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The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister breaks ground for the Maxfield Park Housing Project with Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer and other NHT Executives on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister breaks ground for the Maxfield Park Housing Project with Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer and other NHT Executives on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

Future of NHT to be Debated in Parliament – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has committed that the Government will debate the future of the National Housing Trust (NHT) in Parliament before the end of the year. Prime Minister Holness made the announcement today (Wednesday, October 3) at the Groundbreaking...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages light banter with Chief Technical Director, Financial Investigation Division (FID), Robin Sykes. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the 7th annual Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 2).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages light banter with Chief Technical Director, Financial Investigation Division (FID), Robin Sykes. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the 7th annual Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 2).

Jamaica Seeks to Increase Voice on Financial Matters in Caribbean
District Constable Patricia Savage-Dallas
District Constable Patricia Savage-Dallas

Constable Savage-Dallas to Receive National Award for Loyal Service
(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.
(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

Traffic Management Centre Ensures Improved Flow
Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.
Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.

Jingle Competition for Cyber Awareness Month

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Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom
EducationInformation

Petersfield Primary Implements Activities to Improve Performance in Maths

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray Hammond, says the school’s robust mathematics programme will ensure that students’ performance in the subject improves significantly over time. During an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray Hammond said that in an effort to get students excited about mathematics, the school has implemented several activities based on the subject....
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Micky Arison (left), Chairman of Carnival Corporation, when the Minister handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) Global Legend of the Caribbean Award to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, in January this year. Others present were Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald (centre); Senior Vice President of Global Port & Destination Development, Giora Israel (right) and Senior Advisor/Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.
Tourism

Carnival Horizon Comes to Ocho Rios Oct. 2

Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Horizon, will make its maiden voyage to Jamaica on October 2. A high-level team of Jamaican officials, including Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, are expected to be on hand in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, for the official welcome....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
Sport

Gov’t Raising Jamaica’s Profile as A Sports Destination

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to raising Jamaica’s profile as a premier destination for hosting international sports events. She noted that the new Sports for Economic Development initiative “is the enabler that will ensure that our doors remain open for business”. “At the heart of this strategy is the Government’s...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with J Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation Chairman, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence (left) and Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on September 28. The school was upgraded by the JWN Foundation at a cost of over $30 million.
Education

Education State Minister Says Parent Places Are Needed At ECIs

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says Parent Places are needed at early-childhood institutions (ECIs), in an effort to provide parents with the necessary tools to offer psychosocial stimulation and educational support to their children. Speaking at a recent handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, the...
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Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade (centre), joins in conversation with University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Anthony Clayton (left); and Chargé d
National Security

Caribbean Military Academy Will Transform Training of Soldiers – Major General Meade

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade, says that the newly opened Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) will transform the way in which the military serves and trains soldiers. He said JDF has established a strong foundation in the area of professional military education, on which the CMA will now build. “The establishment of the CMA...
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Barton Oliver 1: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) applauds at the unveiling of the signage for Barton Oliver Close, at the road renaming ceremony in the Hampstead community in St. Mary on September 29. From left are: Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Councillor for the Hampstead Division, Mitsy Hudson; Councillor for the Bellefield Division, Leevan Freeman; and Member of Parliament for South East, St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.
Local Government

St. Mary Road Renamed for Late Councillor

Remembered as a true son of local government and a man, who loved people, respected late Councillor of the Hampstead Division in St. Mary, Barton Oliver, has been immortalised with the renaming of a road in his honour. Shortly after his death in March 2016, a decision was taken by the St. Mary Municipal Corporation to have the road, originally...
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