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Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon (right), gives an update on the system at a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch Stewart.
Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon (right), gives an update on the system at a recent JIS Think Tank. At left is Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch Stewart.

Consent Required to Verify Identity under NIDS

Under the National Identification System (NIDS), persons will have to give consent for their identity to be verified by the system when conducting business. Programme Director of NIDS, Warren Vernon, said that adults will be required to provide consent for...
Workmen operate a road roller along a section of roadway under the Hagley Park Road Improvement project in St. Andrew. The US$56-million project falls under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).
Workmen operate a road roller along a section of roadway under the Hagley Park Road Improvement project in St. Andrew. The US$56-million project falls under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).

Multibillion-Dollar Road Upgrades to Ease Congestion, Boost Economic Activity
Trainer, Internet Income Jamaica, Layten Pryce (standing), assists one of the participants benefiting from a two-day training session at the Abilities Foundation offices in St. Andrew on July 30.
Trainer, Internet Income Jamaica, Layten Pryce (standing), assists one of the participants benefiting from a two-day training session at the Abilities Foundation offices in St. Andrew on July 30.

Abilities Foundation Graduates Being Trained by Internet Income Jamaica
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.

JUTC to Provide Transport to Denbigh
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung (centre), and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, at a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 30.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung (centre), and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, at a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 30.

Cabinet Gets Report on Fire at Riverton Landfill

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), welcomes President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Jamaica, Dwayne Gayle (left), when he called on him at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, Kingston, on Friday (July 27). At centre is Vice President, JCI, Rhonda Anderson. The JCI is an international non-profit organisation that creates an atmosphere within which young people between 18 and 40 years of age can develop their leadership skills. The JCI movement also seeks to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive changes in society.
EducationInformationYouth

Min. Floyd Green and Junior Chamber

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), welcomes President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Jamaica, Dwayne Gayle (left), when he called on him at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, Kingston, on Friday (July 27). At centre is Vice President, JCI, Rhonda Anderson. The JCI is an international non-profit organisation that creates an atmosphere...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond Thomas (right), converses with Portmore’s Mayor, Leon McKenzie, while on tour of the new Portmore Municipal Corporation building in St. Catherine, which is currently under construction.
Local GovernmentWater

Minister Mckenzie to Seek More Funds for Trucking Water

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be going to Cabinet to seek more funds for the provision of water to communities that are severely affected by the current dry conditions. “We are going to be doing an assessment of what is happening across the country, and once we have concluded, I am going to...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fourth left), joins the large congregation at the Jamaica 55 independence service held last year at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law in Washington DC. (Photo Derrick Scott)
CultureForeign Affairs

Jamaica 56 Celebrations in the United States

Jamaicans residing in Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Atlanta will be celebrating the country’s 56th anniversary of Independence with a number of activities from August 4 to 26. The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, under the leadership of Ambassador Audrey Marks, will be engaged in several events, in collaboration with various Jamaican organisations. In Baltimore, Ambassador Marks will deliver...
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President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 27). He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.
Agriculture

All in Place for Denbigh Agricultural Show

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, is reporting that all is in place for the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show. The annual event will be held on the Denbigh Show Ground, May Pen, Clarendon, from August 4 to 6, under the theme ‘Grow what you eat… Eat what you grow: Agriculture securing...
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