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Senate President, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Senate President, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Virtual House Sittings Should Be Embraced And Developed – Tavares-Finson

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, says the virtual sitting of the Upper House is a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) that should be embraced and developed. The Senate recently made amendments to the Standing...
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Change to the Design of vital records with an amendment
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Public Education and Corporate Communications Manager, Ollyvia Anderson, says the agency will participate in both online and offline activities in observance of National Environmental Awareness Week 2021, being observed June 1-8 under the theme:
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Public Education and Corporate Communications Manager, Ollyvia Anderson, says the agency will participate in both online and offline activities in observance of National Environmental Awareness Week 2021, being observed June 1-8 under the theme: 'Ecosystem Restoration'.

Online And Offline Activities For National Environmental Awareness Week
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Christine Ade-Gold (left), is assisted by Forest Manager, South West Region at the Forestry Department, Ann-Marie Bromfield, in planting one of the dozens of seedlings on the compound of the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester. The Home was adopted by the JIS in 2009 as their main corporate social responsibility project, and representatives visit the Home three times each year.
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Christine Ade-Gold (left), is assisted by Forest Manager, South West Region at the Forestry Department, Ann-Marie Bromfield, in planting one of the dozens of seedlings on the compound of the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester. The Home was adopted by the JIS in 2009 as their main corporate social responsibility project, and representatives visit the Home three times each year.

Initiative To Plant Three Million Trees On Track
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Frontier Airlines Flight 51 arriving at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, from Miami, Florida, on Friday, May 28, signaling the start of the new service between the United States and Jamaica.
Tourism

Jamaica Welcomes Frontier Airlines’ Weekly Flights

United States (US)-based Frontier Airlines made its inaugural flight from Miami, Florida, to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, May 28. The flight had 160 passengers and a six-member flight crew comprising two pilots and four flight attendants, who made the one hour and 13-minute historic journey from the US to Jamaica. Jamaica Tourist Board...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a Floral Tribute and Commemorative Ceremony to mark the 91st anniversary of the birth of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Friday, (May 28).
Culture

Gov’t Advocating Greater Acceptance Of Jamaican Culture

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is advocating for increased acceptance and guidance of Jamaica’s culture, to maximize the range of accruable benefits. “It is more than dance and music. We have to take the cultural excellence in those areas and also place it in our academics, in our art and craft [and] in our science...
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CXC Analysing COVID-19 Impact On Exam Candidates

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Wayne Wesley, says the entity will give further consideration to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s impact on student sitting external exams, during the grading process. He noted that CXC will take into account “the likely psycho-social impact [of the pandemic] on students’ performance to ensure that they are not disenfranchised”....
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National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Executive Director, Audley Gordon. (JIS FIle Photo)
Local Government

National Environmental Awareness Week Being Observed From June 1-8

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will host a webinar on recycling, as part of activities marking National Environmental Awareness Week from June 1-8. The webinar, slated for June 2, will be streamed on the NSWMA’s Facebook page, and stakeholders and members of the public are being encouraged to tune in and participate in the event. NSWMA Executive Director,...
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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), accepts a tablet computer from Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bresheh Limited, Randy McLaren during a ceremony to hand over 12 of the devices for students, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Friday (May 28). The devices were provided in support of the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child’ initiative.
Education

Gov’t Receives More Support For ‘One Laptop Or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

The Government’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative received a further boost with the acquisition of 12 computer tablets courtesy of Bresheh Limited. The devices, along with protective cases, were handed over to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Friday (March 28) by Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Bresheh Limited, Randy McLaren. The presentation took place...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., observes as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hales (left), and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Isratech Jamaica Limited, Benjamin Hodara, sign copies of a $21.7 million contract that will see firm designing and implementing five Farmer Field Schools in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed area of Clarendon. The signing took place at Jamaica House on Friday (May 28).
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Five Farmer Field Schools Being Established In Clarendon

Approximately 100 farmers are expected to benefit directly and another 5,000 indirectly from training to be provided through five Farmer Field Schools being established in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed area of Clarendon. Work to design and implement the schools is slated to begin in June, following the $21.7 million contract signing on Friday (May 28) at that will see...
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