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Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, delivers remarks at the panel discussion hosted by the Latin American Center, Atlantic Council on the Contribution of Jamaican/Caribbean Diaspora to US-Caribbean ties on Wednesday (June 29).

Urges Eligible Jamaicans To Become Citizens Of The US

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has called on eligible members of the Jamaican diaspora to become citizens of the United States. This in order to fully participate in the democratic process of their adopted home....
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, June 30, 2022
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, June 29, 2022
(FILE) National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. André Hill.
(FILE) National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. André Hill.

National Summer School Starts July 4
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes ‘Aggie’ Bernard Monument in downtown Kingston, recently. He is joined by Director for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Dennis Zulu (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes ‘Aggie’ Bernard Monument in downtown Kingston, recently. He is joined by Director for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Dennis Zulu (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call from ILO Official, Lays Wreath At Aggie Bernard Monument

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the House of Representatives’ sitting on June 28.
Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Jamaicans Take Up $2,500 Incentive To Sign Up For JAM-DEX

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government has reached the threshold of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets (accounts) that are eligible for the $2,500 incentive. In March, the Minister announced that the first 100,000 Jamaicans establishing wallets after April 1, would receive the digital deposit from the Government. The incentive was to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), accepts a copy of the National Education Sector Plan from Council Member, National Council on Education (NCE), Professor Disraeli Hutton. Occasion was the final sitting of the current NCE, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 29).
Education

School Board Platform Launched

The governance of public educational institutions is expected to be vastly improved with the launch of the online School Board Platform. The portal, which can be found on the National Council on Education’s (NCE) website at https://www.nce.org.jm/, was officially launched by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the final sitting of the current NCE, at the Jamaica...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), peruses a magazine during a tour of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew, on June 28. Looking on (from left) are Dean of the School of Visual Arts, Miriam Hinds Smith; student, Tiffany McFarlane; and Chairman (Acting) of the institution, Donahue Martin Jr.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Tours School of Visual Arts Exhibition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), peruses a magazine during a tour of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew, on June 28. Looking on (from left) are Dean of the School of Visual Arts, Miriam Hinds Smith; student, Tiffany McFarlane; and Chairman (Acting) of the institution, Donahue...
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Poison Information Coordinator, Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Jamaica’s adoption of the International Standard for Lead Limit in Paint, on June 29.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

CARPIN Welcomes Jamaica’s Adoption Of Global Standard For Lead Limit In Paint

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) has welcomed Jamaica’s adoption of the International Standard for Lead Limit in Paint and other Surface Coatings. The enforcement of the JS 358:2022 Standard, which was adopted in June 2022, becomes effective on January 1, 2023. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 29, Poison Information Coordinator at CARPIN, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, said Jamaica...
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