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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) joins the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, as they pause for the lenses during a recent courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They engaged in an extensive discussion about changes in the travel industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ways in which Jamaica and Canada can continue to cooperate in areas such as tourism.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) joins the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, as they pause for the lenses during a recent courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They engaged in an extensive discussion about changes in the travel industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ways in which Jamaica and Canada can continue to cooperate in areas such as tourism.

PHOTO: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on Friday (October 8).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on Friday (October 8).

Tourism Minister Calls on Front-Line Staff to Support Vaccination Programme
State Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, converses with Minister of State for Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, during a tour of the Lawrence Tavern Division, recently. Lawrence Tavern is one of five communities selected for upgrading under the $650-Million Rural Development Programme.
State Minister, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, converses with Minister of State for Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, during a tour of the Lawrence Tavern Division, recently. Lawrence Tavern is one of five communities selected for upgrading under the $650-Million Rural Development Programme.

PHOTOS: Homer Davis Tours Lawrence Tavern Division
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

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High Number of Vaccinated Necessary for Normality

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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
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Innovations In Agriculture Promise New Careers

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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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Regional Governments Urged to Heighten Health Investments

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