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Chair, National Codex Committee, Dr. Lorice Edwards-Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on activities to mark World Food Safety Day, which is being observed internationally, today (June 7), under the theme: ‘Safer Food, Better Health’.
Chair, National Codex Committee, Dr. Lorice Edwards-Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on activities to mark World Food Safety Day, which is being observed internationally, today (June 7), under the theme: ‘Safer Food, Better Health’.

Food Safety Takes Centre Stage

Jamaica joined the rest of the world in observing World Food Safety Day, today (June 7), under the theme: ‘Safer Food, Better Health’. The National Codex Committee (NCC) will lead a week of activities from June 6-10, aimed at increasing...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts the ribbon to hand over a newly built two-bedroom house to Collington Graham (left) in Seaview Gardens, St. Andrew, recently. Joining them are Chair, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb-Walters (second right); and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton. The house was built under the NSHP.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts the ribbon to hand over a newly built two-bedroom house to Collington Graham (left) in Seaview Gardens, St. Andrew, recently. Joining them are Chair, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb-Walters (second right); and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton. The house was built under the NSHP.

Fire Victim Receives New Home
Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Collen Gager (fourth right), shares a moment with fellow Trelawnyites (from left) Kenneth Bailey, Charles Ramdata, Alinthi Allwood Gallagher, Violet Johnson, Tomlin Anderson, Harry Peter Johnson, and Loyal Ellis. Occasion was the annual Trelawny Picnic, held at the Rockland County State Park in Nyack, New York, on Sunday (May 29).
Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Collen Gager (fourth right), shares a moment with fellow Trelawnyites (from left) Kenneth Bailey, Charles Ramdata, Alinthi Allwood Gallagher, Violet Johnson, Tomlin Anderson, Harry Peter Johnson, and Loyal Ellis. Occasion was the annual Trelawny Picnic, held at the Rockland County State Park in Nyack, New York, on Sunday (May 29).

A Grand Trelawny Tradition Returns To New York
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Tax Services for Jamaica 60 Diaspora Virtual Conference
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is accompanied by Chairman, Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (right), the Education Ministry’s Regional Director for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Kingston College Principal, Dave Myrie, when she visited the school recently. The visit was facilitated to garner relevant stakeholder feedback on recommendations contained in the JETC report that was released in January.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is accompanied by Chairman, Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (right), the Education Ministry’s Regional Director for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Kingston College Principal, Dave Myrie, when she visited the school recently. The visit was facilitated to garner relevant stakeholder feedback on recommendations contained in the JETC report that was released in January.

More Partnerships With Early Childhood Institutions Being Considered

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Sorted waste collected from a beach in Montego Bay. WPM Waste Management Limited will be joining forces with Recycling Partners of Jamaica in cleaning the Montego Bay Fishing Beach on World Oceans Day, being observed on Wednesday (June 8). A recycling bin will be installed at the complex to facilitate garbage separation, for the collection of plastic containers.
Local Government

Big Clean-Up For Fisherman’s Beach On World Oceans Day

WPM Waste Management Limited is partnering with several stakeholders to clean the Montego Bay Fisherman’s Beach on Wednesday (June 8), which is being observed as World Oceans Day. WPM’s Customer Relations Officer, Sharnon Williams, told JIS News that the clean-up exercise will culminate the agency’s observance of World Environment Week, from June 1 to 8. She said the slated activities...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the keys for a three-bedroom house to Ewarton St. Catherine, resident, Ivy Smith (second left). Others (from left) are Chairperson, Oversight Committee, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North West, Hugh Graham.
Housing

Number of New Social Housing Programme Units Delivered Being Increased

The Government is looking to increase the number of units built annually under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), from just over 300 to 1,000. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says building contractors are now delivering the houses at a faster pace, compared to when the programme commenced in 2018. “We are improving the systems… contractors are moving...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), is hugged by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, after she presented a maquette of one of Jamaica’s pioneer female labour rights activists, Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, recently.
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Cabinet To Consider Unemployment Insurance Scheme

The Unemployment Insurance Scheme is to be submitted to Cabinet for approval, shortly, says Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda. Addressing the Ministry’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, recently, the Minister said the scheme is a priority area for the Government as part of efforts to strengthen the national legislative framework for labour...
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Senior Director for Research and Measurement at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Mikhail-Ann Urquhart.
Labour

JPC Invites Businesses/Organisations To Enter Its Productivity Innovator Competition

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is inviting businesses/organisations to enter its Productivity Innovator of the Year 2022 competition. The competition is the precursor to World Productivity Day, which will be observed on June 20, under the theme ‘Productivity in a Digitized World’. Senior Director for Research and Measurement at the JPC, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Mikhail-Ann Urquhart,...
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Senior Archivist, Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD), Racquel Innerarity, examines one of the many records that make up the collection at JARD.
Information

Work of Archivists to be Highlighted June 6-10

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) will be using International Archives Week, June 6 to 10, to highlight the work of its archivists, through a series of daily social media posts. The posts will be shared on JARD’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube platforms. Being celebrated under the theme #ArchivesAreYou, the Week also coincides with the celebration of the...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
CommunityIndependenceJIS Think TankLocal Government

Clean-Up Programme for Jamaica 60 Celebrations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be part of a massive clean-up programme for Jamaica 60th celebrations. Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence is being celebrated under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon, said that announcements for a massive clean-up programme will be made in...
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