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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Ann, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Ann, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

St. Ann Communities Get Free Wi-Fi Service

The John Reid and Thicketts communities in St. Ann, now have free Wi-Fi service, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The service has been made available as part of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme, which aims to increase access...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), hands a meal to an elderly resident during Wednesday’s (December 20) annual West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston. 
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), hands a meal to an elderly resident during Wednesday’s (December 20) annual West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston. 

PHOTOS: West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, tour the facilities at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, during an appreciation activity for the NMIA Team on December 19.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, tour the facilities at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, during an appreciation activity for the NMIA Team on December 19.

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Attends NMIA Appreciation Activity
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Noah Nick Perry (second right), during a meeting at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on December 19. The Minister engaged Mr. Perry in discussions surrounding labour and social security matters. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Consul General, United States Embassy, Ann Marie Chiappetta.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Noah Nick Perry (second right), during a meeting at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on December 19. The Minister engaged Mr. Perry in discussions surrounding labour and social security matters. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Consul General, United States Embassy, Ann Marie Chiappetta.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with US Ambassador
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t’s Priority is Dealing with Crime, Violence and Public Order – Prime Minister Holness

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The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), located in downtown Kingston, Jamaica.
Finance & Public ServicePress Release

Bank of Jamaica Maintains the Policy Rate

Bank of Jamaica’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its meetings on 18 and 19 December 2023, unanimously agreed to maintain: (i) the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) on overnight placements with Bank of Jamaica) at 7.0 per cent, (ii) tight Jamaican dollar liquidity conditions, and (iii) relative stability in the foreign exchange market. Jamaica’s annual...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 19)
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Fully or Partially Compliant with 37 of 40 FATF Recommendations

Jamaica is now either fully or partially compliant with 37 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations. The recommendations constitute the international standards by which jurisdictions’ preventative measures to combat the risks posed by criminals to launder the proceeds of crime and finance terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are assessed. Providing the update in the...
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EducationYouth

95 Per Cent of Early-Childhood Institutions Registered with ECC

Approximately 95 per cent of early-childhood institutions have been registered with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). This was disclosed by Acting Communications Manager at the ECC, Sonia Stewart, at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Early Childhood Education Conference at the Holiday Inn Resort in St. James on December 18. “The drive to get institutions compliant with...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third left) along with (from left) Campus Registrar, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Dr. Donovan Stanberry; Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams; Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; and former Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, share a photo opportunity at the official dedication ceremony for the Kenneth O. Hall Administrative Building held at the Undercroft, UWI Mona Campus, recently. Professor Hall, a former principal of the Mona campus, was instrumental in the construction of the administrative complex.
Education

PHOTOS: Dedication of Kenneth Hall Building

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third left) along with (from left) Campus Registrar, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Dr. Donovan Stanberry; Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams; Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall;...
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