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Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Mike Mills, explains at a JIS Think Tank on March 4 that through screening, colon cancer can be identified at an early stage and interventions made to prevent complications.
Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Mike Mills, explains at a JIS Think Tank on March 4 that through screening, colon cancer can be identified at an early stage and interventions made to prevent complications.

Cancer Society Encourages Early Screening for Colon Cancer

The Jamaica Cancer Society is appealing to Jamaicans to get screened for Colon Cancer as this can save lives. “Cancer of the colon is a disease that can be prevented by taking steps at the appropriate age. There are risk...
Manager, Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says population not likely to exceed 3 million.
Manager, Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says population not likely to exceed 3 million.

Population Not Likely To Exceed 3 Million – PIOJ
Director, Work Permit Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Lisa-Ann Grant (left), and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, look over a document prior to the start of a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ today (Jan. 30), at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.
Director, Work Permit Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Lisa-Ann Grant (left), and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, look over a document prior to the start of a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ today (Jan. 30), at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

Jamaica Implements Fee Structure for CARICOM Skills Certificate
Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on January 9, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.
Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on January 9, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

Technical Studies for Dredging of Kingston Harbour Completed
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, provides details on the Child Justice Guidelines and how it will impact children, who come in contact with the justice system, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)Think Tank.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, provides details on the Child Justice Guidelines and how it will impact children, who come in contact with the justice system, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)Think Tank.

Training to be Conducted on Child Justice Guidelines

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TPDCo Intensifies Actions to Ensure Safety of Visitors

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has intensified its actions to ensure the safety and security of both local and international visitors to the resort areas.Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 5, Chairman of TPDCo, Maxine Henry-Wilson, highlighted the initiatives and activities which the entity has been spearheading to enhance the visitor experience.Mrs. Henry-Wilson pointed out that the...
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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison
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Office of Children’s Advocate Launches New Website

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched a new, interactive and child-friendly website as part of its re-branding strategy. The website, designed by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), boasts cutting-edge features to enhance the visitor’s experience, as well as the latest coding styles to ensure that the site is in line with international standards. Speaking at the unveiling...
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General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26. To his left is Senior Planner at the UDC, Shyril McIntosh Wilson.
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UDC Plans to Regularize Business Operators at Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says that plans are in place for the regularization of persons, who operate business at the Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village, so that they will be included in the overall transformation of the facility. “As part of the plans going forward, approved restaurant operators will also be provided with lease agreements, so legally, they will be...
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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell
EducationJIS Think Tank

Non-Compliant Early Childhood Institutions Urged To Register

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is urging all operators of unregistered early childhood institutions (ECI) across the island, to become fully compliant with the agency. Acting Executive Director, ECC, Michelle Campbell, tells JIS News that it is important that all ECIs are registered with the Commission and have permits to operate in Jamaica. There are currently some 2,660 early childhood...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); in conversation with Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis; at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston, where he provided details on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Entrepreneurship Policy, which was passed in Parliament in July.
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MSME Policy Crucial To Growth Agenda – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the recently passed Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Entrepreneurship Policy is geared towards linking all the crucial sectors of the economy to ensure growth. “One of the opportunities it provides is to make clear that some of the big initiatives relating to the growth agenda of the Government of...
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Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 30, where he disclosed that more than 300 principals have been trained.
EducationJIS Think Tank

300 Principals Receive Leadership Training

More than 300 principals of public educational institutions across the island have been trained under round one of the Effective Principal Training Programme, introduced by the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) in March 2012. Principal Director at the NCEL, Dr. Maurice Smith, made the disclosure at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on...
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