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Members of the local Indian community participate in last year’s Holi Festival on the grounds of India House at 2 East King’s House Road, St. Andrew.
Members of the local Indian community participate in last year’s Holi Festival on the grounds of India House at 2 East King’s House Road, St. Andrew.

Holi Festival at Royal Botanical Gardens on Sunday

Friends of the Indian community and Indian nationals will be heading to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Hope Road, Kingston, on Sunday (March 12) to celebrate Holi. Also known as the festival of colours, Holi will take place at the...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses journalists during a press briefing, on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses journalists during a press briefing, on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.

Fines Under the Country Fires Act to be Revised
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares in the symbolic cheque handover of $15.1 million by the Seprod Group to Netball Jamaica. Holding the cheque are: Head of Supply Chain, Seprod, Marilyn Golding-Anderson (third left); Board President, Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson (centre); and Chief Financial Officer, Seprod Group, Damion Dodd. Also sharing in the moment are Business Development Manager, Serge Island Industries, Sheridan Cohen (left); and Captain of the Sunshine Girls Netball Team, Shanice Beckford. Seprod Group will be providing yearlong sponsorship in support of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls’ journey to the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in South Africa. The ceremony was held on Wednesday (March 8), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares in the symbolic cheque handover of $15.1 million by the Seprod Group to Netball Jamaica. Holding the cheque are: Head of Supply Chain, Seprod, Marilyn Golding-Anderson (third left); Board President, Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson (centre); and Chief Financial Officer, Seprod Group, Damion Dodd. Also sharing in the moment are Business Development Manager, Serge Island Industries, Sheridan Cohen (left); and Captain of the Sunshine Girls Netball Team, Shanice Beckford. Seprod Group will be providing yearlong sponsorship in support of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls’ journey to the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in South Africa. The ceremony was held on Wednesday (March 8), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston.

Seprod Provides $15.1 million to Netball Jamaica
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), shakes hands with Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (left). Looking on (from second left) are: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Minister of Education and Youth and MP for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams; and MP for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. Ms. Ebanks-Wilks met with female Parliamentarians at Gordon House on March 9.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), shakes hands with Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (left). Looking on (from second left) are: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Minister of Education and Youth and MP for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams; and MP for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. Ms. Ebanks-Wilks met with female Parliamentarians at Gordon House on March 9.

PHOTOS: Cayman Islands’ House of Parliament Speaker meets with female MPs
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), officially commissions the Watermount water system in St. Catherine into operation on Wednesday (March 8). Others (from left) are Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), officially commissions the Watermount water system in St. Catherine into operation on Wednesday (March 8). Others (from left) are Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton.

Additional $60 Million to Assist Drought-Affected Communities

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 7.
Budget 2023/2024EducationFinance & Public ServiceParliament

Education Gets 22 Per Cent of Recurrent Budget

Education received the largest share of the 2023/24 Budget for recurrent programmes outside of debt payments and compensation of employees. A sum of $142.9 billion is earmarked for the sector in the upcoming fiscal year, representing approximately 22 per cent of the $657.2 billion for non-debt recurrent expenditure. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke,...
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Official Logo for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
Industry

Industry Ministry Hosts Trade Forum March 15

Industry leaders, international experts, traders and exporters will join the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) and border regulatory agencies (BRAs) for a trade forum, on Wednesday, March 15. The topic to be discussed is ‘Facilitating Competitive, Safe and Secure Cross-border Trade: What will it take?’. The forum will be held at the University of the West Indies Regional...
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Certificates of Accreditation and Re-Accreditation were presented to the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Certification Division and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Implementation Division, respectively, by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), during a Trinidad & Tobago Trade Mission breakfast meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, on March 9. Participating (from left) are Manager, Implementation Division, Gerard Maxwell; Chief Executive Officer at JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chairman of the TTBS, Lawford Dupres; Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad & Tobago, Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon; TTBS Executive Director, José Trejo and Manager, TTBS Certification Division, Rodney Ramnath.
Industry

Industry Minister Heads Trade Mission in Trinidad and Tobago

The two-day trade mission to Trinidad and Tobago, led by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is currently under way. The mission, which will take place from March 9 to 10, will seek to expand co-operation in trade affairs between the two countries, with great focus being placed on creating and strengthening partnerships in the...
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Principal of Salt Marsh Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, Mervyn Sinclair, is schooled in the latest dance moves by student, Omani Cunningham, during a dance session, which was part of their Jamaica Day festivities held Friday, March 3.
CultureEducation

Principal Says Children Should Learn More About Jamaican Culture

Children need to learn more about their Jamaican culture, says Principal of Salt Marsh Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, Mervyn Sinclair. Speaking to JIS News following a Jamaica Day celebration at the school, on Friday, March 3, Mr. Sinclair said that not many children appreciate the importance of the Jamaican brand and the popularity of their culture beyond the...
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Students from the Gregory Park Primary School raise their voices against crime and violence in the community, during a Peace Day march on Tuesday (March 7) under the theme ‘Mek Wi Grow in Peace.’
Community

Students March for Peace in Gregory Park

Hundreds of placard-bearing students from Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine marched in the community on Tuesday (March 7), calling for an end to crime and violence. The Peace Day event, under the theme ‘Mek Wi Grow In Peace’, was organised by the school and included residents from the area. It was supported by Member of Parliament for St....
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 7.
Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Gov’t Provides Incentives to Boost JAM-DEX Use

In the upcoming fiscal year, the Government will introduce two new incentive programmes to encourage greater take-up of the Central Bank Digital Currency, JAM-DEX. They are the Small/Micro Merchant Incentive Programme and the Wallet-holder Individual Loyalty Programme. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, provided details while opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House...
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