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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

St. Ann Farmers Get 5,000-Gallon Water Truck
Director of the Child Diversion Branch, Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head office in Kingston on Monday (April 22). 
Director of the Child Diversion Branch, Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head office in Kingston on Monday (April 22). 

Child Diversion Branch Committed to Providing a Circle of Care for Children
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

SLB to Strengthen Client Engagement Strategies
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch of The Great Mangrove Cleanup, held at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street in Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers the keynote address during Monday’s (April 22) media launch of The Great Mangrove Cleanup, held at GraceKennedy Limited on Harbour Street in Kingston.

Hundreds of Volunteers Expected for Great Mangrove Cleanup along Kingston Harbour on April 27

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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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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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AgricultureClimate ChangeTechnology

JACRA to Facilitate Increase in Regulated Agricultural Commodities

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) will be seeking to facilitate an increase in the production of regulated agricultural commodities (RACs) by at least 20 per cent in the 20024/25 fiscal year. This is contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2025. The increased production is expected to fill supply...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (front, centre); is joined by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), in presenting a $2-million grant, provided through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF),  to the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica at the Sport Ministry in New Kingston on March 20. General Manager of the SDF, Alan Beckford, is in the background, at centre. Sports associations will continue to benefit from support through the SDF in 2024/25.
Sport

SDF to Provide Funding for Sports Associations, Infrastructure

During the new financial year, the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) will continue to equip Jamaica with international standard sports infrastructure and provide funding to sports associations. The Foundation plans to allocate funding towards the construction/renovation of eight multipurpose courts and other infrastructure projects in schools and communities, islandwide, including running tracks, football fields, clubhouses, cricket pitches and the provision of...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), fielding questions during the question-and-answer session of a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry and Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), at Golden Grove All-Age School in St. Ann, on April 19. He is joined by (from left) Managing Director of GDM Associates, Gawayne Murdock; Mayor of St. Ann
Mining

JBM Ready to Establish Industrial Park at Lydford in St. Ann

The Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), in an initiative to drive rural development, is ready to embark on a $445-million project to establish a state-of-the-art Industrial Park at Lydford in St. Ann. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, while addressing a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry and JBM at Golden Grove All-Age School in the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), and Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative, Jeanelle Van Glaanen Weygel (fifth right), share a moment with top awardees in ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House.
Foreign AffairsNational Security

JDF Cops Inaugural All-Female Cybersecurity Competition

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has emerged the overall winner of the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition. The all-female team attained maximum points of 325 after successfully completing all eight challenges in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Web Hacking and Forensic Analysis. Teams from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) copped second and third places, while...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, presents a certificate to Nicholette Shaw, a fisher of Discovery Bay Fisherman’s Beach, St. Ann,  for participating in training in horizontal line fishing.  Ms. Shaw was among 40 fishers presented with certificates at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in the parish on April 17. Seated (from left) are Senior Operations Analyst at the World Bank – Caribbean , Jhanelle-Rae Bowie and Principal Director of the National Fisheries Authorities (NFA), Stephen Smikle .
Fisheries

Fisherfolk at Discovery Bay Beach Certified

Forty fisherfolk based at the Discovery Bay Fisherman’s Beach in St. Ann have been certified as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s Promoting Community Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project. Twenty received certificates in horizontal long-line fishing, while the other 20 have been certified in the use of fish aggregating devices (FADS). At the ceremony,...
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