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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 of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on farmers to utilise new irrigation technology to improve crop quality and to increase production. Mr. Shaw said of the close to 200,000 acres of irrigable lands in...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

House Approves Extension of St. James SOE
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, inspect one of the three new garbage trucks acquired for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s regional offices. Occasion was the handover ceremony at the Authority’s head office in Kingston on October 16.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, inspect one of the three new garbage trucks acquired for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s regional offices. Occasion was the handover ceremony at the Authority’s head office in Kingston on October 16.

NSWMA Gets New Garbage Trucks
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Association of Principals and Vice Principals of Secondary Schools, held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa on October 14.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Association of Principals and Vice Principals of Secondary Schools, held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa on October 14.

Special Education Policy Before Cabinet
Jamaica’s Top Female Blood Donor, Sonya Binns Lawrence, donated for the 100th time on Heroes Day, Monday, October 15, at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Jamaica’s Top Female Blood Donor, Sonya Binns Lawrence, donated for the 100th time on Heroes Day, Monday, October 15, at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Top Female Blood Donor Achieves A Century

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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.
Governor GeneralNational Honours and Awards

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, 206 persons were recognised at the event, presided over by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Also...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Gender AffairsSport

Minister Grange Pledges $5M Towards Luton’s Care

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has committed J$5million towards the medical care of Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton. Minister Statement follows: “I’ve been made aware of Luton’s illness through the social media (no one has been directly in touch with me). Based on what I’ve seen, I am concerned and I am committing five...
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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.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Minister Highlights Importance of Water in Region

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda, says water plays a pivotal role in the development of the region’s agricultural sector. Speaking at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort...
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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.
Local Government

Focus on Local Government in November

The celebration of Local Government and Community Development Month in November will highlight the importance of local government to national development. “Local Government is one of the most important drivers of economic activities,” said Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “We have responsibility for roads, markets, parks, infirmaries, building plans… you name it. Eight per cent...
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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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