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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays a copy of his newly printed national identification card, as he toured the Enrolment and Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Looking on (from left) are Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays a copy of his newly printed national identification card, as he toured the Enrolment and Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Looking on (from left) are Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

Public Support for NIDS Pilot Exceeds Quota

The NIDS Project is entering a new phase of testing the national identification card enrolment and issuance processes with the help of 300 Jamaican volunteers. The target quota was exceeded within 24 hours of inviting volunteers to register for participation...
Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford “Billy” Heaven (second left) and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (third left), perform a symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise during Thursday’s (April 13) handover ceremony for a new echocardiogram (ECG) machine. The machine was donated to the HFJ by the CHASE Fund. Other participants are (from left) CHASE Fund Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster and HFJ representatives – Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Krystle Daley; Cardiovascular Technician, Carlisle Richards and Chief Administrative Officer, Saccherine Chin.
Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford “Billy” Heaven (second left) and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (third left), perform a symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise during Thursday’s (April 13) handover ceremony for a new echocardiogram (ECG) machine. The machine was donated to the HFJ by the CHASE Fund. Other participants are (from left) CHASE Fund Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster and HFJ representatives – Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Krystle Daley; Cardiovascular Technician, Carlisle Richards and Chief Administrative Officer, Saccherine Chin.

Heart Foundation Gets ECG Machine
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a press conference held at Jamaica House, on April 13.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a press conference held at Jamaica House, on April 13.

Business Path Being Cleared for Medicinal Cannabis Industry Players
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Thursday (April 13).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Thursday (April 13).

Gov’t Focused on Boosting Banana and Plantain Production
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson (left), and Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw, in assessing the road infrastructure in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, during a tour of the parish on Wednesday (April 12).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson (left), and Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw, in assessing the road infrastructure in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, during a tour of the parish on Wednesday (April 12).

Several Roads in Westmoreland to be Repaired and Rehabilitated

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 12).
CabinetForeign Affairs

Government Will Not Agree to Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulations

The Government will not allow deep-sea mining until the relevant regulatory framework, which includes protection of the marine environment, is created, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “That work [on the framework] is under way, but we are not at all clear when those regulations are likely to be finalised. This is...
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Works / Construction

Temporary Traffic Changes to be Implemented at the Intersection of Toll Gate Main Road and St. Jago Road in Clarendon

Effective Sunday, April 16, 2023, temporary traffic changes will be implemented along a section of the Toll Gate main road in Clarendon. The changes will be implemented at the St Jago Road junction. St. Jago Road is a major access point to sections of Southern Manchester. The changes are being effected in order to facilitate the upgrading of a section...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (April 12).
Cabinet

Cabinet Awards Contracts to Boost Public Education

Cabinet has approved the award of several contracts to bolster public education, including US$848,815 to C&Wireless Business Jamaica for the provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity services to 68 institutions for three years. Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided details during a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (April...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (April 12).
CabinetInformation

Only Security Companies That Recognise Guards As Employees Will Be Engaged by Government

The Government will only engage the services of security companies that adhere to the 2022 Supreme Court ruling to regard security guards as employees and not contract workers, reiterates Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. The ruling came into effect this month and allows security guards to access the full benefits of entitlements under the law....
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Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis.
Culture

JBDC Encourages Creatives to Participate in Survey

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is urging Creatives to participate in its Creative Voices Survey. The survey, which was launched on March 20, is being done in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for a project to do an economic impact assessment of the creative and cultural industries. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (April 12).
National Security

Jamaicans Engaging in Illegal Migration Putting Lives at Risk

Persons engaging in illegal migration are exposing themselves to dangerous situations such as kidnapping, human trafficking and death, warns Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The Minister was speaking during Wednesday’s (March 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, where she continued to implore Jamaicans to not attempt to enter a country illegally....
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), touches a bull on display at the St. Mary Agri Expo, which was held at the JP Farms Sports Complex in the parish on April 10. Also pictured is Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Gavin Bellamy (second right).
Agriculture

Strong Showing at St. Mary Agri Expo

The 35th staging of the St. Mary Agri Expo, which was held on Easter Monday, April 10, is being dubbed by many as one of the best editions in the history of the storied event. In fact, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who toured the bevy of booths and exhibitions, proclaimed that the show has possibly...
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