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President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.
President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.

JAHEP Observes Health Education Week October 20-25

The Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) will be observing its second annual Health Education Week from October 20 to 25. The week, under the theme ‘Advancing Community Health Through Health Education and Promotion’, will include activities to...
Deputy Chairman, Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) and Chair, National Customer Service Week (NCSW), Richard Rowe (left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the entities’ partnership in coordinating the annual Jamaica Customer Service Poetry Competition. The MOU was signed during a brief ceremony at the JCDC’s head office in Kingston on Friday (October 11).
Deputy Chairman, Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) and Chair, National Customer Service Week (NCSW), Richard Rowe (left), and Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the entities’ partnership in coordinating the annual Jamaica Customer Service Poetry Competition. The MOU was signed during a brief ceremony at the JCDC’s head office in Kingston on Friday (October 11).

JCDC And JaCSA Sign Mou To Strengthen Jamaica Customer Service Poetry Competition Partnership
Senior Director, Regulations, Policy Monitoring and Enforcement, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown, addresses the organisation’s ‘Unplugged’ Workshop, at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 9.
Senior Director, Regulations, Policy Monitoring and Enforcement, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown, addresses the organisation’s ‘Unplugged’ Workshop, at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 9.

JSEZA Stages ‘Unplugged’ Stakeholder Workshop In Montego Bay
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Robin Russel (left), during organisation’s 63rd annual general meeting on Saturday (October 12). The meeting was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. With them is Tourism Director, Donovan White.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Robin Russel (left), during organisation’s 63rd annual general meeting on Saturday (October 12). The meeting was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. With them is Tourism Director, Donovan White.

JHTA 63rd Annual General Meeting
Senior Director, Inspection and Monitoring, Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Senior Director, Inspection and Monitoring, Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Divisional Inspection Scorecards Introduced On PCOA Website

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Universe 2024, Rachel Silvera (centre), and Director, Legal and Enforcement Services, NEPA, Kimberly Myrie Essor. Occasion was a courtesy call by Miss Silvera at NEPA
Environment

PHOTOS: Miss Universe Courtesy Call At NEPA

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Universe 2024, Rachel Silvera (centre), and Director, Legal and Enforcement Services, NEPA, Kimberly Myrie Essor. Occasion was a courtesy call by Miss Silvera at NEPA's offices at 10 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5 on Friday (October 11).
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Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.
Health & Wellness

Portland Health Department Clarifies Reason For Boston Jerk Centre Closure

MORANT BAY, October 11 (JIS): The Portland Health Department has provided clarity on the reason for the closure of the popular Boston Jerk Centre in the parish, dismissing misinformation floating in the public domain. Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sharon Lewis, told Thursday’s (October 10) sitting of the Portland Municipal Corporation that the condemnation of uninspected meat that was intended...
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Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson
AgricultureEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

FarmHers Market To Observe International Day Of Rural Women

KINGSTON, October 11 (JIS): An Agricultural Display, Media Highlight and FarmHers Market will be held on Tuesday, October 15, to observe International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024. Under the theme, ‘Agricultural Resilience: Achieving a Sustainable Future’, the events will take place on the Roof of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), 4-6 Trafalgar Road, Kingston, beginning...
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Senior Director of Inspection and Monitoring at the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Community

PCOA Urges Citizens In Area 2 To Participate In Online Survey

KINGSTON, October 11 (JIS): The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is urging citizens within the Area 2 Police Division to participate in its online survey. This survey forms part of the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, whereby feedback from the public assists in determining the winner of the Top Customer Service Division Award. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank...
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