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Events Coordinator for National Religious Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrea McCurdy.
Events Coordinator for National Religious Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrea McCurdy.

Workers’ Week And Labour Day Thanksgiving Service On Sunday

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday (May 22) at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, 12A Slipe Road, Kingston, starting at 10:00 a.m. Pastor of the First Missionary Church representing the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance,...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith places flowers on the grave of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. Occasion was a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park on May 18, to mark the 99th anniversary of his birth.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith places flowers on the grave of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. Occasion was a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park on May 18, to mark the 99th anniversary of his birth.

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute For Hugh Shearer
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the 10th Annual General Meeting for the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA), at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on May 11.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the 10th Annual General Meeting for the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA), at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on May 11.

No Plans To Merge JCF And JDF – Minister Chang
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) National Exporters’ Month Breakfast Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 19). The event was held under the theme ‘Building Back Stronger Through Exports’.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) National Exporters’ Month Breakfast Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 19). The event was held under the theme ‘Building Back Stronger Through Exports’.

Legislation To Facilitate Manufacturing And Export Up For Review
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Jamaica In Dialogue To Procure COVID-19 Vaccines For Children

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Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapt attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his office at the Rayburn House building on Capitol Hill. They discussed a wide range of topics, including increased investment between Jamaica and the State of Tennessee and Jamaica’s support for his “Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act” which seeks to shift manufacturing from China to Latin America and the Caribbean. The Act seeks to incentivise producers to relocate to Latin America and the Caribbean and is designed to contain China
Courtesy CallForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Jamaica’s Ambassador To The US Pays Courtesy Call On Tennessee Congressman

Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapt attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his office at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), admires the work done under the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project during a tour of the corridor following a ceremony to officially hand over the project to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Wednesday (May 18). The project comprises the installation of a one-kilometre composite seawall and armour stone revetment structure, upgrading of drainage features, rehabilitation and raising of the existing roadway along the corridor, installation of a boardwalk , and the creation of a fishing beach. Also pictured (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. The handover ceremony was held at the Breezy Castle Sports Centre in downtown Kingston.
Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Hands Over $1.3-Billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project to KSAMC

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) now has responsibility for the sustainability of the $1.3-billion Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, which is designed to safeguard the corridor from continued erosion and the effects of storm surges. The project, which was implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and completed in March 2022, was officially handed over...
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National Security

FLA To Focus On Early-Childhood Institutions Labour Day

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) will be focusing on early-childhood institutions for their 2022 Labour Day project. Labour Day, to be celebrated on May 23, will be held under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect Our Heritage and Environment’. Director of Corporate Planning and Client Relations at the FLA, Beverley Robinson, told JIS News that the FLA...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Education Ministry Mandates Masks For Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth has mandated the wearing of masks in schools effective immediately and until further advised. In a bulletin on Thursday (May 19), the Ministry said that the mask mandate is in response to the rise in the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rate. School administrators have been reporting an increase in suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases among...
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Manager, Andrine Davidson (right), presents JIS publications to Community Health Aide (CHA) Sasha Stewart (second left), at the Comprehensive Health Centre on Slipe Pen Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (May 18). Also sharing in the handover are Nurse Andrea Neil-Walker (left) and CHA,Yonique Malcolm. The publications will support a treat to be hosted by the clinic for up to 300 children from the surrounding communities as part of activities for Child Month under the theme ‘Listen Up! Our Children’s Voices Matter’.
Health & Wellness

PHOTO: JIS Makes Donation To Comprehensive Health Centre

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Manager, Andrine Davidson (right), presents JIS publications to Community Health Aide (CHA) Sasha Stewart (second left), at the Comprehensive Health Centre on Slipe Pen Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (May 18). Also sharing in the handover are Nurse Andrea Neil-Walker (left) and CHA,Yonique Malcolm. The publications will support a treat to be hosted by the...
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Parents participate in a parenting seminar held recently at the Cambridge United Church in Brompton, St. Elizabeth.
Community

St. Bess Parents Benefit From Seminar

Parents in St. Elizabeth were recently exposed to information and strategies to better guide their children’s development at a seminar held at the Cambridge United Church in Brompton in the parish. The mothers and fathers in attendance were provided with useful skills and resources to improve their parenting and instil positive values and attitudes within their children from an early age. The...
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