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Newly conferred Members of the Order of Jamaica (OJ), at the ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, today (October 15), at King’s House. They are (from left): Giuseppe Francesco Maffessanti, Grace Jones, Earl Wesley Jarrett, and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer.
Newly conferred Members of the Order of Jamaica (OJ), at the ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, today (October 15), at King’s House. They are (from left): Giuseppe Francesco Maffessanti, Grace Jones, Earl Wesley Jarrett, and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer.

Outstanding Jamaicans Receive National Honours and Awards

Feelings of great pleasure and happiness reverberated from Jamaicans who were conferred with various awards at the ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, yesterday (October 15), at King’s House. For their significant contributions to nation building,...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Minister Grange Pledges $5M Towards Luton’s Care
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), tours Isratech’s retail outlet with Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara, prior to the official opening of the company’s new complex in Reading, St James, on Wednesday (October 10).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), tours Isratech’s retail outlet with Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara, prior to the official opening of the company’s new complex in Reading, St James, on Wednesday (October 10).

Agriculture Minister Calls on Farmers to Utilise New Irrigation Technology
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), addresses journalists at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in St. James on Wednesday (October 10). With the Minister are (from left) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Trinidad and Tobago, Evan Cayetano; Division Chief, Economic Infrastructure Division at the Caribbean Development Bank in Barbados, L. O’Reilly Lewis; and Executive Chairman at the Water and Sewerage Corporation in The Bahamas, Adrian Gibson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), addresses journalists at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in St. James on Wednesday (October 10). With the Minister are (from left) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Trinidad and Tobago, Evan Cayetano; Division Chief, Economic Infrastructure Division at the Caribbean Development Bank in Barbados, L. O’Reilly Lewis; and Executive Chairman at the Water and Sewerage Corporation in The Bahamas, Adrian Gibson.

Minister Highlights Importance of Water in Region
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the launch of the Cross-Island Run in celebration of Local Government and Community Development Month 2018, at Independence Park, Westmoreland, on October 10.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the launch of the Cross-Island Run in celebration of Local Government and Community Development Month 2018, at Independence Park, Westmoreland, on October 10.

Focus on Local Government in November

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with (from left): Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce; Regional Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, while in the dental room at the $69-million upgraded Kitson Town Health Centre in St. Catherine on October 10.
Health & Wellness

Kitson Town Gets Upgraded Health Centre

Hundreds of residents in the St. Catherine community of Kitson Town and surrounding areas now have access to an upgraded health centre with added services. Expansion of services at the institution was done with funding provided by the National Health Fund (NHF), at a cost of $69 million, and includes curative services moving from three to five days per week,...
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Grace Jones at the book signing of
Entertainment

Grace Jones ‘Excited’ to Receive National Honour

Fashion icon, singer, actress, author and film producer, Grace Jones, will on Monday (October 15) add member of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) to her list of stellar accomplishments. The nation’s fifth highest honour will be conferred upon the Jamaican-born international superstar at the annual ceremony of investiture and presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of King’s...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon.Desmond McKenzie (right), share a moment with Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Development Officer for St. Elizabeth, Jennifer Mullings, at the launch of the Cross-Island Run in celebration of Local Government Month 2018 at Independence Park, Westmoreland, on October 10.
Youth

State Minister Calls for Collaborative Approach to Revive Youth Clubs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called for an “all hands on deck” approach to revitalising youth clubs in communities across the island. He said that a vibrant youth club movement is critical in ensuring that young people are positively engaged. “Young people, regardless of where they are born or where...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprise Limited, Stephen Chung, sign contract valued at $50.7 million for the re-construction of the Kingston and St Andrew Family Court Attendance Centre, at the Ministry of Justice in Kingston on October 11.
Justice

Contract Signed for Reconstruction of Family Court Attendance Centre

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer, today (October 11), signed a $50.7-million contract for the re-construction of the Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court Attendance Centre. The Centre, which was destroyed by fire on December 30, 2015, will be located at the corner of East and Beeston Streets in downtown Kingston. The...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), conversing with Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (centre) and Chair, Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Andrene Chung, during the press launch of the third phase of the obesity-prevention campaign, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on October 11. The event was also used to recognise World Obesity Day.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Calls for Behaviour Change to Tackle Obesity

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says behaviour change is critical to reduce obesity levels and to improve lifestyle choices in the country. “Part of the challenge that we face in combatting the scourge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is that we are not as consistent as we ought to be in trying to address, not just perception but...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), with (standing from left) Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation, Homer Davis; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Isratech’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara; Miss Jamaica World Cornwall, Issia Thelwell and Chief Executive Officer of Isratech, Shalom Hodara, following the official opening of Isratech’s new retail outlet in Reading, Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday (October 10). The new retail outlet offers project engineering and locally manufactured goods, through its business unit, Jamaica Irrigation Drip.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Contract Signed for Montego Bay Bypass

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, says a contract has been signed for the construction of the Montego Bay bypass. Speaking at the official opening of Isratech Jamaica Limited’s new retail outlet in Reading, Montego Bay, St. James, on October 10, Mr. Samuda said the Government signed off on the contract...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), interacts with (from left) Alexia Gordon, Kathleen Thomas-Douse and Monifa Findlay at the graduation exercise for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme
National Security

Parents Better Equipped to Raise Their Children

Parents in several communities across the island are now better equipped to discipline their children without using coercive practices, often characterised by hostility and derision. This was facilitated under a parenting education programme implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III through collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). A total of 250 parents and community parent...
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