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National Security Minikster, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), looks at one of several text books to be distributed to students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in St. James and Westmoreland with (from left) Youth Programme Coordinator at Flanker Resource Centre, Joan Munroe-Green, and Administrator at Flanker Resource Centre, Sandra Clarke, following a handover ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St James on February 5.
National Security Minikster, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), looks at one of several text books to be distributed to students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in St. James and Westmoreland with (from left) Youth Programme Coordinator at Flanker Resource Centre, Joan Munroe-Green, and Administrator at Flanker Resource Centre, Sandra Clarke, following a handover ceremony at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St James on February 5.

Investments In Education And Youth Can Potentially Curtail Crime And Violence – Dr. Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says targeted investments in education and the nation’s youth can potentially curtail crime and violence in Jamaica over the long-term. Against this background, Dr. Chang said his Ministry will be focusing resources on...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), receives a box of eggs from Vice-President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mark Campbell, during the organization’s annual general meeting at the Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St/. Ann, on February 3.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), receives a box of eggs from Vice-President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mark Campbell, during the organization’s annual general meeting at the Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St/. Ann, on February 3.

Agriculture Minister Lauds Egg Farmers On Resilience Against COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) 50th Anniversary digital launch on Thursday (February 4).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) 50th Anniversary digital launch on Thursday (February 4).

Health Minister Commends Heart Foundation On 50 Years Of Service To Jamaica
Senior Director, Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency (NLA), Shalise Porteous.
Senior Director, Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency (NLA), Shalise Porteous.

Trust Systematic Land Registration Process – NLA
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), makes a point to Destination Wedding Consultant and Planner, Peter Shoucair (right), during the launch of the Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) romance microsite, dubbed ‘My Heartbeats JA’, at the AC Hotel by Marriot in St. Andrew on February 4. Listening from (second left) are Director of Tourism, JTB, Donovan White and Deputy Director of Tourism and Marketing, Camile Glenister. My Heartbeats JA can be accessed on the Visit Jamaica platform located at www.visitjamaica.com
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), makes a point to Destination Wedding Consultant and Planner, Peter Shoucair (right), during the launch of the Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) romance microsite, dubbed ‘My Heartbeats JA’, at the AC Hotel by Marriot in St. Andrew on February 4. Listening from (second left) are Director of Tourism, JTB, Donovan White and Deputy Director of Tourism and Marketing, Camile Glenister. My Heartbeats JA can be accessed on the Visit Jamaica platform located at www.visitjamaica.com

‘My Heartbeats JA’ Provides One-Stop Shop For Romantic Getaways

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Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Receives J$500 million Tropical Cyclone Zeta/Eta Pay-out from CCRIF Policy

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke announced on Monday (January 25) that the Government of Jamaica (“GOJ”) received a payment of J$500 Million in December 2020 in respect of the GOJ’s 2020/21 Excess Rainfall policy, held with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Segregated Portfolio Company. The pay-out was related to the intense...
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Coronavirus

Prof. Figueroa Calls On Jamaicans To Support COVID-19 Vaccines

Head of the Caribbean Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (CITAG), Professor Peter Figueroa, has added his voice to calls for Jamaicans to support and take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, which are to arrive in the island shortly. On Tuesday (February 2), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, announced that the Government has been advised by the COVAX...
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CoronavirusSport

Minister Grange Announces Arrangements for Resumption of Sports Without Spectators

The Government of Jamaica has given the go ahead for the resumption of sporting activities on a case by case basis. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says provision for the resumption of sporting activities has been included in the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 2) Order, 2021. Minister Grange said: “Under the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (JIS File Photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period, with 263 cases recorded from 1,785 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The increase in the daily positivity rate of 14.73% is a cause for concern and reflects that there may be a complacent attitude that is taking hold in the population with regards to COVID-19...
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Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Public Relations and Communications Manager, Digicel Jamaica, Elon Parkinson, use one of the hand-washing stations provided by Digicel Jamaica to safeguard the health of homeless and indigent persons. The stations, which will be installed at infirmaries, municipal buildings and town centres, were handed over at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, St. Andrew on Thursday (February 4).
Local Government

Digicel Donates 100 Handwashing Stations To Assist Homeless, Indigent Persons

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has received 100 handwashing stations valued at $3.5 million from Digicel Jamaica to be installed at infirmaries, municipal buildings and town centres across the island. The items, in support of the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response, were officially handed over to portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (seated), signs memorandum of understanding virtually with the International Labour Organisation, on Thursday (February 4), at the offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in New Kingston. Witnessing the signing are (from left) Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Norman Dunn; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dermon Spence.
Labour

ILO Funds Project To Formalise Operators In Agriculture And Fisheries

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has provided the Government with US$70,000 to implement a project called ‘Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors’. This project will promote the benefits of formalisation and assist target operators to formalise their operations. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed during a virtual broadcast, which connected representatives from the Ministry of Industry,...
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