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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (seated, second left) signs an agreement for the provision of a €22 million ($3 billion) grant from the European Union (EU) for the implementation of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), during a ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Kingston on September 17. Also signing (seated, second right) is Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in the EU’s Development Co-operation Office, Jolita Butkeviciene. Also at the signing are: (seated, from left): Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Head of Delegation for the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei. Standing (from left) are: Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno; Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency Josef Beck; Ambassador of the French Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ginette deMatha; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Jamaica, Her Excellency Godelieve Van den Bergh; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (seated, second left) signs an agreement for the provision of a €22 million ($3 billion) grant from the European Union (EU) for the implementation of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), during a ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Kingston on September 17. Also signing (seated, second right) is Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in the EU’s Development Co-operation Office, Jolita Butkeviciene. Also at the signing are: (seated, from left): Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Head of Delegation for the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei. Standing (from left) are: Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno; Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency Josef Beck; Ambassador of the French Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ginette deMatha; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Jamaica, Her Excellency Godelieve Van den Bergh; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton.

Jamaica Embarks on New Programme to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality

Jamaica will now be closer to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) relating to the reduction of maternal and child mortality, as it embarks on a new programme to tackle this issue. The European Union (EU) is providing a grant...
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Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in Granville, St. James, Dr. Osbourn Pinnock (right), peruses the Jamaica 50 anniversary book 'Our Golden Jubilee', produced by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), during the JIS Regional Office's book fair held on Tuesday, September 17, in the college auditorium. At left, Technical Officer/Videographer at the JIS, Jermane Stewart, explains features of the publication to the principal.

JIS Regional Office Staging Pre-Heritage Book Fairs
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

Bill to Regulate All Charitable Organisations to be Tabled in Parliament
Environmental Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Monique Curtis (left), discusses the activities for International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) 2013, at a Think Tank held on September 17 at the Half-Way-Tree Road head offices of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Listening keenly is Environmental Coordinator at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Danae Vaccianna (right). ICCD will be observed on Saturday (September 21), under the theme: ‘Trash Free Seas’.
Environmental Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Monique Curtis (left), discusses the activities for International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) 2013, at a Think Tank held on September 17 at the Half-Way-Tree Road head offices of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Listening keenly is Environmental Coordinator at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Danae Vaccianna (right). ICCD will be observed on Saturday (September 21), under the theme: ‘Trash Free Seas’.

Beach Clean-Up Day to Highlight Issue of Improper Garbage Disposal
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), and Head, Policy Planning, Projects, and Research Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Douglas Webster (right), listen to a point being made by Chairman, Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C., during the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitization workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 18, under the theme: ‘The CPA and You: Balancing Business Responsibility and Consumer Protection’.
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), and Head, Policy Planning, Projects, and Research Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Douglas Webster (right), listen to a point being made by Chairman, Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C., during the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitization workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 18, under the theme: ‘The CPA and You: Balancing Business Responsibility and Consumer Protection’.

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Environmental Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Monique Curtis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 17, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.
Environment

Jamaicans Warned Against Capturing and Eating Crocodiles

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising persons, who capture crocodiles for consumption, to desist from this illegal practice or face prosecution. Speaking at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 17, NEPA Environmental Officer, Monique Curtis, said it is illegal to interfere with or be in possession of any part of the animal, which...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service, Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe (left), greets Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana (responsible for information and broadcasting services), Mr. Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (second right), at the Norman Manley International Airport on September 17, as he arrives with his delegation, on a mission to benchmark with the agency and share best communication practices. Looking on are: Honorary Consul of Botswana, Dr. Henley Morgan (second left); Director of Information Services Department, Russ Molosiwa (centre); and Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patricia Evering (right).
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Botswana Delegation to Observe JIS at Work

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mr. Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo, says his delegation is on a mission to learn more about the structure and processes of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)  and how it goes about disseminating Government information to the public. “We come from an outfit of government media similar to yours, where we run major government information...
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PM urges Special Consideration for SIDS

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has urged members of the United Nations (UN) to give consideration to the special needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Jamaica, as they deliberate the post -2015 development agenda. These countries, she noted, are grappling with issues such as climate change and the need to deal with new and...
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Deputy Financial Secretary in charge of the Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Wayne Jones (standing), greets public sector human resource officers attending Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry.
Finance & Public Service

Public Sector HR Officers Updated on Practices and Policies

Over 100 public sector human resource directors, managers and officers participated in a workforce adjustment and human resource process standardisation conference on Tuesday, September 17, at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ). The event, organised by the Finance and Planning Ministry’s Strategic Human Resource Management Division (SHRMD), featured presentations on a range of human resource procedures to be incorporated in the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), presents second year student at the University of the West Indies, Louisha Donaldson (second left), with her scholarship letter during a brief ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 16, while Councillor Carl Blake of the Greenwich Town Division (left); and Councillor Audrey Smith-Facey, of the Payne Land Division, look on. Some 80 students from the South West St. Andrew constituency, who are enrolled in tertiary institutions, have received scholarships from the Prime Minister toward their tertiary education.
EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships from Prime Minister

Approximately 80 young persons from the Prime Minister’s South West St. Andrew constituency have received scholarships ranging from $50,000 to $450,000 towards the financing of their tertiary education. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, presented them with scholarship letters on September 16, during a brief ceremony at Jamaica House. The recipients were selected based on a combination of...
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A proud father, Anthony Dawkins with his son, Christian-Ronaldo Dawkins, at the national launch of Breastfeeding Week 2013, on September 16, in Savanna-la-mar, Westmoreland.
Health & Wellness

Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy Before Cabinet

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Infant and Young Child Feeding policy has been drafted and is now before Cabinet for approval. It is intended to guide the systems that need to be in place to improve the nutritional development of children, and includes guidelines to breastfeeding in various scenarios,” the Minister said. He argued that the...
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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), emphasizes a point while addressing Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured is: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated).
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Must Balance Development With Environmental Protection – Dr. Phillips

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the government has to balance the necessity for projects that will advance Jamaica’s economic growth, with the need to safeguard the country’s environment. His comment comes against the background of the government’s impending decision on Goat Island, currently being pursued for port facilities development as part of the global logistics...
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