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Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Mr. Herman Lamont, delivers the keynote address at the 3rd annual black tie banquet and awards ceremony, held at the Richfield Regency Hotel in Verona, New Jersey, on Saturday, November 9.
Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Mr. Herman Lamont, delivers the keynote address at the 3rd annual black tie banquet and awards ceremony, held at the Richfield Regency Hotel in Verona, New Jersey, on Saturday, November 9.

Donor Organizations Urged to Work Together

Donor organizations within the Jamaican diaspora have been urged to work  together to better stream line their contributions to Jamaica. The call has come from Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Mr. Herman Lamont, who delivered the keynote address at...
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey, who gave details of the Prayer vigil to be held in Half-Way Tree.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey, who gave details of the Prayer vigil to be held in Half-Way Tree.

Prayer Vigil for Children November 19
Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, outlining the functions of the Corporation, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 12.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, outlining the functions of the Corporation, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 12.

Focus on MSMEs during Global Entrepreneurship Week
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
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

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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.
Local Government

Mayor Pleased With Level of Compliance by Handcart Operators

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, says she is pleased with the level of compliance among handcart operators, registering with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Following an extension to November 8, which was granted to some handcart owners and operators who were unable to meet the KSAC’s deadline for registration, a total of 500 handcarts have...
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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

Banana and Plantain Farmers to Benefit from EU Assistance

Over 1,400 banana and plantain farmers, and other sector interests, will benefit from a $660 million (€4.73 million) European Union (EU)-funded Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) special assistance programme, over the next four years. The programme, which forms part of the Government’s poverty eradication strategy, targets small farmers and other beneficiaries totaling approximately 3,000, in the banana growing parishes of St....
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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 and Peace

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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