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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.

Education Minister Urges School Community to Stay Focused

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging members of the Barrett Town All-age School community to stay focused, as they strive to overcome their recent tragedy. Rev. Thwaites, who visited the school in St. James, recently, said the...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.

School Administrators Have Pivotal Role to Play in TVET’s Transition
Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.

School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines Revised
Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald.
Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald.

PICA Reaches Quota – Customers Invited to Come Back May 21
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.

PM Pledges to Punish Child Abusers

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A section of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council’s building in Black River, which is currently under construction.
Local Government

St. Elizabeth Parish Council Building to Cost $50 Million

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is working to complete the construction of its new offices at a cost of approximately $50 million. The project is being undertaken on the grounds of the existing Parish Council building in Black River. Mayor of Black River, Councillor Everton Fisher, told JIS News that work is underway on the ground floor, which will accommodate...
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Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (standing 5th right), and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (standing 3rd left), poses with members of the visiting Chinese ophthalmology team, at a welcome ceremony on Monday (May 18), at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Others (standing from 4th left) are: Deputy Director General, Beijing Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Yu; Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; and President of the Beijing Tongren Hospital, Dr. Wu Jixiang.
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

200 Cataract Patients to Receive Free Eye Surgery

Two hundred Jamaicans suffering from poor vision or blindness due to cataract disease are to benefit from free corrective surgery performed by Chinese ophthalmologists. Dubbed the ‘Bright Journey’ mission, the ophthalmology team, comprising six medical doctors and two nurses, will be performing the procedures from May 18 to 29 at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). They will also be providing...
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Director of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 19.
Labour

Labour Ministry Hosts ‘Snapshot’ at Portmore Shopping Centre May 20

Sensitisation sessions on occupational safety and health are being planned by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), as part of activities for Workers’ Week 2015. Workers’ Week, which began on Sunday, May 17, gives recognition to the workers of Jamaica for their contribution to nation-building. Beginning on Wednesday, May 20, a session, dubbed ‘Snapshot’ will be held at...
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President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, addressing participants at a business franchising seminar, held today (May 19), at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew.
Commerce

JAMPRO Head Says Opportunities Abound in Franchising

President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, says business opportunities abound locally and at the global level in franchise arrangements, and urged entrepreneurs to explore the US$300 to $350 billion market. “The benefits in franchising are vast at the macro level, as they strengthen the potential of home-grown productive capacity and aid to improve international competitiveness,” she said, while addressing a franchising...
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