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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Information Minister Outlines Progress in Eliminating Discrimination Against Women

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Sen. Sandrea Falconer on Tuesday, September 17, reaffirmed Government’s commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and outlined some of the progress being made as...
Chairman of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C, makes a presentation at the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitisation workshop held on Wednesday (Sept. 18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening (from right) are: State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; CAC Chairperson, Lorna Green; attorney-at-law, Wendell Wilkins; and journalist, Cliff Hughes.
Chairman of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C, makes a presentation at the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitisation workshop held on Wednesday (Sept. 18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening (from right) are: State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; CAC Chairperson, Lorna Green; attorney-at-law, Wendell Wilkins; and journalist, Cliff Hughes.

CAC Sensitizing Consumers and Vendors
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.

NWC to Receive Equipment for Reading of Water Meters
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, confirms completion of the divestment of the Wallenford Coffee Company, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18.
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, confirms completion of the divestment of the Wallenford Coffee Company, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18.

Wallenford Divested to AIC in $4 Billion Deal
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer presents Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo with a copy of the JIS commemorative photo book, ‘Our Golden Jubilee’ at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, September 18. A delegation from Bostwana is in the island on a benchmarking exercise with the Jamaica Information Service.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer presents Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo with a copy of the JIS commemorative photo book, ‘Our Golden Jubilee’ at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, September 18. A delegation from Bostwana is in the island on a benchmarking exercise with the Jamaica Information Service.

Jamaica Open to Mutual Exchange with Botswana

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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); and Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) past President, Marjory Kennedy (centre), are engaged in discussion by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PIOJ), Christopher Zacca, during Tuesday’s (September 3) launch of the JEA’s CARICOM market access website, at the JEA’s Winchester Road offices in Kingston. Mr. Hylton was the guest speaker.
Commerce

CARICOM Website to Improve Market Access for Local Exporters

Local exporters now have greater access to information on existing and potential markets within the Caribbean, to better enable them to fulfill clients' demands and streamline their operations. This, as the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) has established the CARICOM market access website. The recently launched website is a collaborative endeavour with the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), and is...
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Job seekers at the Ministry of Education job fair for unemployed teachers (left), seek information from one of the facilitators, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in Kingston, on August 14. The fair targeted persons who recently completed a teacher-training programme in any of the island’s tertiary institutions and are experiencing difficulties finding a job. The Ministry’s decision to stage the job fair follows the statement by the Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites that the Government is unable to absorb all the graduates of teacher-training institutions for the new school year, except for teachers trained in Mathematics, the Sciences, Language Arts, Special Education and Early Childhood Education.
Education

Private Sector Entities Show Interest in Employing Teachers Following Job Fair

The Ministry of Education is reporting that following the hosting of a teachers’ job fair in August, some 300 resumes have been forwarded to eight private sector entities, which have expressed an interest in employing persons with teacher-training qualifications. This is in addition to about 1,000 teachers who registered with, or were screened by potential employers, many of whom were...
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(From left) Privates Brian McKenzie, Nehru Brown and Jermaine Ellis, new members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) who joined the organization through an initiative spearheaded by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP).
National Security

At Risk Youth Find True Meaning to Life in JDF

Three young men who, in the past, were characterized as “at risk youth” from volatile and vulnerable communities, have now joined the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and are committed to the nation’s fight against crime and violence. Last year, the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the JDF for hundreds of at risk...
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Contractor General, Dirk Harrison.
Parliament

Contractor General Report on Spalding Market Tabled in the House

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) special investigation regarding the award of contract(s) to construct/repair and to rent shops at the Spalding Market in Clarendon was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 17. Contractor General, Dirk Harrison on April 15, publicly announced that a formal investigation has commenced into the circumstances, surrounding the alleged award of...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)
Parliament

House Suspends Debate on Campaign Financing

Debate on the revised recommendations on campaign financing submitted by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) was suspended in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 17. Leader of Government Business in the House, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who introduced the revised recommendations, agreed to postpone the debate until September 24, at the request of Leader of Opposition Business, Delroy Chuck....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (second right), admires one of the buses that will be used to transport students under the just launched School Transport Programme. Alongside the Minister is Chairman of the Transport Authority, Norton Hinds. The initiative was launched on September 18 at the Waterford Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portmore, St. Catherine. The programme is a partnership between the Transport Authority and the St. Catherine School Bus Association.
Transport

Bus Service for Students in Portmore Launched

Students residing in the Portmore Municipality can now benefit from a structured and efficient transportation system, following the launch of this new service on September 18. The initiative, dubbed the School Transport Programme, was officially rolled out during a ceremony held at the Waterford Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portmore. It is a joint venture between the Transport Authority and...
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