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Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses the opening of the five-day Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference, which opened today (April 13), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. Others (from left) are: Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (Retired), Peter Brady; Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Belinda Ward; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.
Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses the opening of the five-day Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference, which opened today (April 13), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. Others (from left) are: Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (Retired), Peter Brady; Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Belinda Ward; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

Gov’t Focused On Growing Maritime Sector

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the growth of the shipping and maritime sectors is a priority of the Government in keeping with the economic growth strategy. “This includes strengthening the country’s identity as a maritime country. We...
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses today’s (April 13) opening of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) five-day Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference, being held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay.
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses today’s (April 13) opening of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) five-day Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference, being held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay.

Achieving Gender Equality Major Plank of Development Process – Senator Falconer
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), in conversation with South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Mathu Joyini (right), at the inaugural Phenomenal Women Breakfast, hosted by the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Jamaica, today (April 10) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston. The Minister addressed the function.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), in conversation with South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Mathu Joyini (right), at the inaugural Phenomenal Women Breakfast, hosted by the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Jamaica, today (April 10) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston. The Minister addressed the function.

Women Leaders Urged To Mentor Others
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), listens to a comment from Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen (left), just before the start of a Jamaica House Media Briefing today (April 7), at the Office of the Prime Minister. At centre is Logistics Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel David Cummings.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), listens to a comment from Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen (left), just before the start of a Jamaica House Media Briefing today (April 7), at the Office of the Prime Minister. At centre is Logistics Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel David Cummings.

Roads in Corporate Area to be Closed for US President’s Visit
Author of the book, ‘My Catalogue of Answered Prayers’, Ivy Harvey (right), hands a book to Ethel Brown after signing it at a launching ceremony, held recently at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Portmore, St. Catherine.
Author of the book, ‘My Catalogue of Answered Prayers’, Ivy Harvey (right), hands a book to Ethel Brown after signing it at a launching ceremony, held recently at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Portmore, St. Catherine.

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Information Minister Hails Broadcast Collaboration and Media Coverage of Visit by US President and Caricom Heads

Minister of Information, Senator the Honourable Sandrea Falconer, is hailing the collaboration of state agencies as well as private media as they worked together to bring live and reported coverage of the visit of President of the United States of America, the Honourable Barack Obama and Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community from April 8 to 9....
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Conference to Deepen Integration of Women in Maritime Sector

Efforts to establish a maritime women’s association in the Caribbean region are expected to be advanced, through the staging of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference in Montego Bay next week. The 5-day confab starts on Monday (April 13) and runs through to Friday (April 17) at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Rose Hall. Representatives...
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JIS Receives Budgetary Allocation to Relocate TV Department

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to receive an increased budgetary allocation of $170.6 million for capital expenditure in the 2015/2016 Budget to relocate the Television Department to premises at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston. “The Television Department can no longer be accommodated at the premises at Caenwood Centre, Arnold Road, which is owned by the Ministry of Education,”...
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Jamaica Committed to A Transformative Post-2015 Agenda, Minister Falconer Tells U.N.

Minister without Portfolio (Information) in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sen Hon Sandrea Falconer is currently in New York where she is leading Jamaica’s delegation to the 59th Meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, CSW 59.   Delivering the Country Statement to the Assembly on Monday (March 9), Minister Falconer stated Jamaica’s commitment to...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Donna Marie Rowe (3rd left-second row), and Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Fae Ellington (4th left), with students who participated in the 2014 JIS Heritage Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, at an awards ceremony, held today (March 6), at King’s House, in St. Andrew.
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Students from Jessie Ripoll Primary and Ardenne High Top JIS Competitions

Students of Jessie Ripoll Primary, Orion Isaacs, and Ardenne High School, Juve McKenzie, scored big in the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) annual Heritage Essay Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, respectively. The two students placed first in the competitions, and received trophies, certificates, as well as cash prizes sponsored by corporate entities, at the 2014 awards ceremony, held today (March...
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Improvement in Jamaica’s Press Freedom Ranking A Significant Achievement, Says Falconer

Information Minister Senator Hon Sandrea Falconer says that “Jamaica has reaped a good reward” with its improved ranking in the World Press Freedom Index. Commenting on the release today of the 2015 World Press Freedom Index compiled by ‘Reporters Without Borders’ which ranks Jamaica in 9th place, Senator Falconer said: “Being among the top ten countries worldwide in terms of...
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Improvement in Jamaica’s Press Freedom Ranking A Significant Achievement, Says Falconer

Information Minister Senator Hon. Sandrea Falconer says the “Jamaica has reaped a good reward” with its improved ranking in the World Press Freedom Index. Commenting on the release today of the 2015 World Press Freedom Index compiled by ‘Reporters Without Borders’ which ranks Jamaica in 9th place, Senator Falconer said: “being among the top ten countries worldwide in terms of...
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