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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a briefing with agencies responsible for disaster preparedness, and members of the Cabinet, regarding the state-of readiness for the passage of Hurricane Beryl at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a briefing with agencies responsible for disaster preparedness, and members of the Cabinet, regarding the state-of readiness for the passage of Hurricane Beryl at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1).
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PM Urges Jamaicans to be in a State-of-Readiness for Hurricane’s Passage

By: Chris Patterson, July 1, 2024
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to be in a high state-of-readiness and preparedness for the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The country was placed under a hurricane watch at 10:00 a.m. on Monday (July 1). “We have an impending disaster and we have to treat it with the seriousness that it requires. We will have some adverse weather impacts, whether it is a direct hit or a glancing blow… and therefore everyone needs to be now in a mental state of...
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Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager.
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GOJ Provides Help for At-Risk Youth

Crimes committed in Jamaica are not limited to adult perpetrators as in some cases, persons under the age of 18 face criminal charges. In response, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) developed a National Plan of Action for Child Justice in 2010. National...

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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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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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Government Ministers at the funeral service for late Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daniel Dawes, held at the Holiness Born Again Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on June 29. They include (from left): Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Heroy Clarke; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Telecommunications Minister Pays Tribute to Late USF CEO

By: Okoye Henry July 2, 2024

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