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Members of the Senate wait to proceed, as Marshal to the Houses of Parliament, Captain Wayne Blake (centre), places the Mace on the table of the House, at the start of Friday’s (Jan. 15) sitting.

Pilot Concluded For Horizon Remandees Virtual Trial Mention Dates

The Government has completed a pilot project to have persons from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre appear virtually for mention dates in court cases. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (2nd right ) examine new laptops during a ceremony held on Friday (January 15) at the Post and Telecommunications Department, South Camp Road in Kingston. Others from (second left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee; Operations Manager, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Marcia Higgins and Deputy Post Master General, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Sophia Hamilton Brown.

5000 Laptops For Secondary Students On PATH Arrive In The Island

Director of Projects at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Kwan Wilson.

USF To Establish Internet Wi-Fi Hotspot In Black River

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), aboard the backhoe that was handed over to the St. Elizabeth Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) during a ceremony held at the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 15).

RADA Receives Equipment

Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, Hon. Delroy Chuck, emphasises a point during the second virtual town hall meeting on the Act, on January 14.The legislation makes provisions for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica.

Big Fine For Persons Who Illegally Use NIDS Information

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

5 years ago Information

Government To Be More Responsive To Citizens

Activities under Jamaica’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) process are set to get under way in earnest, in February. This, following the formal digital launch of the engagement on Friday (January 15), which was addressed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The OGP, which was established in 2011, is a forum of more than...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, presents Owen Johnson with a copy of his land title, while Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. observes. Occasion was the handover of land tittles to 33 persons at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (January 15).

5 years ago Housing

Prime Minister Presents Land Titles To 33 Persons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (January 15), handed out land titles to 33 residents from communities in St. Andrew and Clarendon. The persons, who hail from Clarendon South Western, St. Andrew Western and St. Andrew West Central, were presented with their certificates of title along with a small plant, during a handover ceremony held at The Knutsford...

Specialist in Consumer Affairs at the Office of Utilities Regulation, Collette Goode.

5 years ago Information

OUR To Review Guaranteed Standards For JPS And NWC

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) will be conducting a comprehensive review of the existing Guaranteed Standards for the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the National Water Commission (NWC). The Guaranteed Standards are minimum service-level agreements between the OUR and the utility companies to ensure value to customers. Specialist in Consumer Affairs at the OUR, Collette Goode, said the OUR...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, on Thursday (January 14).

5 years ago Local Government

$7 Million Earmarked For Cleanup Activities In St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation has earmarked $7 million to commence clean-up and restorative work in communities across the parish that were affected by heavy rains that lashed the parish on Friday, January 8. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Corporation on Thursday (January 14), Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works, Saad Campbell, said the finance committee approved the funding,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, in St. Catherine, Calvin Harris, highlight one of the new signs erected at the new 10-classroom block that was opened on January 14.

5 years ago Education

Education Minister Says Expansion Of Marlie Mount Primary Pivotal To Learning

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says expansion of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is pivotal to the success of the students. Ground was broken yesterday (January 14) by the Minister for the expansion of the institution's Infant Department. Already, a 10-classroom block has been constructed with funds from the Jamaica Social...

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

JSE Undertakes Several Initiatives To Ensure Sustainability

Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest, says the entity has undertaken several initiatives and programmed several others, in its quest to ensure the sustainability of its operations. Speaking during the digital launch of the JSE’s Private Market platform on Monday (January 11), Mrs. Street Forrest said successful engagements pursued in recent years include migrating the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses Stakeholder and Validation Consultation Session on the fisheries sector, on Thursday (January 14), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

5 years ago Fisheries

Project To Grow Fisheries Sector

During the upcoming fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will pump millions of dollars into building out a fish hatchery in Jamaica, in an effort to grow the fisheries sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has given his commitment to spearhead this buildout, primarily through the ‘Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project’....