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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the opening ceremony for a virtual validation workshop on the draft of the National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan, on Tuesday (September 27).
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the opening ceremony for a virtual validation workshop on the draft of the National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan, on Tuesday (September 27).

Jamaica First in Region to Significantly Advance Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy

Jamaica is the first country in the region to make significant progress in the development of a National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan. Spearheaded by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), the Policy seeks to ensure that consumers...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), makes a point while addressing members of the Youth Advisory Council, during a meeting at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on September 27. At second right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), makes a point while addressing members of the Youth Advisory Council, during a meeting at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on September 27. At second right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Youth Advisory Council Members Charged to Engage Young People
Inspector-in-Charge, Food Safety Inspectorate of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock (centre), addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 27. Listening keenly (from left) are Inspector-in-Charge, Legal Metrology and Petroleum Inspectorate, Devon Perry and Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate, Dr. Wendell Richards.
Inspector-in-Charge, Food Safety Inspectorate of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock (centre), addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 27. Listening keenly (from left) are Inspector-in-Charge, Legal Metrology and Petroleum Inspectorate, Devon Perry and Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate, Dr. Wendell Richards.

NCRA and BSJ Perform Separate but Complementary Roles
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses last week’s Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses last week’s Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves National Employment Policy
National Water Commission (NWC), Chairman, Mark Barnett, addresses a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Kingston on Friday, September 23, 2022.
National Water Commission (NWC), Chairman, Mark Barnett, addresses a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Kingston on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Utility, Telecoms Companies Prepared for Peak of Atlantic Hurricane Season

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St. Mary’s Olga Williams is the winner of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) 2022 Spelling Bee Competition. The 72-year-old triumphed over 12 other parish finalists during the competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 22).
Social Security

St. Mary’s OLGA Williams is NCSC Spelling Bee Champion

D-O-D-E-C-A-H-E-D-R-O-N, meaning a three-dimensional figure having 12 faces that are pentagonal in shape, was the winning word spelled by 72-year-old Olga Williams of St. Mary to win the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC)18th National Seniors Spelling Bee Competition. Ms. Williams was among 13 parish finalists who converged at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September...
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Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, addresses a Thanksgiving Service to mark the beginning of Tourism Awareness Week from September 25 to October 1, at the Montego Bay New Testament Church in St. James, on Sunday (September 25). Mr. Dyer represented Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

TEF Chairman Highlights Rapid Recovery of Tourism Sector

The tourism sector is fortunate to be recovering rapidly after a tumultuous two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer. Representing Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at a Thanksgiving Service to officially launch Tourism Awareness Week activities, at the Montego Bay New Testament Church, in St. James, on September 25, Mr....
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Managing Director, Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Youth

Thousands of Persons Benefit from GWEP

More than 5,000 persons have benefited from the Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP), implemented by the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust. The programme targets unemployed graduates, aged 17 to 29 years, with little or no experience in their field of study. Participants are placed within public and private-sector entities where they are exposed to six...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the handover of an apartment complex as part of the Government of Jamaica’s social housing initiative, at Fourth Street, Belrock in Kingston on Friday, September 23.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Poverty No Excuse for Gun Crimes – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that poverty is no excuse for having an illegal gun and using it to commit crimes. Noting that the poor and vulnerable are those who are most affected by these crimes, Mr. Holness said it is no longer an excuse for youngsters “who claim that [because they are from] poor households and...
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Applications are now open for the United Kingdom (UK)-Commonwealth Scholarship, which allows persons to pursue post-graduate education.
Finance & Public Service

Applications Open for UK-Commonwealth Scholarship

Applications are now open for the United Kingdom (UK)-Commonwealth Scholarship. The award will be made to four persons from the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes Jamaica, to pursue advanced studies in the UK. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, October 18, at 12:00 noon. Director of Workforce and Planning, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Donovan Leon, told JIS...
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Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.
LabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: Senior Citizens Church Service

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.
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