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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

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is leading an innovative commercial development initiative aimed at revolutionising business infrastructure in Jamaica. The project, Raintree Commercial Complex, located just outside Kingston at Caymanas Estate in Ferry Pen, St. Catherine, will provide lots for...
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.
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.

TEF Accepting Applications for 2024 Summer Internship Programme
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

JSEZA Continues to Advance Logistics Hub Initiative
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.
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.

Farmers in St. Ann Commended for High Volume of Food Production
Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.
Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.

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

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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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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, delivers the keynote address at Monday’s (April 29) Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Cabinet

CRC Recommendations to Be Submitted to Cabinet Soon

Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) has signed off on a list of recommendations, which will soon be submitted to the Cabinet. The disclosure was made by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, while delivering the keynote address at Monday’s (April 29) Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection...
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, reports on the entity’s achievements during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, at a JIS Think Tank on Monday, April 29.
Office of the Prime Minister

Major Accomplishments by HEART/NSTA Trust

The HEART/NSTA Trust marked several significant accomplishments over the fiscal year, which ended on March 31, showcasing its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development across Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (April 29), the entity’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, informed that the Trust exceeded expectations with a remarkable enrolment of 137,411 persons...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), and Deputy President (Acting), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Sharmaine Barrett, converse with Director of the SOS Children’s Village in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jason Brown, during the UTech Students’ Union Handover ceremony on Sunday (April 28). The event was held at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: UTECH Students’ Union Handover Ceremony

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), and Deputy President (Acting), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Sharmaine Barrett, converse with Director of the SOS Children’s Village in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jason Brown, during the UTech Students’ Union Handover ceremony on Sunday (April 28). The event was held at UTech’s main campus...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
LabourSocial Security

Ministry of Labour and Social Security to Establish Contact Centre

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be establishing a contact centre as part of a thrust to improve customer service delivery. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the disclosure, said this is being undertaken to ensure that “how we respond to persons nationally is more effective and efficient”. He made the disclosure while addressing citizens during...
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