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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (JIS File Photo - Adrian Walker Photo)

National Prayer Vigil Project To Address Domestic Violence, Parenting In 18 Manchester Communities

Eighteen communities in Manchester will benefit from interventions and support to address issues relating to domestic violence and parenting coming out of the 2021 National Prayer Vigil, which will be held on December 12. The executive committee made the announcement...
Director, Office of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone.
Director, Office of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Shannon Stone.

Communities To Benefit From USAID Positive Pathways Initiative
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, during the ceremony for the handing over of laptops to top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students by the USF, at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 30.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, during the ceremony for the handing over of laptops to top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students by the USF, at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 30.

Gov’t Presses Ahead With National Broadband Plan
Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

NFPB Stages Event For World AIDS Day Dec. 1
Destination Manager of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Kenya Keddo-Laing, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multisectoral Forum, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Monday (November 29).
Destination Manager of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Kenya Keddo-Laing, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multisectoral Forum, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Monday (November 29).

TPDCo Pleased With Return Of Cruise Vessel To Second City

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The Carnival Glory will be calling on the Port of Montego Bay on December 1.
Tourism

Montego Bay Welcomes First Vessel Since Cruise Resumption

The city of Montego Bay in St. James will on Wednesday (December 1), welcome the Carnival Glory, its first vessel since the resumption of cruise shipping to Jamaica four months ago. The passengers and crew of the mega vessel, a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, will be calling on the tourism capital, ensuring that all Jamaican cruise...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (standing centre); People’s Republic of China, Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Tian Qi (standing left); and Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (standing right), observe the signing of an agreement for the Jamaica Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Talent Hub Initiative, during the launch held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (November 26). The signatories are Huawei Technologies Jamaica Company Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Bo Zhou (seated left) and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Dale Webber.
Technology

PHOTOS: Launch Of ICT Talent Hub Initiative

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (standing centre); People’s Republic of China, Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Tian Qi (standing left); and Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (standing right), observe the signing of an agreement for the Jamaica Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Talent...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Health & Wellness

Social Protection Key In Reducing HIV Risk

The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages and inequalities that make people vulnerable to HIV infection, while mitigating the impact of HIV on households and helping those with the virus to overcome barriers in accessing treatment. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Corporate Secretary at the Board of Supervision in the Ministry of...
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Examinations and Assessment Officer at the Council of Community Colleges Jamaica (CCCJ), Vanessa Buchanan Williams.
EducationIndustry

Council Of Community Colleges In Jamaica ISO 9001 2015 Certified

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), formed by an Act of Parliament to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS...
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Mrs Andrea Edwards-Gyles (left), the Vice President for Corporate Services, explains the National Water Commission’s mission and vision to the group of engineering interns during their visit to the NWC’s corporate office in New Kingston recently.
Water

Engineering Interns to Maximise Untapped Potential at NWC

Six graduates from the country’s leading universities are now seeking to maximise the opportunities for professional development while contributing to the Jamaican society under the National Water Commission’s Engineering Internship Programme. The programme is facilitated through a partnership between the Commission and local universities, allowing graduates and students to receive on-the-job training in engineering. As part of its mandate, the...
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