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President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison (right); UTech’s Director of Community Service and Development, Seymour Riley (left); and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriquez (centre), discuss the annual UTech Students’ Union ‘Tag Drive’, at the recent press launch, at the Papine campus.
President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison (right); UTech’s Director of Community Service and Development, Seymour Riley (left); and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriquez (centre), discuss the annual UTech Students’ Union ‘Tag Drive’, at the recent press launch, at the Papine campus.

UTech Students’ Union Praised For Outreach

The University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union members have been lauded for the contribution they continue to make to society. The student body, which was formed 53 years ago, launched its annual ‘Tag Drive’ recently at the Papine campus in...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasises a point as he addresses the official opening of the Gregory Park Community Computer Resource Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine on Wednesday, November 13.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasises a point as he addresses the official opening of the Gregory Park Community Computer Resource Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine on Wednesday, November 13.

Minister Paulwell Says Internet Costs Are Too High
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, stresses the importance of getting children immunised, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, stresses the importance of getting children immunised, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Health Ministry Renews Call for Children to be Immunised
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addresses the annual general meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association held on Wednesday, November 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addresses the annual general meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association held on Wednesday, November 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

$400 Million Being Spent on Rehabilitation of Sugarcane Roads
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents the Instrument of Office to Hon. Richard Azan, who was reinstalled as State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, during a swearing in ceremony on Thursday, November 14, at King’s House.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents the Instrument of Office to Hon. Richard Azan, who was reinstalled as State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, during a swearing in ceremony on Thursday, November 14, at King’s House.

Mr. Azan Reinstalled as State Minister in Transport Ministry

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), makes a point during discussion with (from left), Chief Information Security Officer at Strategem 1 Solutions, Jayson Street; General Manager of Advantum, Elaine Hayden; and Global Marketing Manager, Energy and Utilities, Siemens AG, Erica Simmons. Occasion was the staging of the TechConnect 2013 conference and exposition on November 13, at the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) in Kingston.
Commerce

Jamaica Designated Sub-Regional Hub For Relief Operations

As Jamaica prepares to position itself as the fourth node in the global logistics chain, the country has been designated the sub-regional hub for relief operations in the event of disasters. Making the announcement, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said this move will allow for greater efficiency and management of regional and international humanitarian supplies and...
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Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Herman Lamont (centre), shares a moment with Past President of the Jamaican Association of New Jersey, Linval James (left); and President of the New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Missions (Help JAMM), Dr. Rudolph Willis. Occasion was at Help JAMM’s 3rd annual black tie banquet and awards ceremony held recently at the Richfield Regency in Verona, New Jersey.
Office of the Prime Minister

PM Hails Help Jamaica Medical Mission

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission (Help JAMM) for its ongoing effort to provide quality health care services to communities in Jamaica. In a message presented at the organisation’s 3rd annual black tie and awards ceremony held recently, at the Richfield Regency in Verona, New Jersey, the Prime Minister...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses journalists, during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister, on November 14, following a meeting with the President of Haiti, His Excellency Michel Martelly.
Office of the Prime MinisterOfficial Visits

Government Offers Scholarships to Haiti

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has informed that the Government has offered four scholarships to Haiti, which are tenable at the HEART/Trust NTA institutions. She also noted that two other scholarships have been given to that country, which are tenable at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), in Portland. The Prime Minister said that Jamaica...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Health & Wellness

Ban on Public Smoking A Major Achievement – Cancer Society

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking as a major achievement for individuals and organisations, which have long agitated for such legislation. She noted that as a member of the Coalition for Tobacco Control in Jamaica, the JCS was very instrumental as part of a team that worked to bring...
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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, October 30. Flanking the Minster are JADCO’s chairman, Dr. Herb Elliot (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.
Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Minister Neita Headley Meets With WADA

Consequent on the receipt of the report prepared by the WADA Review Team which visited Jamaica, October 28 - 29, Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon Natalie Neita Headley, who is in South Africa attending the 4th World Conference on Doping in Sport, met with the WADA Director General David Howman on Thursday, November 14. Minister Neita Headley responded to...
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President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses the audience at the recent launch of
Education

UTech Students Giving Back To Society

Students of the University of Technology (UTech) have given more than one million hours of service to the nation through community programmes over the past 20 years, and have donated millions of dollars to selected needy institutions. This year, the students have again committed to the decades-old tradition of assisting various national charity organizations through the staging of the annual...
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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on October 30.
Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Minister Neita Headley Says Jamaican Athletes Are Among the Most Tested Worldwide

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has reiterated that Jamaican athletes are among the most tested in the world. Addressing the 4th World Conference on Doping in Sport now underway in South Africa, Minister Neita Headley said the combined efforts of the International Sports Federations which conduct testing of Jamaican athletes and the testing programme of the...
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