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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

KINGSTON, Oct. 12 (JIS): Divisional Inspection Scorecards have been introduced on the Police Civilian Oversight Authority’s (PCOA) website. This feature, initially referred to as the PCOA Web Reporting Format, can be accessed at www.pcoa.gov.jm. The scorecards are intended to provide...

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'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.

PHOTOS: IDRW Health And Information Fair

Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis.

Portland Health Department Clarifies Reason For Boston Jerk Centre Closure

Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) and Chairman of National Customer Service Week, Richard Rowe (left), and Executive Director of Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the long-standing partnership between the entities in coordinating the annual Jamaica Customer Service Competition. The signing took place on Friday (October 11) at the JCDC boardroom in Kingston.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: JaCSA And JCDC Sign MOU

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...

Senior Director of Inspection and Monitoring at the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

2 years ago 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...

Director for Region 6, Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes- Hall (left) shares in conversation with Principal, Old Harbour High School , Linton Weir (centre) and Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin Golding, at the Old Harbour High School 55th Anniversary Celebration Church Service held at the Old Harbour Baptist Church, in St. Catherine today (October 6).

2 years ago Education

PHOTOS: Old Harbour High School 55th Anniversary Celebration Church Service

2 years ago 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...

Acting Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Charnele Henry (seated, centre) shares a light moment with students from Lannaman’s Preparatory School (seated from left) Sabia Smellie, Tanice Barrett, Nosal Wilson, Malia DaCosta and other students, after the JIS Heritage School Tour visit to the institution on October 3. The students were engaged in an interactive discussion on the theme for Heritage Week ‘One Love, One People, One Heritage’.

2 years ago Education

PHOTO: JIS Heritage School Tour – Lannaman’s Preparatory

Research Officer, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gerald McDermott (right), is assisted by students from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with planting a tree in observance of National Tree-Planting Day on Friday (October 4). Looking on is Principal of the institution, Anna Dallas.

2 years ago Environment

PHOTOS: BGA Plants Tree At The YMCA In Spanish Town

Research Officer, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gerald McDermott (right), is assisted by students from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with planting a tree in observance of National Tree-Planting Day on Friday (October 4). Looking on is Principal of the institution, Anna Dallas.