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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

NIDS Project Integral to Building Out Key Infrastructure to Support Secure Online Services – PM

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Identification System (NIDS) Project has been very integral to building out the underlying public key infrastructure to support secure online services. “The NIDS project has supported the rollout of e-passports...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), is in discussion with Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Joni Musabayana (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on March 20. Others present (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Bindley Sangster. The parties engaged in discussions to highlight the ILO's initiatives, strategies, and support mechanisms aimed at promoting decent work and social justice in Jamaica.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with ILO

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen (second left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (March 20). Accompanying Mr. Chen are JEF Vice President, Bernita Locke, and Secretary, Silvera Castro.

PHOTOS: JEF Executives Call on Minister Charles Jr.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Learn a Second Language

Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed in 2023.

International Building Code Training for Trelawny Municipal Corporation Officers

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the handover of grants valued at $42.35 million to support sports development, during a ceremony on Wednesday (March 20) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in New Kingston.

2 years ago Sport

Jamaica Invests in Chess

The Government, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), has provided a $40-million grant to the Jamaica Chess Federation to build the sport locally. The investment is in support of a project first announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation on March 7, 2023, to produce a Jamaican...

Deputy Managing Director at the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Cheryl McLaughlin, addresses the handover ceremony for the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny, on Tuesday (March 19). The facility was upgraded by the agency as part of its National Development Project.

2 years ago Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

HEART/NSTA Trust Hands Over Renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre

The HEART/NSTA Trust, Region Three, handed over the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny on Tuesday (March 19). The agency, which did the work as part of its annual National Development Project, also installed a rainwater harvesting system on the premises, which includes the installation of two 1,000-gallon tanks. The project also included the provision of computer equipment and...

Plant Pathologist at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Dr. Wayne Myrie.

2 years ago Agriculture

CIB Pledges to Sustain Results under ACIDEES Project

Coconut farmers will receive ongoing support from the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) following the completion of the European Union-funded Alliances for Coconut Industry Development, Expansion, and Enhanced Support for the Caribbean (ACIDEES) project. Since implementation in 2015, the project has helped build critical linkages, revised the regional standard of coconut water and facilitated knowledge transfer and improvements in technical cooperation...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accompanies South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Her Excellency Dr. Naledi Pandor, as she looks at busts of Jamaica’s National Heroes, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, shortly after her arrival in the island on Wednesday night (March 20). The official visit is in commemoration of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the countries this year. While in Jamaica, Dr. Pandor will have the opportunity to call on Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and will co-chair with Minister Johnson Smith a hybrid CARICOM-South Africa Ministerial Meeting. The two Ministers will also engage in bilateral discussions spanning critical areas and a review of new areas for cooperation in education, healthcare innovation, technological advancement and agricultural development for both Jamaica and South Africa.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: South Africa’s Foreign Minister Arrives for Official Visit

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accompanies South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Her Excellency Dr. Naledi Pandor, as she looks at busts of Jamaica’s National Heroes, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, shortly after her arrival in the island on Wednesday night (March 20). The official...

Director of Children and Family Programmes at the CPFSA, Dr. Warren Thompson, told JIS News that the CPFSA relies heavily on its relationship with the Jamaica Constabulary Force to effectively tackle child abuse in Jamaica.

2 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

CPFSA Credits Relationship with JCF for Swift Investigations

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is crediting its relationship with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for swift investigations of viral child-abuse videos. There have been several videos circulating on social media in recent times showing children being abused. Director of Children and Family Programmes at the CPFSA, Dr. Warren Thompson, told JIS News that they share the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses students of Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston during the handover of the institution’s newly installed ‘Wellness Bench’ on Monday (March 18).

2 years ago EducationYouth

Immaculate Conception High School Gets Wellness Bench

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton encouraged students at the Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston to see the newly installed Wellness Bench as a symbol of mental wellness and a safe space. Dr. Tufton was speaking at a Wellness Check In at the school on Monday (March 18) as part of the Ministry’s #DoYourShare mental wellness campaign, in accordance...

Flyer for the one-day plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Thursday (March 21), to mark International Day of Forests.

2 years ago AgricultureEnvironment

Forestry Department Stages Plant Sale in Montego Bay

Citizens residing in western Jamaica are being invited to participate in a plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department in recognition of International Day of Forests, on Thursday (March 21). The one-day event will be held at the entity’s northwest regional office located at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, from 10:00 a.m....