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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

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...
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
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.
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.

JIS and Massy Host Health Expo and Workshop

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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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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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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, speaks with Minister of Tourism, the Bahamas, Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe (right); and Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, at CARIMAC’s 40th anniversary gala banquet held on October 25 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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Information Minister Hails CARIMAC

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has hailed the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) for the seminal role it continues to play in preparing the region’s media practitioners. She noted that by equipping them with crucial skills, journalists have been able to execute their craft throughout the Caribbean and the wider world. “CARIMAC has...
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Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), having a light discussion with President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Trevor Gardner (left), prior to the start of the institution’s Honours Convocation ceremony on October 23, at its location in Mandeville, Manchester. Looking on at centre is the university’s Vice President for Academic Administration, Dr. Marilyn Anderson.
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Information Minister Lauds NCU

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has lauded the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) for continuing to produce high academic achievers, who have made their mark worldwide. “Grounded in Christian values, NCU has developed and expanded its reach at an extraordinary rate.  Its graduates, well equipped in various disciplines, are to be found making productive contributions here in Jamaica,...
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Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, makes a point on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television current affairs programme, Issues and Answers.
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Government to Implement Shared Corporate Services in Public Sector

The Government is moving to implement shared corporate services within the public sector, to reduce the cost of administrative functions and to improve efficiency. A shared corporate service represents the combining of service activities across different organisations, to improve efficiency and service delivery. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programe, Issues and Answers, Director General of the Public...
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