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Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé Jamaica Limited also awarded each Primary Exit Profile (PEP) student with $10,000.
Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé Jamaica Limited also awarded each Primary Exit Profile (PEP) student with $10,000.

PHOTOS: Students Feted

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in discussion with Jamaica’s High Commissioner-designate to Trinidad and Tobago, Natalie Campbell-Rodriques, during a courtesy call on the Minister of State, at the Ministry’s Downtown offices, today (September 1). Mrs. Campbell-Rodriques served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica, and as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, having returned to Jamaica from Rwanda, where she started a real estate company and undertook consultancies with international entities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on developmental issues, including youth and gender matters.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in discussion with Jamaica’s High Commissioner-designate to Trinidad and Tobago, Natalie Campbell-Rodriques, during a courtesy call on the Minister of State, at the Ministry’s Downtown offices, today (September 1). Mrs. Campbell-Rodriques served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica, and as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, having returned to Jamaica from Rwanda, where she started a real estate company and undertook consultancies with international entities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on developmental issues, including youth and gender matters.

PHOTOS: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge
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Special Provisions for New School Year on SCHIP
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), accepts a gift from Ambassador-designate to the Swiss Conferation, Dr. Richard Brown, when he visited the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 31).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), accepts a gift from Ambassador-designate to the Swiss Conferation, Dr. Richard Brown, when he visited the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 31).

PHOTOS: Minister Receives Courtesy Call from Ambassador-Designate to the Swiss Confederation
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

School Administrators Urged to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites

School administrators are being urged to be extra vigilant against mosquito breeding sites, thereby minimising the spread of the dengue virus by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who said the administrators need to ensure that the school plants are as safe as possible from mosquito breeding. Dr....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett,  addresses a Townhall Meeting held at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.   
Tourism

Houses for Tourism Workers in the West

The Government is moving quickly to respond to the housing needs of the large number of workers who are flocking to the resort areas in search of the growing tourism-related opportunities, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on August...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (August 31) Town Hall Meeting on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.
LabourOffice of the Prime MinisterYouth

More Youth Needed in Jamaica’s Labour Force – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more youth, particularly young men, are needed in Jamaica’s labour force to ensure the nation’s continued economic growth. He notes that despite the country’s unemployment rate falling to a record low 4.5 per cent, an untapped pool of young people remains outside the labour force. Mr. Holness said many of these youth...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers the keynote address during the first in a series of finance and safety workshops organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), on Thursday, (August 31), at the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) in St. Andrew.
Transport

Public Transport Operators Urged to Make Safety a Fundamental Obligation

Public transport operators are being urged to make safety a “fundamental obligation” to their customers and strive to deliver high-quality service. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said ensuring safety on the roads will protect the lives of the individuals using the operators’ services. “Safety is a multifaceted endeavour, and involves rigorous training for drivers, adherence...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), is flanked by 2023 recipients of the Summer of Service (SOS) scholarships during Thursday’s (August 31) presentation ceremony at King’s House. The 10 students have been awarded scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies at local universities.
Governor General

Ten Summer of Service Programme Participants Awarded Scholarships

Ten students have been awarded scholarships towards financing their tertiary education by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and sponsors of the ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service (SOS) Programme. In his remarks, at the scholarship presentation ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (August 31), the Governor-General underscored the importance of young persons being provided with meaningful...
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