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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing residents at a town hall meeting held at the Charlton Primary School in Alexandria, St. Ann, on Friday, February 21.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing residents at a town hall meeting held at the Charlton Primary School in Alexandria, St. Ann, on Friday, February 21.

Gov’t Investing In St. Ann’s Healthcare

The Government is making significant investment in the construction and upgrading of health facilities in St. Ann. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a town hall meeting held at the Charlton Primary...
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left); and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left); and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda With Tulloch Primary School
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), discusses an important aspect of a document with Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal. Occasion was a press conference held at the Trafalgar Road offices of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), on Monday (February 24).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), discusses an important aspect of a document with Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal. Occasion was a press conference held at the Trafalgar Road offices of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), on Monday (February 24).

Government Will Ensure The Highest Standard Of Safety In Petroleum Trade
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

NHT, NWC AND PAJ To Spend Billions On Projects In 2020/21
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (second left), addresses journalists during last Thursday’s (February 20) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are Deputy Governors, Dr. Wayne Robinson, John Robinson, and Natalie Haynes.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (second left), addresses journalists during last Thursday’s (February 20) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are Deputy Governors, Dr. Wayne Robinson, John Robinson, and Natalie Haynes.

Economic Prospects Positive – Byles

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Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick, speaks with JIS News.
Housing

Persons Encouraged To Utilise Dispute Resolution Service Offered By CSC

The Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) is encouraging persons to utilise the dispute resolution service it offers. The dispute resolution process forms part of the responsibility of the CSC under the Registration Strata Titles Act. This process allows the CSC to oversee disputes between proprietors or between proprietors and the executive committee of a strata property. An aggrieved party would...
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(FILE) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, gives the keynote address during the HEART/National Service Training Agency Trust’s Professional Development Symposium, which was held on Thursday (February 20) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Education

More Schools Added To TVET Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the new technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programme has grown to now incorporate nine high schools across the island. The programme, being spearheaded by HEART Trust/National Service Training Agency (NSTA) aims to equip students with skills for the workplace. “Eight of them [are]...
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Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle
Education

Thousands Of Students Registered To Sit PEP Today

Thirty-nine thousand, five hundred and sixty-one students at the grade-six level are registered to sit the second staging of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which begin today (February 25), with the administering of the Ability Test. Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, told JIS...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps
Culture

Embassy In Cuba To Use Social Media To Engage Jamaicans

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps, has said that social media platforms will be used to better inform and engage with citizens in Cuba. Speaking at a Jamaica Day 2020 event held on February 21 at the Cuban Embassy, 9 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, Ambassador Phipps said that efforts are being made to establish a web page for...
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Director of the Parochial Revenue Fund in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Rupert Pryce, addresses a drought mitigation press conference held recently at Jamaica House. He was representing portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

Ministry Committed To Drought Mitigation – Mr. Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has underscored the Ministry’s commitment to playing its part in drought mitigation across the island through the establishment of water shops, among other initiatives. “The Ministry is proud to be part of this critical effort to respond to the national need for water with innovative policies and programmes,” he said...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (standing), addresses staff members of Heaven
Energy

Energy Minister Says Burnt Gas Station Was Compliant With Safety Measures

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says a safety inspection conducted at Heaven’s Fesco Gas Station in Mandeville in September 2019 found that the facility “was perfect in its operations”. Mrs. Williams was addressing the management and staff of the gas station that was extensively damaged by fire on Friday, February 21, during her visit on Sunday,...
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AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Gov’t To Assist Prospective Farmers In Clarendon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says technical, and other inputs will be extended to former workers of the Monymusk sugar factory who received leases to parcels of land to do farming. Mr. Green said agencies such as the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Agro-Investment Corporation...
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