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Chairman of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Foundation, Vin Martin, accepts an award for 20 years of service to Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission from Health Mission Director, Dr. Yvonne Smith. Occasion was the foundation’s 13th annual Fundraising Banquet and Dance held on Saturday, September 21, at the Atlanta Marriott Century Hotel.

2,000 to Benefit from Atlanta Health Mission

Some 2,000 residents of St. James and surrounding areas are expected to benefit from free medical care through the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission. A delegation of 30 medical practitioners, nurses and volunteers will arrive in the island...

Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme, Dr. Eleanor Henry (left) and Guidance Counsellor at the St. James High School, Radcliff Virgo (right), make a special presentation to valedictorian, Devon Francis, at a closing ceremony for participants in an eight-week summer camp operated by the Family and Parenting Centre (FPC) in St. James on September 22. Sharing the moment in the background is Founder/Administrator at the FPC, Dr. Beverly Scott.

At-Risk Youth Benefit from Life Skills Training

Jamaica’s Fulbright Scholar, Tracy-Ann Hyman (centre), engages in discussion with (from left), Lead Fulbright Scholar from Berkley University in California, Dr Daniel Kammen; Chief of the Western Hemisphere Fulbright Programme, Dr. Eugenia Verdaguer; Minister Counsellor for Trade at the Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Ariel Bowen and World Bank Senior Natural Resource Management Specialist, Dr. Ademola Braimoh, at a reception given in honour of the awardees by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, and held at the Mexican Cultural Institute on September 18 in Washington, D.C.

Fulbright Scholar to Take Part in Research Exchange Programme

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Advisory Board Chairman, Miss Fae Ellington (left), in discussion with Managing Editor, Botswana Daily News, Charmaine Revaka, at a luncheon hosted by the JIS at the Alhambra Inn, on September 20, for members of a delegation from Botswana who are in the island to benchmark with the JIS. At centre is Human Resource Director at the JIS, Mrs. Bernita Locke.

Chairman Says JIS Will Seek to Maintain High Standard

Public Education Manager at the Access to Information Unit, Tricia Cameron-Anglin (left), speaks to Chairperson of the Access to Information Advisory Stakeholders Committee, Dr. Carolyn Gomes (centre) and Director of the Access to Information Unit, Damion Cox at a recent JIS 'Think Tank'.

Focus On Access To Information

Acting CEO of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre) and Director of Children and Family Programmes, Audrey Budhi (right), present a gift basket to Head of the CDA’s Children and Family Support Unit, Jean Duhaney (left), for her involvement in the recent staging of the 2013 summer camp, hosted by the CDA, for some 115 youth from several inner-city communities in Kingston.

13 years ago Culture

There Are Alternatives To State Care For Children

The Child Development Agency (CDA), is encouraging families to explore alternatives to State care for children in need of care and protection, as it continues to reach out to vulnerable children who are referred to the agency as result of abuse, neglect, trauma, disability, among other factors. The CDA, which falls under the Ministry of Youth and Culture, has been...

Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe (second right), with (from left): President of the Press Association of Jamaica and Managing Editor at the Gleaner Company Limited, Jenni Campbell; Managing Editor, Botswana Daily News, Charmaine Revaka; Manager, Radio, Keitirile Mathapi; Human Resource Director at the JIS; Mrs Bernita Locke; Director, Information Services Department, Russ Molosiwa; Chief Information Officer, Daphne Motsakae; Chairman, Broadcasting Commission, Professor Hopeton Dunn; Jamaica Information Service Advisory Board Chairman, Fae Ellington; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo; and Managing Director, RJR Group, Gary Allen. Occasion was a luncheon hosted by the JIS for members of a delegation from Botswana who are in the island to benchmark with the JIS.

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JIS Hailed By Private Media

Media practitioners within the private sector have hailed the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) for the level of professionalism portrayed in providing world-class information to its target audience. President of the Press Association of Jamaica and Managing Editor at the Gleaner Company Limited, Ms. Jenni Campbell, described the JIS as a “very present help in times of trouble.” “This is especially...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm (right), offer words of encouragement to three of the 29 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students the Corporation honoured at its annual awards luncheon, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on September 20. The recipients (from second left) are: Myca McDonald; Mwamba Steadman; and Shavelle Shaw. The students, whose parents are employed to the UDC, were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each.

13 years ago Culture

UDC Honours 29 GSAT Students

Twenty-nine students who performed exceptionally well in the 2013 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), were honoured by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) on September 20. The students, whose parents are employed to the UDC, were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each, during the awards function, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The recipients are: Raheem Linton, Abbygail...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

JCA Clamps Down On Illicit Merchandise

Importers and distributors are being cautioned against marketing counterfeit products by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), as it moves to clamp down on Intellectual Property rights infringements. In recent months, the agency has ramped up its activities in seizing illicit merchandise, which include clothing, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals as well as appliances. This has been done in collaboration with Jamaica Constabulary Force...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), seems impressed with the capabilities of the solar emergency light shown to him by CEO of Solarbuzz Jamaica, Jason Robinson (left), while on a tour of the expo at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference, on September 20, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

13 years ago Technology

Energy Most Critical Issue Facing Country – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says energy is the most critical issue facing the country, and that the use of renewable energy is one way to significantly lower the cost of electricity in the country. “I really want to urge Jamaicans now, to look at what we are doing by energy efficiency, energy conservation,...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), inspects energy saving devices at the Jamaica Alternative Energy Conference and Expo, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on September 20.

13 years ago Technology

Benefits Evident from Use of Alternative and Renewable Energy

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the benefits from the use of alternative and renewable energy across Jamaica are beginning to flow, and will amount to savings in the country’s oil importation bill. “The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is telling me that there has been a significant reduction in the use of electricity...

Former Governor General, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall (right) and Lady Hall (second right); pose beside his official portrait along with Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) and Lady Allen. The portrait, which was unveiled in a ceremony on September 20, will hang beside those of his predecessors in the King’s House ballroom.

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Official Portrait of Sir Kenneth Hall Unveiled at King’s House

An official portrait of former Governor-General, The Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, now hangs in the ballroom of King’s House alongside those of his predecessors. Commissioned by the King’s House Foundation and painted by artist Valerie Bloomfield Ambrose, the portrait, which has the stamp of approval of the former Governor-General, was unveiled Friday morning, September 20, in a small...