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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Jamaicans Can View Grand Gala at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, speaking during a JIS Think Tank last Friday (July 24).
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, speaking during a JIS Think Tank last Friday (July 24).

Change in Festival of the Arts Competition
Former Minister of State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), emphasises a point at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (July 21). Others (from left) are State-owned Enterprise Adviser to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Laure Darcy; and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden. The ADB team is in the island to present their report ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’ to policy makers and senior executives of the Government of Jamaica.
Former Minister of State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), emphasises a point at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (July 21). Others (from left) are State-owned Enterprise Adviser to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Laure Darcy; and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden. The ADB team is in the island to present their report ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’ to policy makers and senior executives of the Government of Jamaica.

Gov’t Looking To List Entities To Be Privatised On Jamaica Stock Exchange
Former Minister of State Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 21. Others (from left) are: Co-Author of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication, ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’, Miss Laure Darcy and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden (right). Mr. Prebble and Ms. Darcy are in Jamaica to present the findings of the report to Policy makers and Senior executives of the Government.
Former Minister of State Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 21. Others (from left) are: Co-Author of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication, ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’, Miss Laure Darcy and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden (right). Mr. Prebble and Ms. Darcy are in Jamaica to present the findings of the report to Policy makers and Senior executives of the Government.

Support for Privatization Policy

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Chairman of the St. James Parish Council
JIS Think TankLocal Government

St. James Parish Council Looking to Engage Citizens in Maintenance of Drains

The St. James Parish Council is looking to enlist community members in the sustained cleaning and maintenance of drains across the parish. Chairman of the St. James Parish Council’s Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Councillor Suzette Brown, said the aim is get communities to “take charge of the drains.” “When they become owners they are able to encourage other community...
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Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, today (July 14). He said that despite the challenges, Montego Bay has achieved a lot in its 35 years of becoming a city.
JIS Think Tank

Mayor of Montego Bay Highlights City’s Achievements

With Montego Bay celebrating its 35th anniversary of being granted city status, Mayor Glendon Harris says there are major achievements of which the city can be proud. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, on July 14, Mayor Harris said despite some obvious shortfalls, the city has grown in stature and currently stands as the fastest developing city...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, chief facilitator for the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Training to Reduce Infant Mortality

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a training programme to strengthen the capacity of health workers to help in reducing Jamaica’s infant and maternal mortality rate. This is being done in partnership with the United States based Footprints Foundation, under component three of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).  This component deals specifically with...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, highlights initiatives geared towards development and growth of the creative industries during a recent JIS Think Tank.
CommerceIndustryJIS Think TankVision 2030

Gov’t Focused on Growing Creative Industries – Minster Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton, says the Government is implementing measures to facilitate the growth and prosperity of the creative industries. The initiatives, he said, are in recognition of the creative industries as a generator of wealth for the mass of Jamaicans, and a driver of gross domestic product (GDP) growth. “This is why it is linked...
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President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Chairman of the Denbigh Show Committee, Senator Norman Grant, says rural farmers must be celebrated for contributing to economic growth in the country. He was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 1, 2015, where details Denbigh 2015 show were disclosed.
AgricultureJIS Think Tank

JAS President says Agriculture Continues to Play Significant Role in Economy

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, is attributing the recent growth in the Jamaican economy to the performance of the agricultural sector. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on  July 1, Senator Grant noted that the agricultural sector continues to play a significant role in helping the country to successfully pass quarterly performance tests under the...
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JIS Think TankTourism

TEF to Develop Heritage Trail at Lovers Leap

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is looking to develop a heritage trail around Lovers Leap in St. Elizabeth. Executive Director of the TEF, Clyde Harrison, said this will form part of the plans for development along the South Coast and the Fund is committed to funding the project. “We found recently that the trail is an historic trail, leading from...
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