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Chairman, National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) Committee, Rev. Sam McCook, addresses the media launch of the event on Thursday (January 11) at the Victoria Mutual Group Training Room, Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston.

National Prayer Breakfast to Benefit ‘Educate to Elevate’ Community Outreach

The Educate to Elevate community outreach programme, a back-to-school initiative of the Hope Gospel Assembly, will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the 44th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). This was disclosed by Secretary, NLPB, Rev....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Regulations to Remove Microplastics from Personal Care Products Soon

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers the keynote address at the implementation of the multibillion-dollar Electronic Health Records (EHR) System for public health facilities, at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon today (January 11).

Electronic Health Records System Launched at May Pen Hospital

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (standing), addresses members of a delegation from Boston College in Montserrat, who called at the Ministry’s main office in Kingston on Tuesday (January 9).

PHOTOS: Delegation from Boston College Visits Education Ministry

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), and Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Collin Henry, look at a fishpond in Bushy Park, St. Catherine, by during a tour of farms in the area on January 10.

PHOTOS: Minister Green Tours Farms in St. Catherine

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Mrs. Dian Watson. The LAC will be staging its final Justice Fair for 2022 on Friday, November 25, at Harmony Beach, St. James.

2 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Legal Aid Attorneys to Receive Sign Language Training

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) will be providing sign language training for empanelled attorneys as part of efforts to better serve the disabled community. The initiative forms part of the Social Justice (So-JUST Project) being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through Can$12 million in funding by Global Affairs Canada, from 2023 to 2030. Executive Director of the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, third right), is flanked by the 2023 recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship during the awards ceremony at King’s House on August 17. Nineteen public-sector employees have been awarded scholarships to pursue masters or doctoral studies at an approved local and or international university.

2 years ago Education

Public-Sector Workers Urged to Apply for Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship

Applications for the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship are now open for government workers. Launched in 2020 by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, the scholarship, which represents investment of $1 billion over a five-year period, aims to upskill public-sector workers who wish to pursue postgraduate studies. Thirty scholarships are offered each year. Senior...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to hand over a three-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Angelyn Miller (third from right) of Johns Hall, St. James, and her children on Monday, January 8. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Chairperson of the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb; Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Highlights Transparent Selection Process of NSHP

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the transparent selection process for beneficiaries under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) ensures that assistance is provided to those who genuinely require it. Mr. Holness, on Monday, January 8, handed over a new three-bedroom unit under the programme to recipient, Angelyn Miller, of Johns Hall, St. James. Ms. Miller’s original home...

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Health Expo is geared towards its staff complement of approximately 600 persons and will cater to the overall well-being of its team.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Finance Ministry to Host Third Staff Health Expo on January 12

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will host its third Staff Health Expo on January 12. The event, which is slated for the Ministry’s parking lot at National Heroes Circle in Kingston beginning 10:00 a.m., is intended to cater to the overall well-being of the Ministry’s staff complement of approximately 600. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Director, Shelly-Ann...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett’s double book launch, on January 10, at Devon House in Kingston. The books are titled ‘The Journey, the Service, the Man Edmund Bartlett’s Time Capsule – 1980 -2022’, and ‘Thought Leadership on Tourism Resilience and Sustainability in the 21st Century’.

2 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

Prime Minister Calls on Everyone to Protect Brand Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on all Jamaicans to do their part to protect Brand Jamaica. “We have engaged professional services in looking at an evaluation of Brand Jamaica. We are quite well advanced in developing a nation brand strategy, and that nation brand strategy will do several things. It will give every Jamaican a better...

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a presentation during a stakeholder engagement session for the Ministry’s ‘New FACE of Food’ campaign. The session, which was the first such to be held this year, took place in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 10).

2 years ago Agriculture

Agricultural Wardens Programme Must Be Implemented This Year – Minister Green

As the fight against praedial larceny in the local agricultural sector continues, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the proposed agricultural wardens programme must be initiated this year. Speaking during the first stakeholder engagement session of the Ministry’s ‘New FACE of Food’ campaign in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, (January 10), Minister Green said the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), looks on as Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Stephen Edwards (left), outlines the scope of works on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James during a tour of the project on Monday (January 8). The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third right); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).

2 years ago Prime Minister

Perimeter Road to Usher in New Phase of Development for Mobay – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Montego Bay Perimeter Road will lift the Second City to a new level of development. He said the completion of the project will foster a surge in investments in St. James in areas such as housing. “I'm confident that when this project is finished, the city of Montego Bay will enter...