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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a handover ceremony for a donation of US$3 million from the nonprofit humanitarian group, Direct Relief, to the health sector, at the National Health Fund (NHF) facility on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew, today (April 30).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a handover ceremony for a donation of US$3 million from the nonprofit humanitarian group, Direct Relief, to the health sector, at the National Health Fund (NHF) facility on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew, today (April 30).

Health Sector Receives US$3 Million from Direct Relief

Jamaica has received a donation of US$3 million from the nonprofit humanitarian group, Direct Relief, which will be channeled through the National Health Fund (NHF) to strengthen the public health system. Speaking at a handover ceremony held today (April 30)...
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

HEART Establishes Autonomous Mobile and Aerial Robotics Lab
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses the commissioning ceremony for two water trucks, at the National Irrigation Commission’s Hounslow office in St. Elizabeth, on April 26.
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses the commissioning ceremony for two water trucks, at the National Irrigation Commission’s Hounslow office in St. Elizabeth, on April 26.

NIC Commended for Support to Farmers
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Citizens Urged to Be Cautious about Water Source
General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan (left), outlines details of the Raintree Commercial Complex to Entrepreneur, Hugh Coore (centre), at the Raintree Commercial Complex Open House at Caymanas Estate in Ferry Pen, St. Catherine, on Saturday (April 27). Listening is Deputy General Manager, Subsidiary Management and Revenue Generation, UDC, Sherlock Glenister.
General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan (left), outlines details of the Raintree Commercial Complex to Entrepreneur, Hugh Coore (centre), at the Raintree Commercial Complex Open House at Caymanas Estate in Ferry Pen, St. Catherine, on Saturday (April 27). Listening is Deputy General Manager, Subsidiary Management and Revenue Generation, UDC, Sherlock Glenister.

UDC Spearheads Major Commercial Development in St. Catherine

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with tourism officials, representatives of companies and interns who participated in the 2023 Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme.
Tourism

TEF Accepting Applications for 2024 Summer Internship Programme

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is now accepting applications for its 2024 Summer Internship Programme. The programme will take place over two cycles – June 24 to July 19, and July 29 to August 23. Interested students, aged 17 to 25, may apply online at www.tef.gov.jm/sip before the May 17 deadline. The programme, established in April 2007, is a significant...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

JSEZA Continues to Advance Logistics Hub Initiative

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) continues to make positive strides in the development of Jamaica's resilient Logistics Hub Initiative. This strategic endeavour is poised to revolutionise the region's economic landscape by leveraging Jamaica's geographic location and fostering collaboration among Caribbean nations. “We are right at the centre of the world and if you know anything about us being...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right), and Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), St. Ann, Delroy Luke (right), converse with farmer Hector White (left), during the 10th staging of the St. Ann Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which was held at the Port Rhoades Sports Complex in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on April 26.
Agriculture

Farmers in St. Ann Commended for High Volume of Food Production

Farmers in St. Ann have been credited for producing more than 89,000 tonnes of domestic crops in 2023, by Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. “That’s a very large output. This represents a contribution of [approximately] 11.5 per cent of the total domestic production for the year,” the State Minister pointed out....
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Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.
ScienceTechnology

e-Learning Jamaica Limited Recommits to Driving National Progress Through Technology

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), Andrew Lee, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to driving national progress through technological advancements. Speaking with JIS News recently, Mr. Lee emphasised that technological innovation is a necessity as Jamaica progresses towards becoming a digital society. Central to the organisation’s mission is the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), is presented with human rights booklets by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Executive Director, Mickel Jackson, during Monday’s (April 29) JFJ-European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson; Deputy Police Commissioner Clifford Blake; Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, and Constitutional Law Expert, Dr. Lloyd Barnett.
Foreign AffairsLegal and Constitutional Affairs

Gov’t Welcomes JFJ-EU J$52m Human Rights Project

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has welcomed the launch of the Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) three-year project, focused on promoting and safeguarding human rights in Jamaica through education, advocacy and legal support services. Funded by the European Union (EU), the J$52- million project aims to empower Jamaicans and heighten awareness of their rights and responsibilities....
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New Head of the St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale police station, in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman, addresses the station’s Social Action Day, on April 26.
National Security

Guanaboa Vale Police Seizing Motorcycles and Prosecuting Motorists

The Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine West Central are steadily seizing motorcycles and prosecuting motorists for not having driver’s licences and insurance, according to new Head of the station, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman. Speaking at the station’s Social Action Day on April 26, the Sergeant reported that along with the bikers, other motorists are being nabbed for breaches of the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), in discussion with (from left) Principal Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson; Ambassador, European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; and Head, Regional Climate Prediction Services, World Meteorological Organization, Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica National Stakeholder Consultation on Climate Services and the 1st National Climate Forum (NCF-1), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 29).
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Stakeholder Consultations Expected to Assist Gov’t Planning for Climate Change

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the outcome of discussions arising from the Jamaica National Stakeholder Consultation on Climate Services and the 1st National Climate Forum (NCF-1) will assist in guiding the Government’s planning for climate change. This, he points out, is important for climate mitigation as well...
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