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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

SRC Providing Training for Cookshop Operators

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training...

Jamaica Confirms First Case of the Zika Virus
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with President of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Ms. Patricia Perry, after delivering an address to education officers at the Association’s half yearly meeting, held on Friday, January 29, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with President of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Ms. Patricia Perry, after delivering an address to education officers at the Association’s half yearly meeting, held on Friday, January 29, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge.

Education Officers Urged To Be Receptive To Change
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 26. Others (from left) are: General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher and Manager, Process Development, Julia Brown. Dr. Riley spoke of the SRC’s two new patented systems to be used to produce artemia fish feed.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 26. Others (from left) are: General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher and Manager, Process Development, Julia Brown. Dr. Riley spoke of the SRC’s two new patented systems to be used to produce artemia fish feed.

SRC to Produce Ornamental Fish Feed
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

No Place in School for Violence, Discrimination – Rev. Thwaites

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Senior Governance Officer for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Unicie Delapenha, attends to queries of youngsters from Majesty Gardens during a recently held parenting and life skills training session at the National Housing Trust (NHT) car park. The training session focused on reviewing poor parenting practices and the high levels of teenage pregnancy, as part of the Inner City Renewal Programme (IRP).
Justice

Residents of Majesty Gardens Benefit from IRP

Residents of Majesty Gardens, in Kingston, are benefiting from parenting and skills training as well as infrastructure development, through the Inner-city Renewal Programme (IRP). The programme is being offered through collaboration with government agencies and the private sector, for the improvement and sustainability of inner-city communities. Partners for IRP include the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Jamaica Social Investment...
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, shares a thought with National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, at the launch of the World Bank’s Next GENDERation media tool kit on gender-based violence at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on January 28.
Information

Media Must Present More Positive Image of Women – Senator Falconer

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon.  Sandrea Falconer says the way women are being portrayed in traditional media needs to be addressed. “The media cannot be neutral about the exploitation of our women and girls. They have many tools, programmes at their disposal that they can use to present a more positive image of our women,” she said. The...
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Director for Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, addresses the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s Heart Month on January 26, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Persons with NCDs Urged to be Vigilant against ZIKV

As Jamaica prepares for the Zika virus (ZikV), Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, is urging people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be particularly vigilant. Dr. Copeland pointed out that persons with NCDs, such as hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and cancers, are at higher risk for complications and...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Hugh Graham (right); is joined by (from left) CEO, Seprod Group of Companies, Richard Pandohie; Business Development Manager, Newport Fersan Jamaica Limited, Hedda Rose Pitter; and Chief Operating Officer, CB Group, Matthew Lyn, in consuming glasses of milk during the launch of the ‘Drink Real Milk’ campaign at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew today (Jan. 28).
Agriculture

Dairy Farmers Urged to Improve Pasture Management

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to use proper pasture management techniques in order to boost milk production and improve herd quality. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Hugh Graham, made the call, while speaking to JIS News at the launch of the ‘Drink Real Milk’ educational campaign at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and President of Guardian Life Group, Mr. Eric Hosin (fourth left), hold contract which the Prime Minister signed today (January 28), at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), to launch health and life insurance for 1,323 national athletes. Others (from left) are: Minister with Responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley; Managing Director of Allied Insurance Brokers, Miss Amanda Beepat; and Permanent Secretary in the OPM, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen.
Prime Minister

PM Launches Life and Health Insurance for Athletes

Jamaica has become one of the first developing countries to provide life and health insurance coverage for its national athletes, with the launch of the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, today (January 28). At the press launch, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Simpson Miller said the initiative...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton (2nd right), admire chicks provided by Hi-Pro Feeds for the All-Island Small Farmer Poultry Project, which was launched on January 27, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Andrew Parish Office. Others (from left) are: Senior Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown; Sales Manager, Nutramix (Newport Mills Limited), Winston Thomas; and Technical Sales Officer, Hi-Pro Feeds, Cabrini Edwards.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Launches $42.9 Million Support Project for Small Poultry Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has launched a $42.9 million support project for small poultry farmers, which will enable them to achieve improved levels of productivity and profit. Under the All-Island Small Farmer Poultry Project, being implemented by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), poultry farmers across the island, who are registered with RADA, will receive chicks, feed and...
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