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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.

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...

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.

Minister Falconer Wants Age of Consent Raised to 18

Residents of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester enjoy a game of football on their new field, which is part of a sports complex built by Yohan Blake’s YB Afraid Foundation.

YB Afraid Foundation Provides Modern Sports Facility at Mount Olivet Home

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, responds to questions during Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Jamaica to Recognize Interpol Travel Document

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)

JTB to Revise Overseas Advertising Campaign

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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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Cabinet Approves Overseas Travel for Tourism and Health Ministers

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is to attend the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in Berlin, Germany. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told journalists at the Jamaica House Press briefing on February 26, that Cabinet has approved overseas travel for Dr. McNeill to attend the ITB in Germany and meetings in London, from...

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Visa Restrictions Relaxed for Chinese Visitors

Chinese visitors to Jamaica will soon be able to enter the country and stay for up to 30 days without a visa. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Cabinet has approved the new measure. Addressing the Jamaica House media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 26, Senator Falconer said that up...

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Cabinet Approves Legislation to Give Prosecution Right to Appeal Sentences

Legislation is coming, which will grant a limited right of appeal to the prosecution in cases where the sentence is deemed inadequate or unduly lenient. The legislation, for which Cabinet has approved the issuing of drafting instructions, will also include cases where the court did not have the power in law to pass the sentence. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

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SRC to Supply Biodigester Tanks for Public Health Facilities

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $389.2 million to the Scientific Research Council (SRC) for the provision of Biodigester Septic Tanks (BST) for seven public health facilities. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. She informed that...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), along with Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell (second right), and co-authors and Co-Founders of Choose Life International (CLI), Faith Thomas (right), and Dr. Donovan Thomas, peruse a copy of the book, ‘H is for Happiness’, at a breakfast held at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston on February 7.

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All Island 50-Day Happiness Tour Kicks Off on March 20

To help Jamaicans better cope with the daily stresses of life, Choose Life International (CLI) will embark on a 50-Day Happiness Tour across the island, beginning on March 20. The initiative, which is also in keeping with the United Nations International Day of Happiness being observed on the same date, will see CLI volunteers spreading a message of happiness and...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (3rd left), looks on while Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega (2nd left), and Chairman of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Rosa Joseph (left), admire a baby at the Centre, being held by staff at the institution, Mrs. Yasmin Hylton (right). Minister Falconer and Ambassador Ortega toured the institution on January 30, where the Ambassador announced that the centre would receive $964,000 from the Government of Venezuela.

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Women’s Centre Gets $964,000 from Venezuela

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is to receive US$9,000 (J$964,000) from the Venezuelan Government, in memory of its former President, the late Hugo Chavez. Free Spanish lessons will also be offered to teenage mothers who are registered with the Centre, at the Venezuelan Institute in Kingston. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who took...