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

Senator Falconer’s Message to the UNESCO Seminar on Press Freedom

I am honoured to have been invited to participate in this regional forum on the eve of World Press Freedom Day.   I join in welcoming everyone and extend a special welcome to our Caribbean brothers and sisters and other...
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.
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.

Information Minister Lauds Work of JIS and PBCJ
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)
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)

Jamaica Outperforms US in Access to Information
Web Content Writer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Stephanie Todd, is reminding young persons to be mindful of what they post online, as inappropriate content may damage their reputation in the future.
Web Content Writer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Stephanie Todd, is reminding young persons to be mindful of what they post online, as inappropriate content may damage their reputation in the future.

JIS Invites Young Persons to Enter Vlog Competition
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) in discussion with Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green during the opening session of the Future of Media and Regulation Conference hosted by the Commission at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on April 8.
Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) in discussion with Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green during the opening session of the Future of Media and Regulation Conference hosted by the Commission at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on April 8.

Work Advancing on Electronic Media Policy

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Winners of the Access to Information National High School Competition joined by executives of the ATI Unit at the awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Thursday, April 3. from L-R – Danielle Pritchard, 2013 winner, Damian Cox, Director of the ATI Unit, Nasharia Serinash 2nd Place winner, Dr. Carolyn Gomes OJ, Chairperson of the Access to Information advisory stakeholder committee, Khanu Daley 3rd Place winner and Marlene Hines, Director, Documentation, Information & Access Services in the Ministry of Education.
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William Knibb Student Wins ATI Essay Competition

Fifteen-year-old, fourth form student of William Knibb High School in Trelawny, Danielle Pritchard, is the 2013 winner of the Access to Information (ATI) National High School Essay Competition. She was chosen from a pool of 15 students across seven parishes, who participated in the fifth annual competition, organised by the Access to Information Unit, and the Access to Information Advisory...
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Jamaica Remains Committed to Improving the Status of Women says Minister Falconer

Jamaica has affirmed its commitment to a stand-alone goal based on gender equality, women’s empowerment and the protection of women’s human rights as part of the dialogue on the Post 2015 Agenda. The commitment was stated by Sen. Hon. Sandrea Falconer, Minister with Responsibility for Information in an address today ( March 11) to the 58th Session of the Commission...
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Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), delivers Jamaica
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Falconer Heads Jamaica’s Delegation To UN Status Of Women Commisssion Meeting in New York

Information Minister Senator Sandrea Falconer is presently leading Jamaica’s participation at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 58), underway at the UN Headquarters, New York. The Session under the theme “Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls”, got underway today (March 10) and will run through...
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, gesticulates as she addresses a sensitization forum on ‘Caribbean Gender Equality and the Post-2015 Agenda’, in the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on February 27.
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Atrocities Against Women Must End – Senator Falconer

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has emphasized that atrocities meted out to women and girls must be brought to an end. “It is the only way we are going to move forward as a civilized and progressive society,” the Minister said. Senator Falconer was speaking at a sensitization forum on ‘Caribbean Gender Equality and the...
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Minister without portfolio (Information), Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), emphasizes a point as she addresses the Western Region joint Government/ Civil Society/ Non-Government Organization sensitization session on Caribbean Gender Equality and the Post 2015 Agenda, held on February 27 at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. Seated at right is Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Colette Roberts-Risden.
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Minister Falconer Wants Age of Consent Raised to 18

Minister with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has again stated her intention to push for the age of consent to be raised from 16 to 18 years. “I think as a country, the time has come for us to look at the age of consent. If you cannot vote until...
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US$14.6 Million Earned From Scrap Metal Trade Since Resumption

Approximately US$14.6 million has been earned from the scrap metal trade since its resumption in February 2013. Addressing the Jamaica House Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minster on February 26, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, informed that 2,396 containers of scrap metal have been exported. “There is general satisfaction that the new...
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