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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), examines the damage done at the Ocho Rios Pier in St. Ann, during a tour of the facility on Friday (June 21) with Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley (left). Others present from (background, left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Senior Strategist and Advisor in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright and Mayor of St Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), examines the damage done at the Ocho Rios Pier in St. Ann, during a tour of the facility on Friday (June 21) with Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley (left). Others present from (background, left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Senior Strategist and Advisor in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright and Mayor of St Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.
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Economy Able to Withstand Some Shocks – PM

By: Serena Grant, June 23, 2024
The island’s economic growth over the last decade has improved its ability to respond to shocks, says Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “Jamaica has changed quite a bit in the last decade to the point where we are able to withstand some shocks. It’s not every shock that we will be able to withstand, but if we continue to grow our economy and run our public bodies well so that they have strong balance sheets, then they will be able to respond to...
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Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
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Educators Encouraged to Participate in Summer Attachment Programme of SRC

By: Rocheda Bartley, June 25, 2024
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (1st R) captured with (L-R) Philip Rose, Deputy Director of Tourism, Americas, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Mike LaGrand: Director, Latin & Pacific Network Planning (L), Annalei Avancena: Director, International Regulatory Affairs – Americas, Francine Henry-Carter, Manager, Tour Operators and Airlines, Jamaica Tourist Board and Tom Kozlowski: Senior Manager, Latin Network Planning following a meeting at United Airlines’ office in Chicago June 20.
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United Airlines Increases Service to Jamaica by Over 50% Since 2019

By: Jamaica Tourist Board, June 25, 2024
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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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  • Location: 18.1096° N, 77.2975° W
  • Square Miles: 4,244
  • Population: 2,898,677

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The Most Honourable

ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS

ON, PC, MP
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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 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).  
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).  

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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
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), is attentive as Papine High School student Raheim Marshall (second right) explains the technique of growing lettuce in a greenhouse. Looking on are fellow students Venicia Raymor (left), Ashalee Robinson. The Minister toured the greenhouse facility following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and the Papine High School for the utilisation of the greenhouse located at the JBI’s St. Andrew headquarters, for the advancement of the agriculture programme at the school. The ceremony took place on June 14 at the JBI.
June 18, 2024
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) presents Dr. Conrad Douglas with the Silver Musgrave Medal for his work in Applied Science, Technology and Innovation in Industry and the Environment, during the awards ceremony at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts recently.

Dr. Conrad Douglas Contributing to Science and Technology Development

By: Linton Heslop June 24, 2024

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