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Image Consultant, Althea Laing engages young ladies of the Homestead Residential Child Care Facility in St Andrew in a motivational session during the JIS Public Relations & Marketing department’s Child Month Outreach programme on Saturday, May 31.
Image Consultant, Althea Laing engages young ladies of the Homestead Residential Child Care Facility in St Andrew in a motivational session during the JIS Public Relations & Marketing department’s Child Month Outreach programme on Saturday, May 31.

JIS Gives Homestead Residential Care Facility Special Attention

Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations and Marketing Department recently partnered with corporate sponsors and motivational speaker and grooming coach, Althea Laing to mentor, and fete over 40 girls of the state-run, Homestead Residential Care Facility. The...
Radio Writer/ Producer/ Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ruth-ann Carr, addresses students of Kilsyth Primary School in Clarendon, at their recently held Students Empowerment Day. At left is a list of services continuously offered by the JIS, including Graphic Designing, Website Development, Online Advertising, Multimedia Services, and Photography.
Radio Writer/ Producer/ Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ruth-ann Carr, addresses students of Kilsyth Primary School in Clarendon, at their recently held Students Empowerment Day. At left is a list of services continuously offered by the JIS, including Graphic Designing, Website Development, Online Advertising, Multimedia Services, and Photography.

Kilsyth Primary Stages Student Empowerment Day
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) and Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis present participant in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth leadership programme, Woman Constable Shamadeen Johnson, with a plaque after she was selected as the top police officer in the group. Occasion was the graduation exercise at the JCC’s Headquarters in downtown Kingston on May 22.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) and Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis present participant in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth leadership programme, Woman Constable Shamadeen Johnson, with a plaque after she was selected as the top police officer in the group. Occasion was the graduation exercise at the JCC’s Headquarters in downtown Kingston on May 22.

59 Persons from Inner-City Communities Graduate from Youth Leadership Programme
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), presents Head of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce, with her certification package from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Occasion was a closing ceremony held on Sunday, May 11 at MIND’s Old Hope Road campus, for 30 women from the JHWU who participated in a six-week training programme.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), presents Head of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce, with her certification package from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Occasion was a closing ceremony held on Sunday, May 11 at MIND’s Old Hope Road campus, for 30 women from the JHWU who participated in a six-week training programme.

Household Workers Benfefit from Empowerment Course at MIND
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right), cuddle the babies of two teenage mothers enrolled at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Kingston centre, on Trafalgar Road, during their tour of the facility on Monday (May 12). Ambassador Amadei visited the centre to view operations there as part of the EU’s undertaking aimed at determining the extent of financial assistance which the organization can extend to the facility. The EU and Government of Jamaica are currently discussions in this regard. Also pictured is the Kingston centre’s manager, Beverly Martin Berry.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), and Head, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (right), cuddle the babies of two teenage mothers enrolled at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Kingston centre, on Trafalgar Road, during their tour of the facility on Monday (May 12). Ambassador Amadei visited the centre to view operations there as part of the EU’s undertaking aimed at determining the extent of financial assistance which the organization can extend to the facility. The EU and Government of Jamaica are currently discussions in this regard. Also pictured is the Kingston centre’s manager, Beverly Martin Berry.

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Government Agencies to Reduce Cost of Producing Annual Reports

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has informed that Cabinet is moving to reduce the costs often associated with the publication of annual reports by government entities. An annual report is a comprehensive statement on an entity’s activities throughout the preceding year. Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and other interested persons information about the company’s activities and financial performance. Speaking...
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Cargill to Chair PCJ

Businessman, Christopher Cargill, has been reappointed to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) for another two years, following an approval by Cabinet. The appointment takes effect this month and is valid until June 2016. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure on Wednesday, June 11, during the...
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Cabinet Approves Contract for Stokes Hall Biodigester Septic Tank

A biodigester septic tank is to be constructed at Stokes Hall, St. Thomas, at a cost of approximately $47.7 million. Cabinet approved the contract to Y.P. Seaton and Associates for constructing the biodigester, which will be done under the Barracks Relocation Project of the Sugar Transformation Programme. Minister of Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer made the announcement at Wednesday’s, May 28,...
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Professor Anthony Harriott Appointed Commissioner for Tivoli Enquiry

Professor of Political Sociology at the University of the West Indies, Professor Anthony Harriott, has been appointed as the third Commissioner for the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told journalists at Jamaica House Media Briefing on Wednesday, May 28, that Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has appointed the third Commissioner....
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Media Urged To Educate Citizens About Issues

Local and regional media have been challenged to assist citizens with economic literacy, by keeping them informed about issues affecting governments. “People in the Caribbean need to know how the actions of their leaders are constrained by what takes place outside of the region.  Our Caribbean media have a responsibility, an obligation, to let the people of the Caribbean know...
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Information Minister Challenges Caribbean Media to Place More Emphasis on Development Issues

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer has challenged the media to pay more attention to development issues. Speaking at a regional forum in Kingston hosted by UNESCO under the theme "Reaching New Goals: Free Media Fortifies the post-2015 Development Agenda‟, Senator Falconer said, “media role in development goes beyond uncovering scandals, sniffing out corruption and unveiling...
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Minister of Information, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director of the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, at a UNESCO seminar, held on Friday (May 2) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day.
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Country’s Achievements in Press Freedom Highlighted

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has expressed pride in Jamaica’s accomplishments in press freedom and access to information, particularly its ranking above some First World countries. Addressing a UNESCO seminar on Friday, May 2, in Kingston, to mark World Press Freedom Day, Minister Falconer pointed out that the 2014 Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index places...
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