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TPDCO Launches Podcast

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has launched its ‘Jamaica’s Tourism Titans’ podcast, which will share information about people who have made and who continue to make significant contribution to Jamaica and the region’s tourism industry. It is also expected...
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US$939.7 Million in Export Earnings from January to July
President, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addressing the 2022 Civil Service Week church service on November 20 at the Boulevard United Church, Kingston. Civil Service Week is being observed from November 20 to 26.
President, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, addressing the 2022 Civil Service Week church service on November 20 at the Boulevard United Church, Kingston. Civil Service Week is being observed from November 20 to 26.

Transformation Process Will Build Resilience of Public Sector
The 2021 Awardees for Top Station in each division in Area Four Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, display their trophies. From left are Inspector Jacqueline Grant, a representative from the Allman Town Station (Top Station for Kingston Central Division); Inspector Stacey-Ann Powell, Station Commander for Olympic Gardens (Top Station for St. Andrew Southern Division); Inspector Paul Cummings, Station Commander for Bull Bay Station (Area Four Top Station); Inspector Veronica Johnson-Blythe, Station Commander for Denham Town (Top Station for the Kingston Western Division) and Inspector Lorna Fowler-Burchell, Station Commander for Mona Police Post (Top Station in the St. Andrew Central Division).
The 2021 Awardees for Top Station in each division in Area Four Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition, display their trophies. From left are Inspector Jacqueline Grant, a representative from the Allman Town Station (Top Station for Kingston Central Division); Inspector Stacey-Ann Powell, Station Commander for Olympic Gardens (Top Station for St. Andrew Southern Division); Inspector Paul Cummings, Station Commander for Bull Bay Station (Area Four Top Station); Inspector Veronica Johnson-Blythe, Station Commander for Denham Town (Top Station for the Kingston Western Division) and Inspector Lorna Fowler-Burchell, Station Commander for Mona Police Post (Top Station in the St. Andrew Central Division).

Area Three Tops Competition Awards Ceremony November 25
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), greets High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica, His Excellency Deryck Lance Murray (right), during the Doing Business with Jamaica trade mission at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 21. Looking on (from second left) are President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Tricia Coosal and Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad and Tobago, Paula Gopee-Scoon.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), greets High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica, His Excellency Deryck Lance Murray (right), during the Doing Business with Jamaica trade mission at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 21. Looking on (from second left) are President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Tricia Coosal and Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad and Tobago, Paula Gopee-Scoon.

Delegation from Trinidad on Four-Day Trade Mission to Jamaica

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Yonique Gordon, winner of the Name the System Competition, receives her prize from Project Administrator for the Fisheries Licensing and Registration System, Morris Lawrence, at a recent handover Ceremony of the National Fisheries Authority.
FisheriesTechnology

NFA to Implement Online Licensing and Registration System Soon

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has chosen a name for the soon-to-be implemented online fisheries licensing and registration system, following a naming competition among its staff. The system will be called IrieFINS – Jamaica’s fisheries and aquaculture information system. Winner of the competition is Licensing and Registration Clerk, Yonique Gordon, who walked away with the top prize of $25,000. Describing...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addressing the recent Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) Young Entrepreneur Success Summit and Expo, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

More Persons Encouraged to Become Entrepreneurs

As Jamaica’s resilience against the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fuel the economy’s gradual recovery from the resulting fallout, more persons are being encouraged to become entrepreneurs. This urging comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who was speaking during the recent Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) Young Entrepreneur Success Summit...
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Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Division of the National Fisheries Authority, Leanne Morris Bennett, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (November 21).
Fisheries

Stakeholders in Fisheries Sector Lauded for Strengthening Food Security

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is saluting stakeholders in the island’s Fisheries sector on World Fisheries Day (Monday, November 21), for their role in strengthening the country’s food security. Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Division of the NFA, Leanne Morris Bennett, said the global observance aims to recognise the importance of fisheries and aquaculture. “These are our fish...
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National PAHO IPC Consultant, PAHO/ WHO Office for Jamaica, Bermuda & The Cayman Islands, Dr. Glendee Reynolds Campbell.
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Observes World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Jamaica joins the rest of the world in the annual observance of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) from November 18 to 24, under the theme ‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together’. Jamaica’s WAAW activities are being led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Ministry...
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Chairman, Health and Wellness Linkages Network, Kyle Mais.
Tourism

New Feature Added to Tourism Health and Wellness Conference

A trade show will be the added feature at this year’s staging of the Tourism Health and Wellness Conference. The new segment will showcase health and wellness products and services offered by local businesses. The conference, being organised by the Tourism Linkages Network (TLN), a department of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), takes place on November 24 and 25 at...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (right), interacts with Bursars Association of Jamaica (BAJ) President, Charmian Christie, during the 22nd annual Caribbean Bursars’ Conference at the Grand Palladium Hotel in Hanover on November 18.
Education

Education Ministry Looking to Recruit More Bursars in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is looking to recruit more bursars within the public school system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has indicated that she is advocating for an increase in the complement, particularly at the primary level. “I know you’re primarily in our high schools, [but] many of our primary schools don’t have bursars. We have large primary...
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