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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses congregants attending the 80th anniversary thanksgiving church service for the Andrew’s Memorial Hospital on Saturday (April 6). The service was held at Andrew’s Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses congregants attending the 80th anniversary thanksgiving church service for the Andrew’s Memorial Hospital on Saturday (April 6). The service was held at Andrew’s Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston.

Prime Minister Hails Andrew’s Memorial Hospital as an Embodiment of Healthcare Excellence

On the occasion of its 80th anniversary, the Andrew’s Memorial Hospital (AMH) in Kingston is being hailed as an embodiment of excellence in the healthcare sector by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Mr. Holness was addressing congregants during...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

No Reports of Jamaicans Affected by 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake in U.S. East Coast
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the Best Kept School trophy to Groundsman at Edward Seaga Primary School, Donovan Moulton (second left). The presentation was made during the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Also participating are: JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), and Principal of the school, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson.

JSIF Lauded for Implementing Best Kept School Competition
Director of Product Quality and Community Tourism at Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Lionel Myrie (centre), is joined by TPDCo’s Community Tourism Manager, Desmond Saunders (left), and TPDCo’s Public Relations Officer, Vaughn Thorpe, in highlighting one of the 18 signs erected along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 5).
Director of Product Quality and Community Tourism at Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Lionel Myrie (centre), is joined by TPDCo’s Community Tourism Manager, Desmond Saunders (left), and TPDCo’s Public Relations Officer, Vaughn Thorpe, in highlighting one of the 18 signs erected along the Treasure Beach coastline in St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 5).

Warning Signs Erected Along the Treasure Beach Coastline in St. Elizabeth
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during a courtesy call at the Ministry
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), greets General Manager, Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during a courtesy call at the Ministry's Hagley Park Road offices in St. Andrew on April 5.

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Finance & Public Service

Public Procurement Process Guided by Four Basic Principles

Persons seeking to provide services to the Government are being reminded that the public procurement process is guided by four basic principles. Chief Public Procurement Policy Officer at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Andrei Bennett, explained to JIS News that the principles exist to provide a level playing field for all bidders on government contracts. “The principle...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Vivion Scully (second left); and President, Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (second right), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will strengthen collaboration between the entities to promote growth in investment and export of agribusiness products. Sharing the moment are Chairman of the Board of Directors, Agro-Invest, Ian Murray (left), and Deputy Chairman, JAMPRO, Ian Levy. The signing ceremony was held on April 4 at JAMPRO’s corporate offices in Kingston.
AgricultureInvestment

PHOTOS: JAMPRO Signs MOU with Agro-Invest

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Vivion Scully (second left); and President, Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (second right), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will strengthen collaboration between the entities to promote growth in investment and export of agribusiness products. Sharing the moment are Chairman of the Board of Directors, Agro-Invest, Ian Murray (left), and Deputy...
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Ackee is among 3,000 acres of crops being targeted for cultivation in Southern St. James over the next two years.
Agriculture

3,000 Acres of Ackee, Breadfruit and Mango to Be Planted in South St. James

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be undertaking a programme to drive the production of ackee, breadfruit and mango in South St. James. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the disclosure during the Montpelier Agricultural Show in the parish on Monday (April 1), said that the initiative, which will be launched this year, is targeting the planting...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Water

Several Measures to Alleviate Water Shortage in Hanover and Westmoreland

Minister without Portfolio in Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government is taking several steps to alleviate water shortage in Hanover and Westmoreland. “We have allocated an additional $25 million for the next six weeks to facilitate trucking [of water] in Hanover and Westmoreland. We have [also] identified funds to purchase 2,000...
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Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy.
Fisheries

NFA Urges Declaration of Lobster Possession by April 7

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is reminding Jamaicans to declare their possession of spiny lobsters by April 7. Between April 22 and June 30, 2024, it will be illegal for anyone to have any species of the spiny lobster, or the crustacean’s parts or products in their possession without special permission. NFA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, in...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopehr Tufton, addresses the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre’s 70th anniversary prayer breakfast held at the facility in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 3).
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Provides $26 Million to Refurbish Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre

The Government has approved $26 million for refurbishing work at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre in St. Andrew, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister, who was addressing a prayer breakfast at the centre’s location in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 3) to commemorate the institution’s 70th anniversary, said that the funds will...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Education Minister Highlights Progress Made Over the Past 60 Years

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that despite the various challenges, significant progress has been made in literacy, teacher training, and the accessibility of high-school education, over the past six decades. In her address to educators and stakeholders at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 60th Education Conference 2024, at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on...
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