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State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks to students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Spanish Programme during a World Book Day event held on Tuesday (April 23) at the Embassy of Spain in New Kingston.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks to students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Spanish Programme during a World Book Day event held on Tuesday (April 23) at the Embassy of Spain in New Kingston.

PHOTOS: Embassy of Spain World Book Day

 
Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.
Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.

Parents Urged to Be Aware of Emotional and Behavioural Changes in Children
Staff members from the Jamaica Fire Brigade – Area 2, the Forestry Department, and Sandals Resorts International participate in Sandals Foundation’s Earth Day activity (tree planting) at the Dunn’s River Watershed at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 22.
Staff members from the Jamaica Fire Brigade – Area 2, the Forestry Department, and Sandals Resorts International participate in Sandals Foundation’s Earth Day activity (tree planting) at the Dunn’s River Watershed at Bogue Estate in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 22.

Trees Planted at Dunns River Watershed on Earth Day
Five of the additional 12 buses that arrived on the island on April 10 to be incorporated in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet that operates from the Portmore Depot in St. Catherine.
Five of the additional 12 buses that arrived on the island on April 10 to be incorporated in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet that operates from the Portmore Depot in St. Catherine.

Additional JUTC Buses Deployed to Portmore Depot
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, with primary-school student athletes at a press conference held today (April 23) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew. She announced increased prize money for schools participating in the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, with primary-school student athletes at a press conference held today (April 23) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew. She announced increased prize money for schools participating in the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship.

Increase in Prize Money for National Primary Schools Athletic Championship

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Tuesday’s (April 23) opening of the Elevate Procurement Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Underscores Importance of Public Procurement Regime Revisions

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has reaffirmed and underscored the significance of the incoming amendments to the Public Procurement Act 2015 and Regulations, which are aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement process. Speaking on the opening day of the Elevate Procurement Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Senior Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson (left), outlines details of the new BOJ Automated Banking Machines (ABM) Service-Level Standards for Deposit-Taking Institutions (DTIs), during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) interview. Listening is BOJ Deputy Governor with responsibility for the Central Bank’s Financial Institutions Supervisory Division, Dr. Jide Lewis.
Finance & Public Service

Comprehensive Market Conduct And Consumer Protection Framework To Be Developed For Financial Sector

Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ’s) recently introduced Automated Banking Machines (ABM) Service-Level Standards for deposit-taking institutions (DTIs), are consistent with the Government’s thrust to develop a robust and comprehensive market conduct and consumer protection framework for the financial sector. This framework will ensure that, in addition to prudential regulation of all financial institutions by one regulator, another will monitor the market...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Realtors Association of Jamaica’s International Real Estate Conference and Homeowners’ Expo 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, April 19.
National Security

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Safe Environment for Real Estate Investments – Dr. Chang

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government's commitment to strengthening security measures to foster a conducive environment for real estate investments in Jamaica. “I want real estate to be done in a safe environment. Your investment in real estate must remain valuable and increase value,” he said. Dr. Chang was addressing...
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The Office of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be staging their inaugural Elevate Procurement Conference from April 23 to 25 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Finance & Public Service

Elevate Procurement Conference Gets under way on April 23

Anticipation is high for Tuesday’s (April 23) start of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s inaugural ‘Elevate Procurement Conference’, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The event will feature three days of exciting and engaging discussions and presentations by local and international experts, under the theme ‘Elevate: Innovate, Create’. Chief Procurement Policy Officer at the...
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Mining

JBI Looking to Improve Bauxite Industry Operations

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) will continue to collaborate with its stakeholders to facilitate improved operation of the bauxite industry. The JBI expects that this will be achieved by providing support in the form of research-driven advice to industry players and engaging in activities aimed at protecting bauxite lands from sterilisation. Details of the engagements are outlined in the Jamaica...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), commissions a new 5,000-gallon water truck into service at the Lydford Industrial Park in St. Ann on Friday (April 19), which will benefit farmers in the parish. He is joined by (from left) Parish Agricultural Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. Ann, Delroy Luke; Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter;  Director on JBM Board of Directors, Michelle Campbell Sawyer; and Vice Chairman of the JBM Board of Directors, Robert Chung.
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St. Ann Farmers Get 5,000-Gallon Water Truck

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Friday (April 19), commissioned into service a new 5,000-gallon water truck to benefit farmers in St. Ann. The $15-million unit was procured by the Jamaica Bauxite Mining (JBM) Limited and will be managed by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Minister Green, in his remarks at the commissioning held...
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Mining

JBM to Facilitate Increase in Bauxite Production

The Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be seeking to facilitate an increase in bauxite production during the 2024/25 financial year. The entity will also continue to provide management support to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II (Noranda) in its role of operating the bauxite mines in St. Ann and will also continue to manage its non-bauxite activities. This is contained...
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