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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Transport Minister Outlines Reasons for Highway 2000 Toll Rate Adjustments

By: Rochelle Williams, June 28, 2024
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the proposed new toll rates for the East-West segment of Highway 2000, which are slated to take effect on July 6, are necessary to ensure sustainability of the road infrastructure. Speaking during Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister Vaz said the toll road is a vital component of Jamaica’s infrastructure landscape and a cornerstone project under a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Government of Jamaica and private investors. This concession agreement...
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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (second left), speaks with Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (centre), during the relaunch of Operation SWEEP at WPM Limited's office at Freeport in Montego Bay, St. James, on June 27. Also pictured are (from left) Operations Director of NSWMA, Aretha McFarlane; Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Dwight Crawford; and Regional Operations Manager of WPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir.  
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St. James Gets 11 New Garbage Units

By: Okoye Henry, June 28, 2024
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry, raise a toast during the reception held at the US Embassy in Kingston on June 26 to celebrate the 248th anniversary of independence of the US. July 4 is Independence Day in the US, marking the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, signalling the official separation of the 13 original colonies from Great Britain.
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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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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry, raise a toast during the reception held at the US Embassy in Kingston on June 26 to celebrate the 248th anniversary of independence of the US. July 4 is Independence Day in the US, marking the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, signalling the official separation of the 13 original colonies from Great Britain.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry, raise a toast during the reception held at the US Embassy in Kingston on June 26 to celebrate the 248th anniversary of independence of the US. July 4 is Independence Day in the US, marking the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, signalling the official separation of the 13 original colonies from Great Britain.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, paints a section of a house constructed in Chatham, St. James, under the ‘Build A House in One Day’ Project,  which involved a partnership between the United States-based Housing Foundation of America, and Food for the Poor. The project was one of 14 initiatives undertaken across the island for Diaspora Day of Service on Thursday (June 20).  
June 21, 2024
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), along with President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group, Christopher Zacca (left), and Assistant Vice President at the Sagicor Group, Shane Walters (right), tour the New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The mixed housing and commercial development, representing a $6-billion investment by Sagicor, was officially opened on Wednesday (June 19).
June 20, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with (from left) President, Jamaican Women of Florida, Aisha Rainford; High Commissioner of Jamaica to Canada, Marsha Coore Lobban; Ambassador of Jamaica to Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union (EU), Symone Betton Nayo; and Consul General of Jamaica to New York, Alsion Wilson.  Occasion was a panel discussion during the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 17.
June 19, 2024
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Members of the University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union Council and sponsor representatives, share a photo opportunity at the launch of the ‘Teach the Youth’ summer programme at the UTech campus in St. Andrew on June 21. The three-week summer programme will benefit students aged six to 18 in the communities of Papine, Kintyre, Highlight View, Tavern, Sandy Park, August Town and Hermitage.

Hundreds to Benefit from UTech Students’ Union ‘Teach the Youth’ Summer Programme

By: Romona Geohaghan June 28, 2024

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