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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left) is escorted into the Railway Lane area of Downtown, Montego Bay by Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left) on Saturday, April 23. The Prime Minister visited several sections of the Parish during the tour.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left) is escorted into the Railway Lane area of Downtown, Montego Bay by Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left) on Saturday, April 23. The Prime Minister visited several sections of the Parish during the tour.

Gov’t to Spare No Effort in Fighting Crime – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government will be sparing no effort in the fight against crime and violence in the country. He was speaking in an interview with JIS News, during a tour of sections of...
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-L Jam), Avrill Crawford, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ held at the Agency’s Head Office. E-LJam has recently rebranded its online learning tool targeted at students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) .
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-L Jam), Avrill Crawford, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ held at the Agency’s Head Office. E-LJam has recently rebranded its online learning tool targeted at students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) .

E-LJAM Rebrands Its Online Learning Tool
Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley (Left) and Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, Derrick Kellier, share a light moment at the opening of the Community Access Point located at the Roehampton Primary School in St. James on April 21.
Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley (Left) and Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, Derrick Kellier, share a light moment at the opening of the Community Access Point located at the Roehampton Primary School in St. James on April 21.

Technology Innovation Fund to be Created
Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia Grange in deep discussion with Sister Katherine Howell, daughter of Hon. Dr. Leonard Percival Howell, founding father of the Rastafarian Movement. The two discussed the development and declaration of Pinnacle as a Rastafari Heritage Site on Friday, April 22, 2016.
Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia Grange in deep discussion with Sister Katherine Howell, daughter of Hon. Dr. Leonard Percival Howell, founding father of the Rastafarian Movement. The two discussed the development and declaration of Pinnacle as a Rastafari Heritage Site on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Government Committed to the Declaration and Development of Pinnacle
Minister of Energy, Science, and Technology, Hon. Dr. Andrew Wheatley (left), is assisted by Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods Limited, Brian Jardim (centre), in cutting the ribbon to officially commission into service, a solar energy generating system at Rainforest’s Freeport facilities in St. James. The event took place on Thursday, April 21. Looking on is Chief Technical Officer of Conserve It, which installed the system, Milton Miller.
Minister of Energy, Science, and Technology, Hon. Dr. Andrew Wheatley (left), is assisted by Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods Limited, Brian Jardim (centre), in cutting the ribbon to officially commission into service, a solar energy generating system at Rainforest’s Freeport facilities in St. James. The event took place on Thursday, April 21. Looking on is Chief Technical Officer of Conserve It, which installed the system, Milton Miller.

Dr. Wheatley Hails Rainforest Seafoods’ Solar Energy Project

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), addresses a meeting with the Labour Advisory Council at her North Street offices in Kingston on April 20. Listening is Advisor to the Minister, Beatrice Rhoden.
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Government to Expand Overseas Employment Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has announced plans for the expansion of the Overseas Employment Programme. She said the objective is to provide more job opportunities for Jamaicans. She noted, for example, that the programme with Canada “has been going on for 50 years now and a lot of Jamaicans depend on it so we are...
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Budget 2016/2017Environment

Protected Area Project gets $66 Million

The Government has allocated $66.16 million to the Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Area Protected System project, in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. The Project is expected to consolidate the operational and financial sustainability of Jamaica’s National System of Protected Areas (PAs). This objective will be achieved through three components: strengthening of financial planning and revenue...
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Budget 2016/2017Works / Construction

Road Rehabilitation Project gets $101 Million

A Road Rehabilitation Project has received $101.97 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, through the Kuwaiti Fund for Development. As outlined, the project seeks to contribute to the economic development of Jamaica by improving approximately 57 kilometres of road network to support agricultural, industrial and tourism activities in the parish of St. Mary, St. Ann and Westmoreland. The following...
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Budget 2016/2017Works / Construction

Major Infrastructure Development Programme gets $7 Billion

The Government has allocated $6.97 billion in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure towards the funding of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). The programme seeks to continue the improvement of the island’s road network in order to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Jamaica, and to stimulate economic development. For the current fiscal year, the project seeks...
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Budget 2016/2017Works / Construction

Basic Needs Project Receives $200 Million

The Government has allocated $200 million to the Basic Needs Trust Fund project, to reduce vulnerability through enhanced access to basic and social infrastructure. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project will see to the expansion and rehabilitation of the Port Antonio Primary School, the Black River Primary School and...
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Budget 2016/2017Environment

$7 Million for Chemical Project

A sum of $7.2 million has been allocated in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure towards the National Quick Start Programme Trust Fund project (formerly the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals). The project seeks to build the endogenous capacity of the country to manage chemicals and hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner. So far the...
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Budget 2016/2017Environment

Climate Change Resilience Project gets $150 Million

A sum of $150 million has been allocated to the ‘Enhancing the Resilience of the Agricultural Sector and Coastal Areas’ project, in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to increase sectoral resilience and adaptive capacity to cope with the impacts of climate change by strengthening coastal protection and building institutional and local...
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