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Public Education Manager at the Access to Information Unit, Tricia Cameron-Anglin (left), speaks to Chairperson of the Access to Information Advisory Stakeholders Committee, Dr. Carolyn Gomes (centre) and Director of the Access to Information Unit, Damion Cox at a recent JIS — Public Education Manager at the Access to Information Unit, Tricia Cameron-Anglin (left), speaks to Chairperson of the Access to Information Advisory Stakeholders Committee, Dr. Carolyn Gomes (centre) and Director of the Access to Information Unit, Damion Cox at a recent JIS 'Think Tank'.

Focus On Access To Information

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing International Right to Know Week from Monday, September 23 to Saturday, September 28, under the theme, ‘Right to Know…Power to Change’. Spearheaded by the Access to Information (ATI) Unit at the Office...

Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe (second right), with (from left): President of the Press Association of Jamaica and Managing Editor at the Gleaner Company Limited, Jenni Campbell; Managing Editor, Botswana Daily News, Charmaine Revaka; Manager, Radio, Keitirile Mathapi; Human Resource Director at the JIS; Mrs Bernita Locke; Director, Information Services Department, Russ Molosiwa; Chief Information Officer, Daphne Motsakae; Chairman, Broadcasting Commission, Professor Hopeton Dunn; Jamaica Information Service Advisory Board Chairman, Fae Ellington; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo; and Managing Director, RJR Group, Gary Allen. Occasion was a luncheon hosted by the JIS for members of a delegation from Botswana who are in the island to benchmark with the JIS.

JIS Hailed By Private Media

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (2nd right), Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe and Press Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister, Lincoln Robinson listen keenly to Botswana’s Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (right) as he explains the objective of the Botswana Benchmarking Programme at the Special Meeting of Government Communicators held on September 18 at the Office of the Prime Minister.

JIS Hailed by Gov’t Communicators

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Information Minister Outlines Progress in Eliminating Discrimination Against Women

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

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Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, confirms completion of the divestment of the Wallenford Coffee Company, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18.

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Wallenford Divested to AIC in $4 Billion Deal

The Government-owned Wallenford Coffee Company has been divested to AIC International Investment Limited (AIIL) in a deal valued at just over $4 billion. AIIL is a subsidiary of Portland Holdings Inc., which is owned by local businessman, Michael Lee-Chin. Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, outlined the details of the divestment on Wednesday, September 18,...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer presents Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo with a copy of the JIS commemorative photo book, ‘Our Golden Jubilee’ at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, September 18. A delegation from Bostwana is in the island on a benchmarking exercise with the Jamaica Information Service.

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Jamaica Open to Mutual Exchange with Botswana

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Jamaica is open to mutual exchange with the people of Botswana, particularly in the area of government information and communication. Ms. Falconer was speaking with members of the Botswana delegation on Wednesday, September 18, during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister. The delegation arrived in the...

Motivatonal speaker, Dr. Nsombi Jaja (left), addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) employees at a special staff meeting held on September 18 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The meeting was held to welcome a five-member delegation from Botswana, who is in the island to benchmark with the government agency.

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JIS Urged to Continue Highlighting Country’s Positives

Members of staff of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) have been urged to continue to highlight the positives and to showcase what is good in Jamaica. This advice came from Motivational Speaker, Dr. Nsombi Jaja, while addressing employees at a staff meeting session held on September 18, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The special meeting, attended by the...

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JIS Regional Office Staging Pre-Heritage Book Fairs

Hundreds of students and staff of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in St. James, came out in support of the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Regional Office’s book fair on Tuesday, September 17, held on the college campus in Granville. The event was part of a series of pre-heritage book fairs, leading up to Heritage Week in October. The main auditorium...

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

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Bill to Regulate All Charitable Organisations to be Tabled in Parliament

Cabinet has given approval for a Bill entitled the Charities Act 2013, to be tabled in Parliament. The purpose of the Bill is to introduce a single piece of legislation to regulate all charitable organisations, whether intending to, or already operating in the country. It will also establish a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for that purpose. Speaking at a...

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer addresses members of the media, during a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 18. Also pictured is: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

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Expansion Plans for KCT Far Advanced

Plans for the expansion and modernisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) are far advanced, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell, has informed. She said that a Concessionaire will be selected before or by the end of the first quarter of next year. Speaking at a Jamaica House press briefing, on Wednesday, September 18,...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service, Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe (left), greets Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana (responsible for information and broadcasting services), Mr. Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (second right), at the Norman Manley International Airport on September 17, as he arrives with his delegation, on a mission to benchmark with the agency and share best communication practices. Looking on are: Honorary Consul of Botswana, Dr. Henley Morgan (second left); Director of Information Services Department, Russ Molosiwa (centre); and Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patricia Evering (right).

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Botswana Delegation to Observe JIS at Work

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President, Botswana, Mr. Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo, says his delegation is on a mission to learn more about the structure and processes of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and how it goes about disseminating Government information to the public. “We come from an outfit of government media similar to yours, where we run major government information...