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JISTV | National Council for Senior Citizens Launch of Senior Citizens Week

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Ministry of Finance and the Public Service MOU signing with the International Finance Corporation

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JISTV | PM Andrew Holness Keynote Address at the Annual Primary Exit Profile Awards Function

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Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council, Carolyn Rose Miller.
Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council, Carolyn Rose Miller.
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SRC Hosts Webinar on Cancer Treatment on Sept. 12

By: Rocheda Bartley, September 11, 2024
Health professionals, students, and cancer patients are being invited to explore the future of cancer treatment through innovations in nuclear medicine, at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC’s) upcoming webinar. Scheduled for September 12 at 1:00 p.m., the event, themed ‘Harnessing Atomic Power: The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Nuclear Medicine’, promises to be a pivotal opportunity for attendees to gain valuable insights into advancements in the field. Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager of the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, told JIS News that individuals should...
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Ozone Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Vivian Blake.
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Jamaica to Join in World Ozone Day Commemoration on September 16

By: Sherika Hall, September 11, 2024
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addresses the inaugural Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) business conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 11).
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BOJ Consulting Stakeholders on Practice Period for Twin Peaks Model of Financial Regulation

By: Chris Patterson, September 11, 2024
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Mpox Health Alert

The Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW) has issued a health alert in response to the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, by the World Health Organization (WHO). There are currently no active cases reported in Jamaica,...

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The Most Honourable

ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS

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Jamaica is the 3rd largest Island in the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s fastest sprinters ever and it’s own genre of music, reggae, made famous by the legendary singer Bob Marley.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages in conversation with outgoing Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey, at a retirement function for the veteran policeman, held on Friday (September 6), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages in conversation with outgoing Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey, at a retirement function for the veteran policeman, held on Friday (September 6), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), observe as Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, assists President of the Combined Disabilities Association, St. Catherine, Christine Keene, in maneuvering her wheelchair onto a ramp affixed to one of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. The occasion was Tuesday’s (August 27) handover ceremony for the 100 new CNG buses acquired for the JUTC at the State entity’s Portmore Depot in St. Catherine.
August 28, 2024
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and General Manager of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Credit Enhancement Facility (CEF), David Wan, share a photo opportunity with NCB Business Banker, Tolcia Barnes, at the CEF Superstars Awards ceremony held on August 14 at the Courtyard Marriott in Kingston.
August 15, 2024
The ‘Jamaica 62 One Love…to the World’ theme lights up the night sky during the spectacular drone display that culminated the Grand Gala Independence celebrations on August 6 at the National Stadium in Kingston.
August 7, 2024
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Attorney-at-Law in Westmoreland, Shanique Sommerville, accepts the Governor-General ‘s Achievement Award from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House, on July 19.

Young Attorney-at-Law Receives Governor-General’s Achievement Award

By: Okoye Henry September 12, 2024

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