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Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis. Ms. Lewis spoke earlier today at the launch of the OUR Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, on November 19.
Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis. Ms. Lewis spoke earlier today at the launch of the OUR Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, on November 19.

OUR Launches Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has launched a Jingle Competition aimed at raising awareness about the entity’s existing Guaranteed Standards. These are quality of service standards to which utility companies are held accountable. Deputy Director General at the OUR,...
Director of Youth Ministry with the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Reverend Craig Mears, speaking during a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12.
Director of Youth Ministry with the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Reverend Craig Mears, speaking during a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), partcipates in a ceremony for the handing over of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4. Displaying devices (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School, Naomi Francis; students at the institution, Shanaouyah Laird and Odaine Dixon; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; student, Anecia Stewart; and Chairman, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), partcipates in a ceremony for the handing over of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4. Displaying devices (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School, Naomi Francis; students at the institution, Shanaouyah Laird and Odaine Dixon; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; student, Anecia Stewart; and Chairman, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.

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Members of the Emmanuel Apostolic Church Dance Ministry performed a dance piece at the launch of Youth Month 2020 at the church in Kingston on November 1.
Members of the Emmanuel Apostolic Church Dance Ministry performed a dance piece at the launch of Youth Month 2020 at the church in Kingston on November 1.

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Kingston Woman Missing

Twenty-year-year-old Iyesha Garwood of Deanery Road, Vineyard Town, Kingston 3 has been missing since Saturday, November 14. She is of brown complexion, medium build and about 172centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. Reports from the Vineyard Town Police are that about 9:00 a.m., Garwood was last seen at home. Her mode of dress at the time she went missing is...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
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Access to Information on Public Investment Projects

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Wednesday (November 4) launched the Jamaica InvestmentMap, a digital platform that will facilitate interactive public access to information on investment projects being implemented by the Government. These include the construction of roads, bridges and schools, government reform, and climate resilient projects, the progress of which individuals and entities will be able...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses the virtual launch of National Parent Month 2020, today (October 30).
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Focus on Fathers During National Parent Month

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) today (October 30) launched National Parent Month 2020, which will be observed in November. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said the theme for the Month, ‘Fathers Rise, Lead and Be Wise’, was carefully coined and was shaped out of a need to acknowledge fathers and to involve them in the...
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Controlled Re-Entry Protocols Remain Until Nov. 16

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current protocols under the controlled re-entry programme for residents and visitors will remain in effect until November 16. “While the requirements for pretesting and quarantine remain the same, we are implementing various operational improvements to streamline the processing of arriving passengers at our airports,” he said. Mr. Holness was speaking at...
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Government Examining Measures to Enable the Delivery of Food During Curfew Hours

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that the Government is examining measures that will enable fast-food and restaurant operators to provide services during the nightly curfew. Speaking at yesterday’s (October 28) digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Holness said the Government is paying close attention to the concerns being raised by operators...
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JIS Extends Deadline for Heritage Competition to October 31

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2020 Heritage Competition from October 24 to October 31 at midnight. The annual competition, which is divided into three components, targets students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Primary level students aged nine to 12 are required to identify a Jamaican person or...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)
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National Parenting Support Commission Urges Parents to Use Helplines

The National Parenting Support Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging parents to make use of the helplines for support from the commission. The thirty-six (36) helplines were launched in April 2020 in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Victoria Mutual Foundation and Fight for Peace. Since its implementation, the NPSC has...
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