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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 9.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 9.

Progress Made In Arresting Breaches Of Ban On Plastics

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that 42 prosecutions and 27 convictions have been effected for breaches of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packaging Materials Prohibition) Order, 2018, since the institution of the ban on select...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaks with Avatar Muschette at the offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, on Thursday (February 4).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaks with Avatar Muschette at the offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, on Thursday (February 4).

Education Minister Responds To Young Student In Need
Minister of Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Field Trip Natural Products Lab launched at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (February 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director of Botanical Sciences at Field Trip Health, Melissa Dawn; Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Dale Webber; Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Michael Taylor and Director, Natural Products Institute, UWI, Mona, Professor Rupika Delgoda.
Minister of Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Field Trip Natural Products Lab launched at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (February 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director of Botanical Sciences at Field Trip Health, Melissa Dawn; Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Dale Webber; Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Michael Taylor and Director, Natural Products Institute, UWI, Mona, Professor Rupika Delgoda.

UWI Launches New Lab To Do Research
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. C. Everald Warmington, provides details of the new Special Infrastructure Programme.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. C. Everald Warmington, provides details of the new Special Infrastructure Programme.

Minister Outlines Work To Be Done Under New Special Infrastructure Programme
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during Tuesday
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during Tuesday's (February 9) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Gov’t Exploring Measures To Enhance Management Of Disposable Containers

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the House of Representatives on February 9.
Fisheries

AgriCare Insurance Plan Established For Farmers And Fisherfolk

The AgriCare Programme, a newly developed group life and health insurance plan for farmers and fisherfolk, will come into effect on March 1. The groundbreaking initiative is a partnership between the Government and Sagicor Life Insurance Company. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during the House of Representatives sitting on Tuesday (February 9). Under the...
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Manager of the Declarations Unit, Information and Complaints Division at the Integrity Commission, Joeth Jones-Hall.
Information

Public Officials Can Submit Statutory Declarations At Their Organisations

Public officials can now submit their statutory declarations within their organisations. Previously, they were required to file declarations at the Integrity Commission’s office in New Kingston. All parliamentarians, members of the security forces, and public officials who are in receipt of total emoluments (salary and allowances) of $3.5 million and above, and persons required by notice published in the Jamaica...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the House of Representatives sitting on Tuesday (February 9).
Coronavirus

Work Advanced On Proposed Ticketing System For COVID-19 Protocol Breaches

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says legislation to implement a ticketing system for breaches of the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols will be brought to the Houses of Parliament shortly. “We have been discussing the implementation of new legislation for ticketing and for giving the security forces greater enforcement powers. In my conversation with the Minister of Justice, the legislation...
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The Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon, which is co-managed by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), is currently undergoing an Invasive Species Control and Habitat Restoration project. The area is being rid of the invasive vampire fern (Dicranopteris pectinata) and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica is calling on persons to help protect local wetlands. The Mason River Protected Area has several wetland features and provides water for farming communities in the area.
Environment

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Wetlands

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is calling on Jamaicans to play their part in protecting and conserving wetlands as it carries out habitat restoration work in the Mason River Protected Area. Speaking at the second Wetlands Awareness Virtual Engagement (WAVE) on February 9, Assistant Botanist at the NHMJ, Sashalee Cross, cited several threats the Mason River Protected Area...
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Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, addresses recent JIS
Justice

Public Defender Calls On Jamaicans To Pay Keen Attention To Campaign Messages

Public Defender, Arlene Harrison Henry, says the ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign will assist persons to know what to do in particular circumstances and calls on Jamaicans to pay keen attention to the campaign messages. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the Public Defender explained that the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has partnered with the National Family Planning...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador, Kevin Downswell (left), and ROJ Brand Manager, Andrei Roper. The devices were donated to the Ministry by ROJ under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams At Handover Of Tablets By Restaurants of Jamaica

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) Limited Marketing Director, Tina Myers Matalon (third left), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, National Heroes Circle, in Kingston, on February 3. Also displaying tablets are international recording artiste and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ‘Add Hope’ Ambassador,...
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