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President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (2nd right), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), share a light moment with former Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, (second left) and her husband, Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, when the Ambassador made a farewell courtesy call at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, recently.

PHOTOS: Former Cuban Ambassador Makes Farewell Call at Gordon House

Attorney Mikhail Jackson (right) of the law firm Livingston Alexander and Levy, which represents footwear brands Nike, Puma and others, discusses the fraudulent features of counterfeit sneakers with Director of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Contraband Enforcement Team, Albert Anderson (second left). Also participating in the discussion (from left) are: Supervisor, Contraband Enforcement Team, JCA, Damaly Thomas; and Deputy Director/ Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe. Occasion was the
mass destruction of copyright infringing goods at the JCA’s headquarters in Kingston, recently. — Attorney Mikhail Jackson (right) of the law firm Livingston Alexander and Levy, which represents footwear brands Nike, Puma and others, discusses the fraudulent features of counterfeit sneakers with Director of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Contraband Enforcement Team, Albert Anderson (second left). Also participating in the discussion (from left) are: Supervisor, Contraband Enforcement Team, JCA, Damaly Thomas; and Deputy Director/ Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe. Occasion was the mass destruction of copyright infringing goods at the JCA’s headquarters in Kingston, recently.

PHOTOS: Destruction of Counterfeit Items by Customs

St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis.

Vector Control Heightens In St. Elizabeth

Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).

Unemployment Down

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown (right), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, while Deputy Director of Elections with responsibility for Field Operations, Earl Simpson (left) listens on. The Think Tank was held at the JIS head office in Kingston.

Persons Can Still Renew Voter ID Cards

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, (FILE)

4 years ago EducationYouth

Parents Urged to Register Students for Sixth Form Pathways Programme

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is reminding students and parents to register for the Sixth Form Pathways Programme. “All our students will now have the opportunity to continue their education in one of three pathways,” she said, while addressing a virtual press conference on Monday (October 19). These are the Traditional pathways comprising the Caribbean Advanced...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), greets residents during a vaccination blitz held recently at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary.

4 years ago CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Urges Employers To Engage With Workers Before Considering Vaccine Mandates

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging businesses to dialogue with workers to obtain vaccine uptake and buy-in before deciding to embark on a mandatory exercise. “What we recommend to employers who would seek to do this is that they go through a very thorough process of engaging their employees, and companies have done that,” the Prime Minister...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

4 years ago Sport

Spectacular Performance By Jamaica’s Senior Men’s Ice Hockey Team – Minister Grange

The Minister of Culture, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’ Senior men’s Ice Hockey team for winning all six matches played as an Exhibition team in the LATAM Cup at the Panthers Ice Hockey Den in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last weekend. Minister Grange said: “Winning all of their six matches, which were played against Colombia, Mexico,...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Stock Exchange a Recognized Stock Exchange in The Cayman Island

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) have approved reciprocal agreements of Recognition in keeping with each Exchange’s rules. This move is a continuation of the JSE’s strategic journey of collaboration for growth and development of the region’s capital market. Speaking on matter of mutual recognition, Dr Marlene Street Forrest, Managing Director of the JSE,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) joins the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, as they pause for the lenses during a recent courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They engaged in an extensive discussion about changes in the travel industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ways in which Jamaica and Canada can continue to cooperate in areas such as tourism.

4 years ago Tourism

PHOTO: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) joins the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, as they pause for the lenses during a recent courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They engaged in an extensive discussion about changes in the travel...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on Friday (October 8).

4 years ago CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

Tourism Minister Calls on Front-Line Staff to Support Vaccination Programme

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says players in the tourism industry are at risk of losing out on potential visitors and foreign earnings if front-line staff fail to support the national COVID-19 vaccination programme. Mr. Bartlett told journalists at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on October 8 it is...

State Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, converses with Minister of State for Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, during a tour of the Lawrence Tavern Division, recently. Lawrence Tavern is one of five communities selected for upgrading under the $650-Million Rural Development Programme.

4 years ago CommunityLocal Government

PHOTOS: Homer Davis Tours Lawrence Tavern Division

State Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, converses with Minister of State for Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, during a tour of the Lawrence Tavern Division, recently. Lawrence Tavern is one of five communities selected for upgrading under the $650-Million Rural Development Programme.