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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (2nd left), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about additional security measures to protect persons during the festive season. Others (from left) are Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC); Dorothy Campbell; Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks; and Sergeant Shaunjaye Mitchell.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (2nd left), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about additional security measures to protect persons during the festive season. Others (from left) are Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC); Dorothy Campbell; Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks; and Sergeant Shaunjaye Mitchell.

Police to Increase Stop-and-Search Operations

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be increasing stop-and-search operations during the festive season. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said there will be a surge in the...
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday, December 2.
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday, December 2.

CAC Urges Consumers to be Vigilant During the Christmas Season
Senior Medical Officer at the National Chest Hospital, Dr. Terry Baker, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the dangers of third-hand smoke.
Senior Medical Officer at the National Chest Hospital, Dr. Terry Baker, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the dangers of third-hand smoke.

Jamaicans Warned About Third-Hand Smoke
Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 27. (File)
Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 27. (File)

CDA Creates Profiles for Children’s Homes
Project Director of ‘Fi Wi Jamaica’, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on November 21. She said positive results are expected from interventions the project will make during its week of activities currently on across the parish of St. James.
Project Director of ‘Fi Wi Jamaica’, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on November 21. She said positive results are expected from interventions the project will make during its week of activities currently on across the parish of St. James.

Positive Results Expected From ‘Fi Wi Jamaica’ Project

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Senior Deputy Superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (right), provides an update on the Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme during a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on is Assistant Commissioner JFB, Sean Martin.
JIS Think TankLocal Government

Fire Brigade Reports Success from Community Education Programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting success in its Community Bush Fire Management Education Programme, which was launched in 2015 following a series of devastating fires that affected farms. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18), Senior Deputy Superintendent at the JFB, Emilio Ebanks, said that the fires, which occurred in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew and Nain,...
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Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, Maurice Thompson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

90 Per Cent Conviction Rate for Illegal Gaming

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is reporting a 90 per cent conviction rate for persons found to be involved in illegal gambling. BGLC Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Maurice Thompson, said there were 15 arrests in 2014/15; 15 arrests in 2015/16; and three arrests since the start of the year. He said the...
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Manager, Loan Origination at the Development Bank of Jamaica, Tracy-Ann McIntosh, (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank to provide details about the Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (FOROMIC) to be held from October 24 to 26 in Montego Bay. Listening is Assistant Business Advisory Services Manager at Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters.
CommerceJIS Think TankVision 2030

FOROMIC to Create Opportunities for MSMEs

The Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (FOROMIC), the region’s largest event on microfinance and entrepreneurship, is expected to significantly boost opportunities for growth and expansion of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. FOROMIC is a space for business and financial innovations and, in particular, a platform for microfinance businesses to showcase their products and services. Assistant Business Advisory Services...
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Senior Specialist, Partnership and Communication, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Marco Macias (right), addresses the benefits of FOROMIC at a JIS Think Tank. Listening are Senior Specialist Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), IDB, Wayne Beecher (left); and Acting General Manager, Strategic Services Division, Development Bank of Jamaica, Christopher Brown.
CommerceJIS Think Tank

MSMEs Urged to Register for Markets Innovation and Capital Forum

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to register for the upcoming Forum on Markets Innovation and Capital (FOROMIC), which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from October 24-26. FOROMIC is a space for business and financial innovations and provides a platform for microfinance businesses to showcase their products and services. Senior...
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A limestone pit being mined in Clarendon.
JIS Think TankMining

Mining and Minerals Sector Buoyant

Principal Director in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford, says the minerals sector is heading in the right direction and is experiencing buoyancy. He noted that highway construction, among other development projects, has resulted in a significant increase in the production of limestone, skid-resistant aggregate and other materials. He informed that the amount of material produced for...
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National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details about the mathematics pilot project for parents to be implemented in November, during a JIS Think Tank on September 27.
EducationJIS Think Tank

Math Project for Parents to be Implemented November

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing its mathematics pilot project for parents in November. The US$500,000 initiative, which will involve some 1,800 families in Clarendon, is aimed at helping parents develop competence in math in order to better support their children’s learning in the subject area. It will target parents of children in grades one and...
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