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Vice President of Investment and Performance Monitoring at the National Water Commission (NWC), Vernon Barrett, addressing residents of Ramble in Hanover at the fourth in a series of consultations on the company’s application for a tariff increase, held at the Knockalva Technical High School on Tuesday (November 13). The consultation was hosted by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).
Vice President of Investment and Performance Monitoring at the National Water Commission (NWC), Vernon Barrett, addressing residents of Ramble in Hanover at the fourth in a series of consultations on the company’s application for a tariff increase, held at the Knockalva Technical High School on Tuesday (November 13). The consultation was hosted by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).

NWC Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Vice President, Investments and Performance Monitoring at the National Water Commission (NWC), Vernon Barrett, says the agency intends to expand and improve service delivery to customers. It is for this reason, he said, that a tariff increase is being sought...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), engages with Director of Tourism, Donovan White, at the launch of the visitjamaica.com website at the ATL Audi Showroom in St. Andrew on November 14.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), engages with Director of Tourism, Donovan White, at the launch of the visitjamaica.com website at the ATL Audi Showroom in St. Andrew on November 14.

New JTB Website A Game-Changer – Minister Bartlett
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages with Annette Salmon of 20/Twenty Strategies Consulting; and founder and CEO, Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams, at the
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages with Annette Salmon of 20/Twenty Strategies Consulting; and founder and CEO, Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams, at the 'Elevate your Business with the Power of Technology' conference, held at Mandeville Hotel in Manchester on November 14.

MSME Sector an Important Driver of Growth – Minister Shaw
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens to a point from United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Sergio de la Pena (second right), following Wednesday’s (November 14) commissioning of the Jamaica Defence Force
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens to a point from United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Sergio de la Pena (second right), following Wednesday’s (November 14) commissioning of the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) new aircraft and hanger, at the Air Wing Manley Base, Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston. Others sharing in the conversation are Chief of Defence Staff, JDF, Major General Rocky Meade (second left); and Chief Executive Officer of American firm, Sierra Nevada Corporation, which was instrumental in the aircrafts’ acquisition, Fatih Ozmen.

JDF Acquires New Surveillance Aircraft
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon Ruel Reid, offers words of comfort to students of the John Rollins Success Primary in St. James during a visit to the school on Thursday (November 15) to offer support to the students and staff following the tragic loss of three students of the institution in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday (November 13).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon Ruel Reid, offers words of comfort to students of the John Rollins Success Primary in St. James during a visit to the school on Thursday (November 15) to offer support to the students and staff following the tragic loss of three students of the institution in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday (November 13).

Gov’t to Assist with Funeral Expenses of John Rollins Success Primary Students

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the National Competitiveness Council meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 15, where he addressed public-sector partners on the 2019 Doing Business Report (DBR).
Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Calls on Public-Sector Leaders to Embrace Amanda System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has called on leaders in the public sector to embrace the Applications Management and Data Automation (AMANDA) System as the country works to create an environment that is more conducive to local and international investments. The web-based application is aimed at improving ease of doing business with municipal corporations and key government agencies,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), plays ludo with a Hanover Infirmary resident (foreground); Social Development Commission (SDC) Facilitator for Hanover , Cleopatra Kerr (left); and SDC Community Relations Officer for the parish, Alecia Atkinson. The occasion was a day of activities at the infirmary on Wednesday (November 14), in observance of Local Government and Community Development Month, being observed throughout November.
National SecurityTechnology

CCTV Cameras Installed at Hanover Infirmary

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed at the Hanover Infirmary as part of safety and security enhancement measures. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facility is the first in the island to be equipped with this technology. He informed that this has been done to safeguard the residents and ensuring that “persons do...
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Work progressing on a section of Mandela Highway. The project, which is expected to be delivered in 2019, is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).
Works / Construction

Mandela Highway Upgrading Project 89 Per Cent Complete

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that upgrading work on Mandela Highway, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine, is 89 per cent complete. The US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction project involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 14).
Sport

New Running Track for Stadium East

The synthetic Stadium East running track at the National Stadium is to be replaced at a cost of $71.5 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during Wednesday’s (November 14) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He informed that Cabinet has approved the award of the contract to German entity, BSW,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 14).
Transport

Gov’t Continues to Urge Caution to Road Users

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging motorists to exercise greater care on the roads in order to prevent accidents and safeguard the lives of citizens. “We all need (to) be very disciplined (and) organise ourselves properly, so that we don’t need to be speeding and can get to our destinations on a timely...
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Diaspora Board Representative for the South United States, Wayne Golding.
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Leadership in the USA Stages Three-Day Summit

Just over 200 representatives of the Jamaica diaspora in the United States of America (USA) will converge on the town of Morrow, Georgia, for the inaugural three-day Diaspora Leadership Summit from November 16 to 18. The event, which has as its theme, ‘Making Our Voices Matter through Leadership’, will focus on the development of the diaspora’s USA-based leadership and strengthening...
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