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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Education Minister Calls for Culture of Respect, Empathy and Non-Violence among Students

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has emphasised the importance of fostering a culture of respect, empathy and non-violence among students and within the school environment. She said there must be a collective commitment to finding positive and...
Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 12 motor vehicles during a ceremony held at the Authority’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on April 25. Others (from left) are Board Chairman, Transport Authority, Owen Ellington; new recruit at the Authority, Melissa Duncan; and Driver, Clovis Ashmede.
Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 12 motor vehicles during a ceremony held at the Authority’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on April 25. Others (from left) are Board Chairman, Transport Authority, Owen Ellington; new recruit at the Authority, Melissa Duncan; and Driver, Clovis Ashmede.

Transport Authority Gets 12 Motor Cars to Improve Monitoring of Sector
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), speaks during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (April 25).  Listening is Conference Chair, President and VM Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), speaks during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (April 25).  Listening is Conference Chair, President and VM Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell.

Gov’t Pleased with Stakeholder Support for Upcoming Diaspora Conference
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening ceremony of the FLOW Girls in ICT Day Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 25). The Expo was attended by approximately 300 high-school girls from across the country with an interest in ICT.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening ceremony of the FLOW Girls in ICT Day Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 25). The Expo was attended by approximately 300 high-school girls from across the country with an interest in ICT.

PHOTOS: Flow Girls in ICT Day Expo
State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka Cassanova-Durrant.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka Cassanova-Durrant.

PHOTOS: CPFSA’s Annual General Staff Meeting

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Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Olga Isaza (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon Marsha Smith, at the NCMC Child Month 2024 media launch, held on April 25 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in downtown Kingston and online.
Youth

NCMC to Stage Several Activities during Child Month

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will be commemorating Child Month 2024 with seven activities in May, under the theme ‘Stand Up! Speak Out! Protect the Rights of our Children’. Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, said this year’s theme is a call to action for citizens to fulfil their duty to protect the nation’s children. She was addressing...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) and Managing Director, Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard (second left), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJ), Jamaica Flour Mills and the University of the West Indies/SODECO. Under the MOU, the SCJ will lease 725 acres of land in Clarendon to Jamaica Flour Mills and UWI/SODECO for the purposes of cultivating breadfruit, roots and tubers that will be used by the Jamaica Flour Mills to produce gluten-free flour. Sharing the occasion are (from left) Chief Scientist, University of the West Indies/SODECO, Professor Terrence Forrester; and Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings, Joseph Shoucair. The signing took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  in St. Andrew, on April 25.
Agriculture

Government Approves 106 New Leases for 1,590 Acres to Produce a Variety of Crops

The Government has approved 106 new leases covering approximately 1,590 acres of former sugar lands that will be used to produce a variety of crops across several parishes. The parishes are St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Thomas, Trelawny and Westmoreland. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provided an update on the repurposing of former sugar lands during the...
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Industry

JDIC to Pursue Newer Protection Schemes

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) will be pursuing the establishment of newer protection schemes to minimise the potential occurrence and impact of financial crises, during fiscal year 2024/25. Implementation of these and other globally-compliant reforms is among the entity’s programmed activities for the period. The interventions also include establishing protection schemes for non-deposit-taking financial institutions, financial consumer protection, and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the STEMxpo at the Future Ready International Conference at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston on April 24. Also sharing in the moment are (from left) President, UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chairman, JaSTEM for Growth Foundation, Glen Christian; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Founder and CEO, 21stCentEd., Marlon Lindsay.
Prime MinisterScienceTechnology

Jamaica a STEM Island – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) island with a vision of fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and empowering citizens to thrive in the global knowledge economy. “Through our collaborative all-hands-on-deck approach, Government, private sector, academia and civil society, we will work towards this goal. Jamaica is now officially declared...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica House.
AgricultureCabinet

Agriculture Sector Records First Quarter Calendar Year Growth of Over 10 Per Cent

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says preliminary figures indicate that the agricultural sector grew by over 10 per cent during the first quarter of 2024. He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “That is a testament to the hard work, dedication and determination of our farmers; and that is...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses Wednesday’s (April 24) United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund Closing Ceremony, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Kingston.
Foreign AffairsSocial Security

Jamaica’s Social Protection System Strengthened

Jamaica’s social protection system has been bolstered to better respond to future shocks and serve the need of vulnerable citizens, including children in poor households and persons living with disabilities. Under a US$1.1-million joint programme dubbed ‘Modernisation of the Social Protection Systems in Jamaica: Towards an Adaptive, Shock Responsive, Inclusive System’, measures were undertaken to strengthen the mechanisms and systems...
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President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig.
Tourism

CHTA Announces Inaugural Observance of Responsible Tourism Day

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has announced the inaugural annual observance of its Responsible Tourism Day, slated for Thursday, May 23. Responsible Tourism Day is among activities being undertaken for the 42nd staging of the CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace, to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from May 20 to 23. Speaking during...
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