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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shakes hands with Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Robert Bermudez (left), after the Interfaith Convocation Service held at the University Chapel, St. Andrew, on Sunday (December 8). Looking on is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Professor Dale Webber.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shakes hands with Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Robert Bermudez (left), after the Interfaith Convocation Service held at the University Chapel, St. Andrew, on Sunday (December 8). Looking on is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Professor Dale Webber.

Gov’t Focused on Expanding Tertiary Education

The Education and Youth Ministry is placing focus on expanding the tertiary education sector with options for students to access financing. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, told JIS News that the objective is to ensure that a “higher percentage of...
Mugs are raised for the official launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, which will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Celebrating (from left) are Chair, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left); Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness, and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The ceremony was held at Devon House in Kingston, on January 9.
Mugs are raised for the official launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, which will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Celebrating (from left) are Chair, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left); Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness, and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The ceremony was held at Devon House in Kingston, on January 9.

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival March 25
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), receives a package from the Director, Coffee Traders Limited, Jacqueline Sharp, during the 2023 staging of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day at Café Blue in St. Andrew, on Monday (January 9).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), receives a package from the Director, Coffee Traders Limited, Jacqueline Sharp, during the 2023 staging of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day at Café Blue in St. Andrew, on Monday (January 9).

JAMPRO Looking to Bolster Coffee Exports
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), high-fives a young student of the Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, on the opening day of the new school term, on Monday (January 9).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), high-fives a young student of the Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, on the opening day of the new school term, on Monday (January 9).

Greater Emphasis on the Teaching of Civics
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

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Education

Global Education Teachers Summit Slated for January 21

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), in partnership with US Elite International, will stage a Global Education Teachers Summit, on January 21. The event will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Redesigning the Future of Education’. The Summit is designed to support teachers’ continued professional development by skilling, reskilling and upskilling participants to address the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), observes the process for manufacturing essential oils at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) incubator in Kingston, following the facility’s recent commissioning. Looking on is JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.
Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged to Cultivate Crops Used to Produce Essential Oils

Local farmers are being encouraged to cultivate ample quantities of crops that are used to produce essential oils, to enable them and, by extension, Jamaica to tap into the multibillion-dollar global market for these nutraceuticals. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who cites ginger, tumeric, lemongrass, pimento,...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre); Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated, left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks (seated, right), with members of the judiciary who were appointed to higher office at a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House, today (January 6). Displaying their Instruments of Office are (from left) Justices Sherna Reid, Carla Thomas, Dale Staple, Annmarie Lawrence-Grainger, Althea Jarrett, Stephany Orr, and Opal Smith.
Governor General

Seven Judges Sworn in to Higher Office

Seven members of the judiciary were sworn in to higher office for the Hilary Term by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, today (January 6), at King’s House. Justices Annmarie Lawrence-Grainger and Althea Jarrett have been appointed as Puisne Judges in the Supreme Court, with effect from January 9, 2023, while Stephany Orr, Opal Smith, and Dale...
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Operations Manager at Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in Irwin, St. James, Yvette Mahoney (third left), accepts donations from Resource Mobilisation Officer of the Western Regional Health Authority, Elicia Whittingham-Gayle, during an outreach initiative, recently. They are joined by representatives of the WRHA’s Outreach Committee.
CommunityHealth & Wellness

WRHA Reaches out to Montego Bay Community Home for Girls

The humanitarian arm of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) extended its annual Christmas outreach initiative to the Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in Irwin, St. James, recently. Members of the WRHA’s outreach committee paid a visit to the home, popularly known as Melody House, where they donated several key items to staff and 10 girls of the private,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Project Manager for the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s (CRH) rehabilitation, Vivian Gordon, tour a section of the facility on Friday (January 6).
Health & Wellness

Partial Reoccupation of Cornwall Regional Hospital Being Programmed Before Year End

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking to facilitate partial reoccupation of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James before the end of this year.   This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a ceremony at the hospital on Friday (January 6) to hand over four ambulances, valued approximately $12 million each, which the...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday’s (January 6) sitting of the Senate.
Foreign Affairs

SOE Regulations Became Effective Once Made – Senator Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that the emergency regulations governing the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) announced on December 28 in eight parishes became effective once made.  She was speaking in the Upper House on Friday (January 6), where the regulations were tabled.  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced...
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Students of the New River Early Childhood Institution in St. Elizabeth take cover under their desks, during an earthquake and evacuation drill in January 2022.
Local Government

January 8-14 Is Earthquake Awareness Week

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is spearheading a series of activities for Earthquake Awareness Week 2023 from January 8-14.  Under the theme: ‘Drop, Cover, Hold…Earthquake Readiness Is Within Your Control,’ the observance will see the ODPEM heightening its public education campaign to increase awareness about the ever-present natural threat.  The ODPEM will launch the week with...
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