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The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2023/2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).

30 Per Cent Cut in PPV Renewal Fees

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a 30 per cent cut in renewal fees for public passenger vehicles (PPVs). He said that the support, which will last for one year, will benefit route taxi, hackney carriage, rural...
Representatives of the Kiwanis Club of Papine (from left) President-designate, Sophia Smith; Director of Community Service and Inter-clubbing, Dr. Simone Bewry Ricketts, and President, Rose Marie Headley Smith, along with, Vice Governor, Kiwanis, Eastern Canada and the Caribbean, Pamella Rodney-White; Development Officer, Early Childhood Commission, Donya Baimbridge; and Principal, Jamaica House Basic School, Veronica Parkinson Burnett, interact with students as they peruse books that were presented to the school as part of a reading competition.
Representatives of the Kiwanis Club of Papine (from left) President-designate, Sophia Smith; Director of Community Service and Inter-clubbing, Dr. Simone Bewry Ricketts, and President, Rose Marie Headley Smith, along with, Vice Governor, Kiwanis, Eastern Canada and the Caribbean, Pamella Rodney-White; Development Officer, Early Childhood Commission, Donya Baimbridge; and Principal, Jamaica House Basic School, Veronica Parkinson Burnett, interact with students as they peruse books that were presented to the school as part of a reading competition.

Kiwanis Club of Papine Partners with Jamaica House Basic School to Advance Literacy
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.

Commission for Violence Prevention Developing 10-Year National Action Plan
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 16).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 16).

Special Security Operations to be Established at Major Infrastructure Projects
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), observes as Bromley Primary School student, Hadasia Thompson, turns on a tap symbolising the commissioning into service of the Macka Hill Pipeline Replacement Project in St. Mary Southeast, on Wednesday (March 15). Also observing (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President of Operations, Herman Fagan, and Regional Manager, David Pryce.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), observes as Bromley Primary School student, Hadasia Thompson, turns on a tap symbolising the commissioning into service of the Macka Hill Pipeline Replacement Project in St. Mary Southeast, on Wednesday (March 15). Also observing (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President of Operations, Herman Fagan, and Regional Manager, David Pryce.

Macka Hill in St. Mary Gets Reliable Water Supply

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Works / Construction

Traffic diversion to be effected along Grantham to Trout Hall main road, Clarendon

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the motoring public that a section of the Trout Hall to Grantham main road, Clarendon will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 16. The road will be closed in the vicinity of the old orange orchard in order to facilitate emergency drainage repairs. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Southern Region, Howard Hendriks says...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Budget 2023/2024ParliamentPrime Minister

PM Makes Budget Debate Presentation Today

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will make his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16). He is expected to highlight accomplishments and speak on matters relating to housing, water, the environment, national security, among other national imperatives. The Prime Minister’s presentation comes against the background of Jamaica’s full recovery from...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shakes hands with French Economic Counsellor, Stephan Dubost (left), while Ambassador of France in Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, looks on. Occasion was a meeting at OPM on March 15, to discuss the continued cooperation on areas of sustainable development between France and Jamaica.
Office of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Senator Samuda Meets with French Delegation

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), shakes hands with French Economic Counsellor, Stephan Dubost (left), while Ambassador of France in Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, looks on. Occasion was a meeting at OPM on March 15, to discuss the continued cooperation on areas of sustainable development between France and...
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Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.
EducationYouth

CPFSA Hosts Anti-Bullying Workshop Thursday

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host its third anti-bullying workshop series on Thursday (March 16). The online event will focus on the ‘Bystander Effect’ which happens when a group of people watch a bullying incident and no one responds. Research and Development Manager at the CPFSA, Gleasia Reid Smith, told JIS News, that bullying is influenced...
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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre, seated), with participants at the recent 2023 Nevalliance International Women’s Conference, held at the Hofstra University in New York, United States (US). Mrs. Holness delivered the keynote address.
Gender Affairs

Caribbean Region Global Example for Gender Mainstreaming – Deputy Speaker

The Caribbean region has become a “global example” for gender mainstreaming, says wife of the Prime Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Addressing the recent 2023 Nevalliance International Women’s Conference, at the Hofstra University in New York, United States (US), Mrs. Holness said the process of assessing the implications for women and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question posed by a student from the Denham Town High School in Kingston, during a Restorative Justice (RJ) school tour in partnership with the Ministry of Justice. The session was held at the Open Bible Church on Spanish Town Road Tuesday (March 14).
EducationJustice

RJ School Tour Engages Denham Town High Students

Scores of students from Denham Town High School in Kingston have benefited from support to better handle conflicts through the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Youth’s restorative justice (RJ) school tour. Denham Town High is one of 500 schools being targeted for the intervention, which aims to promote alternative dispute resolution measures as a means of...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a forum on facilitating competitive, safe and secure cross-border trade, held at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West indies, Mona, on March 15. At left is Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Jamaica Begins Process to Improve Cost and Time to Trade Across Borders

Jamaica has started the process of onboarding import/export services provided by the main cross-border regulatory agencies (CBRAs) of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) platform. “When completed, this will result in tremendous improvement in the cost and time to trade across borders,” Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said. Mr. Hill was speaking at...
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