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Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (5th right) presents Jamaican flag to the Logos Hope crew, during a visit to the ship on Wednesday (February 19), which is docked in Montego Bay.
Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (5th right) presents Jamaican flag to the Logos Hope crew, during a visit to the ship on Wednesday (February 19), which is docked in Montego Bay.

Custos Pitkin Presents Jamaican Flag To Logos Hope Crew

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, on Wednesday (February 19), presented a Jamaican flag to the Logos Hope crew to hoist on board the vessel throughout its stay in the country. The floating book ship, which docked at...
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the $150-million Watermount Water Supply System in St. Catherine on February 19. Also participating (from left) are Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Chairman of the RWSL, Councillor Homer Davis; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Director of the RWSL, Kevin Lue, and General Manager for Engineering at the water agency, Douglas Wilson.
Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the $150-million Watermount Water Supply System in St. Catherine on February 19. Also participating (from left) are Managing Director of the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), Audley Thompson; Chairman of the RWSL, Councillor Homer Davis; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Director of the RWSL, Kevin Lue, and General Manager for Engineering at the water agency, Douglas Wilson.

Upgraded Water Supply System For Watermount In St. Catherine
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the construction of an $11-million water shop in Tryall, St. Elizabeth, on February 14.

Gov’t Provides $100 Million For Trucking Of Water
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.

Therapeutic Centre For Children Soon
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), looks on as Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), uses a tablet to test internet speed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Occasion was a signing ceremony to increase bandwidth allocation to the KPH, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), at the KPH’s North Street address in Kingston on Tuesday (February 18). Pictured (from left) are Director of Management Information Systems, SERHA, Jaime Robinson; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chair, USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Kathleen Cooper Brown.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), looks on as Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), uses a tablet to test internet speed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Occasion was a signing ceremony to increase bandwidth allocation to the KPH, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), at the KPH’s North Street address in Kingston on Tuesday (February 18). Pictured (from left) are Director of Management Information Systems, SERHA, Jaime Robinson; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chair, USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Kathleen Cooper Brown.

Increased Broadband For Kingston Public And Victoria Jubilee Hospitals

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Budget 2020/2021

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Infrastructure works will continue in the arable Essex Valley area of St. Elizabeth during the new fiscal year, with additional funding of $612.37 million. The money has been allotted under the Essex Valley Irrigation Infrastructure Development Programme, as set out in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the upcoming fiscal period, work will include...
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AgricultureBudget 2020/2021

Project To Build Resilience Of Agricultural Sector, Coastal Areas Gets $235.9-Million Boost

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Support For New Projects To Be Implemented Under PIMS

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Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public Service

Surpluses Generated Between April And December 2019

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the recent media launch of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Plan, held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Agriculture

State Minister Says Farming Will Increase In Bernard Lodge

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Budget 2020/2021Environment

Green Climate Readiness Project Gets $140 Million

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Budget 2020/2021

PIOJ Gets $87 Million To Continue Implementation Of Technical Cooperation Project

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