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Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Miss Enthrose Campbell.
Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Miss Enthrose Campbell.

JIS Marks 50 Years of Service

A year after playing a pivotal role in the celebration of the nation’s Golden Jubilee, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is this year marking its own 50th Anniversary. The JIS, which began its role as the Government’s information arm in...

Taskforce to Aid in Growth of Animation Industry
Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), exchanges pleasantries with Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Edmund Bartlett (2nd right), at yesterday’s (July 11) opening ceremony of the 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James yesterday (July 11). Looking on are President of ACHEA, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah-Young (centre) and Immediate Past President of ACHEA, Clement Iton (right).
Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), exchanges pleasantries with Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Edmund Bartlett (2nd right), at yesterday’s (July 11) opening ceremony of the 12th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James yesterday (July 11). Looking on are President of ACHEA, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah-Young (centre) and Immediate Past President of ACHEA, Clement Iton (right).

Talks Continue on SLB Financing
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Hilary Foster (seated), reads to students at the launch of the reading initiative for Region 4, dubbed, ‘Read Until Something Happens’ (RUSH), held recently at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James.
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Hilary Foster (seated), reads to students at the launch of the reading initiative for Region 4, dubbed, ‘Read Until Something Happens’ (RUSH), held recently at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James.

Overwhelming Support for Literacy in the West
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe, peruse a document at the launch of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) “Renaissance” initiative today (June 10), at the institution’s Camp Road headquarters in Kingston.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Chairman of the JFLL, Audrey Hinchcliffe, peruse a document at the launch of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) “Renaissance” initiative today (June 10), at the institution’s Camp Road headquarters in Kingston.

JFLL Undergoes Renaissance

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CommunityOffice of the Prime MinisterVision 2030

Portmore Urged to Develop 10-Year Plan

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has challenged the leaders and citizens of Portmore to develop a 10-year plan for the municipality, which must be aligned to the National Development Plan: Vision 2030. Mrs. Simpson Miller said the steps and strategies in the attainment of that Portmore Vision 2030, must involve broad-based community consultation. She said that the...
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Health & WellnessVision 2030

One Authority Now Responsible for Reproductive Health

One Authority for Sexual Reproductive Health, through the integration of the National Family Planning Board and some aspects of the National HIV Programme, has been implemented. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during his contribution to the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25. He explained that this initiative will address...
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Foreign AffairsVision 2030

Jamaica to Present Migration Policy at UN Assembly

Jamaica is to present its draft migration policy to the United Nations (UN) High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in October. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said the UN will be inviting Jamaica to explain the development of the policy and “in doing that, it will become a template...
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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (left), along with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (2nd left); Chief Executive Officer, Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (2nd right); and LIME Foundation Chairman, Errol Miller, view the championship trophy, one of several prizes up for grabs at this year’s renewal of the CVSS Summer Games, during the event’s launch at the National Volunteer Centre, Camp Road, Kingston, on Thursday, June 20.
Social SecurityVision 2030Youth

More Than 1,000 Socially Challenged Young People to Take Part in Summer Games

More than 1,000 young people from communities islandwide, deemed socially challenged and vulnerable to crime and violence, will participate in this year’s 21st staging of the Council of Voluntary Services Social Services (CVSS) summer games on July 13. The games, to be held at the Mona Bowl, University of the West Indies (UWI), target young people aged 10 to 25...
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