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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre); and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake, participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate collaboration and information exchange for the Jamaica Crime Observatory. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, September 19 at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Observing are signing are personnel from the Ministry.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (centre); and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake, participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate collaboration and information exchange for the Jamaica Crime Observatory. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, September 19 at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Observing are signing are personnel from the Ministry.

MOU Signed to Enhance Collaboration on Jamaica Crime Observatory

The Ministry of National Security on September 19 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with several government agencies to facilitate collaboration and information exchange for the Jamaica Crime Observatory. The move will ensure standardisation and accessibility to timely and reliable...
Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, spoke with JIS News about implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan.
Programme Director for Vision 2030 Jamaica, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden, spoke with JIS News about implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan.

Secretariat Reports Steady Progress in Implementation of Vision 2030
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (2nd right), Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe and Press Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister, Lincoln Robinson listen keenly to Botswana’s Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (right) as he explains the objective of the Botswana Benchmarking Programme at the Special Meeting of Government Communicators held on September 18 at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (2nd right), Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe and Press Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister, Lincoln Robinson listen keenly to Botswana’s Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (right) as he explains the objective of the Botswana Benchmarking Programme at the Special Meeting of Government Communicators held on September 18 at the Office of the Prime Minister.

JIS Hailed by Gov’t Communicators
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
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

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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.
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

NWC to Receive Equipment for Reading of Water Meters

Cabinet has approved a contract of just over US$1 million to Spatial Innovation Limited for the supply and maintenance of 250 multi-functional handheld computers to be used for reading water meters. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during a Jamaica House press briefing held on Wednesday, September 18, at the Office of...
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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.
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Wallenford Divested to AIC in $4 Billion Deal

The Government-owned Wallenford Coffee Company has been divested to AIC International Investment Limited (AIIL) in a deal valued at just over $4 billion. AIIL is a subsidiary of Portland Holdings Inc., which is owned by local businessman, Michael Lee-Chin. Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, outlined the details of the divestment on Wednesday, September 18,...
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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.
InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Open to Mutual Exchange with Botswana

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Jamaica is open to mutual exchange with the people of Botswana, particularly in the area of government information and communication. Ms. Falconer was speaking with members of the Botswana delegation on Wednesday, September 18, during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister. The delegation arrived in the...
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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 and Peace

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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