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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney during the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) power breakfast commemorating International Literacy Day, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on September 8.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney during the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) power breakfast commemorating International Literacy Day, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on September 8.

Jamaicans Urged to Engage in Continuous Learning

With the country’s adult literacy rate at 87 per cent, the Government is encouraging more Jamaicans to engage in lifelong learning in order to boost the island’s competitiveness and productivity outputs. “I’d love to see Jamaica develop a culture of...
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), exchanges greetings with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, just before the start of the Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Wednesday, September 7. Looking on is Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), exchanges greetings with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, just before the start of the Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Wednesday, September 7. Looking on is Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King.

Jamaica Can have Developed Economy by 2030 – US Ambassador
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.

Film Commissioner Heads Delegation to Festival in Canada
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Mrs. Imani Duncan-Price at a Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on September 7. Others (from second left) are Co-Executive Director, CaPRI, Dr. Damien King and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Mrs. Imani Duncan-Price at a Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on September 7. Others (from second left) are Co-Executive Director, CaPRI, Dr. Damien King and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno.

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Vice President of Cruise Shipping and Marina Operations at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ),William Tatham (left), outlines plans for increased home porting activities at the Montego Bay cruise-shipping port to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right) and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), during a recent tour of the port. At second left is Chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone, Mark Hart.
Foreign Affairs

More Ships to Home Port in Montego Bay

Two additional cruise ships are expected to begin home-porting in Montego Bay, St. James, in the next winter season, bringing to seven the number of vessels that will be involved in that arrangement. Vice President of Cruise Shipping and Marina Operations at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), William Tatham, told JIS News that St. James should reap significant economic...
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The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.
Education

Message from the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid: International Literacy Day

Jamaica is happy to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Literacy Day today, Thursday, September 8. International Literacy Day has been celebrated annually since 1966. Jamaica has much to celebrate in the area of literacy. With our National Literacy Rate currently at 86.7% at the primary level, we cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), applauds as a truck carrying a container leaves to symbolically launch Red Stripe’s first shipment to the United States after four years, at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on September 7. He is joined by Managing Director of Red Stripe, Mr. Ricardo Nuncio (second left); Head of Corporate Relations, Mrs. Dianne Ashton Smith (second right); and Brand Manager for Red Stripe and Heineken United States, Mr. Andrew Anguin (right).
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Hails Red Stripe

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, was on hand yesterday (September 7) to see Red Stripe sending off its first shipment to the United States from Jamaica in four years. At a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location, Mr. Holness hailed the move by the iconic Jamaican brand to re-establish Jamaica as its global production hub. He said...
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Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.
Health & WellnessJIS Think TankYouth

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Parents and guardians are being urged to pay close attention to small children in order to identify any abnormality, which could be a sign of childhood cancer. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 7), Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explained that childhood cancers are most commonly seen among the three to...
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Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Technology will Boost Delivery of Education Services – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has cited the importance of technology in ensuring effective management and delivery of education services. “In this technological world, we will have to depend on technology to provide us with the kind of efficiencies that are necessary to make managing our (schools) far more effective,” he said. He was...
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Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, removing debris on a street as part of a clean-up campaign earlier this year.
Local Government

Hanover Gears Up for National Clean-Up Exercise

Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh, says all is in place for the national clean-up exercise in the parish on Saturday (September 10). “We have already started the sensitisation. The Social Development Commission (SDC) is already out there working and our public relations officer is out there as well. At the end of it, I’m expecting that...
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Chairman of the Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI), Dr. Eric Deans.
Commerce

Logistics Hub a Major Investment Thrust

Jamaica’s gradual transition to a ‘logistics centred’ economy has prompted the need for integration of various sectors, public-private partnerships and ongoing research and discussions by key stakeholders. The prospect of Jamaica becoming a globally competitive logistics hub stems from its strategic geographic location along the major shipping lanes combined with its connectivity to global markets and proximity to North America....
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