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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) is conferred with The Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia, by His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, on March 4, at a special ceremony in Washington DC.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) is conferred with The Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia, by His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, on March 4, at a special ceremony in Washington DC.

Minister Grange Honoured by Ethiopia

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has been invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia. The investiture was made by the Crown Council of Ethiopia at...
Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts (second left), listens as Administrative/Procurement Coordinator at JamVac, Nadia White (left), discusses tourism careers with students from the Portmore Community College, at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) inaugural Career Expo, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Friday (March 3).
Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts (second left), listens as Administrative/Procurement Coordinator at JamVac, Nadia White (left), discusses tourism careers with students from the Portmore Community College, at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) inaugural Career Expo, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Friday (March 3).

Hundreds of Students Take Part in JCTI Career Expo
Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left), presents a laptop to winner of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) logo competition for its new information system – IrieFINS – Danielle Barnes, of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (right). With them is the NFA’s Principal Director of Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics, Dr. Zhara Oliphant.
Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters (left), presents a laptop to winner of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) logo competition for its new information system – IrieFINS – Danielle Barnes, of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (right). With them is the NFA’s Principal Director of Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics, Dr. Zhara Oliphant.

Fish Farmers Encouraged to Register with NFA
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

$159 Million Allocated for Education Transformation Programme Phase II
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses more than 50 resident and non-resident Heads of Mission during a Diplomatic Week event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Tuesday (February 28). The observance will run until Friday, March 3.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses more than 50 resident and non-resident Heads of Mission during a Diplomatic Week event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Tuesday (February 28). The observance will run until Friday, March 3.

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on February 28.
Finance & Public ServiceParliament

House Approves Fourth Supplementary Estimates

The Fourth Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23 were approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 28), pushing budgeted expenditure to approximately $1.002 trillion. Included are net incremental adjustments to the Central Government Budget of $4.3 billion, reflecting a net increase of $10.1 billion in recurrent expenditure and a net reduction of $5.8 billion in capital spending. Minister...
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Budget 2023/2024EducationFinance & Public Service

$305 Million Budgeted for Education Transformation Programme

A sum of $305 million has been allocated for the implementation of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education Transformation Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project’s main objective is to provide additional classrooms to alleviate the shift system and overcrowding in secondary...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
EducationFinance & Public Service

$1.05 Billion Earmarked for Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme

Approximately $1.05 billion has been earmarked for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The main objectives of the project include the construction of classrooms and other amenities for the elimination of the shift system and overcrowding at 17 high...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), presents the trophy for Highest Mark Obtained from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Batches 143 and 144 to Woman Constable Racquel Russell. Looking on is Woman Constable Shevel Lee, who was also awarded in the same category. The presentation was made during Tuesday’s (February 28) Passing Out Parade Ceremony for 282 trainee constables at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine.
Technology

Cutting-Edge Technology Reshaping the Jamaica Constabulary Force

The utilisation of cutting-edge technology continues to shape the reality of policing with improved efficiency in Jamaica, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said. “The expansion and modernisation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been critical to developing a powerful, digital-minded police force at this time in our nation’s history,” he noted,...
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Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Foundation, Samantha Charles.
Housing

Financial Support Available for Prospective Land Title Applicants in Several Parishes

The National Land Agency (NLA) has partnered with the Victoria Mutual Foundation to alleviate financial challenges being experienced by persons looking to secure registered certificates of title for their land. Both entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on February 24 to assist more than 400 eligible landowners in surveying their properties...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), accepts a gift from Vice Minister of Natural Resources (Administrator of Oceanic Administration) of China, Wang Hong (second right), during a courtesy call on February 28 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell and Ambassador of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang.
Courtesy CallEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Receives Courtesy Call from China’s Natural Resources Vice Minister

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), accepts a gift from Vice Minister of Natural Resources (Administrator of Oceanic Administration) of China, Wang Hong (second right), during a courtesy call on February 28 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses more than 50 resident and non-resident Heads of Mission during a Diplomatic Week event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Tuesday (February 28). The observance will run until Friday, March 3.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Thanks Diplomatic Corps for Support and Commitment to Jamaica

The more than 50 resident and non-resident Heads of Mission, who are currently participating in Diplomatic Week 2023, have been commended by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, for their support and commitment to Jamaica. Mr. Holness addressed the large group today (February 28) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade headquarters in downtown Kingston. “Many of...
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