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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.

50 Projects Approved Under National CHIK-V Prevention Campaign

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, November 27, 2014
Fifty projects have been approved since the October commencement of the Government’s national campaign to reduce the spread of the Chikungunya virus (Chick-V), across the island. The Approvals Sub-committee under...
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), watches as Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh, demonstrates a feature on one of four computers donated by Digicel, at the official opening of the Treadways Internet café on September 27, which is located on the grounds of the Treadways Gospel Assembly in St. Catherine. Also observing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe; Pastor of the church, Elder Courtney Lynn; and Civil Servant of the Year 2013-14, Enthrose Campbell. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Miss Campbell.

Treadways Internet Café Making An Impact

By: Andrine Davidson, November 14, 2014
President of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Professor Errol Morrison (second left), speaking about the harmful effects of diabetes at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Tuesday, November 11. Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited and the JIS have partnered to host a health and wellness fair on World Diabetes Day, Friday, November 14, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Mrs. Bernita Locke; Diabetes Educator, Mrs. Ann-Moreen Wright-Brown; Commercial Manager, Pharmaceutical and Health Care Division at Massy Distribution, Ms. Maxine Findlay; and CEO of Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited, Mr. Richard Barrow.

JIS and Massy Host Health Expo and Workshop

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , November 12, 2014

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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, speaks with Minister of Tourism, the Bahamas, Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe (right); and Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, at CARIMAC’s 40th anniversary gala banquet held on October 25 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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Information Minister Hails CARIMAC

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has hailed the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) for the seminal role it continues to play in preparing...
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By: Chris Patterson, October 27, 2014
Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), having a light discussion with President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Trevor Gardner (left), prior to the start of the institution’s Honours Convocation ceremony on October 23, at its location in Mandeville, Manchester. Looking on at centre is the university’s Vice President for Academic Administration, Dr. Marilyn Anderson.
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Information Minister Lauds NCU

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has lauded the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) for continuing to produce high academic achievers, who have made their mark worldwide. “Grounded in...
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By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, October 24, 2014