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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, engages in discussion with transport operators at a meeting hosted by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Auto All Car Rental Limited in May Pen, Clarendon, on December 6. Listening are President of TODSS, Edgerton Newman (centre); and President of the May Pen Taxi Association, Allan Blair.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, engages in discussion with transport operators at a meeting hosted by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Auto All Car Rental Limited in May Pen, Clarendon, on December 6. Listening are President of TODSS, Edgerton Newman (centre); and President of the May Pen Taxi Association, Allan Blair.

Taxi Operators Encouraged to be More Enterprising

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is encouraging taxi associations and their members to be more enterprising in their approach to the operation of the industry. He suggested that members could come together to establish a used-car dealership, an...
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), speaks at the handover of new computers to the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO on Wednesday (December 5), in the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Seated beside him are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left); Youth Ambassador, Sujae Boswell (left) and Marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund, Deleen Powell.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), speaks at the handover of new computers to the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO on Wednesday (December 5), in the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Seated beside him are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left); Youth Ambassador, Sujae Boswell (left) and Marketing Manager, Universal Service Fund, Deleen Powell.

Universal Service Fund Donates Devices to Help At-Risk Youth
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Grange Hails Reggae Grammy Nominees
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaking during a recent JIS interview.
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaking during a recent JIS interview.

Plastic Ban Part of Comprehensive Approach to Waste Management
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), congratulates the National Leaders
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), congratulates the National Leaders' Association (NALA) top leaders of the year, at the organization's Annual General Meeting, held on November 30, at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Training Centre, in Clarendon. Pictured from second left are: Leader of the Year, Maureen Smith; second placed winner, Antonio Wright, and third placed winner, Sharon Thomas.

Juliet Holness Lauds Work of Jamaica 4-H Clubs

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Construction being undertaken on a house, for an indigent person in Lime Hall, St. Ann.
Housing

Six Houses Completed Under Indigent Housing Project

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is reporting that six homes have been completed under the Indigent Housing Project. He also informed that construction is to begin on four more houses in early January 2019, with each home being constructed at a cost of $1.8 million. Minister McKenzie was speaking to the media recently, following a...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday, November 30.
Commerce

CAC Urges Consumers to Exercise Due Diligence During the Christmas Season

Citizens are being urged by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to exercise due diligence in their shopping practices, during the busy Christmas period. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on November 30, Chief Executive Officer at the CAC, Dolsie Allen, is advising Jamaicans to conduct extensive research before purchasing items, such as electrical equipment and appliances. “After...
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General Manager of Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation Services at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Denise Arana (left) listens attentively to a point being made by Operations Manager of Wigton Windfarm, Rohan Hay (right) during a tour of the wind farm in Rose Hill Manchester on November 30. Looking on is Deputy General Manager of JN Fund Managers Limited, Jermaine Deans.
Finance & Public Service

Wigton Windfarm IPO on the Jamaica Stock Exchange to be Listed in March 2019

The Wigton Windfarm (WWF) initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is expected to be listed in March 2019. General Manager of Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation Services at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Denise Arana, noted that the process is progressing smoothly and IPO activities will commence once the JN Fund Managers (JNFM) Limited debt refinancing...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Holness at G20 Leaders’ Summit

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica G20 Leaders’ Summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina 30th November – 1st December 2018 __________________________________________________________________ Session II: Climate Change Resilience Mr. President, The small island states of the Caribbean whose case I plead at this summit do not have the luxury of engaging in a philosophical debate on Climate Change. We are on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Expresses Sadness at the passing of Former US President George HW Bush

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is this morning (December 1) expressing sadness at the passing of the 41st President of the United States of America, George HW Bush. The Prime Minister recognized the 41st President as a man of strength and believer in the building of democratic institutions. “He oversaw the ending of the Cold War which was an extremely significant...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), and Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart (left), listen as Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat in the PIOJ, Elizabeth Emanuel, provides an update on the National Development Plan’s implementation during the Institute’s quarterly media briefing at the agency’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21).
DevelopmentVision 2030

Vision 2030 Secretariat Completes Work on Fourth MTF

The Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat has completed work to develop the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF), which underpins implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan. Programme Director for the Secretariat, which is based in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Elizabeth Emanuel, says the document, which covers 2018 to 2021, has been reviewed by a wide range...
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