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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays keys for the new three-bedroom house handed over to Dawnette Henry (left), at a social housing ceremony, held on July 16, in Farm Pen, St. Mary. Sharing the moment (from second left) are: Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary.

Systems and Processes of CDF Improved

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has spent much time improving the systems and the processes of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking at the handing over of a social housing unit in Farm Pen, St....

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses the official opening of the new Mount Salem Police Station, in St. James, recently.

Specialised Operations Branch to be Established in St. James

Minister of Transport and Miming, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses transport operators at the Linstead Transport Centre, in St. Catherine, on July 15.

Operators of Public Passenger Vehicles Must Use Linstead Transport Centre – Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point during the European Union-Government of Jamaica (EU-GOJ) Virtual Town Hall Discussion on Justice and Public Financial Management Reform, on Friday (July 16).

Finance Minister Says Project is Needed to Clear Backlog of Audits

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

Jobs Increase by 15% in BPO Sector

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jarrett Foundation, Dr. Pearl Jarrett, at a ceremony held on Thursday (July 15) at the new Foreign Affairs headquarters, 2 Port Royal Street, Downtown Kingston, to hand over two million face masks.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jarrett Foundation Donates Two Million Face Masks

Two million face masks, valued at approximately $130 million, have been handed over to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Health and Wellness, and Education, Youth, and Information. The donation is a gift from The Jarrett Foundation, with support from the Ketan Makwana Foundation and Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan,...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (centre), and Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Keith Wellington, during a tour of the emergency shelter at the institution, on Friday, July 16.

5 years ago Local Government

Emergency Shelters Ready in The West

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says 98 per cent of emergency shelters in Western Jamaica are ready to protect and care for displaced Jamaicans in the event of a disaster. Following tours of shelters in Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth on Thursday (July 15) and Friday (July 16), respectively, the Minister told journalists that the facilities...

Chairman, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, addresses virtual press briefing on Friday, July 16.

5 years ago Information

Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC

Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, has disclosed that a nine-member Merger Transition Committee has been appointed for the merger of both entities. In his update of the merger during the CAC and FTC virtual press briefing, held on Friday, July 16, Mr. White said the committee is critical to the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Work From Home Arrangement For BPO Sector to be Made More Efficient

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Government is working to make the work from home arrangement for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector smoother and more efficient. “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused us to make a close review of the activities in Jamaica’s global services business...

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Protect Their Wellbeing by Taking The Vaccine

With the expected increase in the supply of vaccines, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging the population to protect their wellbeing by getting vaccinated. Speaking at a social housing function in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on Friday (July 16), the Prime Minister said a “good supply” of the medicine is set to arrive in August, and communities...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a social housing function in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on Friday (July 16).

5 years ago Housing

PM Says Government is Committed to Housing Vision

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that making affordable houses available to all sectors of society is a vision to which the Government is committed. “Our commitment of 70,000 housing solutions is underway. We have put together the Bernard Lodge project, 15,000 houses, and we are seeing other private sector initiatives coming up,” Mr. Holness said, at...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), with St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, Saboto Caesar (left), on day one of the inaugural CanEx Psychedelics Summit, at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 15.

5 years ago Agriculture

Protocols in Place for ‘Magic Mushrooms’

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the government has put in place interim protocols to facilitate the cultivation and processing of psilocybin mushrooms, also known as ‘magic mushrooms’ in Jamaica. “What we have been doing with the team is really looking at how can those who want to participate in the industry at least know the protocols...