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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre on November 24.

Bureau Of Gender Affairs Officers Dispatched To Tryall Heights

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that officers from the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) have been dispatched to the community of Tryall Heights, St. Catherine, to provide support, following the recent killing of a...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forest, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry (right), plant a Lignum Vitae tree at the Youth Month tree-planting ceremony held on Wednesday (November 25) at Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. Observing are Executive Officer, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth, Garran Diviney (left); President of the organisation, Chad Rattray (second left) and Director of Agriculture and Fishing, Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (standing(.

Food For The Poor Supports Three Million Trees Planting Initiative

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on November 24.

First Shelter For Abused Women Now Operational

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the virtual post Cabinet press briefing, held today (November 25).

Cabinet Approves US$25-Million MASP For Inclusion In Investment Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on November 25. Others (from left) are Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Cabinet Approves Divestment Of Silver Sands Estates

JSWIFT Project Manager and Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Andre Williams.

5 years ago Agriculture

JSWIFT Exceeding Turnaround Time For Processing Trade Documents

The Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) has been doing same day processing for approximately 50 to 70 per cent of documents submitted daily, thereby exceeding expectations of the online portal. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, JSWIFT Project Manager and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams said that the Trade Board Limited (TBL),...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (File Photo)

5 years ago Information

Contract For JCF’s Station Records Management System Approved

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Northgate Public Services for the establishment of a Station Records Management System for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in the amount of US$587,814. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held virtually on November 25. She also informed that Cabinet...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held virtually on November 25.

5 years ago Health & WellnessInformation

Cabinet Approves Variation Of Contract For Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation

Cabinet has given approval for the variation of a contract in the amount of $111.8 million to M&M Jamaica Limited for the rehabilitation programme at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. The contract is for emergency works on the 10th floor and roof repairs. “The adjusted contract amount is now $208.1 million,” said Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November. 24).

5 years ago Coronavirus

Gov’t Looking Into Facilitating Funerals With Restrictions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government is examining measures to facilitate funerals with restrictive protocols. Ceremonies are prohibited as part of measures to contain transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, burials are allowed with strict observation and enforcement of the 15-person rule. The Prime Minister, who was addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 24 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

5 years ago Local Government

Local Government Elections Delayed

The House of Representatives has approved amendments to temporarily modify the Representation of the People Act (ROPA), to allow the local government elections to be pushed back to a date no later than February 27, 2022. The Bill was piloted by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in the House of Representatives, at the Jamaica Conference...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 25).

5 years ago Information

RGD To Introduce Premium Packages

Cabinet has given approval for the introduction of premium service packages and attendant fees by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). The packages are for the processing of same-day and next-day service for birth, death and marriage certificates where applicable. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 25).

5 years ago Agriculture

Sufficient Supply Of Tubers And Meat For Christmas

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says there will be sufficient supply of tubers and meat for the Christmas period. He said that the Ministry has been monitoring the food supply chain in light of the damage that has been done by the recent heavy rains. “The good news is that in relation to our tubers [and] meat...