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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right); and member of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budh, look at a booklet during the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ Information Blitz on June 12 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: World Day Against Child Labour Information Blitz

Water pours from a fire hydrant turned on by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), while resident of Sterling Castle Heights, St. Andrew, Suzanne Thompson (left), splashes some on her face. Occasion was the commissioning into service of a recently completed pipeline replacement project and upgrading works in the community on June 8. Looking on at right is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn.
Water pours from a fire hydrant turned on by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), while resident of Sterling Castle Heights, St. Andrew, Suzanne Thompson (left), splashes some on her face. Occasion was the commissioning into service of a recently completed pipeline replacement project and upgrading works in the community on June 8. Looking on at right is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn.

Work to Start on Ferry to Rock Pond Transmission Main This Year
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter.

Farmers in Kingston and St. Andrew Hailed for Making Significant Strides in Production
Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Men to be Honoured by Bureau of Gender Affairs
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, offers comforting words to students of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at the institution on Monday (June 12), held in honour of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. Danielle, who was a student at the school, succumbed in hospital on Saturday (June 8) to injuries sustained, after being abducted from the institution.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, offers comforting words to students of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at the institution on Monday (June 12), held in honour of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. Danielle, who was a student at the school, succumbed in hospital on Saturday (June 8) to injuries sustained, after being abducted from the institution.

CCTV Cameras to be Installed at Primary Schools

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Education

HEART/NSTA Develops CVQ in Cadetting Infantry

The HEART/NSTA Trust has developed the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in Cadetting (Infantry) Level 3 for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). The curriculum, which is presented in modules, is benchmarked against the Level 3 Cadetting (Infantry) competency standards for the security industry, developed by the Caribbean Association of the National Training Authorities (CANTA). A bulletin issued by the Ministry...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 8.
JIS Think Tank

JANAAC to Add Fourth Standard to Scope of Services

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is in the process of adding a fourth standard to its scope of services. “This fourth standard is for the accreditation of calibration laboratories to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard and is important for Jamaica, in support of our metrology system,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, who addressed a JIS...
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Health & Wellness

Citizens Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites

The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department is calling on citizens to assume a greater responsibility in eliminating mosquito breeding sites within their homes and surroundings. Chief Public Health Inspector, Nelesha Brown-Wint, has emphasised the need for proactive action to safeguard public health, noting that since the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, there has been an...
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Community Development Coordinator, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Yanique Rodgers.
Community

SRC Helps Community-Based Social Enterprises

More community-based social enterprises are benefiting from the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Community Development Programme. Community Development Coordinator, Yanique Rodgers, informed JIS News that the initiative aims to empower persons to transform local materials into usable products to maintain a sustainable livelihood. “We (SRC) have a wealth of knowledge and experience in several areas specifically related to agro-processing, and we...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Labour

Combating Child Labour is Everyone’s Responsibility – Minister Charles Jr.

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is calling on Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, noting that eradicating the scourge must be the responsibility of all. In his message for World Day Against Child Labour, which is being observed on Monday (June 12), under the theme: ‘Social Justice For All: End Child Labour’, the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, third left), gives the thumbs up at the launch of the Manchester School Peace Ambassadors initiative at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana on Friday, June 9. She is joined by (from left, background) Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green; Member of Parliament, Manchester North East, Audley Shaw; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and students from the Christiana High and Christiana Moravian Primary and Infant schools, who will serve as the first peace ambassadors.
Education

Manchester Leads the Way with Peace Ambassadors

Students in Manchester are being equipped as peace ambassadors, who will help to instill civic pride and promote a culture of peace in schools and the wider society. The Manchester School Peace Ambassador initiative, which is being implemented under the Beliefs, Values and Attitudes Programme of the Custos of the parish, Garfield Green, was launched at the Zorn Moravian Church...
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