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Director of Enforcement at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Noel Bacquie, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the BGLC, Vitus Evans.
Director of Enforcement at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Noel Bacquie, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the BGLC, Vitus Evans.

Keeping Crime Out of Gaming Industry Major Focus of BGLC

Keeping crime out of the gaming industry is a major focus of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), says Director of Enforcement at the BGLC, Noel Bacquie. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, the Director said that persons...
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, gives an update on work to replace the Ferry pipeline, during a JIS Think Tank on Monday (February 25)
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, gives an update on work to replace the Ferry pipeline, during a JIS Think Tank on Monday (February 25)

NWC to Spend Over $5 Billion on Major Projects
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

Small Farmers Encouraged to Get Involved in Medicinal Cannabis Industry
Programme Director of Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, Elizabeth Emmanuel, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Programme Director of Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, Elizabeth Emmanuel, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Vision 2030 on Display at UWI Research Days Feb. 6-8
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

USF and Blood Transfusion Service Host Drive February 7

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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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Inspection Bodies Encouraged to Access Free Pre-Assessment

Inspection bodies in the private and public sectors are being encouraged by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, to access the free pre-assessment that is being offered by the organisation until March 31. According to Mrs. Shirley, the agency is offering free pre-assessments for the second consecutive year, as it recognises the...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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JANAAC to Accredit 50 Inspection Bodies in 2019

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, says the organisation is targeting the accreditation of 50 inspection bodies for 2019. Speaking with JIS News, Mrs. Shirley said they are aiming to get the standards of local and regional inspection bodies aligned with international standards. “Inspection body accreditation means allowing a third party (JANAAC) to come...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides details about the establishment of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. The centre, which is the first of its kind, will be housed at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, and tasked with creating, producing and generating toolkits, guidelines and policies to handle the recovery process following a disaster.
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Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre to Be Opened Soon

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre is be opened soon at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. It is aimed at assessing, forecasting, mitigating and managing risks related to tourism resilience, caused by various disruptive factors. These disruptions may include climate change and natural disasters, cybercrime, cybersecurity, pandemics, terrorism, war, population and the changing funding models....
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President of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank
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CMU President Supports Plastic Ban

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says the Government’s ban on single-use plastics will reduce the harmful effects of the material on marine life and the wider environment. "Plastics are deadly; they are dangerous; they are… not sustainable, and I endorse the plastic ban,” he said at a recent JIS Think Tank. “We are on the...
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Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (January 3). Listening at left is President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock.
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NCEL to Host Leadership Development Webinar January 7

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), in partnership with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), will host a leadership development webinar focusing on the Blue Ocean Strategy. The webinar will be held on Monday, January 7 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, under the theme ‘Achieving Sustained Organisational Success: the Blue Ocean Perspective’. Addressing a JIS...
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Vice President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Global Affairs at the Caribbean Department, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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CMU to Support Blue Economy Initiatives in 2019

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), through its Global Affairs at the Caribbean Department, will implement several activities in 2019 to support the Government of Jamaica Blue Economy Initiatives. The Blue Economy is an emerging concept which relates to protecting, conserving and using sustainably marine resources. Vice President of the Department at CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen, said the unit, which was...
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Director of the Access to Information (ATI) Unit, Damian Cox, outlining details about the entity’s work and provisions under the Access to Information Act during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on December 19.
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Importance of Access to Information Act and Unit Emphasised

Director at the Access to Information Unit, Damian Cox, has emphasised the importance of the entity’s work and the Access to Information (ATI) Act in improving accountability and transparency in Jamaica by keeping citizens informed about national matters. “The Act is important because it [enables] citizens to know exactly what the Government is doing and to access official documents, verify...
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