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Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse, provides details about the entity’s inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference during a JIS Think Tank on May 3. The event will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse, provides details about the entity’s inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference during a JIS Think Tank on May 3. The event will be held from July 6 to 8 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

RGD to Stage Symposium on the Importance of Death Registration

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be staging a symposium on Friday (May 6) aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of death registration. The event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the National Housing Trust (NHT)...
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on May 3. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations RGD, Charlton McFarlane; and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Manager, Monique Lin Quee.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deidre English Gosse (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on May 3. Others (from left) are: Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations RGD, Charlton McFarlane; and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Manager, Monique Lin Quee.

RGD to Stage Regional Civil Registration Conference in July
Technical Officer for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Lincoln Dean, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 29.
Technical Officer for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Lincoln Dean, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 29.

$81 Million Invested in Energy Efficient Systems

Mico Research Day to Examine 2015 National Education Inspectorate Report
Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes, makes a point at a JIS Think Tank on October 27. Looking on is Director, Health Promotion and Prevention, Andrea Campbell.
Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes, makes a point at a JIS Think Tank on October 27. Looking on is Director, Health Promotion and Prevention, Andrea Campbell.

Merger of HIV Programme with NFPB a Good Move by Government

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EducationJIS Think Tank

Education Ministry Stages Mathematics Expo March 10

The fourth staging of the Ministry of Education’s Mathematics exposition is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 10. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 2), National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, said thousands of primary, secondary and tertiary level students from across the island will gather on the grounds of the Old Library at the University of West...
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JIS Think TankTransport

Commuters Urged To Help Get Rid Of Illegal Taxi Operators

The Transport Authoriy (TA) is urging commuters to assist in the fight against illegal taxi operation in Jamaica. “I am soliciting the assistance of Jamaicans to use the technologies and send the Authority photographs and videos of illegal activities in the transportation system anywhere they occur in Jamaica,” Managing Director of TA, Donald Foster, said. Persons are encouraged to send...
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Chief Executive officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank. Looking on are Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Milton Henry (left); and Design Engineer a the NIC, Renford Smith.
AgricultureJIS Think Tank

NIC To Spend Over Us$1.8 Million To Upgrade Hill Run Irrigation System

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) is to spend over US$1.8 million to upgrade the irrigation system at the Hill Run Agro Park in Central St. Catherine, where farmers are engaged in commercial fish production. The project will involve civil, mechanical and electrical works, which will expand the irrigable areas to be served by the existing canal network, and result...
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Minister of Youth and Culture Hon. Lisa Hanna speaks about the importance of preserving Jamaica
CultureJIS Think Tank

Strides Made in Securing Oral Cultural Heritage – Minister

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says significant strides have been made in securing and preserving Jamaica’s oral and intangible cultural heritage. She pointed out that the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica (ACIJ), an agency under the Ministry of Youth and Culture, has been working to protect the intangible pieces of Jamaican culture. “We got some funds from...
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Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on September 3. At right is Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Anne Marie Bonner.
Foreign AffairsJIS Think Tank

Bolivar’s ‘Jamaica Letter’ Has Strengthened Relations Between Jamaica and Venezuela

Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega, says the ‘Carta de Jamaica’ or Jamaica Letter, written 200 years ago by Venezuelan Liberator, Simón Bolivar, has strengthened ties between both countries. Simon Bolivar played a key role in Latin America’s independence movement against British rule. He was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas,...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, gives details of a Farmers’ Market scheduled to take place at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday, August 1. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 24.
CultureJIS Think Tank

Jamaicans Can View Grand Gala at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is making additional arrangements for persons who cannot get in the National Stadium to view the Independence Grand Gala on Independence Day, August 6. Large screens will be set up at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre (RWEC), Hope Road, in Kingston for viewing of the Grand Gala, the culmination of Emancipation and Independence Celebrations....
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, speaking during a JIS Think Tank last Friday (July 24).
CultureJIS Think Tank

Change in Festival of the Arts Competition

The National Festival of the Arts Competition will now take place between September and March, instead of between January and May. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 24, Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, explained that the change was implemented in the 2014-2015 school year. “Last year, we had spoken about making a change to the schedule...
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