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Participants of the 2022 virtual staging of Exercise SYNERGY discussed the scenario of responding to a Category 5 Hurricane impacting several Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Participating States concurrently. The event was held virtually on May 22. Exercise SYNERGY aims to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region and test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism.
Participants of the 2022 virtual staging of Exercise SYNERGY discussed the scenario of responding to a Category 5 Hurricane impacting several Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Participating States concurrently. The event was held virtually on May 22. Exercise SYNERGY aims to build preparedness for the potential multi-island, multi-hazard impact threat to the region and test the coordination within the Regional Response Mechanism.

CDEMA Hosts Exercise Synergy 2022

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit (CU) successfully hosted the fourth annual Exercise SYNERGY on May 22, 2022. The flagship regional exercise was held virtually with participation from more than 50 regional and international stakeholders. Exercise SYNERGY...
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

700 Visitors For World Free Zones Conference And Exhibition
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Physical Inspection Of Commodities At Borders To Be Improved
Coordinator for the Men Setting Standards Initiative (MSSI) at Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) in Hanover, Clavia McFarlane (right), engages with students at the college (from second left) Courtney Simons, Damion Clarke and KPC Student Council President, Kevon Foster. Looking on at left is MSSI Coordinator, Denver Green.
Coordinator for the Men Setting Standards Initiative (MSSI) at Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) in Hanover, Clavia McFarlane (right), engages with students at the college (from second left) Courtney Simons, Damion Clarke and KPC Student Council President, Kevon Foster. Looking on at left is MSSI Coordinator, Denver Green.

Knockalva Polytechnic Expands Initiative To Help Men Set Standards
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green unveil the design on the front of the country’s first National Identification (ID) card. The card, which is to be provided free of cost to citizens under the soon to be rolled out National Identification System (NIDS) was revealed during Minister Green’s contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green unveil the design on the front of the country’s first National Identification (ID) card. The card, which is to be provided free of cost to citizens under the soon to be rolled out National Identification System (NIDS) was revealed during Minister Green’s contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

National ID Card Unveiled

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Office of the Prime Minister

RGD Adds More Services To Its Online Platform

Customers of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will now be able to access additional services online as the entity continues its digitisation process. Persons can now obtain an electronic burial order, apply for adoption certificates, and book their wedding at the RGD online. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green,...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent post-Sectoral Debate press briefing at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.
AgricultureFinance & Public Service

$1.07 Billion Reserved For Production Incentive Programme

A sum of $1.07 billion is to be funneled into the Production Incentive Programme this year as the Government continues to drive agricultural output. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a recent post-Sectoral debate press briefing at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston. The allocation for this year includes $258 million for...
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Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee and veteran journalist, Garfield Angus, paints a section of wall at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine. The Labour Day (May 23) project was organised by the committee through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams valued at some $90,000.
EducationLabour Day 2022

Kitson Town Basic School Gets Fresh Coat Of Paint

The Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine now has a fresh new look, thanks to the efforts of community volunteers on Labour Day, Monday, May 23. Through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams Jamaica, valued at some $90,000, the building of the early-childhood institution was transformed from a pale and ageing blue to an energising bright yellow....
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

Foreign Exchange Market Remains Relatively Stable – BOJ

Jamaica’s foreign exchange market has remained relatively stable since the start of the year. Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says this partly reflects actions taken by the BOJ, through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in response to the higher than targeted inflation out-turn. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) reports that inflation for the 12-month period, ending April...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

Economy Doing Well – BOJ Governor

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the economy has been “doing well”, largely based on the latest growth and employment out-turns. Speaking during the BOJ’s digital quarterly media briefing on Tuesday (May 24), Mr. Byles referenced data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), showing that the economy grew by 6.7 per cent during the October to December...
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