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Deputy Governor-General, and Custos for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre), welcomes contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 9. From left are contestants Tia Dryden, Tannevia Pottinger, Kimone Carty, National Pageant Coordinator, Brithney Clarke and contestants Natasia Reid, Sashara Eccleston, Kimberley Staple, and Rene Curtis.
Deputy Governor-General, and Custos for St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre), welcomes contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 9. From left are contestants Tia Dryden, Tannevia Pottinger, Kimone Carty, National Pageant Coordinator, Brithney Clarke and contestants Natasia Reid, Sashara Eccleston, Kimberley Staple, and Rene Curtis.

PHOTOS: Beauties Call on Deputy G-G

Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, reads a book to Elletson Road Basic School students during a Read Across Jamaica Day engagement at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on May 9. Read Across Jamaica Day is used annually to promote the significance of reading and literacy among Jamaicans.
Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles, reads a book to Elletson Road Basic School students during a Read Across Jamaica Day engagement at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on May 9. Read Across Jamaica Day is used annually to promote the significance of reading and literacy among Jamaicans.

PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Tom Redcam Library
Students at the Webster Memorial Basic School are engaged in a reading session led by Audit Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Karen Watson. The session formed part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities across the island on May 9.
Students at the Webster Memorial Basic School are engaged in a reading session led by Audit Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Karen Watson. The session formed part of Read Across Jamaica Day activities across the island on May 9.

PHOTOS: NSWMA Leads ‘Read Across Jamaica Day’ Activity at Webster Memorial Basic School
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), makes a presentation to the team from Brown’s Town High School in St. Ann, at the awards ceremony for the 2022/2023 Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC), held on May 2 at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. From left are Teachers, Alex Holmes and Molly Coombs and students Leroy Gallimore and Tamelia Thompson.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), makes a presentation to the team from Brown’s Town High School in St. Ann, at the awards ceremony for the 2022/2023 Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC), held on May 2 at the SRC’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. From left are Teachers, Alex Holmes and Molly Coombs and students Leroy Gallimore and Tamelia Thompson.

Young Inventors and Innovators Awarded
Manager of the Land Administration and Management Division, Nickoy Young.
Manager of the Land Administration and Management Division, Nickoy Young.

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 9).
Sectoral Debate 2023/24Transport

70 Additional Buses Expected for the JUTC By September

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to receive 50 additional buses, 45 diesel and five electric, by month end. Additionally, 20 compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled units will be added to the fleet under a joint arrangement with private-sector partners. These are expected by September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during his contribution to...
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President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Commerce

Outsource2Jamaica Conference to Include Career Marketplace

A career marketplace is included in the two-day Outsource2Jamaica Conference and Exhibition, which gets under way on Wednesday, May 10 at the Jewels Grande Montego Bay All-Inclusive Resort and Spa in St. James, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The conference, which will be held under the theme ‘Ahead of the Curve’, is being organised by the Global Services Association of Jamaica...
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Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), Dr. Tina Beale.
Housing

Real Estate Training Institute to Offer Self-Paced Learning

Real estate professionals in Jamaica will soon be able to complete Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses at their leisure. The self-paced learning modality is being offered as the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) prepares to take its courses fully online through a learning management software. “Essentially, students will be able to log in on a portal and access their course...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the official opening of the Falmouth Homeless Shelter in Trelawny, on Friday (May 5) .
Local Government

Higher Fines Coming for Illegal Dumping

Higher fines are to be introduced as part of deterrent measures to put an end to illegal dumping. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the existing fines are now under review. “The [current] fines are not a deterrent. We are almost there in terms of the review of the fines… . We not only want...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated), points to illustrations in the book ‘I Can Do My Part’, by Cathryn O’Sullivan, while reading to grade-four students at Dupont Primary and Infant School. The occasion was a visit to the institution, located in his St. Andrew West Central constituency, as part of activities marking Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 9).
EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Holness Reads to Students

Two schools in Kingston were graced with the presence of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who read to and interacted with their students on Tuesday (May 9), which was commemorated as Read Across Jamaica Day. Youngsters at Dupont Primary and Infant School, located off Olympic Way in the Prime Minister’s St. Andrew West Central constituency, and Clan Carthy...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Entertainment

Government Spends $19 Million on Music Education

The Government spent $19 million over the last four years to fund music education and other related activities. This was revealed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the Jamaica Red Cross’ 75th anniversary benefit concert, dubbed ‘Beyond Boundaries’, held on May 4 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel, Mona Campus, Kingston....
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Manager of the Land Administration and Management Division, Nickoy Young.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

292 New Titles Issued By Land Administration and Management Division in 2022

The Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) issued 292 new certificates of title and clarified 226 throughout 2022. During an interview with JIS News, Manager of the Division, Nickoy Young, pointed out that these figures do not include those titles that have been certified and returned to independent attorneys for them to process. “We have attorneys whom we sensitise and...
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