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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right) cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the Garmex Free Zone Redevelopment and Expansion project (Phase 1) on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on Monday (June 23). Also participating are (from left) Director of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ), Kirk Benjamin; FCJ Corporate Secretary, Dirkette Cooper; FCJ Managing Director, Dr. Donald Farquharson; FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley; Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill; and FCJ Director, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah Young.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right) cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the Garmex Free Zone Redevelopment and Expansion project (Phase 1) on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on Monday (June 23). Also participating are (from left) Director of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ), Kirk Benjamin; FCJ Corporate Secretary, Dirkette Cooper; FCJ Managing Director, Dr. Donald Farquharson; FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley; Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill; and FCJ Director, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah Young.

PM Opens Garmex Free Zone Phase 1 Expansion

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Monday (June 23) officially opened phase one of the Garmex Free Zone Redevelopment and Expansion Project located on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The project, which is fully funded by the...
Students interacting with booth displays during the St. James leg of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) technology and transformation expo held at the Montego Bay Community College. The event, from June 19 to 22, was held simultaneously at the National Arena in Kingston.
Students interacting with booth displays during the St. James leg of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) technology and transformation expo held at the Montego Bay Community College. The event, from June 19 to 22, was held simultaneously at the National Arena in Kingston.

Advancements in Community Policing a Key Feature of JCF Technology Expo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), during a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) ‘Transformations – People, Quality and Technology Expo 2.0’, at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James, on June 21.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), during a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) ‘Transformations – People, Quality and Technology Expo 2.0’, at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James, on June 21.

National Security Minister Tours JCF Expo in Montego Bay
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), listens to a comment from Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (Ret’d) Radgh Mason (second right), during a tour of the newly established DCS Recruitment and Training Centre on Friday (June 20), located on East Street in downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (left), and Senior Director, Human Resource Management and Administration, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Althea Davis.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), listens to a comment from Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (Ret’d) Radgh Mason (second right), during a tour of the newly established DCS Recruitment and Training Centre on Friday (June 20), located on East Street in downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (left), and Senior Director, Human Resource Management and Administration, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Althea Davis.

New DCS Recruitment and Training Centre a Game Changer – Commissioner Mason
Non-Communicable Disease Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.
Non-Communicable Disease Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.

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Montego Bay Ravers Marching Band performs at the media launch of the annual Marching Band , at Dreams Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on Saturday, June 21.
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Hundreds of Young Musicians to Take Part in Marching Band Explosion July 6

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ADVISORY FROM RADA – Farmers Urged to Avoid Setting Fires as Dry, Windy Conditions Persist

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices, in Kingston.
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89.5% of PEP Students Placed in School of Choice

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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
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Minister Chuck Applauds Justices of the Peace

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Government Continues to Support MSMEs – Industry Minister

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Ambassador Anderson Presents Credentials as Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the OAS

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