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A section of the congregation at Saturday’s (April 22) service of prayer and thanksgiving for the security forces held at the Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester.
A section of the congregation at Saturday’s (April 22) service of prayer and thanksgiving for the security forces held at the Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester.

Security Minister Encourages Members of the JCF to Maintain their Integrity

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has called on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers in Area 3 to maintain their integrity and operate above board at all times. His plea was made in a message delivered by State...
The newly constructed Air Traffic Control Tower at the Sangster International Airport, which is expected to be commissioned into service before the end of the year. In the background is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority’s Norwood Radar Station.
The newly constructed Air Traffic Control Tower at the Sangster International Airport, which is expected to be commissioned into service before the end of the year. In the background is the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority’s Norwood Radar Station.

Government Commended by ICAO Regional Office
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)

Local Government Ministry to Hold Town Hall Meetings to Improve Tax Compliance
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)

New Unit to Deal with Diaspora Affairs
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Continental Baking Company Limited, Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson (left) discusses the importance of good packaging and product labelling as demonstrated by the samples on display, with (from second left): Marketing Consultant, Virginia Burke; President and CEO of Point Global Marketing Limited, Javette Nixon; and Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Point Global Marketing Limited, Ewan Campbell. Occasion was a packaging and labelling workshop hosted by the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 21.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Continental Baking Company Limited, Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson (left) discusses the importance of good packaging and product labelling as demonstrated by the samples on display, with (from second left): Marketing Consultant, Virginia Burke; President and CEO of Point Global Marketing Limited, Javette Nixon; and Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Point Global Marketing Limited, Ewan Campbell. Occasion was a packaging and labelling workshop hosted by the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 21.

Export Programme to be Developed to Improve Global Competitiveness of Businesses

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Contestants of the Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017 pose for a picture at a Mayoral Reception and Sashing ceremony held on Thursday (April 20) at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10. The eight young women will vie for the title of Miss Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017, at a coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Culture

Eight Young Women to Vie for the Title of Miss Kingston & St Andrew on May 13

Eight talented young women will vie for the title of Miss Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Kingston & St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017 at a coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 13, 2017. This event will be under the patronage of the Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams. The contestants, Kimberly Waul, Shaneka Hall, Tashanique Thomas, Abigail...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaks with Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (left), following his official tour of the state-of-the-art air traffic control tower (pictured in the background) at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on April 19. The tower and a newly constructed tower at Sangster International Airport were completed at a cost of $2.57 billion.
Transport

Jamaica to Receive International Aviation Award

Jamaica has been selected to receive the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council President Certificate. This disclosure was made by the Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Mr. Nari Williams-Singh during an official tour of the Norman Manley International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower on April 19. The Director General informed the gathering that Jamaica is a...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) raises a point with Director of Corporate Services at Sandals Resort International, Jeremy Jones (second right), at the launch of the Sandals Under 19 Cricket Competition and Academy Programme, at Sabina Park in Kingston, on April 21. Looking on (from left) are Sponsorship & Events Manager at WISYNCO, Jermaine Brown, General Manager of Rainforest Seafoods, Jerome Miles and President of the Jamaica Cricket Association, Wilford Heaven.
Sport

Sandals Resort International and Rainforest Seafoods Sponsor Under-19 Cricket Programme

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that a tripartite partnership for an Under-19 cricket competition and academy programme will ensure that Jamaica returns to dominance in regional cricket. This partnership is being led by Sandals Resort International (SRI), which has agreed to a three-year sponsorship, in collaboration with the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and Rainforest Seafoods....
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Foreign Affairs

82% Reduction in Number of Jamaicans Denied Entry into T&T

Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has revealed that there has been an 82% reduction in the number of Jamaicans denied entry to Trinidad and Tobago over the last year. At a press briefing this morning (Thursday, April 20) at the Ministry’s headquarters, Senator Johnson Smith also revealed that since the start of...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, symbolically cut the ribbon to handover six Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulances at the May Pen Hospital in Denbigh, Clarendon on April 20. In the background is Manager of the EU Unit at the Panning Institute of Jamaica, Dianne Davis.
Health & Wellness

Work on Upgrading of May Pen Hospital This Year – Dr. Tufton

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says work will be undertaken this year to upgrade the Type C May Pen Hospital to a Type B facility. “We’ll be sending the architects and the other professionals and we’re going to find the budget. We’ll be doing the work to upgrade the hospital. This will mean added rooms, added infrastructure and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)
Local Government

Review Being Done on Role of Municipal Police

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a review is currently being undertaken on the role and function of Municipal Police personnel. “We have put a stop on recruitment, for the time being, to reassess the present crop and to see how best they would fit into the new dispensation,” Mr. McKenzie said during his post-Sectoral...
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