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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

JCPD Calls On Persons With Disabilities To Register

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCDP) is calling on individuals who are diagnosed with a disability to register with the Council. With the Disabilities Act in effect from February 14, 2022, the Interim Executive Director of the JCPD,...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, March 14, 2022
Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second right), engages in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and her husband Jason Smith, at the Annual Diplomatic Corps Cocktail Reception and Dinner held recently at King’s House
Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second right), engages in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and her husband Jason Smith, at the Annual Diplomatic Corps Cocktail Reception and Dinner held recently at King’s House

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Business Development Consultant with the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Winston Lawson.
Business Development Consultant with the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Winston Lawson.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left), is assisted by Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, in unveiling the monument in honour of supercentenarian Violet Mosse Brown in Duanvale, Trelawny, on March 10. Sharing the moment are (L-R) Councillor for the Sherwood Content Division, Dunstan Harper; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; Sculptor, Pamrie Hall Dwyer; and granddaughters of Mrs. Mosse Brown, Dr. Beverly Davis Fray and Lelieth Palmer.
Gender Affairs

Violet Mosse Brown Monument Unveiled In Duanvale

The Government and the community of Duanvale, Trelawny, are celebrating the life and legacy of late supercentenarian, Violet Mosse Brown, with the unveiling of a monument in her honour. Mrs. Mosse Brown, fondly called ‘Aunt V’, brought fame to the rural farming district in July 2017, when she was declared the world’s Oldest Living Person by Guinness World Records, at...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
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Parents Encouraged To Sensitise Students And Equip Them Against COVID-19

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging parents to ensure that their children are sensitised and equipped with the necessary items to guard against contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19) as they resume face-to-face classes. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held in Savanna-la-Mar on March 10. “We encourage persons...
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Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Gavin Bellamy, has said that under the licensing and registration project, the NFA will establish a web-based system where any person who would like to have a fishing licence or would like to interact with the NFA can do it online anywhere in the world using their phone or computer.
Fisheries

NFA To Enable Virtual Access To Services

The new licensing and registration system being implemented by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) will enable stakeholders to access fishing licences online. Chief Executive Officer at the NFA, Dr. Gavin Bellamy, who was speaking in a recent JIS Think Tank, said it is one of the major projects at the Authority at this time. “Under the licensing and registration project,...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Health & Wellness

HPV Vaccination To Resume In Westmoreland

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the health department in the parish will be resuming its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (March 10). “We have been using the opportunity that face-to-face school presents to look back at...
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Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.
EducationYouth

Ongoing Assessment To Address Learning Loss

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond, has said that the school is employing techniques to combat learning loss among its student population. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray-Hammond outlined that one of the techniques being used is ongoing assessment of students. “We push a lot for formative assessment, that is assessment as the...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
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Westmoreland Residents Urged To Reduce Salt Intake

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents of the parish to use less salt when preparing their meals, as a diet high in salt could cause health issues. She is advising persons to, instead, use more natural herbs and spices, to add flavour to their food. “A lot of us have a habit of adding...
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