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Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minster of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (June 26).
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minster of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (June 26).

Senate Approves Extension Of Security Measures In Kingston Western And Central Police Divisions

The Senate, on Friday (June 26), approved the extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central police divisions until July 25. The SOEs, which were declared by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Tourism Workers To Receive CARE Programme General Grants Next Week
Back row: Damion Whyte, Environmental Officer, UDC; Dr Sean Townsend, Manager, Natural Resource Management & Environment Planning; Kevin Douglas, Project Manager, Jamaica Red Cross- Resilient Islands by Design Project; Kimmoy Tulloch, Field Officer Jamaica Red Cross- Resilient Islands by Design Project. Front Row: Dr Natainia Lummen, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Resilient Islands by Design Project; Loy Malcolm, Deputy General Manager, Planning Development and Project Management, UDC; Donna Blake, Jamaica Programme Director, TNC; Sara Simpson, Director, Natural Resource Management & Environment Planning, UDC.
Back row: Damion Whyte, Environmental Officer, UDC; Dr Sean Townsend, Manager, Natural Resource Management & Environment Planning; Kevin Douglas, Project Manager, Jamaica Red Cross- Resilient Islands by Design Project; Kimmoy Tulloch, Field Officer Jamaica Red Cross- Resilient Islands by Design Project. Front Row: Dr Natainia Lummen, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Resilient Islands by Design Project; Loy Malcolm, Deputy General Manager, Planning Development and Project Management, UDC; Donna Blake, Jamaica Programme Director, TNC; Sara Simpson, Director, Natural Resource Management & Environment Planning, UDC.

Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary Gets Support
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd Distant (second right), during the National Consensus on Crime stakeholder meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on June 25. Others taking part (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward; and Professor of Political Sociology, University of the West Indies, Anthony Harriott.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd Distant (second right), during the National Consensus on Crime stakeholder meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on June 25. Others taking part (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward; and Professor of Political Sociology, University of the West Indies, Anthony Harriott.

Prime Minister Meets With Members Of Committee For The National Consensus On Crime
Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Fayona Lewis.
Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Fayona Lewis.

Moderate Air Quality Throughout Weekend – NEPA

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Culture

Members Of The Public To Select Festival Song

Arrangements are being finalised to enable the public to select the winning song of this year’s Jamaica Festival Song Competition. The competition was launched recently by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, when she announced the names of the top-10 finalists. They are Buju Banton (I am a Jamaican); Freddie McGregor (Tun up Di Sound); Toots...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda.
Education

All Students Eligible To Sit PEP Placed In High School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information says that 100 per cent of the 38,918 students who were eligible to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in grade six this year have been placed in high schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, reported that 80 per cent of the cohort was placed in their preferred schools, while 16 per cent...
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Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr Cliff Riley, addressing a JIS Think Tank on June 26.
Science

Scientific Research Council (SRC) Turns 60

As the Scientific Research Council (SRC) marks its 60th anniversary this year, the agency’s  Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley, said the entity is proud of its contribution to national development. “We see this milestone as marking 60 years of contributing positively to socio-economic activities in Jamaica, driving technological advancement and supporting innovation using science and technology,” he said. He was...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a JIS Think Tank on June 25.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Persons Back In The Island Urged To Report Any COVID-19 Symptoms

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing to persons who have entered the island since the lifting of the travel restrictions to immediately report any symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the relevant health authorities. These symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough or decreased sense of smell or taste. “We have seen where persons have returned home, developed...
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Newly appointed Senator, Tova Hamilton, listens attentively to a presentation being made by an Opposition Senator during Friday
Senate

New Government Senator Sworn In

Attorney-at-law, Tova Hamilton, was sworn in today (June 26) as a Government Senator, in the Upper House. The new Senator was warmly welcomed by members of the Senate at the start of the sitting, during which she took the Oath of Allegiance. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, described Senator Hamilton as “young,...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)
CoronavirusTourism

Stakeholders Leveraging GTRCMC To Drive Recovery Of Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) is being leveraged by stakeholders around the world to drive the industry’s full reopening and recovery from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Centre, which was established in 2018 and is based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew,...
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