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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) looks on as first-place winner of the Ministry’s Poster Competition, Shamary Davis (centre) of Port Morant Primary and Junior High, accepts his laptop award from Vinci Construction Managing Director, Timothee Delebarre. This was at an exhibition hosted by the Ministry to observe World Water Day, at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in St. Andrew on March 22.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) looks on as first-place winner of the Ministry’s Poster Competition, Shamary Davis (centre) of Port Morant Primary and Junior High, accepts his laptop award from Vinci Construction Managing Director, Timothee Delebarre. This was at an exhibition hosted by the Ministry to observe World Water Day, at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in St. Andrew on March 22.

Gov’t Committed to Expanding Irrigation Systems across the Island

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to the introduction of more irrigation systems across the island for the benefit of small farmers. He acknowledged that...
Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Oil and Gas Manager, Brian Richardson (left), speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office. Also pictured is PCJ’s Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communications, Camille Taylor.
Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Oil and Gas Manager, Brian Richardson (left), speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office. Also pictured is PCJ’s Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communications, Camille Taylor.

Petroleum Corporation Taking Environmental Precautions during Oil and Gas Explorations
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (March 20). Seated beside him is State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (March 20). Seated beside him is State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

Every Student to Be Placed in Full Five-Year High School
Opposition Spokesperson on Land and the Environment, Senator Sophia Frazer Binns addresses participants at a Best Practice Symposium on Informal Settlements at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), on March 21. .
Opposition Spokesperson on Land and the Environment, Senator Sophia Frazer Binns addresses participants at a Best Practice Symposium on Informal Settlements at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), on March 21. .

Minister Vaz Says BRACED Project Should Be Replicated in Other Vulnerable Communities
Founder of Trumpet Call Ministries, Reverend Mary Wildish.
Founder of Trumpet Call Ministries, Reverend Mary Wildish.

Jamaica to Host International Religious Crusade

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Members of the clergy who participated in a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on March 20 (from left), Reverend Glendon Powell of the Open Bible Church of Unity Hall and Flanker; Reverend Mary Wildish, founder of Trumpet Call Ministries; Reverend Marc Mullings, Pastor of the Emmanuel Chapel, Mount Salem, St. James; and Teverly Grant of Trumpet Call Ministries.
DevelopmentJIS Think TankVision 2030

Churches’ Role in Uniting the Nation Underscored

Pastor of the Emmanuel Chapel in Mount Salem, St. James, Reverend Marc Mullings, says churches islandwide must partner to fulfil their role in realising sustainable development under the country’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on Tuesday (March 20), Reverend Mullings called on churches to unite, irrespective...
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The inaugural staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival will take place March 23 to 25 at Newcastle in St. Andrew.
AgricultureTourism

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Begins on March 23

The Tourism Linkages Network will be hosting the inaugural staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival from March 23 to 25 at Newcastle in St. Andrew. The festival is part of the initiatives to foster the strategic growth of culinary tourism in Jamaica. The three-day event will showcase the rich tradition of coffee production in the Blue Mountain region...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Office of the Prime MinisterVision 2030

PIOJ Launches National Poverty Reduction Programme

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, has launched the National Poverty Reduction Programme (NPRP). The programme, which was launched at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (March 21), aims to significantly reduce and eradicate poverty by 2030 through a framework facilitating efforts to this end. Minister without...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), greets Senior Programme Officer with the International Development Research Centre in Canada, Dr. Zee Leung, during a workshop for the ‘Improving Household Nutrition Security and Public Health in CARICOM’ project at The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites, New Kingston, on March 21. Looking on is Director of the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre and Deputy Dean for Research and Graduate Programmes, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, Professor Alafia Samuels.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Endorses CARICOM Wellness Initiative

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has endorsed a CARICOM-led initiative aimed at reducing lifestyle diseases across the Caribbean through improved diets. The four-year project, dubbed ‘Improving Household Nutrition Security and Public Health in CARICOM’, will feature coordinated interventions within national food systems that promote sustainable livelihoods of vulnerable groups, in order to combat obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases...
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Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Patricia Dunwell (second left), share a moment with Founder of the Dental Hygienists Association of Jamaica, Stacianne Tennant (second right), and Chief Dental Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Irving McKenzie, during the DHAJ
Governor GeneralHealth & Wellness

Dental Hygienists Association Launched

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says dental hygienists can be justly proud of their contribution to Jamaica, as they continually use their passion for service delivery to advance oral health literacy among the population. He also congratulated them on the launch of the Dental Hygienists Association of Jamaica (DHAJ). “As a professional association, you can be...
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