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Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Education, Youth and Information
Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Education, Youth and Information

Energy Council Will Ensure Sustainable Development of Sector – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the reconvening of the Jamaica Energy Council will ensure the sustainable development of the country’s energy sector. She was addressing stakeholders prior to a tour of Massy Gas Products Jamaica...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Change in Structure of Farm Road Programme
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (July 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (July 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Entertainment Events to be Limited at Hope Gardens
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a meeting of the Manchester Municipal Corporation, recently.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a meeting of the Manchester Municipal Corporation, recently.

Minister Says More Enforcement is Needed to Protect Water Assets
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), boards a Jam Airlink Express plane, following the launch of the entity’s domestic flight service at Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary, recently. Looking on are Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) Chairman, Hon. William Shagoury (left); Port Maria Mayor and St. Mary Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Richard Creary (centre); and Jam Airlink Express pilot, Rigoberto Mejicanes (second right).
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), boards a Jam Airlink Express plane, following the launch of the entity’s domestic flight service at Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary, recently. Looking on are Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) Chairman, Hon. William Shagoury (left); Port Maria Mayor and St. Mary Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Richard Creary (centre); and Jam Airlink Express pilot, Rigoberto Mejicanes (second right).

Gov’t Looking at Outsourcing Some Operations at Ian Fleming Airport

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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy, speaks at the closing ceremony for the Caribbean Leadership Training session, on Friday (July 5), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Director General of STATIN says NSOs Must Submit Data Timely

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, is encouraging National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in the Caribbean region to be more technical and timely in their reporting of data, which contribute greatly to the advancement of the region. Speaking at the closing ceremony for a Caribbean Leadership Training Session on Friday (July 5) at The Jamaica Pegasus...
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Deputy Prime Minister of the landlocked African nation of Lesotho, Hon. Monyane Moleleki (left), is presented with a Bob Marley T-shirt by Director, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Delano Seiveright, at the Cannabis Europa Conference at the Southbank Centre in London, United Kingdom, recently. Mr. Moleleki and Mr. Seiveright were among a range of speakers from across the globe. Lesotho is the first African country to legalise the cultivation and manufacturing of medicinal cannabis.
CommerceIndustry

Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA Director

Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in the United States and Europe relating to cannabis are exactly what Jamaica needs to benefit from the lucrative medical marijuana industry. Mr. Seiveright, who recently returned from Great Britain where he joined some 80 panellists from countries across the globe at a Cannabis Europa Conference, said the...
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Former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Elinor Felix.
Office of the Prime Minister

Statement on the Passing of Ambassador Elinor Felix

It is with great sadness that I learn of the passing of Ambassador Elinor Felix. Ambassador Felix was the former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister; former Ambassador to Cuba and worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade for several years. Ambassador Felix passed away this morning after a valiant battle with...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), breaks ground for construction of a new Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew on Friday (July 5). Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton; and Councillor, Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.
Health & Wellness

New Drug Serv Pharmacy for Bustamante Hospital

A new Drug Serv Pharmacy is to be constructed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at a cost of over $50 million. The National Health Fund (NHF) is providing funding for the project, which will be undertaken over an eight-month period. The 3,000 square foot facility, designed to meet the Pharmacy Council Standards, will have eight dispensing windows for timely...
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Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James, Neil Barrett, addresses residents at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s community meeting held recently, at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham.
Local Government

St. James Residents Urged to Develop Family Disaster Plan

Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James branch, Neil Barrett, is urging residents to develop a family disaster plan in case of natural disaster and other emergencies. Mr. Barrett, who was speaking at a recent community meeting at the Bethephil Baptist Church in Chatham, said that a disaster plan is necessary, as it helps families to function...
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The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister greets His Excellency Antonio Guterrez, United Nations Secretary General ahead of bilateral talks in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Updates UN Secretary-General on Climate Initiative

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning (July 4) held bilateral talks with His Excellency Antonio Guterrez, United Nations Secretary-General. The meeting was held in the margins of the 40th Regular meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia. Prime Minister Holness updated the UN Secretary-General on the plans to deal with the Secretary-General’s Climate...
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President of the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPAJ), Dr. Lennon Richards (right), speaks with Top Female and Male Students of the Year, at the Kitson Town Primary School in St. Catherine, Nicollette Spencer and Chesnut Coombs, at the institution
EducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Enforce Dress Code for Students

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPAJ), Dr. Lennon Richards, is calling on parents to enforce the dress code that schools have established for students. Delivering the keynote address at the St. Catherine-based Kitson Town Primary School’s annual school-leaving exercise on July 2, at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, he also cautioned against skin bleaching, emphasising its attendant health and...
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