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Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake.
Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake.

Downward Trend in Crime and Violence Continues – JCF

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a continued downward trend in crime and violence, with all categories of major offences showing a reduction during the second quarter of 2024. “Overall, there has been an almost 12 per cent decrease...
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Devon Sayers.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), Devon Sayers.

Dairy Sector Loses 34,000 Litres of Milk from Passage of Hurricane Beryl
The new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses arrive at the Portmore Depot in St. Catherine on Monday (July 15), after being cleared at Kingston Wharves. A total of 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses were acquired by the Government to strengthen the JUTC fleet.
The new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses arrive at the Portmore Depot in St. Catherine on Monday (July 15), after being cleared at Kingston Wharves. A total of 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses were acquired by the Government to strengthen the JUTC fleet.

PHOTOS: New JUTC Buses at Portmore Depot
Associate Director, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace-Brown (fourth left) and Project Coordinator (left), Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL) Nicola Sybliss McLeod (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over two mobile health units under the ‘One Life, One Health’ project. Occasion was the launch of the project and the staging of a mobile health clinic in Lodge, St. Ann, on Friday (July 12). Sharing the moment (from left) are St. James Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Desmond Campbell; Board Member, JASL, Gervaise McLeod; Medical Director, JASL, Dr. Jennifer Brown Tomlinson; Project Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Althea Spence; Foreign Service Officer, USAID, Jermey Taglieri; and St. Ann Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Nilfia Hazel Anderson.
Associate Director, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace-Brown (fourth left) and Project Coordinator (left), Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL) Nicola Sybliss McLeod (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over two mobile health units under the ‘One Life, One Health’ project. Occasion was the launch of the project and the staging of a mobile health clinic in Lodge, St. Ann, on Friday (July 12). Sharing the moment (from left) are St. James Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Desmond Campbell; Board Member, JASL, Gervaise McLeod; Medical Director, JASL, Dr. Jennifer Brown Tomlinson; Project Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Althea Spence; Foreign Service Officer, USAID, Jermey Taglieri; and St. Ann Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Nilfia Hazel Anderson.

JASL Launches Mobile Healthcare Service
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, look at some of the 100 new Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) buses, which arrived in the island on Monday (July 15) at Kingston Wharves. The units were transported to the Portmore Depot after being cleared.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, look at some of the 100 new Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) buses, which arrived in the island on Monday (July 15) at Kingston Wharves. The units were transported to the Portmore Depot after being cleared.

100 New JUTC Buses Arrived in the Island on Monday

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Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

January to March Quarter Growth of 1.4 %

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the domestic economy grew by 1.4 per cent during the January to March 2024 quarter, relative to the corresponding period last year. According to STATIN’s quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report, released on Monday (July 15), the out-turn for the review period was spurred by 1.9 per cent growth in the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), listens as Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, responds to a question during the Ministry’s Region Six 2024 Back to School Conference 2024 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (July 15).
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Employing Teacher Retention Strategies for New Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be employing various teacher retention strategies for the 2024/25 academic year, which begins in September. Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, advised that teachers are being sought from various countries. “We currently have engaged Nigeria, Ghana, the Philippines and India. So, we are looking all over,” she said in response to a...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter (left), engages with Senior Environmental Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Shanti Persaud, and District Manager-Closure, Rio Tinto, Fraser Thomson, during the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) International Workshop on Bauxite Residue and Mud Disposal Legacy Issues, at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, on July 15.
Mining

JBI Plays Pivotal Role in Bauxite Residue Management

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter, says the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) plays a pivotal role in research and governance related to bauxite residue management. “Through regular reviews of the industry’s environmental performance, JBI ensures necessary corrective actions are implemented. Furthermore, the Institute promotes research and development aimed at identifying the new...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the main speech at the annual Bastille Day celebration held at the French Embassy in St. Andrew on Sunday (July 14). The occasion was themed ‘A Night in Paris’.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Bastille Day Celebration

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the main speech at the annual Bastille Day celebration held at the French Embassy in St. Andrew on Sunday (July 14). The occasion was themed ‘A Night in Paris’.
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United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry, hands over medical supplies donated by the United States Government to Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright.  The items, which arrived abroad the USNS Burlington, were handed over on Wednesday (July 10) at Kingston Wharves.
Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

US Donates Over US$14,000 in Medical Supplies

Jamaica has received a donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at more than US$14,000 from the United States (US) government. The items, which arrived on the USNS Burlington, were handed over on Wednesday (July 10) at Kingston Wharves. They include 12 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines, 25 nebulisers, two hospital beds, 500 syringes, 20 urine containers, 20 shoe...
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Principal of Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James, Deon Stern-Anglin.
EducationYouth

Primary Schools in St. James Celebrate Outcomes in PEP Exams

Two primary schools in St. James are celebrating great outcomes in this year’s grade-six sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which were administered recently. Corinaldi Avenue Primary, in Montego Bay, is once again boasting impressive passes, with 168 students getting scores over the 300 mark out of 400 in the exams. Principal of the school, Deon Stern-Anglin, told...
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