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PM Keynote Address at the JSE’s 20th Regional Investments & Capital Markets Conference 2025

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JISTV| Ceremony of Investiture for The Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2025-2028 Professor Kwame Dawes, CD

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JISTV | Sitting of the House o Representatives

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by Deputy Governor General, Hon. Steadman Fuller (left), at the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 16. At right is Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by Deputy Governor General, Hon. Steadman Fuller (left), at the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 16. At right is Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding.
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Unity in Leadership Main Message at NLPB

By: Andrew Laidley, January 16, 2025
Unity in leadership and the collective aspiration towards righteousness was the recurring message today (January 16) at the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), which was convened at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The 2025 staging of the prayer breakfast brought together leaders from various sectors to seek divine guidance and support for the nation. This year’s theme, ‘Righteousness Exalts a Nation’, underscored the importance of integrity and service in leadership. Chairman of the NLPB, Rev. Sam McCook, acknowledged the contributions of key figures and...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with Secretary of Health for the Republic of the Philippines, Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, as they peruse a document during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on January 21. Dr. Herbosa is on an official visit to Jamaica.
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PHOTOS: Dr. Tufton Meets With Secretary Of Health For The Republic Of The Philippines

January 21, 2025
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), speaks with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (January 21).
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PHOTOS: Canadian High Commissioner Calls On Minister Samuda

January 21, 2025
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GOJ Hurricane Beryl Relief Efforts

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has earmarked more than $1 billion for the restoration and reconstruction of communities that faced significant losses due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Relief efforts are being administered through several ministries, departments and agencies, some of...

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Dr. 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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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a recent meeting with the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a recent meeting with the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston.

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Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (right), observes the fly past of aerial assets at the Kingston Waterfront during the opening ceremony for the third staging of Exercise Event Horizon 2025, held on the recreational lawns of the Bank of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on January 13.
January 13, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) shares a cup of Blue Mountain coffee with Acting Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Wayne Hunter, on Thursday, (January 9) at her office to observe Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day. Jamaica observes Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day to honour the first shipment of coffee beans to Japan in 1953. Japan is the largest buyer of coffee beans, accounting for 70 percent of exports.
January 9, 2025
Students of Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School I engage in numeracy and literacy activities on OneTab tablets donated by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, in collaboration with local partners, during a handover ceremony held at the Kingston institution on Tuesday (January 7).
January 8, 2025
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Executive Director of the MultiCare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, explains how the Foundation's programmes align with Jamaica’s national strategies to reduce crime and violence among at-risk youth, during an interview with JIS News.

Foundation Provides Alternative Pathways for At-Risk Youth

By: Sherika Hall January 21, 2025

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