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Acting Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Acting Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Student Participation in Annual JCDC Festival Competitions Remains High

Student participation in the annual Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival of the performing arts remains high. Acting JCDC Executive Director, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, told JIS News that student involvement is back to pre-pandemic levels, as schools are eager to return...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), comforts Beryl Edwards, mother of late former national women’s basketball representative, Simone Edwards, during a Service of Thanksgiving for the athlete, on Wednesday (March 15), at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. At left is Ms. Edwards’ father, Aston Edwards.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), comforts Beryl Edwards, mother of late former national women’s basketball representative, Simone Edwards, during a Service of Thanksgiving for the athlete, on Wednesday (March 15), at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. At left is Ms. Edwards’ father, Aston Edwards.

Sport Minister Hails Late Former National Women’s Basketball Player
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shakes hands with French Economic Counsellor, Stephan Dubost (left), while Ambassador of France in Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, looks on. Occasion was a meeting at OPM on March 15, to discuss the continued cooperation on areas of sustainable development between France and Jamaica.
Office of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Senator Samuda Meets with French Delegation

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shakes hands with French Economic Counsellor, Stephan Dubost (left), while Ambassador of France in Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, looks on. Occasion was a meeting at OPM on March 15, to discuss the continued cooperation on areas of sustainable development between France and...
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Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.
EducationYouth

CPFSA Hosts Anti-Bullying Workshop Thursday

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host its third anti-bullying workshop series on Thursday (March 16). The online event will focus on the ‘Bystander Effect’ which happens when a group of people watch a bullying incident and no one responds. Research and Development Manager at the CPFSA, Gleasia Reid Smith, told JIS News, that bullying is influenced...
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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre, seated), with participants at the recent 2023 Nevalliance International Women’s Conference, held at the Hofstra University in New York, United States (US). Mrs. Holness delivered the keynote address.
Gender Affairs

Caribbean Region Global Example for Gender Mainstreaming – Deputy Speaker

The Caribbean region has become a “global example” for gender mainstreaming, says wife of the Prime Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Addressing the recent 2023 Nevalliance International Women’s Conference, at the Hofstra University in New York, United States (US), Mrs. Holness said the process of assessing the implications for women and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question posed by a student from the Denham Town High School in Kingston, during a Restorative Justice (RJ) school tour in partnership with the Ministry of Justice. The session was held at the Open Bible Church on Spanish Town Road Tuesday (March 14).
EducationJustice

RJ School Tour Engages Denham Town High Students

Scores of students from Denham Town High School in Kingston have benefited from support to better handle conflicts through the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Youth’s restorative justice (RJ) school tour. Denham Town High is one of 500 schools being targeted for the intervention, which aims to promote alternative dispute resolution measures as a means of...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a forum on facilitating competitive, safe and secure cross-border trade, held at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West indies, Mona, on March 15. At left is Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Jamaica Begins Process to Improve Cost and Time to Trade Across Borders

Jamaica has started the process of onboarding import/export services provided by the main cross-border regulatory agencies (CBRAs) of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) platform. “When completed, this will result in tremendous improvement in the cost and time to trade across borders,” Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said. Mr. Hill was speaking at...
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Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board, Cresfroid Brown.
Housing

Real Estate Developers Urged to Register to Avoid Penalties

Real estate developers are being urged to seek authorisation before executing projects to avoid stringent penalties, including imprisonment. Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Cresfroid Brown, made the appeal recently while speaking with JIS News. The call specially applies to practitioners engaging in more than one development over a 24-month period and...
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Finance & Public Service

TCC Fundamental for Doing Business in Jamaica

A Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) is a fundamental requirement for persons wishing to conduct business in Jamaica, says Technical Specialist at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Colleen Williams. A TCC is necessary to ensure that an individual or an organisation is tax compliant, and that all tax liabilities and wage-related statutory deductions are up to date, where applicable. Addressing a virtual...
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