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NMIA Incident was a Simulation Exercise

A short while ago there were reports emerging in the media that there was an incident at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) where a bag exploded in the terminal. Speaking with JIS News, Alfred McDonald, Senior Director, Commercial Development...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) greets Regional Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, United States Patent and Trademark Office, J. Todd Reves, during a joint CARICOM/United States Public-Private Sector Stakeholder Seminar and Dialogue on Broadcast Licensing and Enforcement at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on June 21.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) greets Regional Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, United States Patent and Trademark Office, J. Todd Reves, during a joint CARICOM/United States Public-Private Sector Stakeholder Seminar and Dialogue on Broadcast Licensing and Enforcement at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on June 21.

Senator Reid Highlights Value of IP Protection
Heart Foundation of Jamaica Executive Director and Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Board Member, Deborah Chen, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Heart Foundation of Jamaica Executive Director and Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Board Member, Deborah Chen, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Health Coalition Endorses WHO Declaration against Tobacco Use
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (2nd left), hands over a 16-seater Toyota Hiace Bus to (from left) Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, shares the moment. The bus, acquired by the Justice Ministry at a cost of approximately $6 million, was donated to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit of the JCF. It was handed over on June 1 at the Justice Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (2nd left), hands over a 16-seater Toyota Hiace Bus to (from left) Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, shares the moment. The bus, acquired by the Justice Ministry at a cost of approximately $6 million, was donated to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit of the JCF. It was handed over on June 1 at the Justice Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew.

Gov’t To Intensify Campaign against Human Trafficking
Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Conference Chairperson, Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Carole Martinez Johnson (left), provides details about the Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit at a Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingston on June 1. At right is Executive Director at the BGLC, Vitus Evans. The summit will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from June 14 to 15.
Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Conference Chairperson, Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Carole Martinez Johnson (left), provides details about the Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit at a Think Tank held at the JIS head office in Kingston on June 1. At right is Executive Director at the BGLC, Vitus Evans. The summit will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from June 14 to 15.

BGLC to Host Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit in Montego Bay

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Grange condemns ‘despicable’ attacks in Clarendon

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the attacks in Clarendon in which it’s been reported that two children and two women were killed. Minister Grange said that there could be “no justification for the cold, calculated and despicable attacks” which took place within a 24-hour period in the communities of Race Course...
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Immigration Officers Hone Border Protection Skills

Ninety-eight immigration officers are now better equipped to carry out their duties having successfully completed a border protection training course. The course, held from May 1-13, was the second phase of a training programme organised by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) in collaboration with the British High Commission and the United States Embassy. Areas covered include human trafficking,...
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Gov’t Senator Proposes Review of Implementation Procedures

Government Senator, Don Wehby, has proposed a comprehensive review of Jamaica’s compliance rate with international standards in all areas where adoption and implementation procedures are required. This, he said, in order to determine whether these procedures need to be strengthened, thereby ensuring that Jamaica is fulfilling its international obligations. “We need to do more to ensure that we meet implementation...
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JMA Trade Show Sends Important Signal to World – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the inaugural staging of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE), noting that the event sends an important signal to the world that Jamaica is serious about claiming its share in the regional and global marketplace. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the opening at the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association’s (JMA)-organised...
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Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (seated left), receives help from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Web Developer/Designer, Alex Lewis (left, standing), in navigating the newly launched website at the Attorney General’s Chambers on Oxford Road, in New Kingston on June 1. Others are Manager of Computer Services at the JIS, André Allen and Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey.
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Persons Can Now Access Information at AGC

KINGSTON, June 1 (JIS): Persons wishing to gather vital information from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) can now do so through the agency’s website (agc.gov.jm), which was launched on June 1. Speaking to JIS News following the launch, Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said the website’s availability represents steps taken by the AGC to get more persons to better...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with (from 2nd left) Pastor, Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle; Human and Mission Resources Manager, United Church in Jamaica and Grand Cayman, Janet McConnell; and Child Development Agency Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey, during a child abuse forum on Thursday, May 11. The forum was hosted at the church on Half-Way Tree Road in St. Andrew.
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Committee Eager To Complete Deliberations On Revision Of Penalties

Parliament’s Joint Select Committee reviewing the Child Care and Protection, Sexual Offences, and Offences against the Person Acts is eager to wrap up its deliberations on the revision of penalties. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says while no timeline has been set for the conclusion of the Committee’s work, which started in 2014, the members...
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