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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses journalists at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses journalists at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.

Cabinet Approves HAJ/CHEC Partnership for Housing Solutions at Bernard Lodge

Cabinet has approved a partnership to be established between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited, for the construction of between 1,650 and 1,900 housing solutions at Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine. This was...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

Low Outdated Monetary Fines to be Increased
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right); Principal of Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, Cynthia Roach-Porter (left); and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy, cut the ribbon to officially open a new building at the institution located on Waltham Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 26). The project was undertaken through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan.
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right); Principal of Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, Cynthia Roach-Porter (left); and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy, cut the ribbon to officially open a new building at the institution located on Waltham Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 26). The project was undertaken through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan.

Care Bear Early Childhood Facility Expanded
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

Export Regulations for the Medicinal Cannabis Industry By April
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the renovated Accident and Emergency area of the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21, symbolising the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the facility. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Leroy Williams; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the renovated Accident and Emergency area of the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21, symbolising the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the facility. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Leroy Williams; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.

Compassionate Care Programme Launched at Mobay Health Centre

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Budget 2019/2020Energy

Hospitals, Schools to be Retrofitted with Energy-Saving Devices

Several hospitals and educational institutions are to be retrofitted in the upcoming fiscal year in keeping with the Government’s drive to make public facilities more energy efficient. A sum of $989.78 million has been provided in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure under the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP) to provide energy-saving solutions at the Falmouth, Mandeville and Kingston Public...
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Senior Manager for Community Development at the HAJ, Nakia McMorris.
Housing

HAJ Calls on MPs to Assist with Land Titling Programme

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) and Councillors to encourage residents to get titles for their land. “I am seeking the help of our MPs, as I think they have an impact. If they are able to corral their communities, then it would help us significantly (to provide titles),” Senior Manager for Community...
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Regional Manager of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer, delivering the keynote address on behalf of Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the Hyatt Hotels’ Eminence Staff Awards at Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Rose Hall Resorts, Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday February 19.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2022

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is projecting that the tourism sector will provide 41,000 new jobs by 2022. In his speech, delivered by Regional Manager of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer, at the Hyatt Hotels’ Eminence Staff Awards at the Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Rose Hall Resorts in St. James on February 19, Mr. Bartlett said with the continued unprecedented...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addresses the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (February 20) at the Agency’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Senior Director for the Institute’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Project Manager, Foundation for Competitiveness and Growth, Melvin Smith.
Finance & Public Service

14,400 More Persons Employed as at October 2018

The total number of employed persons increased by 14,400 to 1,219,700 as at October 2018, relative to the corresponding period in 2017. This is according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Force Survey for the month, which shows the out-turn reducing the annual average unemployment rate to 9.1 per cent, the lowest recorded since 1968. The findings were...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second right), listens to scholarship recipient, Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Adoption School Initiative, Evaughn McKenzie (left), at The Mico University College (MUC) on Tuesday (February 19). Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and MUC. Others (from second left) are Guild President, MUC, Larey Graham; President, MUC, Dr. Asburn Pinnock and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.
EducationLabourVision 2030

Mico to Offer New Programmes

As The Mico University College moves towards achieving full university status, new programmes will be offered that are geared towards training students for new jobs that have been surfacing globally. President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, made the announcement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security at the institution on Tuesday (February...
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Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public Service

$10 Million Allocated for Management of Returned Migrants

A sum of $10 million has been budgeted by the Government to strengthen the policy, legislative and institutional framework that guides the management and treatment of involuntary returned migrants to the island. The money has been allocated in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. It will go towards preparing a framework and protocol for tracking...
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