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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on December 8.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on December 8.

Mayor Says Christmas Work Will Be Checked Properly

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the City Engineer's Department of the Municipality, as well as other State agencies, will be conducting checks to ensure that projects under the Christmas Work Programme are satisfactorily done. Speaking at today's...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) speaking with (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Gabriela Morris; and President of the Jamaica Women’s Political Caucus, Merline Daley, at the Women Parliamentarians Breakfast on Tuesday (December 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) speaking with (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Gabriela Morris; and President of the Jamaica Women’s Political Caucus, Merline Daley, at the Women Parliamentarians Breakfast on Tuesday (December 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Mrs. Simpson Miller, Dr. Mavis Gilmour Among Great Jamaican Women To Be Honoured
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses farmers at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon, recently.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses farmers at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon, recently.

Minister Wants Farm Lands To Be Put Into Production
Project Director, Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon. (JIS File Photo)
Project Director, Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon. (JIS File Photo)

National Committee To Plan Activities For Diamond Jubilee In 2022
The Copa Airlines flight arriving from Panama City, Panama, taxis beneath the symbolic water arch at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on December 7.
The Copa Airlines flight arriving from Panama City, Panama, taxis beneath the symbolic water arch at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on December 7.

Copa Resumes Flights To Jamaica

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Health & Wellness

State Minister Commends Support For National HIV/AIDS Programme

State Minister for Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has hailed the support from the global community and local stakeholders, which has enabled the national HIV/AIDS programme to continue to offer services at all levels, despite the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She cited the assistance from the Government of the United States; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), listens to Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right), during a tour of the Peckham bamboo facility in Clarendon on Friday (December 4). Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Clive Mundle; and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Phillip Henriques.
Industry

Gov’t Targeting Value-Added Production From Bamboo

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Government is targeting the bamboo industry as part of a strategy to enhance sustainable economic growth. Dr. Dunn, who was speaking during a tour of the Peckham bamboo facility in Clarendon on Friday (December 4), said that focus is being placed on boosting value-added production from...
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Finance & Public Service

TAJ Introduces Online Driver’s Licence Status Search

Effective December 1, 2020, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) added a new feature “Online Driver’s Licence Status Search” to its suite of online services. Taxpayers will now be able to track the status of their Driver’s Licence renewal application submitted to the tax authority. This comes as TAJ continues its thrust to expand its online service offerings and to promote contactless...
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CoronavirusLabourSocial Security

COVID-19 Labour Market Task Force Gets off the Ground

The government has responded to calls from employers and employees to address issues affecting the Labour Market in light of the Covid19 pandemic.  Labour and Social Security Minister, Karl Samuda, has assembled a strong team of experts in a task force to address the issue.  Speaking to the group at its first meeting on Monday, Minister Samuda, outlined the scope...
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CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

No COVID-19 Signs or Positive Cases Among Students / Teachers in Face to Face Pilot Programme

No student or staff at the pilot schools reopened for the facilitation of face-to-face learning has been identified with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has tested positive for the virus, according to data reported by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The seventeen schools that were selected to participate in the pilot of face-to-face teaching, commenced classes between November...
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