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Police personnel out in their numbers along Hope Road in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew.
Police personnel out in their numbers along Hope Road in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew.

More Police Officers in Town Centres

To ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has increased its presence in several town centres across the island. Head of the JCF’s Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)...
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September 15, 3rd Quarter Tax Payments Due
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), observes as Forestry Department Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (right), presents a plant to Director of the Jamaica Public Service Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (second left). Occasion was the recent launch of the Forestry Department’s School Tree Planting Competition, at the agency’s offices in Constant Spring, St. Andrew. Looking on is President, Fraser, Fontaine and Kong Limited, Gerrard Fontaine.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), observes as Forestry Department Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (right), presents a plant to Director of the Jamaica Public Service Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (second left). Occasion was the recent launch of the Forestry Department’s School Tree Planting Competition, at the agency’s offices in Constant Spring, St. Andrew. Looking on is President, Fraser, Fontaine and Kong Limited, Gerrard Fontaine.

Preservation of Trees Critical to Sustaining Jamaica’s Development – Minister Samuda
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), shakes hands with Vice President, Hydrogene de France (HDF) Caribbean, Thibault Menage, following a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on September 8. Others (from left) are Business Developer, HDF Caribbean, Dwight DaCosta, Managing Director, RUBIS Energy Jamaica, Michel Malatino, and officers at the Ministry’s Brian Richardson and Olive Cross.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), shakes hands with Vice President, Hydrogene de France (HDF) Caribbean, Thibault Menage, following a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on September 8. Others (from left) are Business Developer, HDF Caribbean, Dwight DaCosta, Managing Director, RUBIS Energy Jamaica, Michel Malatino, and officers at the Ministry’s Brian Richardson and Olive Cross.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Gets Courtesy Call from Hydrogene de France (HDF) Caribbean Executives
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left, seated), listen as Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, answers questions during the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-to-Face Town Hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, on Friday (September 9).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left, seated), listen as Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, answers questions during the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-to-Face Town Hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, on Friday (September 9).

Education Ministry to Provide Support for Students with Special Needs This Year

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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy.
Finance & Public Service

Monday September 12 is Census Day

Monday, September 12 is Census Day, and it will serve as the reference point for the data being collected during Jamaica’s 15th Population and Housing Census over the ensuing three months. The census is a count of the country’s population and provides social and demographic data, details of the housing stock, information at the community level, and on hard-to-count individuals...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the welcome ceremony for the 18th annual USA Travel Advisor Golf Tournament at Sandals Ochi Rios Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Saturday (September 10).
Tourism

Jamaica Records Best Summer Tourism Outturns Ever This Year

Jamaica has, this year, recorded the best stopover visitor arrivals figure and foreign exchange earnings for any summer period in the country’s history. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, indicated that “we have 5,000 more visitors than in [the summer of] 2019, which was a record year; [and] the better news is that our earnings in the summer [of 2022 are]...
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