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Customer Service Area Manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) West, Janice Carr.
Customer Service Area Manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) West, Janice Carr.

JPS Training Persons in Electric Vehicle Services

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on an ‘eDrive’ initiative aimed at equipping persons with in-demand skills to support the growth of electric vehicle usage in Jamaica. Under the train-the-trainer programme, 15...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point being made by founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CGI Merchant Group, Raoul Thomas, during a courtesy call on Tuesday (July 19) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point being made by founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CGI Merchant Group, Raoul Thomas, during a courtesy call on Tuesday (July 19) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

PHOTOS: PM Gets Courtesy Call from CGI Merchant Group CEO
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), takes a selfie with, from left, Representative from Everything Grand Ideas, Nikolette Williams; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), M. Anthony Shaw; and Marketing Manager, DBJ, Trisann Crosbie. Occasion was during the launch of the DBJ’s ‘AgriBiz’ facility at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens Complex in Kingston on Tuesday (July 19).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), takes a selfie with, from left, Representative from Everything Grand Ideas, Nikolette Williams; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), M. Anthony Shaw; and Marketing Manager, DBJ, Trisann Crosbie. Occasion was during the launch of the DBJ’s ‘AgriBiz’ facility at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens Complex in Kingston on Tuesday (July 19).

DBJ Launches $1-Billion Loan Programme for Agriculture Sector
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), in discussion with Chairman, White River Fish Sanctuary and Marine Association, Belinda Collier Morrow (centre) and Sanctuary Manager, White River Marine Association and Fish Sanctuary, Reanne McKenzie, during the official launch of the project dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, on July 19.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), in discussion with Chairman, White River Fish Sanctuary and Marine Association, Belinda Collier Morrow (centre) and Sanctuary Manager, White River Marine Association and Fish Sanctuary, Reanne McKenzie, during the official launch of the project dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, on July 19.

$1.05 Billion Project to Strengthen Jamaica’s Resilience to Climate Change and Protect Livelihoods
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Accreditation Agency (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (second left), with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate, during a semi-virtual ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Accreditation Agency (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (second left), with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate, during a semi-virtual ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

JANAAC Gets FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification

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Customers of SLB Will Soon Be Able to Check Balances on Portal

Customers of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will soon be able to check their loan balances on the SLB Customer Portal. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Executive Director at the SLB, Charmaine Rose Anderson, said the option to check loan balances will be offered later this year. “One of the major complaints over the years that we have heard from...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks shares a light moment with Pumpstation Entertainment Manager Omar Stephenson, one of the organisers of the DC World Reggae Festival at its launch at the Embassy of Jamaica.
CultureEntertainment

DC World Reggae Festival Set for August 20-21

Days after the conclusion of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Washington DC is slated to come alive with the staging of the second annual DC World Reggae Festival to be held at the RFK Festival grounds on August 20 and 21. The two-day festival being staged by Top Tier Management Group in partnership with Pumpstation Entertainment, will celebrate and honour...
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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris, speaks at the handover of a state-of-the-art computer/multipurpose centre to the Three Hills Primary School by Couples Resorts, Tower Isle, on July 14, at the school’s location in Charles Town District, St. Mary.
Education

NET Calls on Organisations to Adopt Schools

In celebration of Jamaica 60, the National Education Trust (NET) is calling on organisations to adopt a school in their community, as their contribution to the development of the education sector. The call came from Executive Director, NET, Latoya Harris, who said investment in the sector now will determine the next 60 years of Jamaica’s development. “Partnership, we believe, is...
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Business and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Amanda McKenzie.
Agriculture

Local Farmers Invited to be Part of Grow Castor Bean Project

Local farmers are being invited to submit their applications for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Grow Castor Bean project. The project, a partnership among the Inter-American Development Bank, Jamaica Baptist Union and the JBDC, is designed to create wealth in approximately 337 Baptist Church communities and aims to provide a consistent supply of castor oil for markets locally and...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month activities at the Richmond Park Church of the Nazarene in Kingston on Sunday (July 17). The event was held in honour of healthcare workers at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, National Chest Hospital and Hope Institute.
Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: PS in MOHW Attends Church Service for Healthcare Workers

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan
Technology

Jamaica Steps into NextGen TV

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says he is pleased that Jamaica has become a pioneer in the adoption of digital switchover technology. Jamaica’s adoption of the technology – Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0, also referred to as Next Generation TV (NextGen TV), will see the country transitioning...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets veteran farmworker, Clovis Cooper, during a send-off ceremony held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston, recently. The workers left the island for Canada.
LabourSocial Security

More Persons Benefit from Overseas Employment Programme

There was an upward movement in the overall number of persons participating in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Overseas Employment Programme in 2021, by 24.8 per cent to 16,019, compared with 2020. Some 12,839 persons participated in the programme in 2020. This is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2021. The...
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