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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre), shares a light moment with Commissioner of Customs Major (retd) Richard Reese (left); and President of the JCC, Francis Kennedy. Occasion was the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) annual customs seminar held September 26, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre), shares a light moment with Commissioner of Customs Major (retd) Richard Reese (left); and President of the JCC, Francis Kennedy. Occasion was the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) annual customs seminar held September 26, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t Focussed On Reducing Food Import Bill

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the government is continuing its efforts towards reducing the country’s food import bill by US$300 million per year. Speaking at the annual Jamaica Chamber of Commerce...
JAMPRO Regional Manager, Conrad Robinson (left), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 26, at the Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James. Looking on is Director of the Chamber, Dr. Luz Longsworth.
JAMPRO Regional Manager, Conrad Robinson (left), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 26, at the Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James. Looking on is Director of the Chamber, Dr. Luz Longsworth.

JAMPRO Endorses Mo-Bay Trade Expo
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson addresses a Jamaica Information Services (JIS) Think Tank on September 25, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston
State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson addresses a Jamaica Information Services (JIS) Think Tank on September 25, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston

Gov’t to Address Online Safety Under School Tablet Programme
Mrs. Rose Lyseight (left), unveils the Blue Plaque in honour of her late husband Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, while Wolverhampton Councillors Patrick Vernon and Sandra Samuels, share the moment. The unveiling ceremony was held last Friday, September 20, at the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Wolverhampton. The late Jamaican was a founding member of the NTCG in Britain.
Mrs. Rose Lyseight (left), unveils the Blue Plaque in honour of her late husband Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, while Wolverhampton Councillors Patrick Vernon and Sandra Samuels, share the moment. The unveiling ceremony was held last Friday, September 20, at the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Wolverhampton. The late Jamaican was a founding member of the NTCG in Britain.

Pioneering Jamaican Bishop Honoured With Prestigious Blue Plaque in the UK
Chief Executive Officer, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, Megan Deane (left), listens to a point being made by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca (centre), during the PSOJ Chairman’s Club breakfast forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on September 24, at which she was the guest speaker. Sharing in the discussion is Co-Chairman, Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Dr. Wayne Henry.
Chief Executive Officer, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, Megan Deane (left), listens to a point being made by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca (centre), during the PSOJ Chairman’s Club breakfast forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on September 24, at which she was the guest speaker. Sharing in the discussion is Co-Chairman, Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Jamaica Leads the Region in Setting Up Private Credit Bureaus

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), listens to a comment from Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke (right), during a one-day local government symposium on September 26, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. Mayor of Mandeville, Brenda Ramsay, also shares in the discussion.
Local Government

Six Local Authorities to Participate in Economic Development Project

Six local authorities across five parishes have been selected to participate in a project geared at stimulating economic development at the community level. This is under the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED), which is a six-year programme funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development, Canada (DFATD). It is focused on stimulating sustainable local economic development in...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, gives an update on the Logistics Hub Initiative at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 27.
CommerceJIS Think Tank

Country Poised to Meet 2015 Deadline – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has indicated that the country is poised to meet its 2015 deadline for the implementation of several critical deliverables relating to facilitation of the Logistics Hub initiative. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 27, the Minister pointed to several projects and strategies that are already on stream and will...
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Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro speaks with Commission member, Bernita Locke and CEO of Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited, Audrey Hinchcliffe after the consultation.
Labour

Minimum Wage Commission Wraps Up Consultations

The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (MWAC) on September 26, concluded its series of island-wide consultations on the national minimum wage, at a two-hour session held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston. The consultation received recommendations and concerns from representatives of a wide array of sectors central to the discussions on the national minimum wage. These included...
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Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie (fourth right) and Director of Strategic Plans and Training of the District of Columbia National Guard, Lt. Colonel Luis Campbell (fourth left), with (from left), Security Attaché at the Embassy of Jamaica, Stacy Ann Green; Major Mark Escherich, National Guard Bi-lateral Affairs Officer to Jamaica; Major Daniel Gilmore, Senior Southcom Desk Officer; First Lt. Tamara Blassingame, State Partnership Programmes Co-ordinator; Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban; and Captain Russell Brown at the Embassy of Jamaica, after the National Guard contingent held discussions with Ambassador Vasciannie, recently.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador and National Guard Hold Discussions

Matters of mutual interest between Jamaica and the Washington, D.C. National Guard were discussed during a recent visit to the Embassy by the Director of National Plans and Training of the Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Campbell. Discussions between Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie and Lieutenant Colonel Campbell centred around cyber security, disaster relief initiatives, medical...
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State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), Director of the Mona ICT Policy Centre, and Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn (centre) and attorney-at-law, Georgia Gibson-Henlin converse during a JIS Think Tank at the agency headquarters recently.
Technology

Commercial Espionage to be Discussed at Conference

Commercial espionage affecting Jamaican businesses are to be addressed at a two-day conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, to be staged at the University of the West Indies from September 30 to October 1. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, as he addressed a Jamaica Information...
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