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Attorney General, Hon Patrick Atkinson (right), addressing journalists at Thursday’s (February 12) media briefing at Jamaica House. Listening keenly is Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
Attorney General, Hon Patrick Atkinson (right), addressing journalists at Thursday’s (February 12) media briefing at Jamaica House. Listening keenly is Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Williams and Tufton are Still Members of the Senate – Attorney General

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, says that despite submitting letters of resignation, former Opposition Senators, Arthur Williams and Dr. Christopher Tufton, remain members of the Upper House, based on last week’s Supreme Court ruling. Mr. Atkinson says his opinion is...
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator K.D. Knight (centre), pointing out features of the $100 million Festival Marketplace to be constructed in Downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director at the UDC, Ralston Hyman and General Manager, Desmond Malcolm. Occasion was a media briefing, held at the Corporation’s Downtown offices, on February 10.
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator K.D. Knight (centre), pointing out features of the $100 million Festival Marketplace to be constructed in Downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director at the UDC, Ralston Hyman and General Manager, Desmond Malcolm. Occasion was a media briefing, held at the Corporation’s Downtown offices, on February 10.

$100 Million Festival Marketplace To Be Built Downtown
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator KD Knight, addresses a media briefing on Tuesday (February 10) at the entity’s downtown Kingston offices.
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator KD Knight, addresses a media briefing on Tuesday (February 10) at the entity’s downtown Kingston offices.

UDC Board Reports Improvements in Governance and Financial Status
Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Mystery Shoppers to Assess Service in Public Sector
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd left), along with Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), break ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 6. Others are (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd left), along with Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), break ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 6. Others are (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.

Hagley Park Health Centre to be Renovated

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PM Pushes Global Partnership for Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on February 10 called for unity and greater partnership among countries in order to advance sustainable development for all. The Prime Minister made the call during her address to members of the diplomatic corps at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston, as part of Diplomatic Week 2015...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
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JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is rolling out a number of public education initiatives to inform athletes and support personnel of various changes regarding anti-doping rules. Among these are symposiums, workshops, quarterly television features and monthly radio programmes. With revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, the Anti-Doping in Sport Act, 2014 and the 2015 Anti-Doping Rules, Executive Director of JADCO,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), announces that a new legislation to empower the Administrator General to transfer property to secondary beneficiaries, in now before Parliament. Occasion was a Jamaica House media briefing in Montego bay on February 5. At right is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.
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Bill to Empower Administrator General to Transfer Properties Before Parliament

A Bill to empower the Administrator General to transfer properties to secondary beneficiaries as long as they are able to prove their relationship to the deceased owner is now before the Houses of Parliament. This will also help to clear the backlog of estate matters at the Administrator General’s Department (AGD). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works...
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Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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New Categories in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Entities participating in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, a component in the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, can submit entries under two new categories in this year’s staging of the competition. The new categories are: the Most Responsive Entity and the Most Socially Aware Entity. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office, Modernisation...
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