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Principal Director, Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Principal Director, Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

RADA Says Glyphosate Poses No Risk When Used Appropriately

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is assuring citizens that the herbicide, glyphosate, poses no risk to public health when it is used in accordance with its label. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Principal Director,...
Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation in St. James on July 25.
Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Corporation in St. James on July 25.

Mayor of Mobay Calls on Residents to Help Rid City of Rodents
Senior Manager, Environmental Management, at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson, says persons should read pesticide labels for the safe and proper use of the chemicals.
Senior Manager, Environmental Management, at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson, says persons should read pesticide labels for the safe and proper use of the chemicals.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Exercise Caution When Using Pesticides
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right ) and Councillor Dwight Crawford, listen keenly to questions at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the St. James Municipal Corporation on July 25.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right ) and Councillor Dwight Crawford, listen keenly to questions at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the St. James Municipal Corporation on July 25.

Operation Restore Paradise Successful in Mobay
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, at a JIS Think Tank.
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, at a JIS Think Tank.

Strong Performance by Local Film Industry in 2018/19

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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
EducationJIS Think Tank

Education Ministry Prepares for PISA

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is preparing for the administration of the 2021 Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA). PISA is a triennial study of education systems, which is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It involves administering a non-curriculum based assessment to 15year-old students to generate comparable data on educational systems across the...
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Principal Director for Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, displays a chart on pesticide use, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on July 19.
AgricultureHealth & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Farmers Adhering to Int’l Pesticide Standards

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is assuring consumers that local foods are safe for consumption and are produced in keeping with international pesticide standards. Principal Director for Technical Services at RADA, Marina Young, saidthe training programmes and surveys conducted by the agency,and its ongoing collaboration with various stakeholders,have ensured the continued proper use of pesticides by persons in the...
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Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew (left), speaks about the youth summer camps being funded by the programme, during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening is Sergeant Alexander Bloomfield of the St. Andrew South Police Division.
CommunityJIS Think Tank

CSJP-Funded Summer Camps to Help Improve Police-Citizen Relations

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is optimistic that the youth summer camps being funded under the programme will assist in improving relations between the police and citizens. The CSJP III is supporting six residential and non-residential camps between July and August, targeted at young people in communities across the island in which it operates. Speaking at a...
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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
EducationJIS Think Tank

Parents and Principals to be Surveyed Under PISA

Parents and principals will be required to complete a survey instrument as part of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). High schools across the island will participate in PISA for the first time in 2021. Speaking at a recent JIS News Think Tank, National Programme Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, said that the purpose of the principals survey is...
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Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Shane Palmer (left) and Systems Development Manager, Dwayne Walters (right), listen as Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) and Labour Component Coordinator of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Integrated Social and Labour Support Programme within the Ministry, Lyndon Ford, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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Employers Encouraged to Use LMIS

Employers and training institutions are being encouraged to partner with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through the Labour Market Information System (LMIS), to build Jamaica’s workforce. The Ministry’s LMIS is a web-based driven job-matching facility that pairs jobseekers and employers. Senior Labour Market Analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the Ministry, Shane Palmer, said part...
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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
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Students to Take Part in PISA in 2021

Hundreds of Jamaican students for the first time will participate in the 2021 sitting of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The programme, which is not curriculum-based, is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a method of comparing and examining students’ performance in mathematical, reading and scientific literacy. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today...
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