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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), at the unveiling of the Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project, during a ceremony held at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston, on August 24. Others (from left) are muralist, Yanque Yip; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican muralist, Irving Cano; CEMEX Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Gonzalez and muralist, Jordan Harrison.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), at the unveiling of the Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project, during a ceremony held at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston, on August 24. Others (from left) are muralist, Yanque Yip; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican muralist, Irving Cano; CEMEX Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Gonzalez and muralist, Jordan Harrison.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Expansion Project at Cement Company

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (August 24), broke ground for the $6-billion (US$40-million) Kiln-5 expansion project at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston. The Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project was also unveiled during the ceremony as part...
Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace.
Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace.

Draft Design for Priory Beach Development to be Showcased at Town Hall
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the development of Maverley Park in St. Andrew, on August 23. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Councillor, Hughenden Division, Andrew Harris; Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northwest, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division and KSAMC Minority Leader, Andrew Swaby; and State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the development of Maverley Park in St. Andrew, on August 23. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Councillor, Hughenden Division, Andrew Harris; Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northwest, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division and KSAMC Minority Leader, Andrew Swaby; and State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Ground Broken for Development of Maverley Park
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official handover ceremony for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) units to two beneficiaries in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official handover ceremony for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) units to two beneficiaries in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19.

Handling of Economy Results in Low Unemployment – PM
Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)
Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)

Notable Gains in Attaining National Goals Under Vision 2030 Jamaica

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Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis.
Development

JBDC Launches New Website

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has taken another step towards digital transformation with the launch of its new website, today (August 17). Entrepreneurs who wish to register as clients online will have the chance to create a profile that includes outlining their unique needs through the online interface. Following the completion of their registrations, they will be contacted by...
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Chief Executive Officer of Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third right), and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (fifth left), are joined by stakeholders of Brown’s Town in the unveiling of the sign for the Brown’s Town free community Wi-Fi hotspot in St. Ann, on Friday (August 12).
DevelopmentTechnology

Two St. Ann Communities Benefit from Free Wi-Fi

Brown’s Town and Windsor, St. Ann, had the launch of free public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Initiative on Friday (August 12). The secure Internet connectivity has a range of 800-feet and can allow up to 200 residents to simultaneously log on with their smartphones or tablet devices. The installation of the community Wi-Fi is part...
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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third right), celebrates the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in Whithorn, Westmoreland, on August 11. Also celebrating (from left) are Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Officer, Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Salmon; Principal, Whithorn Early Childhood Institution, Tracey-Ann Forbes; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Central, George Wright; Councillor, Cornwall Mountain Division, Dawnette Foster-Allen; Principal, Ferris Primary School, Tracie Campbell; and Dean of Discipline, Petersfield High School, Junior Clarke.
DevelopmentTechnology

Free Wi-Fi for Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland

Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland Central now have access to a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot that was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Community Wi-Fi Programme. The system, which was officially launched in the community on Thursday (August 11), can provide internet access for up to 200 concurrent users. It is the second Wi-Fi hotspot to be...
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Chief Executive Officer and Founder of AltCatalyst, Wayne Beecher.
Development

Entrepreneurial Mindset Key to Business Success

Participants in the most recent virtual Biz Zone hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) were introduced to principles that can contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset to build successful businesses. Presenting on the topic ‘Think like an entrepreneur, act like an entrepreneur’, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of AltCatalyst, Wayne Beecher, outlined the mental principles that...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays the voluminous tender document for the Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project in St. Catherine. He was addressing a ceremony to officially launch the tender process at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 4).
DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Invites Bids for Spanish Town Hospital Redevelopment Project

International and local contractors are being invited to participate in the tender process for the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, which will see a complete overhaul of the facility. The successful bidder will be tasked with constructing a modern, six-storey structure with an estimated area of 17,633 square metres of space, that will include several points...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 8th staging of Black River Day in St. Elizabeth on Friday, July 29. Listening are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Witter (second left); Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (second right); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right).
Development

Gov’t Targets Southern Jamaica For Development Of New City

The Government is targeting the southern section of the island for the development of a new city in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the 8th staging of Black River Day in St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 29). “We are looking at the southern end and it appears to be that we are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is shown construction plans for the Morant Bay Urban Centre, during a tour of the site on Thursday (July 14). With him are (from second left): Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica, Lyttleton Shirley; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda and Architect, Bryan Morris.
Development

High Demand for Spaces at Morant Bay Urban Centre

Investors are showing much interest in the highly anticipated Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas, resulting in demand exceeding the spaces under construction. The disclosure was made by Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, during a walk-through of the site by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (July 14), at the old...
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