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Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.
Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.

Labour Ministry Accelerates Intervention Strategies to End Child Labour

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is accelerating its intervention strategies to end child labour in Jamaica. This is in line with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Objectives, and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, to eliminate child labour across...
Medical Officer of Health for the parish of Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.
Medical Officer of Health for the parish of Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.

Medical Officer of Health for Portland Urges Jamaicans to Get Vaccinated
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Bańka (right), during the third annual WADA Forum with Ministers of Sports in the Caribbean. The event was held on Tuesday (January 16) at Devon House in Kingston. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Bańka (right), during the third annual WADA Forum with Ministers of Sports in the Caribbean. The event was held on Tuesday (January 16) at Devon House in Kingston. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

PHOTOS: WADA Regional Sports Ministers Forum
Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office in St. Thomas, Errard Stephenson.
Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office in St. Thomas, Errard Stephenson.

RADA Providing Input Supplies to St. Thomas Farmers
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing the WorldSkills Autonomous Mobile Robotics Invitational Training Camp opening ceremony at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann on Tuesday (January 16).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing the WorldSkills Autonomous Mobile Robotics Invitational Training Camp opening ceremony at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann on Tuesday (January 16).

Jamaicans Encouraged to Consider New Job Opportunities Being Spurred by Automation

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Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), and Customer Service Representative at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Shaniece Stewart (left), join Ackeem Manning in showing off his new birth certificate. Occasion was the presentation of birth certificates to 17 residents under ‘Operation Birthright’ during a recent ceremony at the Chapelton Library.
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Clarendon North Central Residents Get Free Birth Certificates

Seventeen residents from Clarendon North Central, who were without formal identification, have received birth certificates under the ‘Operation Birthright’ programme. The documents were presented by representatives of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD during a ceremony held at the Chapelton Library. Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Robert Morgan, in his address at the handover ceremony, said he was pleased...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seventh left), shares a photo opportunity with members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) team, during Wednesday’s (January 17) opening session of the IEEE workshop, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), in St. Andrew.
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Education Minister Wants Industry to Retain Engineering Graduates

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says efforts will be made to strengthen industry linkages to retain engineering graduates in Jamaica. “I know that a gap exists currently. We need to have stronger links, stronger linkages into industry in Jamaica. I don’t think we are exploiting that enough; having those conversations with companies, having them know the skillset...
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Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli- Dawn Hamilton (centre), listen as Chief Executive Officer, German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel Martin Rickman, explains the operations of the GSRJ
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GSRJ Undertaking Work on Second Ship-Servicing Project

German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited is now undertaking work on its second ship-servicing project with ‘The Vikrant Dolphin’. The vessel, which is currently moored in the shipyard in Kingston, is a diving support barge registered in St. Kitts and operating in the Gulf of Mexico within the offshore oil industry. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Teachers and Principals to Upskill Themselves Through NCEL and JTC

Teachers and principals at the early-childhood, primary and secondary levels will continue to upskill themselves in numerous professional development opportunities, through the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) and the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC). Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). Mrs. Williams also...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Education Ministry Prepares Procurement for More Security Cameras at Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is preparing the procurement to enable system-wide installations and coordination of security cameras across the education system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). A survey conducted in July 2023 showed 154 schools with a total of 1,955 cameras. “This year,...
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Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Fundamentals of Business’ workshop.
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JBDC to Host Online Workshops on Business from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops geared towards teaching participants the fundamentals of starting and running successful businesses. To be held from January 23 to February 13, the four-week workshop will cover one of four modules each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These are Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Formalisation, Design...
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