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General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron, is urging coconut farmers to reach out to the Advisory Officers in their region with information regarding damage to their farms.
General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron, is urging coconut farmers to reach out to the Advisory Officers in their region with information regarding damage to their farms.

Coconut Growers Urged to Register with CIB Before March 1

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is encouraging coconut growers to register with the entity before March 1. Registration is free and enables growers to access benefits such as free seedlings, fertiliser, weed control grant, automatic insurance for trees against windstorm...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), and Tanisha Gaynor, a beneficiary of the Strategic Engagement of Rural Woman with Disabilities in Sustainable Farming Techniques Project, about the hydroponics growing system during the programme’s closing-out ceremony at the Abilities Foundation in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 27).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), and Tanisha Gaynor, a beneficiary of the Strategic Engagement of Rural Woman with Disabilities in Sustainable Farming Techniques Project, about the hydroponics growing system during the programme’s closing-out ceremony at the Abilities Foundation in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 27).

Discussions Ongoing to Provide Overseas Employment Opportunities for More Persons with Disabilities
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).

YIIC Application Deadline Extended
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

151 Positions to Be Added to JFB
Director of the Child Diversion Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke.
Director of the Child Diversion Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke.

Trace Study to Evaluate Impact of Child Diversion Programme

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.
Budget 2024/2025CommerceDevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentParliament

Improved Access to Microfinance by MSMEs

A project to support the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) has been given a budgetary allocation of $822 million to continue in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Development...
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Internal Medicine Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. David McGowan, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on February 27.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use

Data gathered from a recent cross-sectional survey on antibiotic use among in-patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) are being used to develop and roll out stewardship programmes at the institutions. Internal Medicine Physician at the UHWI and the CRH, Dr. David McGowan, who led the study, recently copped the award...
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Clinical Coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Delroy Fray, addresses a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in Rose Hall, St. James, on February 22.
Health & Wellness

650 Beds Available Once CRH and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are Completed

There will be 650 beds available to patients in St. James and the wider Western Jamaica once the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are completed. Clinical Coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, told a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in Rose Hall, St. James,...
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The May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) which was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (September 14, 2023).
Office of the Prime MinisterPress ReleasePrime MinisterTransport

Prime Minister Holness Announces Extension of Toll-Free Period for May Pen to Williamsfield Highway

“This extension grants the public an additional three months of toll-free travel on this new segment of the highway.” -Prime Minister Holness. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an extension of the toll-free period for the May Pen to Williamsfield leg (Phase 1C) of the East-West Highway, now through March 31, 2024. This extension grants the public an additional three...
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Government officials and stakeholders tour sections of the East Rural St. Andrew constituency on Saturday (Nov. 18), to assess damage due to recent heavy rains. Over 30 landslides were reported in the constituency.
Works / Construction

NWA Clearing Blocked Roads

The National Works Agency (NWA) has mobilised work teams to clear roads that have been blocked due to fallen rocks and landslides from the recent heavy rains. Manager, Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw, said the agency is mindful of the challenges that persons are experiencing at this time and will be working to bring normalcy to the areas as...
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Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), makes a point to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), during a tour of the constituency on Saturday (Nov. 18), to assess the impact of the recent heavy rains. Listening are Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson (right); and Councillor for the Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels.
LabourSocial Security

Gov’t Providing Relief Assistance

The Government is providing relief assistance, as assessments continue to determine the full impact of the severe weather system, which affected the island on November 16 and 17. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, who was speaking during a tour of communities in East Rural St. Andrew on Saturday (Nov.18), said that supplies have been delivered...
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