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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks about this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on July 22, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Celebrate in Unity

Jamaicans have been encouraged to celebrate and demonstrate unity and togetherness for Emancipation and Independence. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 22, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the festivities are for all...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Kingston, on July 22.

Street Dances to be Staged Islandwide

Focus on Youth at Grand Gala

Culture Minister Commends Sponsors and Donors

Director of Education Programmes at the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, Dr. Renee Rattray (centre), provides details about the iLead Summit for school leaders during a JIS Think Tank on July 19. The two-day event will be held from July 25 to 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. She is flanked by Deputy Chief Inspector of the National Educational Inspectorate (NEI), Bronty Liverpool-Williams (right); and iLead School Improvement Coach and former Principal of Ardenne High School, Esther Tyson (left).

Over 350 School Leaders for JN Summit

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Special Event at Seville Heritage Park for Emancipation

Project Consultant for the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, Joan Seagears, says the cultural event this year will be special and should not be missed. The celebration, which takes place on the night of July 31 into the morning of August 1 at the Seville Heritage Park, in St. Ann, is being staged under the theme: ‘United and Free…What a Jubilee’. Speaking...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. He gave details about plans for Denbigh 2016, which will be held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh showground, in Clarendon.

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Culture Ministry Endorses Denbigh

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has endorsed this year’s Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show, as part of the country’s 54th Independence anniversary and Emancipation celebrations. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, said the 64th staging of the largest agricultural event in the Western Hemisphere will take place over the Emancipation weekend from July 30...

Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (centre); Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Lisa Palmer Hamilton (left); and Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Carl Berry (right), review techniques used in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Anti-Trafficking in Persons training manual at a recent JIS Think Tank.

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JCF Boosts Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are being better equipped to deal with cases of human trafficking. Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Carl Berry, told JIS News that the human trafficking curriculum at the National Police College of Jamaica has been improved with more informed trainers. “We are mindful that not all...

Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 5. Others (from left) are Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Lisa Palmer Hamilton and Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Carl Berry.

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National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons calls for Global Study

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) is calling for a global and university-based study on the state of human trafficking. “We would like academia to engage with us as a Task Force to do Jamaica’s international study on what is happening around the world,” Chairperson for NATFATIP, Mrs. Carol Palmer, said at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 22.

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Skills Training for Residents Benefiting from Electricity Project

Residents of communities involved in the Street Lighting, Installation, Loss Reduction and Community Renewal (SILC) programme will benefit from vocational training. Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank. He said the training will be provided under the social aspect of SILC through collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 22, at the company’s head office. He said the Ministry will launch a cyber-security awareness campaign in July with the aim of highlighting safe practices to adopt while using the Internet.

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Cyber-Security Awareness Campaign to be Launched in July

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) will launch a cyber-security awareness campaign in July. The public-education campaign will seek to inform about the dangers online and highlight safe practices to adopt while using the Internet. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 22, said the goal of...

Director of Field Services at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Damion Tyrell, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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STATIN Urges Persons to Support Surveys

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is urging persons to support its surveys, as information obtained is strictly confidential. “All of our interviewers and all our employees signed an oath of confidentiality and we take that oath seriously, so we want to reassure Jamaicans that the information that they provide is confidential under the Statistics Act and we cannot provide...