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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Huge Stake in $550m-Hampden Wharf Project for Falmouth Residents

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says residents of Falmouth, Trelawny, will have a huge stake in the town’s $550-million Hampden Wharf Development project. Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony on March...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), break ground for the $550-million Hampden Wharf development project in Falmouth, Trelawny, on March 16. Also participating (from left) are Falmouth Mayor, Councillor Colin Gager; President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and North Trelawny Member of Parliament, Victor Wright.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), break ground for the $550-million Hampden Wharf development project in Falmouth, Trelawny, on March 16. Also participating (from left) are Falmouth Mayor, Councillor Colin Gager; President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and North Trelawny Member of Parliament, Victor Wright.

Infrastructure Development Key to Tourism’s Sustainability – Minister Bartlett
National Works Agency (NWA) Communications and Customer Service Manager, Stephen Shaw (left), in discussion with Myrtis Boothe (right), at a town hall meeting to discuss the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church Hall in St. Andrew on March 15. At second right is Melissa Hyde.
National Works Agency (NWA) Communications and Customer Service Manager, Stephen Shaw (left), in discussion with Myrtis Boothe (right), at a town hall meeting to discuss the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church Hall in St. Andrew on March 15. At second right is Melissa Hyde.

Heavy Work Begins Soon on Hagley Park Road Project
Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade, (left) addresses journalists at a press conference on Sunday (March 18) at Jamaica House, during which Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, declared a State of Public Emergency now in effect in the St. Catherine North Police Division. Looking on is National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague. A joint Jamaica Defence Force/ Jamaica Constabulary Force team was deployed to the area on Sunday to undertake enhanced security measures for an initial 14 days, in accordance with the Emergency Powers Act.
Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade, (left) addresses journalists at a press conference on Sunday (March 18) at Jamaica House, during which Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, declared a State of Public Emergency now in effect in the St. Catherine North Police Division. Looking on is National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague. A joint Jamaica Defence Force/ Jamaica Constabulary Force team was deployed to the area on Sunday to undertake enhanced security measures for an initial 14 days, in accordance with the Emergency Powers Act.

Security Forces Will Operate Professionally – Major General Meade
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (March 18), at which he declared a State of Public Emergency for the St. Catherine North Police Division effective March 18. The enhanced security measure saw a joint Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)/Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) team deployed on Sunday to undertake engagements in the area. Also pictured (from 2nd left) are: National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague; Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and incoming Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (March 18), at which he declared a State of Public Emergency for the St. Catherine North Police Division effective March 18. The enhanced security measure saw a joint Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)/Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) team deployed on Sunday to undertake engagements in the area. Also pictured (from 2nd left) are: National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague; Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and incoming Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.

Revised Business Hours in St. Catherine North Police Division

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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Justices of the Peace Being Adequately Prepared to Preside in Lay Magistrates Courts

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry has been making the necessary preparations for Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be adequately trained to preside in Lay Magistrates Courts. He said this will assist in significantly reducing the Parish Courts’ caseloads, thereby enhancing the overall judicial system’s efficiency and service delivery. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.
EnergyScienceTechnology

Farmers, Small Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Utilise Community Access Points

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is encouraging farmers and small entrepreneurs to utilize Community Access Points (CAPs), to market their products Dr. Wheatley, who was speaking at Friday’s (March 16) commissioning of the Thompson Town CAP in Clarendon, said farmers and small entrepreneurs should leverage the free internet access provided at these facilities to drive...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Business Process Outsourcing Is Diverse – Dr. Chang

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says in order for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) to attract more young professionals, greater effort must be made to demonstrate that the sector’s services far exceed call centre operations. Addressing the official opening of new BPO firm, Concentrix Global, at the Montego Bay Freezone...
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National SecurityPrime Minister

St. Catherine North Police Division Placed Under State of Public Emergency

A State of Public Emergency has been declared in the St. Catherine North Police Division. The enhanced security measures took effect today Sunday March 18, 2018. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement this morning (Sunday March 18) during a media briefing at Jamaica House. The measures will last for an initial 14 days. The State of Emergency comes against...
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Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson.
Energy

Jamaica to Gain Much If Oil is found

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) says Jamaica stands to gain positively from the Production Sharing Agreement with Tullow Oil Limited, in the exploration for oil and gas off the island’s coast. Group General Manager for the PCJ, Winston Watson, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, said there are various models that could have been used for exploration. “We...
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Chief Technical Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, speaks at the 2018 Norman Manley Lecture at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 15). The lecture, which focused on the topic ‘National Identification System: What Does it Mean?’, was organised by the Norman Manley Law School Students’ Association.
National SecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

Working Group to Develop Regulations for NIDS

A multisectoral Working Group is to be established to commence development of the accompanying regulations for the National Identification and Registration Act. The regulations are expected to significantly underpin the governance framework for the proposed National Identification System (NIDS). This was disclosed by Chief Technical Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight...
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