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State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (centre), greets Migration and Development Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Republic of Moldova, Ghenadie Cretu (left). Occasion was Wednesday’s (November 18) meeting of the National Working Group on International Migration and Development (NWGIMD), at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), New Kingston. Listening keenly is: Director of the PIOJ’s Social Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams. The NWGIMD is chaired by Mr. Brown, with Mr. Williams serving as his deputy.

Work Advanced on Migration and Development Policy

Work is advanced on the International Migration and Development Policy, which seeks to address the challenges and opportunities associated with migration. State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said that preparation of the policy has advanced...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is gifted with a painting by Art Teacher at York Castle High School, Akimeo Timoll (centre) and student, Tabia Mae. The painting, which depicts the Minister and York Castle Principal, Raymond Treasure, was presented at the official launch of the Sixth Form programme at the school on November 19.

Rev. Thwaites Urging More Students to Seek Tertiary Studies

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second left), listens intently while National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight (right), delivers his report during a recent Heads of Agencies and Departments meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Also listening, from left, are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Alwyn Hales; and Director General, Dr. Sharon Crooks (partly hidden).

Persons Encouraged to Practice Proper Solid Waste Disposal

Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), shares a moment with her mother, Gertrude Falconer (centre); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster Allen, following Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.

Bureau of Women’s Affairs to Embark on Advocacy Campaign

Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), converses with Opposition Spokesperson on Information, Sports, Entertainment, Gender Affairs and Culture, Olivia Grange (left), during the Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service, at Boulevard Baptist Church, St. Andrew, to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. Sharing the conversation is the Minister’s mother, Gertrude Falconer. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.

Parliamentary Committee Reviewing Legislation against Gender-Based Violence

Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair, speaking at the opening of the new Free Hill Basic School in St. Ann on Thursday, November 19. The school was one of 50 early childhood institutions constructed or upgraded under the organization’s ‘Jamaica 50 Campaign’ project.

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Food for the Poor Completes ‘Jamaica 50 Campaign’ Project

Executive Director of Food for the Poor, David Mair, says the agency has successfully completed its project to construct or upgrade 50 schools island wide, as part of activities marking Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence in 2012. Mr. Mair points out that the organization’s ‘Jamaica 50 Campaign’ was executed within 32 of the designated 50 months timeline. He was speaking...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Free Hill Basic School in North West St. Ann, during the opening ceremony on Thursday, November 19. The school was built by Food for the Poor, as part of its Jamaica 50 Campaign, targeting the construction or upgrading of 50 early childhood institutions islandwide. Also participating in the proceedings, from left, are: the school’s Chairman, Derrick Evans; North West St. Ann Member of Parliament, Dr. Dayton Campbell; the school’s Principal, Ester Lewis Wauchoupe; and Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair, along with two pupils.

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New Free Hill Basic School Opened

Thirty one infants of Free Hill district, in North West St. Ann, and their teachers, are now benefitting from a new basic school, which was constructed by Food for the Poor. The facility was built as part of the philanthropic organization’s Jamaica 50 Campaign, which targeted the construction or upgrading of 50 early childhood institutions islandwide, in commemoration of Jamaica’s...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairs a recent meeting with heads of departments and agencies for which he has portfolio responsibility, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.

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Development Stakeholders to Discuss Measures to Curb Approvals Breaches

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is to meet with key stakeholders to discuss measures to curb the reported by-passing of the approvals process for revised building plans by some developers, particularly for apartment complexes. The Minister made the disclosure to JIS News, after being briefed of this development recently by representatives of the Real Estate...

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addressing the Ministry’s National Quality Policy 2015 public forum, which held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on Thursday, November 19.

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Gov’t Recommits to Further Modernizing the National Quality and Standards Framework

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says the Government remains committed to further modernizing the national quality and standards framework. This, to better position local goods and services to meet international standards, within the context of global trade. Additionally, she says the administration is equally focused on creating an environment that encourages local consumers to...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right); and Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), symbolically break ground, at Norman Manley High School in St. Andrew, on Friday, November 20, to mark the commencement of construction work to build an additional classroom block, at a cost of $50 million. Also participating in the exercise, from 2nd left, are: Vice Chairman of the School’s Board of Management, Owen Lewin; and Principal, Adaire Powell Brown. The institution is situated in East Central St. Andrew for which Dr. Phillips is the Member of Parliament.

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$50M Classroom block to be built at Norman Manley High School

An additional classroom block is to be built at Norman Manley High School in East Central St. Andrew, at a cost of $50 million. Construction is scheduled to commence in December and be completed by March 2016. The new block is expected to facilitate the school administration’s removal of the double-shift system from the institution by the end of the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), shares a light moment with Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, following the announcement ceremony at King’s House on November 19. The 24-year old, who will he heading to Oxford University in London next year, is a member of Jamaica’s Senior Football Team.

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24-Year Old Female Footballer is 2016 Rhodes Scholar

Twenty-four year old Sherona Forrester, who is a member of the Senior Female Football Team, is Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar. The announcement was made by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House on November 19. The humble but highly accomplished young woman topped a field of eight shortlisted candidates to win the...

New Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith, addresses a Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon, hosted by Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Carlong Publishers Ltd., to recognize and award teachers of excellence from primary and secondary schools, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on November 19.

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Teachers Honoured for Contribution

Some 100 teachers from primary and secondary schools across the island have been recognised and awarded for their contribution to the profession, by the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Carlong Publishers Ltd. Fifty-seven of these teachers from Regions One, Two and Five were feted and awarded at a Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon on November 19, at the Pegasus Hotel in New...