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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) $1.46-billion Twickenham Glades project in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 30). Also participating (from left) are NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, where the development is located, Denise Daley; and NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) $1.46-billion Twickenham Glades project in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 30). Also participating (from left) are NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, where the development is located, Denise Daley; and NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer.

NHT to Spend $40 Billion in 2019/20

National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Lennox Channer, says the agency’s 2019/20 programmed expenditure of $40 billion, represents the largest ever in the entity’s 43-year history. He informed that the sum is earmarked to initiate over 8,000 housing starts islandwide, adding...
Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 25 (Cornwall), Glenda Miller, speaking at the Division’s ‘Playground Effect Project’ culmination and thanksgiving ceremony at Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday (August 29).
Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 25 (Cornwall), Glenda Miller, speaking at the Division’s ‘Playground Effect Project’ culmination and thanksgiving ceremony at Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday (August 29).

15 Early Childhood Institutions Equipped with State of the Art Playgrounds
Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne O. Robertson (right), presents a framed copy of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s vision and mission statements to Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry, Barbara Allen. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in downtown Kingston on Thursday (Aug. 29).
Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne O. Robertson (right), presents a framed copy of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s vision and mission statements to Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry, Barbara Allen. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in downtown Kingston on Thursday (Aug. 29).

Service Excellence Policy to be Completed by December
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at Friday’s (August 30) ground-breaking ceremony for the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) $1.46 billion Twickenham Glades, housing development in St. Catherine.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at Friday’s (August 30) ground-breaking ceremony for the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) $1.46 billion Twickenham Glades, housing development in St. Catherine.

Clarification on the Status of The Bernard Lodge Housing Project to Be Provided Soon – PM
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right) with from left: Marketing and Sales Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Nathalia Palomino; grade five student, Cockburn Primary and Junior High School, Tianna Thompson; and Founder and Principal Director of Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. The occasion was a back to school event hosted by Youths for Excellence Limited, at Jamaica House on August 29.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right) with from left: Marketing and Sales Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Nathalia Palomino; grade five student, Cockburn Primary and Junior High School, Tianna Thompson; and Founder and Principal Director of Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. The occasion was a back to school event hosted by Youths for Excellence Limited, at Jamaica House on August 29.

Youth Organisation Provide Back to School Assistance

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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.
Information

Legal Aid Council to Launch Website

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) will be launching its first official website on September 4, to increase citizens’ access to information and services provided by the Council. “The LAC is seeking to expand its reach across the length and breadth of Jamaica, so with our Justice Mobile Unit and our new website the public will have access to updated information...
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Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (left), accepts his Instrument of Office from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, after being installed at Northers Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester, on August 29.
AgricultureCommerceJustice

Shaw Calls on JPs to Make an Impact in Their Communities

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on justices of the peace (JPs), to always be visibly active in diffusing tensions and conflicts in their communities and sow the seeds of peace. He was speaking at the installation of Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick...
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Tourism

Senate Suspends Debate on Tourism Workers Pension Bill

Debate on the Tourism Workers Pension Act, 2019, was suspended in the Senate on Friday (July 12) to allow for further consultations on a number of matters. The Bill seeks to establish a defined contribution pension scheme for hospitality industry workers. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who...
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Wife of the Governor- General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (right) presents participant in the Jamaican Advantage thru Sports for Youth (JASY ), sports camp, Tiana Gray with a certificate at the camp
Sport

Lady Allen Commends JASY Organisers

Wife of the Governor- General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen is commending organisers of the Jamaican Advantage thru Sports for Youth (JASY) for their commitment to building positive behaviour among at risk youth. JASY provides summer sports training camps for economically disadvantaged Jamaican Youth from the Kingston area. Speaking at the camp’s closing ceremony on Friday (July 12)...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Police Officers’ Association held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 12).
Justice

Gov’t Committed to Adequately Equipping Police Force

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to providing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) with the necessary resources to solve crime. “In the modern world the police are a sophisticated professional operation… and you require the requisite equipment and support in all areas of communication and basic police stations, transportation… to function effectively,”...
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