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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) receives the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) Gold Star Award from the President Emeritus, FICAC, Mehmet Aykut Eken, during a courtesy call at King’s House on April 21.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) receives the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) Gold Star Award from the President Emeritus, FICAC, Mehmet Aykut Eken, during a courtesy call at King’s House on April 21.

PHOTOS: World Federation of Consuls’ President Emeritus Calls on G-G

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (left) and President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (right) look on as President of the Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group, Chung Jin-suk, signs the guest book during the visit to Gordon House on April 19.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (left) and President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (right) look on as President of the Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group, Chung Jin-suk, signs the guest book during the visit to Gordon House on April 19.

PHOTOS: President of Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group Visits Gordon House
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament, Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), addressing the launch of a farmers’ watch at New Ground in Chapelton, at the New Ground Church of God of Prophecy in the community, on April 20. Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter and Parish Manager, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Clarendon, Charles Killingbeck. The farmers’ watch is part of efforts to curtail praedial larcency.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament, Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), addressing the launch of a farmers’ watch at New Ground in Chapelton, at the New Ground Church of God of Prophecy in the community, on April 20. Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter and Parish Manager, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Clarendon, Charles Killingbeck. The farmers’ watch is part of efforts to curtail praedial larcency.

PHOTOS: Farmers’ Watch Launched in New Ground, Clarendon
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., brings remarks at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC is the largest buyer of Jamaican coffee and was one of the first Japanese companies to directly take Jamaican coffee into Japan.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., brings remarks at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC is the largest buyer of Jamaican coffee and was one of the first Japanese companies to directly take Jamaican coffee into Japan.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles JR. Attends UCC Quality Cup Contest
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, engages with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during the launch of the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 20).
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, engages with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during the launch of the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 20).

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18).
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Increases Allocation Per Constituency to Spruce up Jamaica

The Ministry of Tourism has increased its allocation under the Spruce up Jamaica programme from $3 million to $4 million per constituency this financial year, due to the success of the initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 18. Through the Spruce...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang,
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House of Representatives Approves 60-Day Extension for Seven ZOSOs

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (April 19), approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. They are Denham Town, Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town, St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. According to statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, as of April 13,...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 19).
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House Approves Civil Service Establishment Order

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (April 19), approved the Civil Service Establishment General Order 2023. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, explained that the Order outlines the reorganisation of ministries and departments and, consequently, the creation of new posts, the abolition of posts and the reclassification of grading and retitling of existing posts,...
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Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on April 19.
Information

Quality of Road Experience to Improve with Traffic Act Public Awareness Campaign

The Road Traffic Act Public Awareness Campaign, dubbed ‘Know the Road Code’, will bring attention to key concerns regarding proper road usage and the desired behaviours to improve the quality of the road experience for all Jamaicans. Cabinet was recently provided with an update on the campaign by Minister without Portfolio, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. Speaking at...
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Grade-six students at Constant Spring Primary School in St. Andrew, Romiah Jule (left, seated) and Stephen Dennis (right, seated) are assisted by (from left) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio; Deputy Regional Director, UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean, Linda Maguire; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, to navigate a computer software. The event was the closing ceremony for the Advancing Jamaica’s Digital Response to COVID-19 Rapid Finance Facility (COVID-RFF) Project on Wednesday (April 19), at the UNDP’s Kingston office.
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Jamaica Closer to Becoming a Digital Society

The country is one step closer to becoming a digital society, with 17 Internet sites across 10 communities now having broadband access through the Advancing Jamaica’s Digital Response to COVID-19 Rapid Finance Facility (COVID-RFF) Project. Under the initiative, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, and the Universal Service Fund (USF),...
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Students from the Salvation Army School for the Blind perform a medley of songs during the media launch of Child Month 2023 on April 19 at GraceKennedy Corporate Offices on Harbour Street, downtown Kingston.
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Create Systems of Protection Around Children

Jamaicans are being charged to create systems of protection and care around the nation’s children, so that harm does not befall them. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, made the call as she addressed the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) media launch of Child Month 2023 on Wednesday (April 19) at the GraceKennedy Corporate Offices, downtown Kingston. “It should be a...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), makes a point to President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett (left), during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the NWC and Can-Cara Development Limited (CDL) for the supply of bulk water, sewerage and irrigation services for St. Catherine South East. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell and Chairman of CDL, Joseph Lincoln. The MOU was signed at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 18).
Water

Improved Access to Bulk Water, Sewerage and Irrigation for St. Catherine South East

Residents of communities in St. Catherine South East will soon have improved access to potable water, sewerage and irrigation services, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the National Water Commission (NWC) and Can-Cara Development Limited (CDL). Under the agreement, Can-Cara will provide the infrastructure needed for the conveyance of residential and commercial sewage from agreed existing...
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