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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 27.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 27.

PM Calls On Int’l Financial Institutions to Reconsider Classification of Countries

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on international financial institutions to reconsider how small developing countries are classified for loan consideration. “I am reiterating my call for the international financial institutions to address this present problem known...
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (right), and former Managing Director at JISCO Alpart Jamaica, Liu Wanxiang (centre), observe mechanic Lenford Samuels at work, during a tour of the plant in in Nain, St. Elizabeth in 2017.
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (right), and former Managing Director at JISCO Alpart Jamaica, Liu Wanxiang (centre), observe mechanic Lenford Samuels at work, during a tour of the plant in in Nain, St. Elizabeth in 2017.

Young Engineers to Help Develop Alpart/Gansu Industrial Park

Many Prizes to Be Won In EECP Competition
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), are briefed on operations in the pneumatics laboratory of the Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston, by FACT-certified trainer, Kadian Valentine (right). The occasion was a tour of the facility following its official opening by Prime Minister Holness on Wednesday (September 19). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), are briefed on operations in the pneumatics laboratory of the Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston, by FACT-certified trainer, Kadian Valentine (right). The occasion was a tour of the facility following its official opening by Prime Minister Holness on Wednesday (September 19). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell.

CMU’s Fact Centre Will Meet Demand for Engineers
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon.Christopher Tufton, gives the keynote address at the launch of the Compassionate Care Programme, held at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (September 20).
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon.Christopher Tufton, gives the keynote address at the launch of the Compassionate Care Programme, held at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (September 20).

Compassionate Care Programme Launched At Black River Hospital

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point, while addressing the House of Representatives earlier this week.
CommunityDevelopmentNational SecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Pursuing Partnerships to Strengthen Security Framework

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica will continue to forge ties with new and traditional partners in a bid to bolster the country’s national security framework. “We are intensifying our cooperation with our traditional partners (Americans, British and Canadians) but there are new partners...  other countries, as well, that we seek to cooperate with,” he said in...
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Conrad Douglas, signs a hymn during the funeral for his late brother, Easton Douglas, which was held at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20).
Community

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Easton Douglas

Hundreds of mourners turned out at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20) to pay final respects to late former government minister, Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas. The official funeral was a celebration of a life well-lived and included musical tributes from Pam Hall, DiMario McDowell, and Professor Winston Davidson. The congregation included Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Community

Condolence Book for Easton Douglas opens Sept. 17, 2018

A condolence book for former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Hon. Easton Douglas, OJ, CD, will be opened from Monday, September 17 to Wednesday,  September 19, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), 4 Park Boulevard, Kingston 5.  The book will be placed in the lobby of the NHT for signing from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.  Signing of condolence...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), shares with proud new property owners after they were presented with keys to their houses and letters of possession for serviced lots during a handover ceremony for the Longville Vista and Longville Court housing developments in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 12). Also pictured (from left) are new Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Lennox Channer; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
CommunityDevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Fifty NHT Beneficiaries Become New Property Owners

Fifty National Housing Trust (NHT) beneficiaries were presented with keys to their homes or letters of possession to serviced lots at Longville Vista and Longville Court in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 12). The developments, which comprise a total of 127 new housing solutions, include 43 studios and 46 serviced lots in Longville Vista; and 38 semi-detached studio units in Longville...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), loads forage into a silo packer, at the official handover of the equipment at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 12). The silo packer, which was acquired through funding from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH), project, will ensure the provision of high-quality feed for the dairy cattle industry. Chief of Party, Ja REEACH, Karyll Aitcheson (right), and stakeholders in the dairy industry look on.
AgricultureCommerceCommunityDevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

Plans for Dairy Sector Revitalisation

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says plans are being put in place for the revitalisation of the country’s dairy industry, which will include technical input from overseas experts. He informed that he has had meetings with Agriculture Ministers from India and Argentina, who have committed to helping Jamaica in a “wide range of areas” to...
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Easton Douglas.
Community

Official Funeral for Easton Douglas

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Hon. Easton Douglas, OJ, CD, is to be accorded an Official Funeral by the Government of Jamaica. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement during today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House. Senator Reid informed that Cabinet has approved an Official Funeral for...
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President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Dr. Elon Thompson (right), hands over a cheque valuing $80,000 to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman, in Walderston, Manchester, on Saturday, August 25, 2018, while a ward (centre) looks on. The event was the annual Jamaica Information Service-organised Back-to-School event, which this year took the form of a Career Day. The 46 wards were given items, including bags, shoes, books and socks donated by corporate sponsors. Other speakers present included a chef and barbers from HEART Trust/NTA, a construction engineer, a lawyer, a videographer and drone pilot, and a team from the National Youth Service.
CommunityDevelopmentEducation

JIS Hosts Back-To-School/Career Day Fair At Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) was among the donors in this year’s Back-to-School initiative at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester. President of the JMDA, Dr. Elon Thompson, presented a cheque valuing $80,000 following his address to wards of the Home at a Career Day activity organised by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Saturday, August 25....
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