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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Government Targets Support for Children in Early Childhood Sector

An assessment of all four-year-old children within the Early Childhood sector has been completed, as the Government targets students who may have early reading, numeracy or behavioural challenges. “We do not yet have the results. But from pilot studies, we...
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session.

Onion Production Satisfies 40 Per Cent of National Demand
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets grade five student at New Life Preparatory, Cataleya Elliott, during a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets grade five student at New Life Preparatory, Cataleya Elliott, during a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Students Must Not be Denied Access to School Due to Unpaid Fees – PM
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Howard Shearer, son of late Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 12.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Howard Shearer, son of late Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 12.

PHOTOS: PM Receives Courtesy Call from Howard Shearer
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.

Wear Blue on Sept. 23 to Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer

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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Samuda to represent Jamaica at the GCF Meeting in Korea

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, will represent Jamaica at the second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Programming Conference 2022 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. He will pursue funding for national climate change programmes which are at various stages from planning to execution. The GCF Conference is expected...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, outlines a slate of activities for Tourism Awareness Week during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on Monday (September 12).
JIS Think TankTourism

September 25 – October 1 is Tourism Awareness Week

‘Rethinking Tourism’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 25 to October 1. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Monday (September 12), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said several activities will be held to mark this year’s commemoration, which will incorporate...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left), leads the applause at the unveiling of the new welcome sign for the resort town of Negril on September 9. Others sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Secretary Manager, Negril/Green Island Area Land Authority, Althea McKenzie-Stewart; Hanover Western Member of Parliament, Tamika Davis; Lucea Mayor, Councillor Sheridan Samuels; Lucea Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney Grant; Savanna-la-Mar Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danree Delany; and Negril Chamber of Commerce President, Richard Wallace.
Tourism

Negril A Major Tourism Earner

Negril remains a major source of tourism revenue, raking in close to US$1 billion in earnings last year. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure as he addressed the unveiling of the Negril welcome sign, close to the border of Hanover and Westmoreland, on September 9. He said the resort town’s contribution to the tourism recovery programme and the...
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Music Development Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Avory Crooks-Campbell
CultureYouth

Young People Encouraged to Enter JACSA Song Competition

Young persons in schools, community clubs and church groups are being encouraged to enter the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. The annual competition is open to groups of three to five persons, aged 13 to 17, who are enrolled in school or are members of a church or community group. It is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), signs the Condolence Book opened at King’s House for Great Britain’s late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen. Observing is wife of the Prime Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Both officials signed the Book on Monday (September 12).
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PHOTOS: Condolence Book Signing at King’s House

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), signs the Condolence Book opened at King’s House for Great Britain’s late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen. Observing is wife of the Prime Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Both officials signed the Book on Monday (September 12).
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question during a recent townhall meeting on education, which was held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
EducationWorks / Construction

Repairs Completed on 29 Priority Schools

Repairs have been completed on 29 of the 39 schools that were prioritised for attention during the 2022/23 fiscal year, says Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The Minister, who was addressing the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-To-Face Townhall Meeting on Education at Jamaica College in St. Andrew recently, said works on the remaining institutions are either 90...
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