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Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.
Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.

Hundreds Of Students to Participate in TEF Summer Internship Programme

More than 800 students have been selected to participate in this year’s Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme. The programme will take place over two cycles and will see the first batch of interns working from June 27 to...
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, speaking during a ‘Riverside Chat’ panel discussion at the 2022 Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference on Wednesday (June 15), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, speaking during a ‘Riverside Chat’ panel discussion at the 2022 Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference on Wednesday (June 15), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, officially opens the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference during a ceremony held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 14), which was streamed online.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, officially opens the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference during a ceremony held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 14), which was streamed online.

Diaspora Policy Heading to Parliament Very Soon
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel participate in a yoga session at the Newcastle Military Camp in St. Andrew on Sunday (June 12). The activity was organised by the High Commission of India in observance of United Nations International Day of Yoga 2022 on June 21. Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman and India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, participated in the session.
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel participate in a yoga session at the Newcastle Military Camp in St. Andrew on Sunday (June 12). The activity was organised by the High Commission of India in observance of United Nations International Day of Yoga 2022 on June 21. Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman and India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, participated in the session.

Yoga Session at Sabina Park on Sunday
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The Clark's Town Market Shops in Trelawny that was officially opened in the town on Thursday (June 16).

Clark’s Town Market Shops Ready For Occupancy

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The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is working to expand its network to monitor air quality across the island. This includes the monitoring of PM2.5 minute particles and updating the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Ambient Air Quality Standards) Regulations, 1996.
Environment

NEPA Stepping Up Efforts To Monitor Air Quality

Unless you fall within the vulnerable group of persons with respiratory conditions, not much thought is given to the air we breathe. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), however, monitors Jamaica’s ambient air to ensure the quality is safe for all and is expanding its monitoring network. The air includes more than the oxygen needed to survive. It also...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (June 17), where he announced a State of Public Emergency (SOE) for the parish of St. Catherine.
National Security

PM Announces SOE For St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a State of Public Emergency (SOE) for the parish of St. Catherine. At a virtual press conference on Friday morning (June 17), Mr. Holness said he advised the Governor-General to declare the SOE based on the recommendation of the Chief of Defence Staff and the Commissioner of Police. This is as...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (left), engages in discussion about the Government’s digitisation process with Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US Global Technology Leader, Jacky Wright, during a special ‘Riverside Chat’ during the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade office in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 14).
Finance & Public ServiceJamaica 60 Diaspora Conference

Jamaica Lauded For Progress In Digital Transformation

Jamaica has been lauded for its progress in becoming a digital society. The commendation came from Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US Global Technology Leader, Jacky Wright. She was speaking during a ‘Riverside Chat’ held as part of the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from June 14 to...
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Finance & Public Service

Students Can Apply For SLB Loans Online

The Students Loan Bureau (SLB) is now accepting loan applications online. The development is a new feature of the Strategic Transformation of End-users Experience Portal (STEEP), which has been enabled by the entity’s redesigned website. Deputy Executive Director at the SLB, Charmaine Rose Anderson, told JIS News that the customer portal allows the SLB to process the loans of applicants...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in dialogue with Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker, at the opening of the Organization of American States (OAS): Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) training workshop on monitoring and evaluation of national drug policies, strategies and plans. The ceremony was held on June 15, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
National Security

Strong Monitoring And Evaluation Of Drug Strategies

The Government is seeking to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation framework for national drug policies, strategies and plans, to prevent illicit drugs from entering the country. Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker, said with the emergence of new psychoactive drugs and substances, it is critical that these mechanisms be put in place to enhance...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), engages students of The Queen’s School, during the National Public Education Day Symposium, staged at 144 Maxfield Avenue, in St. Andrew, on June 16.
Justice

Justice Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Speak Out Against Wrongs

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging Jamaicans to break the culture of silence and speak out against wrongs. “Jamaicans, if we are going to solve the problems of indiscipline, lawlessness, corruption, criminality and all the problems that plague this country, every single Jamaican must take a stand and speak up,” he said, at the National Public Education Day...
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