified to spread the message. Delivering the main address at the University of Technology (UTech) 7th Annual White Coat Ceremony at the institution in St. Andrew on November 6, the Minister pointed out that...

Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Constance Trowers, addressing the 10th geographic information system (GIS)Business Executive Forum held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on November 6.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Pleased with Increased Use of Geospatial Technology Locally

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is pleased with the increased use of geospatial technology locally. Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Constance Trowers, said that geographic information system (GIS) technology is being utilised in several sectors, particularly in traffic management and road infrastructure works. “The National Works Agency (NWA) has been employing GIS for cost-effective design...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with Lions Club of Kingston member, Deborah Chen (left), during the club

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Comprehensive Tobacco Legislation Coming

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that comprehensive tobacco legislation is coming next year. He said that the law will, among other things, restrict tobacco companies from advertising in certain settings. “(It) will require greater warning labels, which will do a number of things to get consumers clear in their minds what the consequences of consuming tobacco...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, about to enjoy ripe bananas, at the launch of the 15th annual ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month, at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) offices, Downtown, Kingston, on November 7.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Jamaicans Encouraged to Give More Support to Local Food Producers

Jamaicans are being encouraged to give more support to local food producers, as this creates opportunities for the diversification of farms, and places greater focus on value-added products, micro and small business development and job creation. The call comes from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, in a message read by Acting Permanent Secretary in the...