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Permanent Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
Permanent Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Minister Johnson Smith Hails Retiring PS For Over Four Decades Of Service

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has hailed retiring Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, for more than four decades of service to Jamaica. “After serving Jamaica, and the Foreign Service in particular, for...
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is surrounded by placard-bearing Community Health Aides in the Mandeville town square on Wednesday, January 27, as he took the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ message to the residents, following the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Manchester.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is surrounded by placard-bearing Community Health Aides in the Mandeville town square on Wednesday, January 27, as he took the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ message to the residents, following the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Manchester.

PHOTOS: Mask Up Before You Talk Up In Mandeville
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), purchases items from Miss June (left), a vendor at the Mandeville Market, in Manchester, on January 27, during his ‘Market Pop-Up’. The Ministry has embarked on a campaign to encourage Jamaicans to eat fresh produce in order to boost their immune system to fight COVID-19.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), purchases items from Miss June (left), a vendor at the Mandeville Market, in Manchester, on January 27, during his ‘Market Pop-Up’. The Ministry has embarked on a campaign to encourage Jamaicans to eat fresh produce in order to boost their immune system to fight COVID-19.

Health Minister Encourages Citizens To Eat Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at function for the handover of a backhoe to the St. Elizabeth Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at the Holland Estate in the parish, recently.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at function for the handover of a backhoe to the St. Elizabeth Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at the Holland Estate in the parish, recently.

Minister Green Seeks Private-Sector Partnership To Provide Farmers With Equipment
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), participates in the breaking of ground for the Red Stripe Experience at Rick’s Café in Negril, Westmoreland, on Wednesday (January 27). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of Rick’s Café, Steve Ellman; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), participates in the breaking of ground for the Red Stripe Experience at Rick’s Café in Negril, Westmoreland, on Wednesday (January 27). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of Rick’s Café, Steve Ellman; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata.

Red Stripe Experience Will Add To Cultural Assets – PM

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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left); and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), display a cheque for US$84,158.00, donated by the Japanese Government to purchase an ambulance for the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday (January 27), in Mandeville. Sharing the moment (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller; Director of Nursing Services, Sadie Williams-Allen; Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority, Michael Bent; and First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, Noriko Oshima.
Health & Wellness

Mandeville Regional Hospital To Get Ambulance

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Wednesday (January 27), signed off on a cheque for US$84,158.00 to purchase an ambulance. This has been donated by the Government of Japan to the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester to boost the delivery of quality healthcare and emergency response services amid the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The grant...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Outlines Specific Priorities

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica has a clear path towards recovering from the economic fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which will require the Government to focus on specific priorities. “Our priorities are going to centre around [but not] limited to, economic recovery, maintaining a healthy population, protecting the vulnerable,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. ​
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Preparing For Dry Season

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has commenced preparations for the upcoming dry season. In an interview with JIS News, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that following a recent meeting of the Ministry’s newly formed Drought Mitigation Committee, several measures are being implemented “to manage, in a proactive way, the execution of the drought management plan for the sector”....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the STEAM Laboratory that was donated by Jamaica College Old Boy, Veterinarian, Dr. Joseph Tait, during a ceremony held at Jamaica College, Wednesday (January 27). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Dr. Tait and Principal at Jamaica College, Wayne Robinson.
EducationScience

Education Minister Welcomes Opening Of Steam Lab At JC

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the launch of the Dr. Joseph Tait STEAM Infusion project at Jamaica College. Speaking at the launch and opening of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Laboratory, Wednesday (January 27), Mrs. Williams said the initiative, which is funded by Dr. Tait, is in line with the thrust...
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Information

OUR GS Jingle Competition Closes January 29

Jamaicans are reminded that entries for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Guaranteed Standards (GS) Jingle Competition will close on January 29. The Guaranteed Standards were developed by the OUR to ensure that the two major utility companies, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company and the National Water Commission (NWC) are held accountable to high-quality service standards and provide the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
CabinetCoronavirus

Cabinet Committee To Review Implementation Of COVID-19 Task Force Report

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a Cabinet committee is being established to review the Government’s implementation of recommendations contained in the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force report. The task force was convened by Mr. Holness to assist in piloting Jamaica’s recovery from the economic fallout resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Prime Minister said that...
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