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Inspector in charge of the Food Safety Inspectorate at the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Inspector in charge of the Food Safety Inspectorate at the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Food Manufacturers Must Ensure Basic Requirements Are Met – NCRA

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is reminding food manufacturers to ensure basic requirements are met to be registered. Inspector in charge of the Food Safety Inspectorate of the NCRA, Janiese Pinnock, said manufacturers must ensure that sanitation and...
Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking in the 2022/23 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on November 2.
Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking in the 2022/23 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on November 2.

NWC to Build Small Dam to Supply Water to Rock River in Clarendon
Breast cancer survivor Janice Johnson Campbell speaks about her journey at an awareness forum held recently at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Stewart Town, St. Mary.
Breast cancer survivor Janice Johnson Campbell speaks about her journey at an awareness forum held recently at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Stewart Town, St. Mary.

Breast Cancer Survivors Credit Early Detection, Strong Support System
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre, front row) is pictured with Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Markland Lloyd (front row, left), and Force Gender Advisor, Major Andre Dennis (front, right), along with service members, at the Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Certification Ceremony held recently at Up Park Camp, Kingston. The certification ceremony acknowledged the JDF for its ongoing efforts in supporting the Government’s gender mainstreaming mandate, since its first Gender Focal Points (GFP) training for identified service members in 2019.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre, front row) is pictured with Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Markland Lloyd (front row, left), and Force Gender Advisor, Major Andre Dennis (front, right), along with service members, at the Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Certification Ceremony held recently at Up Park Camp, Kingston. The certification ceremony acknowledged the JDF for its ongoing efforts in supporting the Government’s gender mainstreaming mandate, since its first Gender Focal Points (GFP) training for identified service members in 2019.

PHOTOS: The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Minister Grange Presents Gender Certification Seal to JDF
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 2¬) farewell luncheon for the second cohort of participants in the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. The function was held at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 2¬) farewell luncheon for the second cohort of participants in the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. The function was held at Jamaica House.

Jamaica House Fellowship Programme Producing Next Generation of Public-Sector Workers – PM Holness

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 2) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
National Security

Gun Amnesty Will Not Impede the Police – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the upcoming gun amnesty will, in no way, impede the police from carrying out their regular duties. The Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) (Firearms Amnesty) Order, 2022, which will facilitate the amnesty, was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 1). The amnesty, which runs from Saturday, November 5,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), listens to Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (third left), during a visit to the hospital, today (November 2). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Jacqueline Ellis.
Health & WellnessYouth

Parents Urged to be Extra Vigilant in Protecting Children from Respiratory Illnesses

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says parents need to be extra vigilant in protecting children from respiratory illnesses, as the infection rate is high. The Minister’s call came following a visit to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, today (November 2), where he saw, first-hand, a high number of children admitted to the healthcare...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information (FILE)
CommunityConstituency Debate

Chapelton Community Hospital to be Reopened

The Chapelton Community Hospital, which has been closed for years, is to be re-opened on December 8, 2022, after undergoing upgrading and expansion. The facility will be formally opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the...
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Recent graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Alexia Hibbert, displays her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours certificate while standing beside the crab cooking station in Kingston where her mother, Makeisha “Munchie” Walker, works. She now holds a major in Political Leadership, Strategy and Management and a minor in Political Science. Ms. Hibbert visited her mother on Tuesday (November 1), to share her award with Ms. Walker and express gratitude for funding her tertiary education.
Education

PHOTOS: UWI Graduate Thanks Mother for Funding her Tertiary Education

Recent graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Alexia Hibbert, displays her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours certificate while standing beside the crab cooking station in Kingston where her mother, Makeisha “Munchie” Walker, works. She now holds a major in Political Leadership, Strategy and Management and a minor in Political Science. Ms. Hibbert visited her mother...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the regulations of the New Road Traffic Act, at the agency’s head office, today (November 2).
JIS Think Tank

Motor-Vehicle Owners Urged to get Abstracts of Drivers

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is appealing to motor-vehicle owners who allow other persons to operate their vehicles to request driving abstracts from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on November 2, the Minister said this will help the owners to be aware of the traffic ticketing status of their...
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CommerceEntertainmentIndustry

JAMPRO Hosts Jamaican Filmmakers in London

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) recently hosted a networking reception at the Jamaican High Commission in London to introduce four locally based filmmakers to potential British financiers, investors, and distributors. The delegation from Jamaica comprised filmmaker and storyteller, Ina Sotirova; Producer, ‘Have a Bawl Productions’, Analisa Chapman; writer, filmmaker and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayzha Productions, Mezan Ayoka; and CEO,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provides an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19), in the House of Representatives on April 21.
Health & Wellness

Testing for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Presence in Jamaica to be Undertaken

The National Public Health Laboratory has commenced preparing samples to be sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for PCR testing to detect for the presence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) within Jamaica’s population. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 1)....
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