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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on Tuesday, July 20 at the JIS's headquarters in Kingston.

Week Of Activities To Observe World Day Against Trafficking In Persons

Jamaica’s National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) will join other countries worldwide to observe World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021, on Friday, July 30. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on July 20,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), welcomes Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi (right), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on July 19. At centre is Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara.

PHOTOS: Japan Foreign Affairs Minister’s Arrival

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), and Real Estate Board (REB) Chairman, Andrew James, in discussion at a recently held press conference at the Real Estate Training Institute, to provide an update on the REB’s merger with the Commission of Strata Corporations.

Real Estate Board Lauded For Service

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Grey. (Mark Bell Photo)

Hundreds Of JPs Sensitised About Child Abuse

Government Seeks Private Partner To Build Parish Court In St. Ann

Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Fayola Evans-Roberts.

5 years ago Industry

Many Benefits Come With Positive Credit Score

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) says there are many benefits for individuals having a positive credit score. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts, said that there are increased opportunities for persons who have a reputation of a positive credit score. A credit score is a number assigned by a mathematical algorithm that converts...

Caribbean Credit Repair Association, President, Dennise Williams.

5 years ago Industry

Credit Repair Summit To Bring Dignity To Consumer Debt

Jamaicans will be able to access a wealth of information about credit repair at the Caribbean Credit Repair Association (CCRA) Credit Restoration Virtual Summit. The two-day summit will be held on Thursday, July 22 and Friday July 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and streamed on the Financially Focused Facebook page and YouTube channel. The theme for the event...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Promotion Officer Implores Partygoers To Adhere To COVID-19 Protocols

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, is urging partygoers in the parish to adhere to established coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols when attending entertainment events. In an interview with JIS News, he said that since the entertainment sector reopened on July 1, there have been reports that patrons continue to flout COVID-19 protocols. “We have to...

The Legendary Reggae band, Fabulous Five (Fab 5), performs in the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, on Thursday (July 15). One of the members, Grub Cooper, is one of the 12 finalists in this year’s competition with the song, ’Unwind’. The competition is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

5 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, July 19, 202

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 62 51,282 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 36 28,706 Males 26 22,573 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 95 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 2,750 ...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), and stakeholders of the Delveland community in Westmoreland, look at a one-bed board house, which is to be replaced by a two-bedroom unit for a poor family of six. The visit took place on July 15.

5 years ago Housing

Poor Family In Westmoreland To Get Housing Unit

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation are to collaborate on an indigent housing project for a family from the Delveland area in the parish. During a tour in Westmoreland on July 15, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, visited the family of six, who are currently living in a small one-bedroom board dwelling. He described their situation as “appalling” and noted that the Government intends...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays keys for the new three-bedroom house handed over to Dawnette Henry (left), at a social housing ceremony, held on July 16, in Farm Pen, St. Mary. Sharing the moment (from second left) are: Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary.

5 years ago Housing

Systems and Processes of CDF Improved

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has spent much time improving the systems and the processes of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking at the handing over of a social housing unit in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on July 16, Mr. Holness said he is cautioning against very quick responses from the Fund, as requests must...