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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
Acting Director, Community Liaison Unit, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McClaren (right), presents a gift to a resident of the Homestead Residential Facility, while Health and Social Care Supervisor at the facility, Latoya Brown, looks on. Members of the BGA visited the home in St. Andrew on Friday (October 11) to celebrate with the residents on International Day of the Girl Child under the theme
Acting Director, Community Liaison Unit, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McClaren (right), presents a gift to a resident of the Homestead Residential Facility, while Health and Social Care Supervisor at the facility, Latoya Brown, looks on. Members of the BGA visited the home in St. Andrew on Friday (October 11) to celebrate with the residents on International Day of the Girl Child under the theme 'Girls' Vision for the Future'.

PHOTOS: International Day Of The Girl Child
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
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).

PHOTOS: Miss Universe Courtesy Call At NEPA
Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McLaren (left), presents a branded bag to Merissa Reader during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 event on Wednesday (October 9), at the Portland Cottage Primary School in Clarendon. Looking on is Acting Research Officer at the BGA, Gerald McDermott.
Acting Director for the Community Liaison Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McLaren (left), presents a branded bag to Merissa Reader during the International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 event on Wednesday (October 9), at the Portland Cottage Primary School in Clarendon. Looking on is Acting Research Officer at the BGA, Gerald McDermott.

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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
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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.
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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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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) scholarship reception, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (October 6).
Education

JN Foundation Awards Scholarships to 47 Students

The Jamaica National (JN) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 47 students who excelled in the recent sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Of the 47 scholarships, 37 will be five-year awards while the remaining 10 awards will be one-time grants. The students were celebrated during a scholarship reception held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday...
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