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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Government Congratulates Kaci Fennell on Performance in Miss Universe Pageant

The following is a statement from Senator the Honourable Sandrea Falconer, Minister without Portfolio (Information) in the Office of the Prime Minister. The statement reads: “The Government of Jamaica congratulates Ms Kaci Fennell on her performance in the Miss Universe...
The late former Executive Chairman of JAMPRESS, Ralston Smith.
The late former Executive Chairman of JAMPRESS, Ralston Smith.

Ralston Smith Described as Selfless
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth.

Abeng 88 Must Be a Tool for Empowerment – Senator Falconer
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), greets Ashanti Traditional Chief Priest from Ghana, Nana Kwaku Bonsan (left). Occasion was the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth. Looking on at centre is leader of the Accompong Maroons, Colonel Ferron Williams.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), greets Ashanti Traditional Chief Priest from Ghana, Nana Kwaku Bonsan (left). Occasion was the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth. Looking on at centre is leader of the Accompong Maroons, Colonel Ferron Williams.

Senator Falconer Urges Maroons To Protect Culture

Much Support For JIS Heritage Poster Competition

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Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Sonia Lowe (left) and Assistant Director, Dionne Harriott, address the Home’s annual prize giving ceremony held at the Home, recently. The Jamaica Information (JIS) and the YB Afraid Foundation have adopted the Home and they make regular visits there to share gifts and time with the boys.
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Special Relationship Between JIS and Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

With 15 visits to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home and counting, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is considered family and the Christmas visit, where staff and ward members interact and spend quality time together, is highly anticipated by all involved. “We visit three times per year - the Easter visit and Sports Day in April, in August for back-to-school-preparations, and December...
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Grade 4 students of Chetolah Park Primary School (from left), Jamelia-Lyn Gregory, Eve Philburn and Patrice Forrester are intrigued as they read ‘Jamaican Folk Customs & Beliefs’, a publication recently presented to them, along with seven other books and heritage posters, by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
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JIS Donates Books to Inner-City Primary Schools and State-Run Homes

Students of two inner-city primary schools and children of eight State-run homes are benefiting from a large collection of heritage publications donated to their libraries by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Additionally, 67 students at the Grade 4 level attending the two schools have received individual reading materials. The books, a gift from the Research and Publications Department of the...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
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Information Minister Regrets Accident Involving RJR Team

Minister with   Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has expressed regret at the accident  involving six  persons  from the RJR Communications  Group, which occurred today (November 30), on Highway 2000. She has  conveyed  sympathies to those involved  and wishes a speedy recovery  for the persons who were injured. It is reported that the RJR team was proceeding eastward...
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Old Naval Hospital to be Rehabilitated

Rehabilitation work, costing $88.29 million, is to begin on the Old Naval Hospital in Port Royal, shortly. Making the disclosure at a Jamaica House Press Briefing, on November 26, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Cabinet has approved repair work to the roof, structure and bathroom facilities at the hospital, under a contract awarded to...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
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304-Bed Dormitory to be Built at Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre

A new 304-bed dormitory is to be constructed at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, in Catherine, at a cost of $194.8 million, following Cabinet’s approval of the works. This was disclosed by Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a Jamaica House Press Briefing, on November 26. She informed that under the contract, a two...
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