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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

The Kilsyth Primary and Infant School in Grantham, Clarendon, held its Student Empowerment Day on May 22, as part of Child Month activities. The event saw the students learning different aspects of life, and about government organizations. Radio Writer/ Producer/...
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.

EU and GOJ Discuss Funding for Women’s Centre of Jamaica
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.
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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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 with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), listens as Technical Operations Manager at the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Maurice Marshall (left), explains features of state-of-the-art equipment at the agency. The Minister toured the agency on South Odeon Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 24. Looking on at right is Chief Executive Officer at the PBCJ, Keith Campbell.
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Information Minister Lauds Work of JIS and PBCJ

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has lauded the work of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ). She said although they have different mandates and functions, “the teams have been creative in the use of the little they have, and they have certainly served the people of Jamaica well.”...
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. (FILE)
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Jamaica Outperforms US in Access to Information

Jamaica is being commended by the United States-based Social Progress Imperative for significant achievement in the area of Access to Information and Communication. In its recent publication, Jamaica outperformed the United States with a score of 82.07 per cent in the category. The United States scored 81.33 per cent. Social Progress Imperative also lauded the country’s performance in three basic...
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