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STATIN Reports 6.7 Per Cent For October To December Quarter

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a 6.7 per cent growth out-turn for the October to December 2021 quarter as Jamaica continues to rebound from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is the sixth consecutive quarter...
Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30
Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30

JIS Donates Sanitary Products To Women’s Centre Of Jamaica Foundation
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under the theme ‘Born to Do Maths’.
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dyer (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, participate in the National Mathematics Week church service at the New Testament Church of God in May Pen, Clarendon, on March 27. National Mathematics Week , which will run up to April 1, is being observed under the theme ‘Born to Do Maths’.

PHOTOS: Maths Week Church Service
Director of the Meteorological Service Division, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, about its new doppler weather radar to be commissioned ahead of the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Director of the Meteorological Service Division, Evan Thompson, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, about its new doppler weather radar to be commissioned ahead of the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season.

MET Service To Commission New Doppler Weather Radar
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a joint press conference with United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, following discussions at her office located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on Wednesday (March 30).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a joint press conference with United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, following discussions at her office located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on Wednesday (March 30).

United States To Invest US$30 Million In Jamaica

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Owner of Sage Designz and Media, Clifton Ellis Jr., speaking at the launch of the Salt Spring Enterprise Development Project in the St. James community, recently. The initiative falls under the Government of Jamaica’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase II (ICDP II) Enterprise Development Grant Project – Cycle 2.
Office of the Prime Minister

Salt Spring Business Owner Grateful For JSIF Grant

Owner of Sage Designz and Media, Clifton Ellis Jr, said that the grant support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which will enable him to acquire much-needed equipment for his small multimedia enterprise, could not have come at a better time. He said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been “very challenging” for his business, noting that the last...
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Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker (right), and Deputy CEO, Border Protection, Alwyn Nicely (second right), examine kits and equipment donated to the JCA by the British Government through United Kingdom (UK) Border Force International. The provisions were handed over during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the JCA on Tuesday (March 29) for a $22 million grant from the British Government that will aid in significantly bolstering the JCA’s border protection capability. Looking on (from left) are British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and UK Border Force International Western Caribbean Regional Manager, Mike Gorrie.
National Security

New $22M Intelligence Management System For The JCA

The border protection capabilities of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) have been significantly bolstered with the British Government’s provision of a $22-million grant to acquire a replacement intelligence management system. This system will boost the JCA’s intelligence and risk-based targeting framework, which is vital to tackling cross-border-related crimes. The agency has also received radiation kits, among other provisions, which will...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses a JIS Think Tank on March 30, where he spoke about the World Free Zone Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) 2022, which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 13 to 17.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Register Early For World Free Zone Conference And Exhibition

Jamaican businesses and entrepreneurs are invited to register now to take advantage of a major investor networking opportunity, through Jamaica’s hosting of the World Free Zone Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) 2022. The event, which is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, is the first in-person WFZO conference...
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Resident Manager for Round Hill Hotel, Conroy Thompson (centre); emphasises a point during the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) ‘Let’s Talk Tourism’ panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 29. Listening are Coordinator of Corporate Communications & Community Awareness, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left); and Group Human Resource Director for Couples, Floyd Burchell.
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Students Urged To Consider Career In Tourism

Students are being encouraged to consider a career in tourism as they make plans for their future. Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation/Craft Development Institute, Carol Rose Brown, said that more than 1,500 new hotel rooms are to be added to Jamaica’s stock, with most of these to be situated in Trelawny. “So, we have to find people...
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New Correctional officer recruits in a parade drill, during the passing out parade ceremony at the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St Ann, on Wednesday, March 30.
National Security

More Officers For Dept. Of Correctional Services

The staff of the Department of Correctional Services has been further boosted with the graduation of 93 new Correctional Officers from the Carl Rattray Staff College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday, March 30. The 93 recruits, who represented the 81st intake, consisted of 78 males and 15 females who were engaged in rigorous training over nine weeks. The...
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