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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 18.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 18.

Public Sector Workers to Get Modest Wage Increase

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says that public sector workers will receive a modest increase in salary during the upcoming financial year. He made the disclosure as he tabled the 2021/22 Estimates of...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on February 18.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on February 18.

Gov’t Committed to Safeguarding Personal Information On JAMCOVID-19 App
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Gillian Guthrie.

Beach Policy to Address Informal Settlements
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament, on Thursday (February 18).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament, on Thursday (February 18).

Legislation To Protect Personal Information Being Prioritised
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (at lectern), offers words of encouragement to students participating in the Coding Internship Programme at the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA campus in St. Andrew. Ms. Willliams visited the institution, recently, along with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia. Under the Coding Internship Programme, thousands of young Jamaicans will be trained as software developers to create cutting-edge technologies through a one-year residential training programme at the Amber HEART Coding Academy. It is a partnership between the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group, in collaboration with the HOPE Programme and the Art of Living Foundation.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (at lectern), offers words of encouragement to students participating in the Coding Internship Programme at the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA campus in St. Andrew. Ms. Willliams visited the institution, recently, along with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia. Under the Coding Internship Programme, thousands of young Jamaicans will be trained as software developers to create cutting-edge technologies through a one-year residential training programme at the Amber HEART Coding Academy. It is a partnership between the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group, in collaboration with the HOPE Programme and the Art of Living Foundation.

PHOTOS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information Visits the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA Campus in St. Andrew

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday (February 18).
CoronavirusThrone Speech 2021

Gov’t Readying Projects For Post-COVID Rebound

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government is using the period of economic downturn caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to continue to prepare a number of major infrastructure projects for the country’s post-pandemic rebound. The Governor-General, who was delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday (February 18), noted that...
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Public Affairs Specialist at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Elizabeth Bennett Marsh.
Information

Deadline Extended For OUR Jingle Competition

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has extended the deadline for its Guaranteed Standards (GS) Jingle Competition to Friday February 26, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. The competition aims to raise awareness about the guaranteed standards established for the utility service providers, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and National Water Commission (NWC). Guaranteed Standards are minimum service-level agreements between the OUR...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, stands at attention for the playing of the National Anthem, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament on February 18.
EducationThrone Speech 2021

Consultations Advanced For Review Of Education System

Consultations with stakeholders and international partners are far advanced as the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission carries out its task of conducting a comprehensive review of all levels of the public education system. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, as he delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday (February...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on February 18. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Allocates $540 Million To Continue Healthcare Workers Incentive Programme

The Government has allocated $540 million to continue the healthcare workers incentive programme for another nine months. The initiative, officially launched on October 6, 2020, aims to boost staff morale and well-being in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on workers in the sector. Among the elements are human resource management, psychosocial support, rest and relaxation, COVID...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2021/22 Throne Speech under the theme ‘Building Forward…Stronger Together’, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament, on February 18.
AgricultureThrone Speech 2021

Further Growth Projected For Agriculture

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says that further growth is projected for the agriculture sector, following a 1.8 per cent growth in the second quarter of last year. He said that the expansion in activity was achieved despite the challenges facing the sector, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the changing rainfall and drought patterns due...
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