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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

More Support for Fisheries Sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining continues to extend assistance to fishers across the island with some 400 fishermen and women to receive vouchers this year under the Fisheries Incentive Programme. The vouchers will enable the fisherfolk to purchase...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25).

National Stadium Redevelopment Project Slated to Commence in August 2025
Acting Chief Educational Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall, addresses the TREND Teacher Sensitisation and #HowWeTREND Initiative for the Ministry’s Regions Five and Seven at the Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester on Tuesday (June 25).
Acting Chief Educational Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall, addresses the TREND Teacher Sensitisation and #HowWeTREND Initiative for the Ministry’s Regions Five and Seven at the Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester on Tuesday (June 25).

PHOTOS: Ministry of Education and Youth’s Regions Five and Seven TREND Teacher Sensitisation
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of Half -Way-Tree Primary School in Kingston, Carol O’Connor Clarke (second right), interact with graduates during the institution’s school-leaving exercise on Tuesday (June 25). The ceremony was held at the institution’s campus on Burlington Avenue in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of Half -Way-Tree Primary School in Kingston, Carol O’Connor Clarke (second right), interact with graduates during the institution’s school-leaving exercise on Tuesday (June 25). The ceremony was held at the institution’s campus on Burlington Avenue in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Half-Way-Tree Primary School Leaving Exercise
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with new police recruits at the National Police College of Jamaica at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 25).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with new police recruits at the National Police College of Jamaica at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 25).

Members of the JCF Must Remain Steadfast – Minister Chang

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Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

TAJ to Discontinue Electronic Funds Transfer Service

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that as at Friday, July 5, 2024, it is discontinuing the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) service via its online payment platform at jamaicatax.gov.jm. This means, that as of July 5, taxpayers will no longer be able to use the EFT option currently available on TAJ’s website to electronically transfer funds directly from...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), is joined by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (sixth right), in cutting the ribbon to officially hand over 50 new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (June 25). Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon (second left), and the entity’s new Chairman, Owen Ellington (fifth left) are among those sharing the occasion.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

NSWMA Gets 50 New Trucks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially handed over 50 new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) on Tuesday (June 25). The acquisition of the vehicles, valued approximately $1.3 billion, forms part of the Government’s efforts to bolster the agency’s capacity to improve garbage collection islandwide. The units include compactor, crane, tipper, and scout trucks. Fourteen...
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Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness ON, PC, MP.
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Government Remains Committed to Youth Empowerment – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to continue delivering on policies conducive to youth empowerment, where young people can self-actualise and achieve their dreams like never before. Speaking to a group of young people at the Almond Tree Hotel and Restaurant in Ocho Rios, following a tour of sections of St. Ann on June...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, tour a section of the Little Dunn’s River attraction in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 21. The tour formed part of Mr. Holness’ working visit to the parish.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Says Jamaicans Have a Right to Enjoy the Island’s Beaches

Jamaicans are being assured by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, that they have a right to enjoy the island’s beaches. Speaking to journalists following a tour of the Little Dunn’s River attraction in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 21, Mr. Holness said “there is a sense that, somehow, because of the attempts of the Government, through the...
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