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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at the corporate office of business processing outsourcing firm iTel, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at the corporate office of business processing outsourcing firm iTel, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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CAC Monitoring Local Commercial Trade for Post-Hurricane Price Gouging

By: Chris Patterson, September 19, 2024
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) continues to closely monitor the commercial trade to ensure businesses do not exploit the impact of Hurricane Beryl to engage in price gouging. Price gouging refers to the practice of increasing the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level deemed much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and commonly occurs in the aftermath of natural disasters such as a hurricane. Addressing Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at the corporate office of business processing outsourcing firm iTel, in St. Andrew.
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Cabinet to Receive Artificial Intelligence Task Force Report

By: Chris Patterson, September 19, 2024
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), assists Founder of the Angel Foundation, Angelia Christian, with cutting the ribbon for the official opening of an AutoCAD room at the Greater Portmore High School in St. Catherine, on September 18. Sharing the moment is Principal of the school, Ricardo Ross.
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Foundation Sponsors AutoCAD Room at Greater Portmore High School

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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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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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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated left); and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon Justice Marva McDonald Bishop (seated right), with members of the judiciary who were sworn in to higher offices at today’s (September 16) swearing in ceremony, at King’s House. They are from (left) Justice Kissock Laing; Her Honour Tracey-Ann Johnson; Her Honour Opal Smith; Justice Georgiana Fraser; Ms. Andrea Martin Swaby; Her Honour Christine McNeil and Ms. Maxine Jackson.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated left); and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon Justice Marva McDonald Bishop (seated right), with members of the judiciary who were sworn in to higher offices at today’s (September 16) swearing in ceremony, at King’s House. They are from (left) Justice Kissock Laing; Her Honour Tracey-Ann Johnson; Her Honour Opal Smith; Justice Georgiana Fraser; Ms. Andrea Martin Swaby; Her Honour Christine McNeil and Ms. Maxine Jackson.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), hands over fertilisers to Buff Bay Valley coffee farmers during a presentation ceremony at the Bangor Ridge Church of God of Prophecy on September 11. The farmers are (from left) Orlando Willis, Norma Howard, Shernette Cobran, and Teneshia Bender.
September 13, 2024
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.
September 9, 2024
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
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Supervisor, St. James Municipal Corporation Police Unit, Jillian Rodney, accepts the Municipal Police Officers 2024 Award from Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon, in honour of her 20 years of dedicated service.

Municipal Officer in St. James Achieves Significant Milestone

By: Natalia Dixon September 19, 2024

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