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Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Ceremony Postponed

The Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Awards Ceremony which was scheduled to take place on the lawns of King's House today (November 22, 2017) has been postponed as a result of the prevailing weather conditions.

Case Attorney, Administrator General’s Department (AGD), Kerry Ann Williams-Srinivas (second right) presents a brochure highlighting the services of the agency to booth visitor Yvonne Baker (left). Occasion was the Civil Service Week Expo and Concert on November 21 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Case Officer, AGD, Hyacinth Reynolds; and Public Education Manager, AGD, Nadine McLeod. Civil Service Week, from November 19 to 25, highlights the work and services of the ministries, departments and agencies within the public sector.

EXPO and Concert for Civil Service Week

Deputy Financial Secretary of the Strategic Human Resources Management Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, addresses the Jamaica Civil Service Association’s Western Regional Civil Service Week celebratory luncheon and awards ceremony at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay on Monday, November 20.

Contribution of Civil Service to GDP Highlighted

Public Community Relations Specialist with Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners, Melissa Newman (left); Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (second right), and Deputy Director General, Richard Thompson (right), assist in displaying a replica of a cheque valued $804,000, donated by the companies for the Dominica hurricane relief effort at a ceremony held at ODEPM’s offices in Kingston today (November 21). Also pictured are staff members of the companies.

$804,000 Contributed to Relief Fund for Dominica

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing The House of Representatives. (File)

PM Holness Announces Boundaries for Cockpit Country

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), examines a drone that was made in the Andrew Wheatley Centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing. The drone was presented to him as a gift at the official opening of the Centre on Wednesday (November 15) at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at Palisadoes Park, Kingston.

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Jamaicans Urged to Prepare for Fourth Industrial Revolution

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is urging Jamaicans to prepare themselves to benefit from the opportunities to emerge from the fourth industrial revolution, which, he says, the entire world is already experiencing. This fourth wave of industrial development is characterised by a fusion of digitalisation and automation in order to make machines smart, interactive...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)

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Statement to Parliament on the Boundaries of the Cockpit Country

Mr. Speaker, for several years, the public has been actively engaged in a robust, constructive discourse on the delimitation of the boundary of the Cockpit Country. Discussions have been ongoing for decades; transcending administrations but Mr. Speaker, the wait is over, today; after extensive consultations and deliberations we are announcing the areas to be designated as the boundary of the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, looks at items produced by the members of the Veteran Farmers Alliance during a tour of the group’s booth at a special meeting of the Negril Chamber of Commerce earlier this year.

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Agro-Tourism Stakeholders Welcome Gastronomy Thrust

The Government’s move to promote Jamaica as a gastronomy tourism destination is being welcomed by stakeholders in western Jamaica, who see the push as having the potential to transform rural communities while making agriculture a production powerhouse. Farmer and hotel operator, Daniel Grizzle, tells JIS News that gastronomy tourism will close the gap that exists between agriculture and tourism as...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute Trade Show, held at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

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Opportunities in Tourism for Local Farmers

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the tourism sector continues to offer opportunities to local farmers. Speaking at the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute Trade Show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16, Mr. Hutchinson said that...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (left) and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, display copies of the social media manuals that will provide internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders, at the launch held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (November 20).

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OCA Launches Social Media Manuals

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched three social media manuals that will provide Internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders. The manuals, dubbed #BESOCIALBESMART, were launched during a function held at The Knutsford Court Hotel today (November 20) and include the kiddie manual for children under 12 years; the teen manual; and the manual for adults,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

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Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government, through public and private institutions, is providing training for more than 20,000 persons in various skill areas that are needed by the labour market. The move, he said, is in recognition that a trained and certified workforce is critical to the country’s quest for sustained economic...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

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Justice Minister Wants Cases Tried in Timely Manner

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says all stakeholders in the justice system have a duty to reflect on their role as they seek to improve both their performance and input in the delivery of justice. Addressing the Jamaican Bar Association’s annual conference at the Half Moon Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 18, Mr. Chuck said it...