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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (at mike), addresses handover ceremony for three new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices, in St. Andrew, today (May 9). At centre is Chairman of the NSWMA, Dennis Chung.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (at mike), addresses handover ceremony for three new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices, in St. Andrew, today (May 9). At centre is Chairman of the NSWMA, Dennis Chung.

Gov’t Equipping NSWMA for Timely Collection of Garbage

The Government is assuring the public that equipping the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the timely collection of garbage is a priority. According to Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, there is an ongoing...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), and Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoey Simpson, accept baby supplies from Bishop Dr. Durone Hepburn (2nd left) and his wife, Phuong Hepburn, from the Joyously Unveiling the Master’s Plan (J.U.M.P.) Ministries Global Church. The items, which will benefit adolescent mothers from the WCFJ’s 18 sites across the island, were handed over on May 9, at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road headquarters in St. Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), and Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoey Simpson, accept baby supplies from Bishop Dr. Durone Hepburn (2nd left) and his wife, Phuong Hepburn, from the Joyously Unveiling the Master’s Plan (J.U.M.P.) Ministries Global Church. The items, which will benefit adolescent mothers from the WCFJ’s 18 sites across the island, were handed over on May 9, at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road headquarters in St. Andrew.

Adolescent Mothers to Benefit from Donation of Baby and School Supplies
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

14 Infant Departments to be Established at Primary Schools
Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), shares a photo opportunity with Member Care Representative for Sales at EduCom Co-operative Credit Union Limited, Topaz Johnson (centre) and the entity’s Branch Supervisor, Lisa Bent. Occasion was the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) Convention and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on May 4 where the Attorney General was the keynote speaker.
Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), shares a photo opportunity with Member Care Representative for Sales at EduCom Co-operative Credit Union Limited, Topaz Johnson (centre) and the entity’s Branch Supervisor, Lisa Bent. Occasion was the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) Convention and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on May 4 where the Attorney General was the keynote speaker.

People at Heart of Gov’t’s Growth Strategy – Malahoo Forte
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addresses coconut growers in attendance at the Coconut Growers’ Annual General Meeting, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Saturday, May 06, 2017.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addresses coconut growers in attendance at the Coconut Growers’ Annual General Meeting, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Saturday, May 06, 2017.

Commodity Boards to be Dissolved – Samuda

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Jamaica Customs First to Adopt the United Nations Automated System Integrating IATA’s Cargo eXtensibleMarkup Language (XML) Messaging Standards

Jamaica is on the brink of creating history in the air freight industry, as it will be the first country to adopt thelatest version of ASYCUDA World which now integrates theInternational Air Transport Association (IATA)Cargo-XML messaging standards. IATA’s Cargo XML messaging standards is emerging as the preferred standard for electronic communication among industry stakeholders such as airlines, shippers, freight forwarders,...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Minister Chang to Tour Ocho Rios Waterfront as part of Government’s Focus on Upgrading Ports Islandwide

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

First Phase of HOPE Programme to Focus on Employment – PM Holness Says This is Not Emergency Work

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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), greets Child Development Agency Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey (left) ), during Sunday’s ( May 7) National Child Month Church Service at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are Fellowship Tabernacle Pastor, Rev. Merrick ‘Al’ Miller; Stanley Dunwell, husband of Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell; and Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (2nd right).
Education

Adults Urged to Take Action Against Child Abuse

Minister of State for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is pleading to adults to take action against child abuse. Mr. Green, who brought greetings at the Child Month National Church Service on May 7 at the Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20, said that as Jamaicans, “we are good at talking, researching and putting out solutions, but...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), activates one of two air-conditioning units at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth on May 5. Others (from left) are Vincent Dennis, father of Junior Mayor, Brandi Dennis; her mother, Luciane Henry; and His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.
Education

Mountainside Primary Gets Air-Conditioning Units

Two air-conditioning units were activated at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth on May 5, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. They were purchased with funds provided by the 2015-16 Junior Mayor for St. Elizabeth, Brandi Dennis, who was unable to attend the ceremony at her alma mater, because she was sitting her examinations...
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Justice

AGD to Fully Implement Trust and Management System this Year

The Administrator General’s Department (AGD) is set to complete implementation of its Trust and Estate Management System (TEMS) by end of year, which will see significant improvement in the public’s access to its services. Finance and Planning Executive of the AGD, Patrick Wright, said the software will streamline how the agency conducts business, including the administration and management of estates....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File)
Tourism

Country’s Presence at Trade Shows Critical – Bartlett

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