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JIS TV Relocated

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) wishes to advise that effective April 25, the Television Department (JIS TV) has been relocated from Arnold Road and will now operate from its new state-of-the-art building at: 5-9 South Odeon Avenue (Half-Way Tree) Kingston...
Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris (right), greets Patron of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Hon. Douglas Orane, at the launch of Child Month 2019, which was held recently at the GraceKennedy office in downtown Kingston.
Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris (right), greets Patron of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Hon. Douglas Orane, at the launch of Child Month 2019, which was held recently at the GraceKennedy office in downtown Kingston.

Parents Encouraged Not to Isolate Children with Disabilities
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), converse with Business Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Marcus Mottley, during the CPFSA’s Field Services Conference at Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday (April 16).
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), converse with Business Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Marcus Mottley, during the CPFSA’s Field Services Conference at Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday (April 16).

Adoption Regulations to be Amended
Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (5th left), celebrates the launch of the Office of the Political Ombudsman’s website with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (left); Assistant Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Karlene Salmon (2nd left); Social Media Personality, Rushaine ‘Dutty Berry’ Berry (3rd left); staff of the office; and students of Dunoon Technical High School. The launch was held on Thursday (April 11), at the office downtown Kingston.
Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (5th left), celebrates the launch of the Office of the Political Ombudsman’s website with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (left); Assistant Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Karlene Salmon (2nd left); Social Media Personality, Rushaine ‘Dutty Berry’ Berry (3rd left); staff of the office; and students of Dunoon Technical High School. The launch was held on Thursday (April 11), at the office downtown Kingston.

Office of the Political Ombudsman Launches Website
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Ms. Henry said the youth will be fully engaged in the 2019 staging of the Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo taking place from April 11 to 12 in Montego Bay, St. James.
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Ms. Henry said the youth will be fully engaged in the 2019 staging of the Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo taking place from April 11 to 12 in Montego Bay, St. James.

Hundreds of Students to Participate in BPIAJ Summit

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OEC to Build State-of-the-Art Multipurpose Facility

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BCJ to Tackle Contemporary Ethical Issues in Journalism

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