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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

$67 Million Allocated For Energy Efficiency And Conservation Programme

The Government has allocated $67 million for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme in the 2020/21 Fiscal Year. This is to enhance Jamaica’s energy efficiency and conservation potential, through the design and implementation of concrete Energy Efficiency (EE) and Energy...
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.

Justice Sector Reform Gets $255.2 Million
(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

Work To Continue On Facility For Teen Mothers In St. Elizabeth
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.

$453.5 Million Allocated For Construction And Improvement Of Courthouses
External Relations Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Saskia Carusi.
External Relations Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Saskia Carusi.

Youth Invited To Participate In Regional Platform Contests

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), covers a 45-gallon water drum at a home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, during the national dengue cleanup exercise on January 25. Looking on (from left) are Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the Vector Control Programme in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.
Health & Wellness

Householders Urged To Search For And Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging householders to continue to search for and destroy mosquito breeding sites in and around the home in order to minimise the threat of dengue and other vector-borne diseases. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the National Vector Control Programme, Sherine Huntley-Jones said that the sustained...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2020/21 Throne Speech, under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity‘, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11.
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Significant Investment In Infrastructure In 2020/21

The Government will continue to make significant investment in infrastructure in the 2020/21 legislative year, under the Greater Infrastructure Development Programme (GIDP). The GIDP is a multi-year comprehensive infrastructure programme, which includes not just roads but bridges and structures, street lighting, sidewalks and ramps, traffic lights, water and sewerage, fire hydrants and drainage. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2020/21 ceremonial opening of Parliament, today (February 11).
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Governor-General Delivers Throne Speech For New Fiscal Year

The 2020/21 session of Parliament got under way today (February 11), with the traditional pomp and pageantry. It was highlighted by the delivery of the Throne Speech by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. His address outlined the priority programmes and policies to be pursued by the Government in the new fiscal year, which begins on April...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2020/21 Throne Speech, under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity‘, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11.
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Government To Table More Legislation To Improve Economy

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government will be tabling several additional key pieces of legislation during the 2020/21 parliamentary year to further improve Jamaica’s economy. These include an Act to Establish an Independent Fiscal Council; the Pension Superannuation Fund and Retirement Schemes Amendment Bill; and Amendment to the Financial Services Commission Act. Details were...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2020/21 Throne Speech, under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity‘, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11.
IndustryThrone Speech 2020

Industry Ministry To Push Four Priority Bills In 2020/21

Four legislative priorities will be pursued during the 2020/21 fiscal year in the House of Representatives regarding the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. They are the Jamaica Promotions (Amendment) Bill, the Trade Marks Act and Rules (Amendments), the Companies (Amendment) Bill and the Agro Investment Corporation (Amendment) Act. This was announced by the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), at the unveiling of a mural on Temple Lane, in downtown Kingston, on Monday (February 10). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Acting Principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Kerry-Ann Henry; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; international muralist, Irvin Gomez; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares.
Culture

Culture Minister And Mayor Unveil First Mural On Temple Lane

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, unveiled the first mural on Temple Lane in downtown Kingston, under the multidimensional mural project, titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’, on Monday (February 10). Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan...
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