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State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, delivering the keynote address during the business reform sensitization forum held at Riu Hotel and Resort in Montego Bay, on May 30.
State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, delivering the keynote address during the business reform sensitization forum held at Riu Hotel and Resort in Montego Bay, on May 30.

Government’s Commitment to Enhancing Business Underscored

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says institution of the Security Interests in Personal Property (SIPP) Act, and Security Interests Personal Property (SIPP) Registry, underscores the Government’s commitment to strengthening Jamaica’s business environment. The SIPP Act...
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.
Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu makes presentation about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that his office will sign with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held Tuesday, May 27 at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

Public Defender Reports Significant Reduction in Unresolved Legacy Cases
LIME’s Sales Operations Manager, Tanisha Davis.
LIME’s Sales Operations Manager, Tanisha Davis.

$1.2M in Major Sponsorship Secured for 2014 Port Games
Participants in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project, display their certificates during the project’s closing ceremony at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, earlier this month. Sharing the moment with them are: Instructor at Ebony Park Heart Academy, Kirk Williams (left); Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin (3rd left); Chief Executive Officer, Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (sixth left); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (seventh left); Director General, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (right).
Participants in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project, display their certificates during the project’s closing ceremony at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, earlier this month. Sharing the moment with them are: Instructor at Ebony Park Heart Academy, Kirk Williams (left); Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin (3rd left); Chief Executive Officer, Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (sixth left); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (seventh left); Director General, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (right).

Eleven Inner-City Youth Receive Landscaping Certification
Volunteer at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Gail Van-Reid (right), educates students from Long Road Primary School, Kwesi-Ann Wallen (left) and Janell Harrison on the hazards of smoking. They were at the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30.
Volunteer at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Gail Van-Reid (right), educates students from Long Road Primary School, Kwesi-Ann Wallen (left) and Janell Harrison on the hazards of smoking. They were at the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30.

National Support for Reduced Tobacco Use Encouraged

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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Youth

OCR Begins Training for Search and Rescue Operations

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has begun training persons for search and rescue operations. It is part of the Ananda Alert System, designed to ensure the swift and safe recovery of children who go missing or are abducted. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s Kingston head office, Registrar of the OCR, Greig Smith, said training...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Chairman of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, Gary Peart, arrive at the inaugural Gaming Industry Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on May 29.
Finance & Public Service

Government Reviewing Bids for Three Casinos

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the Government is still in the process of reviewing bids for the three proposed Vegas-style casinos that are earmarked for Jamaica. Speaking at Thursday’s (May 29) opening of the 2014 Gaming Industry Summit at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, Mr. Dalley said much is...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Andral Shirley; Chairman of the BGLC, Gary Peart; and Chairman, Jamaica Racing Commission, Linton Walters, during the opening ceremony of the inaugural Gaming Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 29.
Finance & Public Service

Gaming Among Highest Earning Industries

The local gaming sector continues to be one of the highest grossing industries in the economy, recording tremendous growth in several areas. Data provided by the Ministry of Finance and Planning for the last three financial years, dating back to 2011, show the industry recording significant increase in government taxes and revenue, from $3.8 billion for the 2012/13 fiscal year...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) practises CPR as students from Negril All Age look on. Giving instructions are (from left): Health Educator/CPR instructor, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Zayne-Ann Parkes and Senior CPR Instructor, Marco Broomfield (second left). Occasion was the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30, under the theme: ‘Smoke Free Public Spaces: It’s Your Right, Protect It’.
Health & Wellness

Benefits from Tobacco Regulations

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the country is already seeing the benefits of the promulgation of the tobacco Regulations under the Jamaica Public Health Act. “Jamaica is better for that decision. Already, we have seen in our public health clinics and hospitals reductions in admissions for certain kinds of diseases or patients who would normally have been...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), addresses stakeholders at the inaugural Gaming Industry Summit, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 29. Also pictured is: Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Andral Shirley.
Finance & Public Service

Plans Far Advanced for Merger of JRC and BGLC

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says plans for the proposed merger of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) and the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), are far advanced. Mr. Dalley informed that work continues on the rehabilitation of the building at 78 Hagley Park Road, Kingston, which is to become the new...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); and Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Group, Don Wehby (centre), applaud winner of the inaugural GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year Award, Elaine Duncan, as she holds the trophy aloft, after receiving it during the presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston on Friday, May 30\. Prime Minister Simpson Miller was the guest speaker.
Office of the Prime Minister

Gracekennedy Rewards Household Workers

There were hugs, laughter, and tears of joy after Elaine Duncan won this year’s inaugural GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year award. Miss Duncan topped the field of 11persons shortlisted from over 100 nominees for the award, which honours Jamaica’s finest and exemplary household workers. Second place went to Mervelyn Brown, while Edward McGowan, the only male in the...
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