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Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (left), presents Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) with an E-Passport during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on April 3. Looking on is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. On Friday, March 31, PICA went live with its new high-security e-passport to the public, as part of steps to safeguard the identity of Jamaicans and the Jamaican travel document. The machine-readable passport has an embedded microchip that stores a digital version of the holder’s biographical data. The chip has a unique digital signature, specific to each issuing country and is activated once the chip is encoded. The E-passport is a robust biometric document with added layers of security that can aid in the fight against new and emerging threats to identity theft and national security.
Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (left), presents Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) with an E-Passport during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on April 3. Looking on is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. On Friday, March 31, PICA went live with its new high-security e-passport to the public, as part of steps to safeguard the identity of Jamaicans and the Jamaican travel document. The machine-readable passport has an embedded microchip that stores a digital version of the holder’s biographical data. The chip has a unique digital signature, specific to each issuing country and is activated once the chip is encoded. The E-passport is a robust biometric document with added layers of security that can aid in the fight against new and emerging threats to identity theft and national security.

PHOTOS: PM and Deputy PM Get E-Passport

Head and Co-Founder of Digital India Foundation, Arvind Gupta (second left) addressing members of the National Information and Communication Technology Advisory Council (NICTAC), at a Digital Think Tank held in the Banquet Hall, Office of the Prime Minister on April 3. At left is Senior Advisor/Consultant, Office of the Prime Minister, Alok Jain.
Head and Co-Founder of Digital India Foundation, Arvind Gupta (second left) addressing members of the National Information and Communication Technology Advisory Council (NICTAC), at a Digital Think Tank held in the Banquet Hall, Office of the Prime Minister on April 3. At left is Senior Advisor/Consultant, Office of the Prime Minister, Alok Jain.

PHOTOS: Digital Think Tank at OPM
The Kingston College (KC) North Street campus was abuzz with activity this morning (April 3) as students celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC took its 34th Champs title with an impressive 366 points.
The Kingston College (KC) North Street campus was abuzz with activity this morning (April 3) as students celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC took its 34th Champs title with an impressive 366 points.

PHOTOS: KC Celebrates Champs Victory
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Ambassador of Brazil to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, on her visit to the Ministry at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on March 30.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Ambassador of Brazil to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, on her visit to the Ministry at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on March 30.

Agricultural Students Encouraged to Take Advantage of Scholarships in Brazil
Vice President and Head Coach, Hydel Group of Schools, Corey Bennett (second left), shows of his dancing skills as the school celebrates its first victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the institution in Ferry, St. Catherine, on Monday (April 3). Among those joining in the festivities is outstanding sprinter Alana Reid (left), who broke the national junior record in the class-one 100-metre with a time of 10.92 seconds.
Vice President and Head Coach, Hydel Group of Schools, Corey Bennett (second left), shows of his dancing skills as the school celebrates its first victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the institution in Ferry, St. Catherine, on Monday (April 3). Among those joining in the festivities is outstanding sprinter Alana Reid (left), who broke the national junior record in the class-one 100-metre with a time of 10.92 seconds.

PHOTOS: Hydell Celebrates Champs Win

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Finance & Public Service

New LynkBiz Digital Platform Being Launched

The administrators of the digital payment wallet – Lynk – will shortly be launching a new line to its suite business client services, known as LynkBiz. The facility, which has been undergoing pilot testing since October 2022, is a web-based platform that will allow micro, small and medium-sized businesses to accept digital payments seamlessly. These include transactions involving Jamaica’s Central...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), interacts with students of Prospect Primary (from second left), Kenordo Webb, Ranae McCrae, and Keshanique Miller. The occasion was a Mathematics Exposition held at the school located in Clarendon on March 30. The event formed part of several activities spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and Youth to celebrate National Mathematics Week from March 26 to 31 under the theme ‘Reigniting the Maths Flame: Light up your world!’.
Education

Students Encouraged to Embrace Mathematics

Students are being urged to apply themselves to mastering mathematics to solve everyday problems and better understand the world around them. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, in making the call, said that mathematics is fundamental to everyday life. “The bench you are sitting on is because of mathematics;...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), greets former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officer, Carol Cooke, on arrival for Saturday’s (April 1) grand reopening ceremony for the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, at 11 Grayden Avenue in Kingston. Others (from second left) are FURI Founder and President, Carmeta Albarus and her sister, Lilly McKenzie.
Foreign Affairs

FURI Service Centre Reopens

The grand reopening of the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, has been welcomed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell. Under the initiative, which has been in operation for 21 years, persons in the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States (US), who have returned to...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is shown plans for the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, by Project Manager, Diestro Construction Ltd., Albert Vargas. The occasion was Minister Bartlett’s tour of the project site on Friday (March 31).
Tourism

Grange Pen Development Project Slated for Completion Next Year

Regularisation and infrastructural work taking place in Grange Pen, Lilliput, St. James, are slated for completion next year. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a media briefing on Friday (March 31), following a tour of the community. “The programme has been going for the last five years, and we hope that we will conclude by 2024....
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre), updates Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks (third left) and members of the Embassy senior’s staff on the work towards abolishing the monarchy and establishing the Republic of Jamaica during a visit to the Embassy in Washington DC in March. All Jamaican diplomatic missions overseas will have a role to play in sensitising nationals abroad about the reform process, including the timelines being considered.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Minister Malahoo Forte Briefs Embassy Staff on Constitutional Reform Status

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre), updates Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks (third left) and members of the Embassy senior’s staff on the work towards abolishing the monarchy and establishing the Republic of Jamaica during a visit to the Embassy in Washington DC in March. All Jamaican diplomatic...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (April 1) to view the progress of the facility’s rehabilitation project. Among the persons accompanying him are (from left) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; CRH Project Manager, Vivian Gordon; and St James Central Member of Parliament, Heroy Clarke.
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Recommits to Increasing Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Budget to $14.1 Billion

The Government has recommitted to increasing the budget for restoration work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St. James, to $14.1 billion. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reaffirmed this while addressing journalists following a tour of the Type A facility, on Saturday (April 1). A total of $5 billion was originally programmed for the rehabilitation...
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