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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converses with Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw (left) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager and Country Representative in Jamaica, Tariq Alli, during the IDB’s Project Execution Units (PEU) Challenge Awards Ceremony, on May 12. The event was hosted at the IDB’s Jamaica Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converses with Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw (left) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager and Country Representative in Jamaica, Tariq Alli, during the IDB’s Project Execution Units (PEU) Challenge Awards Ceremony, on May 12. The event was hosted at the IDB’s Jamaica Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry Attends IDB PEU Awards Ceremony

The Lucea Courthouse in Bustamante Square in Hanover’s capital town. The building is regarded as the showpiece of the parish’s Georgian architecture.
The Lucea Courthouse in Bustamante Square in Hanover’s capital town. The building is regarded as the showpiece of the parish’s Georgian architecture.

Plans In High Gear for Hanover’s 300th Anniversary Celebrations
Senior Director of the National Land Agency’s Adjudication Services Division, Shalise Porteous, says the Division is on target to issue 12,000 certificates of title.
Senior Director of the National Land Agency’s Adjudication Services Division, Shalise Porteous, says the Division is on target to issue 12,000 certificates of title.

NLA on Target to Issue 12,000 Titles
Land Management Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Robert Tulloch (left), with Compost Expo patron, Carolyn Stewart. The Expo was held at the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s head office in Kingston on May 12.
Land Management Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Robert Tulloch (left), with Compost Expo patron, Carolyn Stewart. The Expo was held at the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s head office in Kingston on May 12.

Backyard Gardeners Encouraged to Use Compost to Boost Plant Health
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is welcomed by Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA) President, Alicia Birch (centre) and Congress Director, Monica Robotham, at CARAIFA’s 34th Annual Sales Congress and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on May 14.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is welcomed by Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA) President, Alicia Birch (centre) and Congress Director, Monica Robotham, at CARAIFA’s 34th Annual Sales Congress and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on May 14.

Speedy Recovery of Tourism the Result of Collaboration – Minister

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Chairman of the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC), Lloyd Distant, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) should be commended for the improvements that have been made in its recruitment and training programme.
National SecurityTechnology

CMOC Impressed with Improvements in JCF

Improvements within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have caught the attention of the country’s anti-crime watchdog. The Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) has heaped commendation on the Government for the significant advancements that have been made in the JCF. Chairman CMOC, Lloyd Distant, told JIS News that the body, which is tasked with setting targets to mitigate crime, has been...
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), speaking to resident UN Heads of Agencies and staff members at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston on Monday (May 15). Beside him (from left) are Director, Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources, ISA, José Dallo and UN Resident Coordinator, Vincent Sweeney.
Foreign Affairs

UN Secretary-General Expresses Solidarity with Jamaica

Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), His Excellency António Guterres, says the organisation stands in full solidarity with Jamaica on various matters of global and national importance. These include Jamaica’s leading role in mediating the situation in Haiti and how to involve the international community, climate change and the impact on Small Island Developing States (SIDs), and support from international...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (right), speaks with Divisional Director for Industrial Relations, Gillian Corrodus, during a sensitisation workshop on workers rights for operators in the industrial security sector held on May 12, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in St. Andrew.
Labour

PHOTOS: Sensitisation Workshop on Workers Rights

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (right), speaks with Divisional Director for Industrial Relations, Gillian Corrodus, during a sensitisation workshop on workers rights for operators in the industrial security sector held on May 12, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in St. Andrew.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Labour Day 2023

Jamaicans Encouraged to Start or ‘Spruce Up’ Backyard and School Gardens on Labour Day

With tree planting among the focus areas for this year’s Labour Day activities, Jamaicans are being encouraged to start or ‘spruce up’ backyard and school gardens. Labour Day will be observed on Tuesday, May 23 under the theme ‘Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...
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