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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

Pictures of Missing Children on Electronic Billboards

Pictures of missing children and their contacts can be seen on electronic billboards placed at strategic locations across the island, as part of the Ananda Alert System. Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith, told JIS News...
Environmental Engineer, National Works Agency (NWA), Dr. Mark Richards, outlining to JIS News the breakwater structures to be constructed to protect the Negril coastline.
Environmental Engineer, National Works Agency (NWA), Dr. Mark Richards, outlining to JIS News the breakwater structures to be constructed to protect the Negril coastline.

Offshore – Breakwater Structure to Protect Negril Coastline
President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Michel Joseph Martelly.
President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Michel Joseph Martelly.

Haitian President to Arrive in Jamaica for Three-Day State Visit
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), presides over the monthly Council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston, on November 12. The Mayor said she is pleased with the compliance of handcart operators to get registered.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), presides over the monthly Council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston, on November 12. The Mayor said she is pleased with the compliance of handcart operators to get registered.

Mayor Pleased With Level of Compliance by Handcart Operators
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre, seated), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right, seated), exchange signed copies of the $660 million (€4.73 million) EU-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) contract, at Tuesday’s (November 12) signing ceremony at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers will benefit from provisions under the four-year funding programme. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left seated). Others are (back row, from left): Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Grethel Sessing; British High Commissioner, David Fitton; Belgian Ambassador, Godlieve Vandenbergh; German Ambassador, Josef Beck; and Spanish Ambassador, Celso Nuño.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre, seated), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right, seated), exchange signed copies of the $660 million (€4.73 million) EU-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) contract, at Tuesday’s (November 12) signing ceremony at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew. Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers will benefit from provisions under the four-year funding programme. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left seated). Others are (back row, from left): Chairperson, All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA), Grethel Sessing; British High Commissioner, David Fitton; Belgian Ambassador, Godlieve Vandenbergh; German Ambassador, Josef Beck; and Spanish Ambassador, Celso Nuño.

Banana and Plantain Farmers to Benefit from EU Assistance

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Captain Radcliffe Barrett inspects the new equipment in the eLearning Centre during its opening, recently, at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp, in Kingston.
National Security

eLearning Centres Set Up in Four JDF Barracks

Four barracks belonging to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have been retrofitted, to include eLearning centres, resulting in advanced training opportunities for soldiers and easier access for applicants to complete their online recruit test for the Force. Officer with responsibility for training, Third Battalion The Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve), Captain Dobby Spencer, told JIS News that bases in St. Mary, Manchester,...
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Manager for Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Hopeton Peterson.
Finance & Public Service

PIOJ at Halfway Point in Phase Two of Climate Change Project

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is currently midway through implementing Phase II of a US$25 million Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR). The programme, being implemented as a pilot (Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR), aims to boost government-led efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s ability to withstand the often damaging effects of risks associated with climate-related occurrences such as hurricanes,...
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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Culture

Information on Child Abuse is Confidential

Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greg Smith, is assuring the public that reports of child abuse are handled in a confidential manner at the OCR. “I want to assure the public that once you make a report to the Children’s Registry that information is kept confidential,” he said. Mr. Smith told JIS News that under section...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the official opening ceremony of the University of Technology
Education

Education Minister Hails Expansion of UTECH to Montego Bay

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has welcomed the expansion of the University of Technology (UTech) to western Jamaica, noting that the move represents a good investment by the institution in Jamaica’s future. He was speaking at the official opening ceremony for the new campus located on Dome Street in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday, November 8. “Today...
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General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm.
Tourism

UDC General Manager Updates on Ocho Rios Fishing Village

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is moving ahead with plans for the upgrading of the Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village with the aim of transforming it into a premier facility for entertainment and dining. The Corporation shared concept plans for the project in a consultation session with the fisher folk and other stakeholders on November 8, 2013 at the Anglican Church...
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Training Centre Manager at Sherwin-Williams Limited, Oliver Lewis (standing left), addresses Allman Town residents, who participated in a recent decorative painting course spearhead by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with Sherwin-Williams. Occasion was a certificate handing over ceremony for the participants held on November 5 at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the community. Seated at the head table are: Deputy Financial Secretary, Corporate Services Division in Ministry, Claudette Wright; and Acting Director, Transport Security and Emergency Management, Aon Wint.
Finance & Public Service

Skills Project Brings Hope To Allman Town Youth

In an inner-city community in the heart of Kingston, faced with economic and social challenges, a number of residents, have been given an opportunity to learn a skill, which will make them more employable, as well as enhance their personal development. Twenty-seven residents of Allman Town, in the vicinity of the National Heroes Circle, have successfully completed a four-day decorative...
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