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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives recently.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives recently.

Finance Minister Says Inflation Target Will Remain at Four to Six Per Cent

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has informed that the current inflation target for the Bank of Jamaica will remain at four to six per cent. Dr. Clarke made the announcement during a statement...
Students from St. Joseph’s Infant School in Kingston display  the National Land Agency
Students from St. Joseph’s Infant School in Kingston display  the National Land Agency's logo during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 7.  Seated is the  Agency’s Manager of Marketing and Public Relations, Nicole Hayles, who read to the students.

PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7.

Gov’t Announces $2.5-Billion Scholarship to Train Health Sector Professionals
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Matthew Lyn (right), at the commissioning of solar plants for the Group, at their Peninsula Farms in Banbury, St. Catherine, on May 7. Pictured at second right is Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Western, Hugh Graham.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Matthew Lyn (right), at the commissioning of solar plants for the Group, at their Peninsula Farms in Banbury, St. Catherine, on May 7. Pictured at second right is Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Western, Hugh Graham.

Minister Outlines Importance of Transition to Renewable Energy
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7.

$3.5 Billion Spent on Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation to Date

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

143 Per Cent Increase in Health Budget over Past Eight Years

The Government has increased the country’s public health budget by 143 per cent to $145 billion over the past eight years, to improve services and transform the healthcare sector. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, noted that in 2016/17 the budget...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7.
Health & Wellness

1,588 Surgeries Completed under Code Care Project

A total of 1,588 surgeries have been completed under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Code Care project. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 7. The programme was implemented in 2022 to reduce the backlog of surgery cases in hospitals due...
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Volunteer, Jodeane Bailey reads a book to students at the opening of the sixth ‘Di Corna Library’ in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew, on May 7, which was observed as Read Across Jamaica Day.  Di Corna Library is a sustainable community initiative aimed at providing a variety of books and school resources to under-served communities. Under the initiative, conceptualised by education specialist Rachel McDonald, old refrigerators are repurposed into book cupboards to store books that children and adults can borrow, read and return.
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PHOTOS: Opening of ‘Di Corna Library’ in Cassava Piece

Volunteer, Jodeane Bailey reads a book to students at the opening of the sixth ‘Di Corna Library’ in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew, on May 7, which was observed as Read Across Jamaica Day.  Di Corna Library is a sustainable community initiative aimed at providing a variety of books and school resources to under-served communities. Under the initiative, conceptualised by education...
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