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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Gov’t Looking to Table the OSH Bill in Parliament This Fiscal Year

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to table the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill in Parliament before the end of the fiscal year. The Bill is intended to repeal the Factories Act (1943), which is limited...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).

PHOTOS: Minister Morris Dixon Attends Annual COJO Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, Denise Daley (second right), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the upgraded waiting area at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday, May 15.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, Denise Daley (second right), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the upgraded waiting area at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday, May 15.

Several Facilities Improved at Spanish Town Hospital
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Resident Coordinator of the United Nations, Dennis Zulu, during his courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Resident Coordinator of the United Nations, Dennis Zulu, during his courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15).

PHOTOS: Minister Chang Receives Courtesy Call from UN Resident Coordinator
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses staff, students and parents at the Catholic College of Mandeville in Manchester, which she visited on Wednesday (May 15) to offer support to the school community following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution on May 13.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses staff, students and parents at the Catholic College of Mandeville in Manchester, which she visited on Wednesday (May 15) to offer support to the school community following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution on May 13.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Visits Catholic College of Mandeville

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses Wednesday’s (May 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Offer Scholarships in Memory of Dr. Barry Wint

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host an expo later this year, aimed at exposing high-school students to careers for which scholarships will be made available, under the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship and Development Fund. The Fund will be financed by the Government in the sum of $2.5 billion over a five-year period – $500 million per annum....
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Co-founder, Black River Film Festival, Dr Ava Eagle Brown.
Entertainment

Inaugural Black River Film Festival Slated for June 28-30

The inaugural Black River Film Festival is slated to be held from June 28 to 30 in St Elizabeth. Festival co-founder, Dr. Ava Eagle Brown, told JIS News that the three-day event aims to unearth budding, local filmmakers and ignite creativity among local industry talents in general. The festival is also intended to bring international film industry experts to Jamaica...
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PM to Respond to Letter from Opposition Leader

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will respond to the letter sent by the Opposition, which essentially raised three issues about the constitutional reform process. Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, wrote to Prime Minister Holness on May 7, outlining his concern regarding the timeline for severing ties with the...
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Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 15.
Youth

ECC Hosts Annual PDI from May 20-24

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will host its fifth annual Professional Development Institute (PDI), from May 20 to 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. This year's theme, ‘A Place to Belong, a Child's Right to Quality Early Childhood Education’, underscores the ECC's commitment to providing accessible, high-quality early childhood development services in accordance with Jamaican law. A flagship...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), ‘adjudicates’ in a ‘dance-off’ involving Councillor for the Rocky Point Division in Clarendon, Winston Maragh (right), and two residents of the parish capital, May Pen, during the Health Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers campaign roadshow on Friday (May 17). The event was held at Bargain Village Plaza in May Pen.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Buying into Health Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers Campaign – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaicans are buying into the Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers campaign, which encourages persons to monitor key indicators such as blood sugar, pressure and cholesterol levels, and body mass index, among other vital metrics. Dr. Tufton says more than 500 people have undergone multiple medical tests since the initiative commenced, noting that...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jermaine Jackson (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, view several newly installed waterpipes for the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project during a visit to the wellsite in Pepper, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
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Prime Minister Visits Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project Wellsite

MONTEGO BAY, May 18 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 17), visited the wellsite for the multi-billion-dollar Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project in Pepper, St. Elizabeth. During his visit, pressure testing was being conducted to ensure the integrity and efficiency the newly dug well, a key component of the infrastructure upgrade being spearheaded by...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over 106 Titles To Beneficiaries Of Serviced Lots In Friendship Oaks Phase One

MONTEGO BAY, May 18 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 17), handed over 106 titles for residential serviced lots to beneficiaries under phase one of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) new Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth. This marks a significant milestone in the NHT’s ongoing efforts to provide achievable and affordable housing solutions...
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