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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

Twenty-five trailblazers will be awarded with the Generation Equality Awards, to be announced by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Principal Director, Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-ann Archibald, made...

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.

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'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

Client Services Representative with the HEART/NSTA Trust, Stephanie Cobrey (right), engages trainee soldiers at the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Career Fair, held today (March 9) at Up Park Camp in St. Andrew. The JNSC serves as an alternative in the selection process for future soldiers as well as a channel for the infusion of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) core values.

PHOTOS: Jamaica National Service Corps Career Fair

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.

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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...

Jasmine Deen, University of the West Indies (UWI) student, who is visually impaired was last seen on Thursday, February 27

6 years ago 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,...

(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, on March 3. He will open the 2020/2021 Budget Debate on March 10.

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Finance Minister Opens Budget Debate Today

The 2020/21 Budget Debate gets under way in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 10, with the opening presentation by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He is slated to outline how the Government’s proposed $853.5-billion expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year will be funded. The sum, which was initially $852.7 billion, has...

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.

6 years ago National Security and PeaceTechnology

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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre, seated); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (third left), and other Senior Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with a batch of new Constables at a passing out parade and awards ceremony, held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 5). A total of 332 new constables graduated from the NPCJ.

6 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

332 New Constables To Be Deployed

A total of 332 new constables who graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Thursday (March 5), will be deployed shortly to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Addressing the graduates at the passing out parade and awards ceremony, National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Government is investing...