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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

STATIN to Host Statistics Stakeholder Workshop

Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of Government involved in the production and dissemination of statistics will participate in a workshop from October 30 to November 1 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Spearheaded by the Statistical Institute of...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, engages with High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (left); and International reggae artist Freddy McGregor. Occasion was a reception before the start of Sunday’s (October 28) friendly football match between the Reggae Girlz and England’s Nottingham Forest Ladies in City Ground, Nottingham. The Jamaicans won the match 3-0.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, engages with High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (left); and International reggae artist Freddy McGregor. Occasion was a reception before the start of Sunday’s (October 28) friendly football match between the Reggae Girlz and England’s Nottingham Forest Ladies in City Ground, Nottingham. The Jamaicans won the match 3-0.

Reggae Girlz Friendly in UK a Tribute to Windrush Generation
(FILE Photo) Government Senator Kerensia Morrison (standing) highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation debate in the Senate on Friday (October 26). Other Government Senators pictured (seated from left, second row) are: Matthew Samuda; and Dr. Saphire Longmore. In the front row is Senator Ransford Braham.
(FILE Photo) Government Senator Kerensia Morrison (standing) highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation debate in the Senate on Friday (October 26). Other Government Senators pictured (seated from left, second row) are: Matthew Samuda; and Dr. Saphire Longmore. In the front row is Senator Ransford Braham.

Senator Calls for Safe-Sex Campaign to Educate Youth
Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyck, addresss a recent press conference at the Ministry of Justice
Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyck, addresss a recent press conference at the Ministry of Justice's Constant Spring Road offices, St. Andrew.

Canada Pleased with CISS System

Contract Signed for Public Wi-Fi in Courts

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CommunityDevelopment

Government has Cleared Streetlight Debt

Government has cleared its debt owed to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for streetlights. In making the disclosure at a disaster preparedness and mitigation town hall in Douglas Castle near the St. Ann/Clarendon border Thursday (October 25), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon Desmond Mckenzie, says the street light debt dates back several years and stood...
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CommunityDevelopment

Government Taking Steps to Build Disaster Resilience

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon Desmond McKenzie says Government continues to take the necessary steps to strengthen the country’s disaster resilience. Speaking at a town hall in Douglas Castle near the St. Ann/Clarendon border on Thursday (October 25), Minister McKenzie said that the Government has been proactive in its efforts to boost disaster preparedness, disaster risk...
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Community

Police Warns Perpetrators of Cybercrimes

The police is warning perpetrators of cybercrimes that they will be apprehended and dealt with decisively. Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Fitz Bailey, who gave the warning, said that the JCF is committed to protecting Jamaicans from such criminal activity. He said that since 2012,...
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Development

Local and Overseas Investors to Develop Bamboo Factory

Local and international investors are collaborating in the development of a factory that will produce paper and other value-added items from the bamboo plant. Chairman of the Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), Robert Rainford, said that the overseas investors are from Guatemala, Canada and China. “We are expecting that very soon, approval will be granted for funding to move...
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Tourism

Jamaica Waives Visas for Russian Tourists

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Russian tourists, entering Jamaica, will no longer be required to use visas. Mr. Bartlett, who was at the Sangster International Airport on Friday (Oct. 26) to greet 300 Russian passengers, who came in on Nordwind Airlines inaugural flight from Moscow, said the decision is based on an agreement that was signed between the...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Christopher Tufton hugs Member of staff of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Mrs. Karen Watson-Collins, after she shared her story about how she was able to take charge of her health and avoid a stroke. Occasion was the first in a series of road shows being staged by the Ministry under the theme: ‘Taking Responsibility’ at the Manchester High School Auditorium, Mandeville, on Thursday (Oct. 25)
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to take Charge of their Health

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on Jamaicans to take responsibility for their health by making the necessary lifestyle changes in order to avoid non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart diseases. “There is no prevention without taking responsibility; I have seen pain, suffering, people lose loved ones, cases that could have been...
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