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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Minister Samuda to Attend the 9th Our Ocean Conference and Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, departs Jamaica to participate in the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Athens, Greece from April 16 – 17, and the Commonwealth Ministerial...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eighth left), shares a photo opportunity with top travel agents from Baltimore and Philadelphia at a luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, April 12.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eighth left), shares a photo opportunity with top travel agents from Baltimore and Philadelphia at a luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, April 12.

Tourism Minister Thanks US Travel Agents
Former Ambassador to the United States of America, Ambassador Audrey Marks has been appointed to the Senate.
Former Ambassador to the United States of America, Ambassador Audrey Marks has been appointed to the Senate.

Diaspora to Discuss Jamaica Becoming a Republic on Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the press briefing and launch of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s (JAAA) Jamaica Athletics Invitational held recently at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. Seated is JAAA President, Garth Gayle.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the press briefing and launch of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s (JAAA) Jamaica Athletics Invitational held recently at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. Seated is JAAA President, Garth Gayle.

Sport Ministry Provides $10 Million for Jamaica Athletics Invitational
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), hands over a signed social contract under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Jacqueline Findlay (second right), while her sister, Odette Findlay (second left), receives her social contract from Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters. Occasion was the handover of two, two-bedroom housing units to the sisters at Cedar Valley Road, St. Andrew Eastern on April 12. Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Councillor, Mona Division, Gary Gordon (hidden in background).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), hands over a signed social contract under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Jacqueline Findlay (second right), while her sister, Odette Findlay (second left), receives her social contract from Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters. Occasion was the handover of two, two-bedroom housing units to the sisters at Cedar Valley Road, St. Andrew Eastern on April 12. Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Councillor, Mona Division, Gary Gordon (hidden in background).

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units at Cedar Valley Road

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrick Spencer (second right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over a one-bedroom unit in Button Ridge, Iron River, St. Andrew West Rural on April 12. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Five St. Andrew Families Get Houses under NSHP

Five St. Andrew families, who lived in substandard conditions, now have safe and decent housing under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the units to beneficiaries at locations in West Rural, East Central, and Eastern St. Andrew on Friday (April 12). In his address at a ribbon cutting ceremony in...
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Some of the buses in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet.
Transport

JUTC Gets 12 New Buses

Twelve new buses have arrived in the island to boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet and help ease the transportation challenges faced by commuters. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, which were cleared at the Kingston Wharf on Wednesday (April 10), add to the six units...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith.
Budget 2024/2025Foreign AffairsSenate

Senate’s Approval of Amendment to Appropriations Bill Will Not Affect Budget for 2024/25

The Senate passed the Appropriations (Amendment) Bill, today (April 12), which seeks to remove, from the Act, the amounts related to statutory expenditures that were inadvertently included in the schedule. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. Senator Johnson Smith reiterated that the...
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Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (third right), presents a check valued at $300,000 to Captain of the St. Jago High School 2024 Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Jhaneille Esson, at Thursday’s (April 11) monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town. Assistant coach, Chevelle Crosdale-Lee (left) and other members of the team share the occasion. St. Jago defeated Calabar High School with a score of 37-33 in the competition finals held on April 5 to claim the coveted title for the third straight year.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentYouth

PHOTOS: St. Jago High School Receives $300,000 from St. Catherine Municipal Corporation

Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (third right), presents a check valued at $300,000 to Captain of the St. Jago High School 2024 Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Jhaneille Esson, at Thursday’s (April 11) monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town. Assistant coach, Chevelle Crosdale-Lee (left) and other members of the team share the occasion. St....
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Chief Executive Officer of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee, says the hackathon allows participants to acquire skills through a hands-on approach.
Gender AffairsScienceTechnology

Hackathon to Empower Caribbean Girls to Become Leaders in STEM Sector

eLearning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJAM) has partnered with local educational technology company, STEAMHouse, in hosting this year’s Crea+her Girls in ICT Hackathon, which began on April 11 and will end on April 16. The virtual hackathon seeks to empower Caribbean girls aged 13 to 18 years to become leaders and accomplished professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon symbolising the formal handover of two three-bedroom units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiaries, Claudia Ford (second left), and Tracy Ann Benjamin (second right). The mother-and-daughter duo were presented with their keys during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Maxfield Park, St. Andrew, on Friday (April 12). Sharing the moment are (from left) Councillor, Maxfield Park Division, Dennis Gordon, and Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Hands Over Two New Social Housing Programme Units in Maxfield Park, St. Andrew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon symbolising the formal handover of two three-bedroom units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiaries, Claudia Ford (second left), and Tracy Ann Benjamin (second right). The mother-and-daughter duo were presented with their keys during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Maxfield Park, St. Andrew, on Friday (April 12). Sharing...
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