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Tertiary scholarship recipients Derval Reid (left) and Aneka Gardner at the awards luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (May 18). They are two of 10 wards of the State to benefit from scholarships from Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO).
Tertiary scholarship recipients Derval Reid (left) and Aneka Gardner at the awards luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (May 18). They are two of 10 wards of the State to benefit from scholarships from Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO).
Education

10 Wards Of The State Get Tertiary Scholarships

Ten wards of the State, who are pursuing tertiary-level studies, have been awarded scholarships by the New York-based Jamaican charity, Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO). The recipients, who were selected based on their academic record and financial need, are Megais...
Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Saadia Sanchez-Vegas, symbolically hands over the 300-page ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity Global Report’ held at the AC Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (May 19).
Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Saadia Sanchez-Vegas, symbolically hands over the 300-page ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity Global Report’ held at the AC Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (May 19).

Jamaica Cited For Best Practices In UNESCO ‘Reshaping Policies For Creativity’ Report
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers engage in preparatory work at the Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Also engaged are workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers engage in preparatory work at the Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Also engaged are workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.

PHOTOS: National Labour Day Project – Mandela Park
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith places flowers on the grave of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. Occasion was a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park on May 18, to mark the 99th anniversary of his birth.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith places flowers on the grave of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. Occasion was a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park on May 18, to mark the 99th anniversary of his birth.

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute For Hugh Shearer
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the 10th Annual General Meeting for the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA), at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on May 11.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the 10th Annual General Meeting for the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA), at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on May 11.

No Plans To Merge JCF And JDF – Minister Chang

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) National Exporters’ Month Breakfast Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 19). The event was held under the theme ‘Building Back Stronger Through Exports’.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Legislation To Facilitate Manufacturing And Export Up For Review

Several pieces of legislation governing manufacturing and export are being targeted for review by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. This is with a view to effecting changes, where needed, that will serve to spur increased activities in these areas, thereby contributing to Jamaica’s attainment of higher levels of sustainable economic growth. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill,...
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & WellnessYouth

Jamaica In Dialogue To Procure COVID-19 Vaccines For Children

Jamaica is in dialogue with several countries to acquire coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for children aged five to 11 years. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, made the disclosure during the Ministry’s COVID Conversations virtual press conference on May 18. “We have good indication from both the United Kingdom and Spain that we will be able to get vaccines for five...
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Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapt attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his office at the Rayburn House building on Capitol Hill. They discussed a wide range of topics, including increased investment between Jamaica and the State of Tennessee and Jamaica’s support for his “Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act” which seeks to shift manufacturing from China to Latin America and the Caribbean. The Act seeks to incentivise producers to relocate to Latin America and the Caribbean and is designed to contain China's influence while creating economic opportunity and addressing the root causes that drive migration to the US.
Courtesy CallForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Jamaica’s Ambassador To The US Pays Courtesy Call On Tennessee Congressman

Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapt attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his office at...
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The country’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-Mckenzie, addresses the weekly COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 13).
CARICOMCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Calls on Commonwealth Countries to Continue to Advance Collaboration

Jamaica has called on Commonwealth countries to continue to make collaborative best efforts and for the Commonwealth Secretariat to nurture partnerships and enhance coordination in the public health interest. This was the message from Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, to the 34th annual Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM), which ended today (May 19), at the Commonwealth Secretariat in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), admires the work done under the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project during a tour of the corridor following a ceremony to officially hand over the project to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Wednesday (May 18). The project comprises the installation of a one-kilometre composite seawall and armour stone revetment structure, upgrading of drainage features, rehabilitation and raising of the existing roadway along the corridor, installation of a boardwalk , and the creation of a fishing beach. Also pictured (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. The handover ceremony was held at the Breezy Castle Sports Centre in downtown Kingston.
Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Hands Over $1.3-Billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project to KSAMC

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) now has responsibility for the sustainability of the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, which is designed to safeguard the corridor from continued erosion and the effects of storm surges. The project, which was implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and completed in March 2022, was officially handed over...
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National Security

FLA To Focus On Early-Childhood Institutions Labour Day

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will be focusing on early-childhood institutions for their 2022 Labour Day project. Labour Day, to be celebrated on May 23, will be held under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect Our Heritage and Environment’. Director of Corporate Planning and Client Relations at the FLA, Beverley Robinson, told JIS News that the FLA...
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing a recent COVID Conversation press briefing.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Report Positive COVID-19 Self Test Results

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is encouraging persons who use coronavirus (COVID-19) home test kits to report positive results to the health authorities. She said that this will help the Ministry to better track the geographic spread of the virus on the island, especially in light of Wednesday’s (May 18) confirmation that the country is experiencing a fifth wave...
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