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President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (left), observe as Deputy to the National People’s Congress, Chairman of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress (BMPC), Li Xiuling (seated), signs the guest book during his courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Thursday (September 14).
President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (left), observe as Deputy to the National People’s Congress, Chairman of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress (BMPC), Li Xiuling (seated), signs the guest book during his courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Thursday (September 14).

PHOTOS: Chinese Delegation Pays Courtesy Call on Houses of Parliament Heads

Masked Squad of Armed SWAT Police Officers
Masked Squad of Armed SWAT Police Officers

C-TOC in 2022 – 101 Raids, 439 Arrests, 288 Charges
Acting Principal of the Allman Town Primary School in Kingston, Thamar Russell-Brown, speaks at the handover of a desktop computer to the school by the Universal Service Fund (USF) on September 14.
Acting Principal of the Allman Town Primary School in Kingston, Thamar Russell-Brown, speaks at the handover of a desktop computer to the school by the Universal Service Fund (USF) on September 14.

Allman Town Primary Gets Computer from USF
The main road linking Palmers Cross to May Pen, through the community of Paisley, Clarendon is closed.
The main road linking Palmers Cross to May Pen, through the community of Paisley, Clarendon is closed.

Road Closure Notice for the Withorn to Darliston Main Road in Westmoreland
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, are flanked by several Ministers of Government, representatives of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), agency representatives and other interests during the official opening of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. The highway was opened on Thursday (September 14).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, are flanked by several Ministers of Government, representatives of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), agency representatives and other interests during the official opening of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. The highway was opened on Thursday (September 14).

Prime Minister Holness Opens May Pen to Williamsfield Leg of Southern Coastal Highway

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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

200 Units Under NSHP by Year End

The Government expects to deliver some 200 housing units to vulnerable Jamaicans under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) by the end of the year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure as he handed over the 158th unit under the programme at Old Road in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (September 13). The new two-bedroom...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), converses with Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Chairman, Donovan White (right), during the FTC’s 30th anniversary Commissioners and Staff Luncheon and Long Service Awards Ceremony,  at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 14).
CommerceForeign AffairsIndustryInvestment

Fair Trading Commission Honours Seven Employees as Part of 30th Anniversary Celebrations

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has honoured seven employees who have served the entity for 15 years and more as it celebrates 30 years of operations. The 30th anniversary Commissioners and Staff Luncheon and Long Service Awards Ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 14). In his remarks, Minister of Industry, Investment and...
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Chief Executive Officer of the German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited,  Colonel (Retd.) Martin Rickman.  
LabourSocial Security

German Ship Repair Jamaica Hosts Job Fair September 20

German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will host a Job Fair on Wednesday, September 20, on the grounds of the Ministry, 1F North Street, Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Chief Executive Officer of the GSRJ, Colonel Martin Rickman, told JIS News that the GSRJ has been in existence...
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National Security and Peace

Increase in Calls to Crime Stop

There was an increase in the number of calls made to Crime Stop from 687 in 2012 to 1,148 in 2022. An analysis of the calls showed that 31.7 per cent were related to illegal firearms and ammunition; 24.7 per cent, gunmen; 9.5 per cent, wanted persons; 3.9 per cent, drug-related; and three per cent, murder. This is contained in...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left), with members of the Consular Corps of Jamaica (from left): Honorary Consul for The Bahamas, Alveta Knight; Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott; Vice Dean and Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, Yodit Hylton; Honorary Consul for Poland, Irena Cousins; and Honorary Consul for Sweden, Peter Goldson, during a courtesy call at King
Foreign AffairsGovernor General

PHOTOS: Governor-General and Diplomatic Corps

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left), with members of the Consular Corps of Jamaica (from left): Honorary Consul for The Bahamas, Alveta Knight; Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott; Vice Dean and Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, Yodit Hylton; Honorary Consul for Poland, Irena Cousins; and Honorary Consul for Sweden, Peter Goldson, during...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Board Member, National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Theresa Turner-Flynn (second left), unveil the plaque for the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) Operations Centre and Rio Cobre Office in St. Catherine, during the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday (September 13). Looking on (from left) are NIC Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Gyles, and Chief Technical Director, Special Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole.
Agriculture

Work Advancing on Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Programme

Work on the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme is moving at an accelerated pace, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. The programme aims to assist in Jamaica’s achievement of food security and modernising the agricultural sector by increasing the area in St. Elizabeth under formal irrigation by 50 per cent and the yield of...
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