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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), has a quick word with Archbishop Emeritus, Rev. Donald James Reece, at the opening session of the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s inaugural Research Day on October 3.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), has a quick word with Archbishop Emeritus, Rev. Donald James Reece, at the opening session of the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s inaugural Research Day on October 3.

Promotion of Teachers must be Based on Value

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says employment and promotion in the teaching profession must be on the basis of the value that persons can add to the tasks to which they are assigned and not necessarily on their years...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently led a team to Cuba for talks towards the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently led a team to Cuba for talks towards the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements.

Jamaica, Cuba Seek to Renew Security Agreements
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (second left), engages in light conversation with President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbus Business Solutions (CBS), Michele English (second right); Vice President, CBS, John Clear (right), and Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Donovan White, during the opening of a round table discussion on managing information and data risk, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 3.
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (second left), engages in light conversation with President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbus Business Solutions (CBS), Michele English (second right); Vice President, CBS, John Clear (right), and Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Donovan White, during the opening of a round table discussion on managing information and data risk, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 3.

Legislation to Protect Personal Data Being Developed
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke in discussion with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips during a tour of the Amity Hall Agro Park project on October 3
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke in discussion with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips during a tour of the Amity Hall Agro Park project on October 3

Agro Parks on Track – Minister Clarke
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), has a quick word with Archbishop Emeritus, Rev. Donald James Reece, at the opening session of the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s inaugural Research Day on October 3.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), has a quick word with Archbishop Emeritus, Rev. Donald James Reece, at the opening session of the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s inaugural Research Day on October 3.

Promotion of Teachers must be Based on Value

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Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addresses the conference on the 27th of September
CommerceSenate

Senate Approves Bill To Strengthen Commissions Of Enquiry

The Commissions of Enquiry (Amendment) Act was passed in the Senate on  October 4. The Bill seeks to modernise and discourage acts that undermine the effectiveness of the Commission or which are disruptive of the Commission’s proceedings. Debate on  the Bill resumed in the Senate today, after it was suspended to allow for further dialogue. Leader of Opposition Business in...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Everton Spencer, points to a section of the Amity Hall Agro Park, in St. Catherine, where there is to be mass production of several agricultural crops.
Agriculture

Govt. Provides 100 Acres For Young Farmers At Amity Hall Agro Park

As part of a national drive to encourage young people to get involved in  agriculture, the Government has set aside some 100 acres of  land  for young farmers at the Amity Hall Agro Park, in St. Catherine, while also seeking start-up financing for them. Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Everton Spencer, told JIS News on October 3,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (second left), examines contents of the programme during the opening ceremony for the third annual international public health conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, today (October 4). Others (from left) are: Head, School of Public Health and Health Technology, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Winston Davidson; Acting President, UTech, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah Young; and Dean, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Sciences and Veterinary Sciences, UTech, Dr. Irving McKenzie. The conference, which is slated to end on October 6, is being held under the theme: ‘Challenges to Public Health in a Global Environment: Time for Action’. It is being staged by the University of Technology, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences, and School of Public Health and Health Technology (SPHHT).
Health & Wellness

Stakeholders In Food Industry Urged To Apply Modern Safety Procedures

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is urging stakeholders in the food industry to ensure that modern safety procedures are applied in their facilities. She said  this forms part of measures to ensure safety of the domestic market, and that the country is in compliance with North American and European food importation...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), in discussion with Chief Technical Officer, Caribbean Cyber Security Centre, Deon Olton (right), at the National Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, in St. Andrew, today, October 1. At centre is Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre, Mona School of Business and Management, Professor Hopeton Dunn.
Technology

Legislation to Protect Personal Data Being Developed

The Government is in the process of developing more robust, clear and uniformed legislation aimed at protecting personal data, State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, has informed. Mr. Robinson said the Data Protection Act will safeguard, in general, the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data as well as regulate...
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Agriculture

Agro Parks Offer Exciting Prospects For Agriculture – Dr. Phillips

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government’s effort at reducing food imports through the agro parks project represents an “exciting prospect” for the agricultural sector. The Minister, who was speaking yesterday (October 3), while touring the Amity Hall agro park in St. Catherine, lauded the moves there to produce animal feed, and crops such...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown-Burke (2nd left), prepares to hand over the keys to a bus to Inspector of Poor, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Elaine Walker (left). Looking on are former Chairman of Food for the Poor (FFP), Pokar Chandiram, and friend of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter, Pearl Barrett. The vehicle, which will support the KSAC’s homeless programme, was presented to the Mayor on October 2, during a ceremony held at the Marie Atkins Night Shelter on Hanover Street, Kingston . It was acquired through partnership involving Mega Mart, Scotia Bank, and FFP.
Local Government

Homeless Acquiring Skills

Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), Pearl Barrett, is reporting that several persons in the homeless programme are acquiring skills and are gaining employment. Mrs. Barrett, who spoke on October 2 at the handing over of a bus to be used in the homeless initiative, administered by the Marie Atkins Night Shelter (MANS), in downtown...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), with (from second left), Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mrs. Elizabeth Mrema; Co-ordinator, Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems Branch, UNEP, Ms. Jacqueline Alder; Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles; and Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship, Councillor Glendon Harris, at opening of Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections, being held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, from October 2 to 4.
Environment

Focus on Environmental Issues Affecting Land and Ocean at Global Conference

Environmental issues affecting the land and ocean and their inter-connectedness, will be the focus of some 250 delegates attending the Second Global Conference on Land-Ocean connections in Montego Bay, St. James. Staged by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the conference is being held from October 2 to 4, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, under the theme: ‘Building Bridges...
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