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Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2019/20 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 7.

Senator Proposes Commission To Look At The Funding Of Tertiary Education

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, has called for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission to look into the funding of tertiary education. Making his contribution to the 2019/20 State of the Nation Debate,...

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point in the Senate on Thursday (February 6), while piloting the Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2020 for the extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Eastern Kingston Police Division.

Normalcy Has Returned To Eastern Kingston Communities Under SOE

Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon.

February 9 To 15 Is Foster Care Week

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), has the full attention of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Dr. Carey Wallace, while on a tour of the artisan village construction site at the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 5.

Permanent Secretary Says Falmouth Set To Become Major Resort Town

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 5, where he provided an update on Jamaica’s national emergency response and preparedness for the novel coronavirus. With the Minister (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Persons Encouraged To Get Vaccinated Against Flu

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan (at podium), addresses a meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (February 5).

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More Jamaicans Encouraged To Support The National Tree-Planting Initiative

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, is encouraging more Jamaicans to support the National Tree-planting Programme, aimed at safeguarding the environment and strengthening climate change resilience. Launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in October 2019, the initiative is part of the Government’s strategic response to climate change targeting the planting of...

Chief for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar (left), navigates the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction website while External Relations Officer for the UNDRR Regional Office, Saskia Carusi, looks on.

6 years ago Local Government

Registration Under Way For Seventh Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Platform

Registration has commenced for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean. The event is slated for July 7 to 10 in Montego Bay, St. James, under the theme ‘Building Resilient Economies in the Americas and the Caribbean’. Registration is scheduled to close a month ahead of the meeting, and interested parties are encouraged...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), is presented with a copy of the Judiciary’s Strategic Business Plan, titled ‘Benchmarking the Future: Courting Success’, by Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, during the document’s recent launch, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Mr. Chuck represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Justice Minister Calls For Support Of Judicial Strategic Business Plan

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging wide-ranging stakeholder support for the first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government. He has also pledged the Administration’s support through the provision of the requisite resources to ensure the achievement of the stipulated goals and targets. The Minister was speaking at the Plan’s recent launch, held at the Terra...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4).

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ZOSOs Extended In Denham Town And Mount Salem

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Denham Town, Kingston; and Mount Salem, St. James, will be extended by a further 60 days to April 20, 2020 and May 9, 2020, respectively. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4) approved two Resolutions for the extensions, which were moved by National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. A Zone of...

President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson.

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Senate President Highlights Friendship Between Jamaica And Cuba

Jamaica and the Republic of Cuba have enjoyed “special bonds of friendship,” since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1972, says President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson. Speaking at a reception on Friday (January 31), at the residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, in Kingston, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Cuba’s National Day, Senator...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, places flowers at the grave of noted Reggae singer, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of his birth, at National Heroes Park, on February 1.

6 years ago Entertainment

PHOTOS: Dennis Brown’s 63rd Birthday

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, places flowers at the grave of noted Reggae singer, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of his birth, at National Heroes Park, on February 1.

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), peruses a copy of the first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government, during the document

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Judicial Strategic Business Plan Launched

The first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government, was officially unveiled during a ceremony at the Terra Nova Hotel, in Kingston, on Friday (January 31). The plan, titled: 'Benchmarking the Future: Courting Success', covers the period 2019-2023, and will be formally implemented in the court system on Monday, February 3. Deputy Governor-General and Custos for Kingston,...