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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Police Urge Vigilance During Festive Period

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging citizens to be vigilant in their activities during the festive season. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said criminals are using...

Entities Pledge to Leverage Technology to Improve Border Security

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the Gender Equality Seal Certification Programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 29. Listening (from left) are President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Larry Watson; Interim Leader of the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel for Women Economic Empowerment, Patricia Francis; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative in Jamaica, Bruno Pouezat; and UNDP Panama Specialist on Gender Equality, Diana Guitierrez.

Gov’t Putting Measures in Place to Address Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses tourism stakeholders at a meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, recently.

Tourism Minister Pleased with Spotlight on Entertainment

Head of Communications for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jonathan Lynn, addresses a group of journalists and communication specialists from across the region, at a climate change media workshop, held on November 29 at the University of West Indies Regional Headquarters at Mona.

Journalists Take Part in Workshop on Climate Change

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaking with Founder of Missionaries of the Poor, Father Richard Ho Lung, during the staging of the musical ‘Moses’, on November 27 at the National Arena in Kingston. The show, which was put on by Father Ho Lung and Friends, aimed to raise money to assist the destitute and homeless. The show was staged earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.

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PHOTOS: PM Attends ‘Moses’ Musical

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaking with Founder of Missionaries of the Poor, Father Richard Ho Lung, during the staging of the musical ‘Moses’, on November 27 at the National Arena in Kingston. The show, which was put on by Father Ho Lung and Friends, aimed to raise money to assist the destitute and homeless. The show...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), interacting with I Believe Initiative (IBI) ambassadors (from left) Daren Miller, Odayne Haughton and Tishawna Mullings, at a luncheon held on November 29 at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Ten young persons were installed as IBI ambassadors for 2016.

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10 Young Persons Selected as IBI Ambassadors

Ten young persons have been selected as ambassadors for positive social change under the Governor-General’s I Believe Initiative (IBI). The IBI is a service-oriented programme, which emphasises youth upliftment, positive family values and education. The 2016 IBI ambassadors were installed at a luncheon held on November 29 at Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston. In his address, Governor-General, His Excellency...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents a plaque to Captain of Harmony of the Seas, Johnny Faevelen, to commemorate the inaugural call of the largest cruise ship in the world at the Port of Falmouth on November 22.

10 years ago Tourism

Falmouth Port a Sound Investment – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the call of the largest cruise ship in the world, Harmony of the Seas, at the Falmouth port in Trelawny last week, justifies the investment in the construction of the facility. He notes that of the 1.7 million cruise passengers who visited Jamaica last year, 1.2 million came through the Falmouth port. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is greeted by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), on arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 29, for the 2016/17 LASCO Teacher and Principal of the Year awards ceremony. Mr. Holness was the guest speaker. Others (from left) are: LASCO Manufacturing Limited Managing Director, Robert Parkins; and Deputy Executive Chairman of LASCO Affiliated Companies, Peter Chin.

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Effective School Management Requires Principals with Leadership Skills – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says effective school management requires principals who are equipped with the requisite institutional leadership skills, rather than being adept at only instructional delivery. Citing the mandatory National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) training and certification for teachers aspiring to become school principals, vice principals and middle managers, the Prime Minister said this move...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), in discussion with Retail Coordinator, Kingston Bookshop, Tashana Johnson (left), during the fourth staging of the National Cyber Security Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona on November 29. At centre is Director of the Mona Information and Communication Technology Policy Centre, at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hopeton Dunn. The two-day conference examined issues related to cybersecurity and mobile money; countering cybercrime; protecting telecommunication services; banking and e-Government; cyberthreats to online banking; and building citizen awareness.

10 years ago Technology

Gov’t to Provide More Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

In a drive to facilitate greater Internet access to Jamaicans, the Government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in popular public places across the island. The initiative is being made possible through the Universal Service Fund (USF), an agency of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, which will carry out the installation in the select locations....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the opening of the 12th Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on November 29.

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State Minister Emphasises Importance of Public Procurement

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says public procurement is a viable means of stimulating sustained economic growth and development. Mrs. Williams was speaking at the opening of the 12th Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on November 29. The State...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses the fourth staging of the National Cyber Security Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on November 29. The two-day conference examined issues related to cybersecurity and mobile money; countering cybercrime; protecting telecommunication services; banking and e-Government; cyberthreats to online banking; and building citizen awareness.

10 years ago Technology

Gov’t to Strengthen Legislation to Protect Personal Information in Cyberspace

The Government will be making changes to critical pieces of legislation that will enable a more robust framework in protecting personal information in cyberspace. These include the Data Protection Act, which is slated to be tabled in Parliament next year, and the establishment of a single Regulator for information and communications technology (ICT). This was disclosed by Minister of Science,...