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One Patient Now In Isolation

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently monitoring a patient in isolation. The person of interest presented at hospital on Monday, March 9, with some respiratory symptoms and checks revealed that the patient’s travel history included travel to a...
Chairman of the Mary Seacole Trust (MST) – United Kingdom (UK), Trevor Sterling (sixth right), with students of St. Jude’s Primary and St. George’s Girls Primary Schools, after presenting them with Mary Seacole buttons at a special event dubbed, ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, on International Women’s Day (March 8), at the Lecture Hall of the Institute of Jamaica, Kingston. Also with the students are Vice Chairman of the MST – UK, Lisa Rodrigues (left), and Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right).
Chairman of the Mary Seacole Trust (MST) – United Kingdom (UK), Trevor Sterling (sixth right), with students of St. Jude’s Primary and St. George’s Girls Primary Schools, after presenting them with Mary Seacole buttons at a special event dubbed, ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, on International Women’s Day (March 8), at the Lecture Hall of the Institute of Jamaica, Kingston. Also with the students are Vice Chairman of the MST – UK, Lisa Rodrigues (left), and Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right).

Trailblazers To Receive Generation Equality Awards
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), demonstrates the gender equality symbol during the official launch and ceremonial signing for the Spotlight Initiative, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), in St. Andrew, on March 9. He is joined by (from left): Women’s advocate and former President of Women’s Inc,, Joyce Hewett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Director, Sustainable Development Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General at the United Nations, New York, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Director for Latin America and Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Jolita Butkevicience; and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), demonstrates the gender equality symbol during the official launch and ceremonial signing for the Spotlight Initiative, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), in St. Andrew, on March 9. He is joined by (from left): Women’s advocate and former President of Women’s Inc,, Joyce Hewett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Director, Sustainable Development Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General at the United Nations, New York, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Director for Latin America and Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Jolita Butkevicience; and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

PM Launches Spotlight Initiative To Empower Women And Girls
Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses a Business Continuity Seminar on Disaster Management, hosted by the Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 6.
Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses a Business Continuity Seminar on Disaster Management, hosted by the Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 6.

Businesses In St. James To Submit Continuity Plan.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles (third left), speaks with winners of the Commonwealth Day Debate – Chanice Henry (second left), Paris Rogers (third right) and Kiara Weston (second right) of Kingston High School. The competition, organised by the Houses of Parliament, was held on Monday (March 9) at the institution located at King
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles (third left), speaks with winners of the Commonwealth Day Debate – Chanice Henry (second left), Paris Rogers (third right) and Kiara Weston (second right) of Kingston High School. The competition, organised by the Houses of Parliament, was held on Monday (March 9) at the institution located at King's Street, downtown Kingston. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Clerk of the Houses, Heather Cooke (left); Deputy Clerk of the Houses, Valrie Curtis (background second right) and Principal, Kingston High, Andrea Gray Dwyer.

House Speaker Commends CPA For Promoting Equality

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, checks his smartphone, during his address at the recent National Conference on Technology in the Justice Sector, held at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
Justice

Gov’t Strengthening E-Justice Infrastructure

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is committed to strengthening the e-justice infrastructure in order to deliver a system that serves the needs of Jamaicans and supports the country’s development goals. “We are committed to delivering to Jamaicans and other persons such as investors in this country a first-class justice system and one that gives timely results...
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Jasmine Deen, University of the West Indies (UWI) student, who is visually impaired was last seen on Thursday, February 27
EducationGender AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Calls On Jamaicans To Join The Search For Missing University Student

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness is encouraging Jamaicans to join in efforts to locate missing university student, Jasmine Dean. Ms. Dean, who is a 22-year-old University of the West Indies (UWI) student, is visually impaired and was last seen on Thursday, February 27. Making the public appeal at the official launch and ceremonial signing for the Spotlight Initiative,...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), shakes hands with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left) following his address to the diplomatic community at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently. Sharing in the moment is Head of delegation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
National SecurityTechnology

Traffic Police To Be Equipped With Phablets

Beginning this month, 100 phablets will be provided to the traffic police as part of a pilot project aimed at improving the efficiency of the island’s ticket management system. A phablet is a small pocket-sized mobile device that is a bit larger than the size of an average smartphone. They will allow for electronic recording of tickets, eliminating the need...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHealth & WellnessLocal GovernmentParliament

Twenty New Garbage Trucks To Arrive May

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to receive 20 new garbage trucks in May, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The trucks are the first of 120 additional units being procured by the Government to significantly boost the NSWMA fleet in order to improve garbage collection across the island. Minister McKenzie, who was...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), fields questions from media personnel during a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). At second right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and at left is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The meeting was convened by the Prime Minister to discuss the COVID-19 threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness.
CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Government Continues To Closely Monitor Countries To Prevent COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is continuing to closely monitor countries in order to thwart a local outbreak as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread worldwide. Jamaica has travel restrictions in place for five countries – Iran, Singapore, South Korea, Italy and China. “We are observing other countries and we coordinate with...
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