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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith.

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...
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.
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.

PHOTOS: St. Jago High School Receives $300,000 from St. Catherine Municipal Corporation
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the University of Technology (Utech) installation ceremony for its fifth President, Dr. Kevin Brown, and fifth Pro-Chancellor, Aldrick McNab, at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium on the UTech campus in Papine, St. Andrew, on Thursday (April 11).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the University of Technology (Utech) installation ceremony for its fifth President, Dr. Kevin Brown, and fifth Pro-Chancellor, Aldrick McNab, at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium on the UTech campus in Papine, St. Andrew, on Thursday (April 11).

PHOTOS: UTech`s Fifth President and Pro-Chancellor Installed
Chief Executive Officer of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee, says the hackathon allows participants to acquire skills through a hands-on approach.
Chief Executive Officer of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee, says the hackathon allows participants to acquire skills through a hands-on approach.

Hackathon to Empower Caribbean Girls to Become Leaders in STEM Sector
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.
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.

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

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre); and Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, raise their hands in worship at the Mathematics Week Church Service held on Sunday (April 14), at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.
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PHOTOS: Church Service to Launch Mathematics Week

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre); and Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, raise their hands in worship at the Mathematics Week Church Service held on Sunday (April 14), at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew.
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
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Minister Mckenzie Highlights Importance of Local Governance

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has underscored the pivotal role of local government in Jamaica and emphasised the urgent need to counter prevailing negative perceptions surrounding local governance. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on April 11, Minister McKenzie cited the low voter turnout in the recent local government elections as...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, centre), tours the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas on Thursday (April 11). He is accompanied by representatives of Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), and other stakeholders.
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Morant Bay Urban Centre Over 50 Per Cent Complete

The $6-billion Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas is more than 50 per cent complete, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “From what I have been told by the management of FCJ (Factories Corporation of Jamaica) and by China Harbour [Engineering Company Limited], our construction partner, the project will be at practical completion by September of this...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (seated right); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (seated second right); Director of Projects, Champion Industrial Equipment and Supplies Limited, Courtney Harford (seated second left) and Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation, Vivion Scully, affix their signatures to documents for the implementation of the Agro-Investment Corporation irrigation Transmission Force Main and Equipping project, at a ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on April 11. Witnessing the signing (standing from left) are Programme Lead, The World Bank Group, Emre Ozaltin; Managing Director, Beckford and Dixon Limited, Everad Dixon; Director, Finance and Corporate Planning, National Irrigation Commission, Lillian Smith; and Director of Planning, Projects, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ainsworth Carroll.
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Farmers in Agro Parks at Ebony Park, Clarendon, to Benefit from Improved Irrigation

More than 100 farmers within agro parks in Ebony Park, Clarendon, are to benefit from improved irrigation infrastructure and equipment for their crops, thereby minimising agricultural output loss. This will be facilitated through a $106-million contract for the implementation of the Agro-Investment Corporation irrigation Transmission Force Main and Equipping project, which was signed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
Agriculture

Banana Diagnostic Workshop to Be Held in Jamaica April 15-19

At least six Jamaicans engaged in agriculture are to benefit from the upcoming regional training in Banana diagnostics and surveillance. Being held from April 15 to 19 at the Life Sciences Department of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, the workshop will train at least 15 persons from across the region. Training is part of the wider regional...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open Island Grill’s New Brunswick Village restaurant in Spanish Town on Wednesday (April 10). Celebrating the moment are (from second left) Founder and Deputy Chairman of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn; Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon; Chief Executive Officer of Island Grill, Tania Waldron-Gordon, and Councillor for the Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford.
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Spanish Town is Being Transformed – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Spanish Town is experiencing a transformation, with new and expanded businesses, infrastructure projects and revitalisation of communities. “The town has been transforming before our eyes,” she said citing the Government’s “deliberate focus on developing new communities, rehabilitating existing communities, the development and maintenance of infrastructure, including healthcare facilities.” She...
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