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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the recent public sector engagement session hosted by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the recent public sector engagement session hosted by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU).

TIU Engages Public Sector Employees In Transformation Discourse

Some 150 employees of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and its departments and agencies, recently participated in the inaugural ‘Real Talk’ engagement series hosted by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). The series, which targets all levels of...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participates in the handover of a symbolic cheque by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, representing payment of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) fees for students sitting Industrial Technology (Electrical) in 2022. From left are: Examinations Officer for CSEC and Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) at the Overseas Examination Commission, Tanjay Holmes; Principal of Tarrant High School, Paul Hall and student, Ashalee Williams; Deputy Chairman of the JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald; and Director of Corporate Communications, JPS, Winsome Callum. The function was held at the JPS’ Knutsford Boulevard office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 14).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participates in the handover of a symbolic cheque by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, representing payment of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) fees for students sitting Industrial Technology (Electrical) in 2022. From left are: Examinations Officer for CSEC and Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) at the Overseas Examination Commission, Tanjay Holmes; Principal of Tarrant High School, Paul Hall and student, Ashalee Williams; Deputy Chairman of the JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald; and Director of Corporate Communications, JPS, Winsome Callum. The function was held at the JPS’ Knutsford Boulevard office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 14).

PHOTOS: JPS Covers CSEC Fees for Industrial Technology
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Norman Dunn (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Western, Hugh Graham (second left), are taken on a tour of the Candy Craze store located at the just opened Progressive Shopping Centre on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. The tour is being led by Directors of Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited (pictured from third left), Timothy Lyn; Craig Chin; and Bruce Loshusan. This followed Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its Centre on Tuesday (December 14). This new Shopping Centre is the company’s latest venture and commitment to further contribute to Jamaica’s economy. The company operates 29 supermarkets Island wide and employs 1800 persons across Jamaica. For 22 years, the Progressive Grocers Group has been contributing to improving the social and economic welfare of Jamaicans through retail services, community outreach programmes and various job opportunities.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Norman Dunn (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Western, Hugh Graham (second left), are taken on a tour of the Candy Craze store located at the just opened Progressive Shopping Centre on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. The tour is being led by Directors of Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited (pictured from third left), Timothy Lyn; Craig Chin; and Bruce Loshusan. This followed Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its Centre on Tuesday (December 14). This new Shopping Centre is the company’s latest venture and commitment to further contribute to Jamaica’s economy. The company operates 29 supermarkets Island wide and employs 1800 persons across Jamaica. For 22 years, the Progressive Grocers Group has been contributing to improving the social and economic welfare of Jamaicans through retail services, community outreach programmes and various job opportunities.

PHOTOS: State Min. Dunn participates in grand opening of Progressive Shopping Centre
Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters makes a point during a recent virtual engagement session with public sector workers.
Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters makes a point during a recent virtual engagement session with public sector workers.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 14.
Prime Minister

Strategic Review Of HEART/NSTA Trust To Be Announced Shortly

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that a strategic review of the HEART/ NSTA Trust will be announced shortly. He made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14. He said that the Government is expected to receive a report on a review of the entity being undertaken by the Education Transformation Task...
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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
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Shoppers Urged To Always Request Receipts

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reminding shoppers to ensure that they get their receipts when making purchases this yuletide season. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead said that consumers are to be vigilant about getting their receipts as this is the time of year when many vendors will be travelling...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe (left), applauds Mikayla Brown of Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston (centre), after presenting her the winning trophy for placing 1st in the Grades 7-9 category of the poster competition component of the 2021 JIS Heritage Competition. Also sharing in the moment is Retail Sales Manager, Sangster’s Book Store, Pauline Shuttleworth, who presented Mikayla with a Sangster’s Bookstore voucher valued at $10,000. Mikayla also received $15,000 in cash from JIS and was also awarded the best entry in the Grades 7-9 illustrated category for the poster component of the competition.
Culture

Prizes Presented In JIS Heritage Competition

Top performers in the 2021 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition, not only came away with increased knowledge of the nation’s rich heritage, but also walked away with exciting yet meaningful prizes. The annual competition which is in its 11th year, invited students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels to submit entries in the essay, poster and photography categories,...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang addresses the House of Representatives on December 14.
National Security

House Approves Resolution For 60-Day ZOSO

The House of Representatives has approved a 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). The areas are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; and Greenwich Town and August Town in St. Andrew. The House of Representatives on December 14, approved Resolutions for the extensions, which were moved by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), accepts a donation of personal protective equipment from Head, Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Nicole Ennis (second right), during a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre in New Kingston on Wednesday (December 15). Also sharing the moment (from left) are: Attaché, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands, Gabrio Marinozzi and Chargé d’Affaires, European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Fredrik Ekfeldt. The equipment and kits include - 12,500 N95 respirators, 18,750 isolation gowns and 60 viral RNA test kits and were provided to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by partners, the European Union and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Receives PPEs And Testing Kits From EU And CARPHA

The country’s COVID-19 response has been further boosted with the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and testing kits. They include 12,500 N95 respirators, 18,750 isolation gowns and 60 viral RNA test kits and were provided to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by partners, the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The provision was made...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (Left) pictured with Ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi
Tourism

‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ Will Guide Tourism Recovery – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism recovery will be guided by a “Blue Ocean Strategy” where market boundaries can be reconstructed by the actions and beliefs of industry players. The Minister, who was speaking at the recently concluded Global Citizen Forum staged in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on December 13, described the strategy as the...
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Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.
Local Government

KSAMC Urges Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols During Christmas

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, is urging corporate area residents to adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety guidelines as they go about their activities during the holiday period. “We at the KSAMC are doing our utmost best to make sure we follow the protocols…we are also asking the shoppers to follow the protocols and to make sure that...
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