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Twelve new motor vehicles valued at approximately $97.5 million, have been commissioned into service to enhance the service delivery of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The ceremony held on April 19 at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston.
Twelve new motor vehicles valued at approximately $97.5 million, have been commissioned into service to enhance the service delivery of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The ceremony held on April 19 at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston.
National Security

Department of Correctional Services Gets 12 New Vehicles

Twelve new motor vehicles valued at $97.5 million have been commissioned into service, at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The new vehicles include four Nissan Frontier pickup trucks, four Nissan panel vans, two Foton buses, one Hyundai SUV, and...
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie.

Drivers Urged to Observe and Stop at Pedestrian Crossings
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses a Tertiary Recruitment Drive, held at the Manchester High School, Mandeville on April 19.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses a Tertiary Recruitment Drive, held at the Manchester High School, Mandeville on April 19.

Tertiary Recruitment Drive Held in Mandeville
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Director, Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (centre), receive gifts from Board Chair, Bull Bay Primary and Infant School, Jodi Bernard Kerr (right). Occasion was a visit to the institution in St. Thomas on Friday (April 19), to participate in the school’s rebranding project. The Ministry has played a key role in the rebranding by instituting a uniform project to benefit all students.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Director, Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (centre), receive gifts from Board Chair, Bull Bay Primary and Infant School, Jodi Bernard Kerr (right). Occasion was a visit to the institution in St. Thomas on Friday (April 19), to participate in the school’s rebranding project. The Ministry has played a key role in the rebranding by instituting a uniform project to benefit all students.

PHOTOS: Bull Bay Primary and Infant School Rebranding Launch
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) is handed a book by Chief Rabbi of Jamaica and Director of Chabad Jamaica, Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Friday (April 19).
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) is handed a book by Chief Rabbi of Jamaica and Director of Chabad Jamaica, Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Friday (April 19).

PHOTOS: G-G Receives Courtesy Call from Chabad Jamaica

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EducationYouth

Future Ready Conference to Be Held from April 23 to 26

The University of Technology (UTech) is set to host in partnership with 21st Century Education and the Ministry of Education and Youth, the Future Ready International Conference from April 23 to 26. The event will be held under the theme ‘Global Competency for a Global Economy’. A bulletin issued by the Ministry stated that the collaboration aims to create a...
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Finance & Public Service

TAJ Develops Technical Advisory for Revised Income Tax Threshold and Pension Exemptions

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has developed a technical advisory as part of the process of implementing the increased income tax threshold and pension and age exemptions announced by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in March. The first in a series of sensitisation sessions to discuss the...
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National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth,  Simone Williams, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
EducationYouth

Parents Urged to Promote Maths in the Home

Parents are being encouraged to promote mathematics in the home while doing regular day-to-day activities with their children. National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Simone Williams, gave the advice during a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided tips on how parents can help their children to develop an appreciation for the subject. The Ministry is...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Dominican Week gala reception at the Dominican Republic Ambassador’s official residence in Kingston on Thursday (April 18). Listening are Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Angie Martinez, and the country’s Vice Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy, José Julio Gómez.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Dominican Week GALA Reception

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Dominican Week gala reception at the Dominican Republic Ambassador’s official residence in Kingston on Thursday (April 18). Listening are Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Angie Martinez, and the country’s Vice Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy, José Julio Gómez.
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, during the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Wednesday (April 17) in Washington DC.
Economic Growth & Job CreationForeign AffairsLegal and Constitutional Affairs

Republic Status Should Not Affect Jamaica Economically

Jamaica should not be economically worse off when it becomes a Republic, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. Speaking on the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Wednesday (April 17), Minister Malahoo Forte underscored that economically, Jamaica has been on its own. “It was said during the deliberation process that Independence was...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Jamaican Diaspora

Great Interest in Jamaica Diaspora Conference

The Government is reporting that there is great uptick in expressions of interest by a wide cross-section of stakeholders in the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to take place from June 16 to 19 in Montego Bay, St. James. According to Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, planning for the event...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), along with (from left) Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling; Professor Donna Hope; and pioneering Dancehall Queen, Carlene Smith, peruse the book titled ‘Dancehall Queen: Erotic Subversion’ at the launch at the Marketplace Entertainment Centre for the Arts in Kingston on April 18. The book, which is edited by Professor Hope and Mexican, Carla Lamoyi, looks at the Jamaican and international Dancehall Queen culture.
CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Attends Book Launch

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), along with (from left) Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling; Professor Donna Hope; and pioneering Dancehall Queen, Carlene Smith, peruse the book titled ‘Dancehall Queen: Erotic Subversion’ at the launch at the Marketplace...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (eighth left); High Commissioner for Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (seventh right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer (third right), share a photo opportunity with participants in the Women in Entrepreneurship Support (WES) project, at the closing ceremony held on April 18 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Kingston.  The WES Project was initiated by MIIC in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport through the Bureau of Gender Affairs. The objective was to provide capacity-building, technical assistance and financial support to women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by boosting their ability to scale their operations, become formal businesses and increase their potential for additional business opportunities.
CommerceGender AffairsIndustryInvestment

PHOTOS: Women in Entrepreneurship Support Project Closing Out Ceremony

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (eighth left); High Commissioner for Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (seventh right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer (third right), share a photo opportunity with participants in the Women in Entrepreneurship Support (WES) project, at the closing ceremony held on April 18 at the...
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