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Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency
Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency's head office today (January 23).

JFB Reports Decrease In Number of Emergency Calls

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported a decrease in the number of emergency calls received in 2024. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, today (January 23), at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford, informed that...
Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Vaughn Barnaby, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Vaughn Barnaby, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Farmers Receptive To JaSPICE Project
President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.
President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.

JAHEP Observes Health Education Week October 20-25
A ship undergoing maintenance work at a floating dry dock, similar to the one being operated in Jamaica.
A ship undergoing maintenance work at a floating dry dock, similar to the one being operated in Jamaica.

MAJ Undertaking Phased Buildout Of Jamaica’s Maritime Cluster
Internal Medicine Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. David McGowan, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on February 27.
Internal Medicine Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. David McGowan, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on February 27.

Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use

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Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 15.
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Child Diversion Programme Impacts Participant

A beneficiary of the Child Diversion Programme has shared that it has changed his life, because before the programme, “he was just seeing darkness”. As recounted by Acting Director in the Child Diversion Branch of the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, the beneficiary told her that he did not want to talk to anyone and...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 8.
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JANAAC to Add Fourth Standard to Scope of Services

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is in the process of adding a fourth standard to its scope of services. “This fourth standard is for the accreditation of calibration laboratories to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard and is important for Jamaica, in support of our metrology system,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, who addressed a JIS...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (June 8).
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JANAAC ‘CEO Breakfast’ Resumes on June 9

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) ‘CEO Breakfast’ will resume on Friday (June 9). The event is slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, starting at 8:00 a.m. It is being held to commemorate World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2023, under the theme ‘Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade’. Keynote speaker will be Minister of Industry, Investment...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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Volunteers Invited for National Labour Day Project

Corporate and public-sector entities and civil society groups are being encouraged to participate in the National Labour Day Project on Highway 2000. Volunteers are being asked to register with the National Labour Day Secretariat in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport by sending an email to labourday@mcges.gov.jm or calling 876-499-1090 or 876-398-4880. Labour Day will be observed on...
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Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Shellie Leon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Tuesday (April 25).
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COJ Empowered to Verify Businesses’ Membership and Beneficial Ownership Information

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) now has the power to verify businesses’ membership and beneficial ownership information, as outlined in recent amendments to the Companies Act that took effect on April 1, 2023. Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the COJ, Shellie Leon, explained that prior to the change, “someone would file documents with the...
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