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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).
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).

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

Information Minister Regrets Accident Involving RJR Team
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

304-Bed Dormitory to be Built at Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.

50 Projects Approved Under National CHIK-V Prevention Campaign
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), watches as Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh, demonstrates a feature on one of four computers donated by Digicel, at the official opening of the Treadways Internet café on September 27, which is located on the grounds of the Treadways Gospel Assembly in St. Catherine. Also observing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe; Pastor of the church, Elder Courtney Lynn; and Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Miss Campbell.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), watches as Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh, demonstrates a feature on one of four computers donated by Digicel, at the official opening of the Treadways Internet café on September 27, which is located on the grounds of the Treadways Gospel Assembly in St. Catherine. Also observing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe; Pastor of the church, Elder Courtney Lynn; and Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Miss Campbell.

Treadways Internet Café Making An Impact

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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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Gov’t Reviewing Laws To Protect Women And Girls

Several laws are currently being reviewed as the Government intensifies its drive to protect the nation's women and girls and eliminate acts of violence against them. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, in a speech read by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a church service held on Sunday (Nov. 23) at...
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Mandatory eFiling of All Employers Annual Return (S02) to be implemented next year

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise ALL employers that effective January 1, 2015, they will be required to electronically file their Employers Annual Return (S02) online via the Tax Portal www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. This means that all S02 returns filed as of the New Year are to be e-filed, as such returns filed manually will not be accepted. This new requirement...
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President of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Professor Errol Morrison (second left), speaking about the harmful effects of diabetes at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Tuesday, November 11. Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited and the JIS have partnered to host a health and wellness fair on World Diabetes Day, Friday, November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Mrs. Bernita Locke; Diabetes Educator, Mrs. Ann-Moreen Wright-Brown; Commercial Manager, Pharmaceutical and Health Care Division at Massy Distribution, Ms. Maxine Findlay; and CEO of Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited, Mr. Richard Barrow.
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JIS and Massy Host Health Expo and Workshop

Members of staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and several other government agencies will benefit from a health expo and workshop, to be held on World Diabetes Day, Friday, November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The JIS will be partnering with Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited to host the event, which will focus on diabetes, a non-communicable...
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November 7 is New Deadline for Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries in the 2014 Heritage Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on Friday (November 7) to submit their entries, which is a seven-day extension from the previous deadline of October 31. The essay competition, which targets primary and preparatory school students, age nine to 12 years, has...
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (at podium), addresses a symposium on developing a framework for media self-regulation, held on October 29 at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), University of the West Indies, Mona campus. Also pictured at left is Education Committee member, Association of Caribbean Mediaworkers (ACM) and Immediate Past President of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), Byron Buckley.
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Minister Falconer Reiterates Call For Media Self-Regulation

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has reiterated her call for the media to establish its own self-regulatory body. “The media already have a set of shared values and ethics underpinning the profession and how it operates. Those are important prerequisites to self-regulation and I don’t believe it will be difficult to take that next important...
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Government Feature on Ebola and ChikV Airs Tonight

As part of the national Chikungunya (CHIKV)/ Ebola public education response, a special one hour feature ‘Ebola and Chikungunya: What You Need to Know,’ will air tonight (October 29) on television. The feature will air at 8 p.m. on the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), and at 9:30 p.m. on Television Jamaica (TVJ).  It can also be viewed on...
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