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Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe (Photo: Contributed)
Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe (Photo: Contributed)

JIPO Hosts Several Activities for IP Week

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is celebrating Intellectual Property (IP) Week from April 23 to May 2, with several activities. “Each year during the last week of April, JIPO highlights the importance of intellectual property rights to national growth...
Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe (Photo: Contributed)
Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe (Photo: Contributed)

JIPO Looks to Increase Access to Copyright Works by Disabled Community
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (April 23).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (April 23).

St. Thomas Tourism Destination Development Plan To Be Unveiled This Fiscal Year
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday's (April 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

27 Jamaicans Repatriated From The UK In State Quarantine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), responds to Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Kirk Wright, during the first in a series of one-on-one media interviews dubbed ‘All Access with Prime Minister Andrew Holness’, which was conducted recently at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence – Vale Royal. The weekly series will see Mr. Holness engaging a representative from a media house each week in a 10-minute session during which they will pose questions to him on matters relating to crime, the economy and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Dave Reid Photo)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), responds to Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Kirk Wright, during the first in a series of one-on-one media interviews dubbed ‘All Access with Prime Minister Andrew Holness’, which was conducted recently at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence – Vale Royal. The weekly series will see Mr. Holness engaging a representative from a media house each week in a 10-minute session during which they will pose questions to him on matters relating to crime, the economy and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Dave Reid Photo)

Government Committed To Boosting Complement Of Nurses

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Horace Glaze, about the donations destined for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Minister was at the Kingston Wharves Terminal on Thursday (April 22), to observe the departure of the HMBS Lawrence Major, which transported the donations on behalf of Jamaica.
Foreign AffairsLocal Government

Jamaica’s Support To St. Vincent And The Grenadines Ongoing

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica’s efforts to assist St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are ongoing as the islands continue to be impacted by continuous volcanic eruptions. A shipment of supplies gathered through public and private contributions left the island on April 22 for SVG. Minister McKenzie, who was on hand to observe...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the opening 2021/22 Sectoral Debate Presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 20), under the theme ‘Building Forward Stronger: Tourism 2021 and Beyond’. (Michael Sloley Photo)
Tourism

Jamaica Remains Top Of Mind In Tourism Marketplace – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that Jamaica continues to command the attention of the main global tourism players and remains “top of the mind” in the marketplace. He noted that during the pandemic “when very little is happening across the world”, the island took top honors in six categories at the 2020 World Travel Awards. “The world, in...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS FIle Photo)
National Security and Peace

Reduction In Crime During Weekend Lockdowns

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, is reporting a reduction in crime during the three weekend lockdowns that were implemented as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said that during the first weekend lockdown there was an increase in murders, but the rates steadily declined over the next two weekends. “For the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), speaks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Gray, at the agency’s virtual quarterly press briefing on April 21. (Mark Bell Photo)
Youth

Long-Term Parenting Campaign Being Crafted By CPFSA

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is crafting a long-term good parenting campaign, aimed at encouraging good parenting techniques within the society. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the campaign will focus on issues surrounding corporal punishment. “We believe that we should build them up; don’t beat them down,” he...
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Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. (JIS File Photo)
Youth

Govt To Remove Discretion Of Judges To Place Children In Penal Institutions

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says a Cabinet submission has been done to amend Section 24 of the Child Care and Protection Act to remove the discretion of judges to place children in penal institutions via correctional order without charge. He was speaking at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) virtual quarterly press briefing on April 21. (Mark Bell Photo)
Youth

Quarantine Facility For Children Entering State Care

The former Windsor Girls’ Home in St. Ann has been modified to serve as a mass quarantine facility for children entering the childcare system. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that the facility is the first of its kind in the local childcare sector and is important in light of the coronavirus...
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