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Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, May 14.
Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, May 14.

29 BPOS In St. James Pass Inspection

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, says 29 of the 40 business process outsourcing (BPO) entities operating in the parish have passed inspection. Speaking at the monthly sitting of the St. James Municipal Corporation held...
Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie.
Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie.

Week Of Activities To Mark International Day For Biological Diversity
Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department, Daniel Dunkley, plants a Caribbean Pine in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon. The Department is offering free timber seedlings to the public for Labour Day, starting on May 18.​
Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department, Daniel Dunkley, plants a Caribbean Pine in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon. The Department is offering free timber seedlings to the public for Labour Day, starting on May 18.​

Seedlings To Plant On Labour Day
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a virtual town hall meeting on May 14.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a virtual town hall meeting on May 14.

Agriculture Ministry Gets Additional $1 Billion To Boost Food Security
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, O.N., M.P.
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, O.N., M.P.

PM Holness holds Teleconference with UN Secretary-General and PM of Canada

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Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, speaks at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation, on Thursday, May 14.
CoronavirusLocal Government

Mayor Encourages Residents Of Hanover To Maintain Safety Measures

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, continues to implore residents of Hanover to maintain the Government’s COVID-19 safety measures, if the parish is to remain free of the virus amidst the outbreak. Hanover remains the only parish in Jamaica without a confirmed case of COVID-19. Mr. Samuels said it is imperative that residents adhere to the preventive measures, to include...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, O.N., M.P.
Office of the Prime Minister

Government Will Improve Difficulties and Delays Experienced by Jamaicans in State Quarantine

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is working toward expanding solutions for quarantine for citizens returning to Jamaica. The Prime Minister’s comment came yesterday (May 14), in a statement to the nation amid the difficulties faced by some Jamaicans, in state quarantine, including those who returned from overseas this week under the Controlled re-entry programme. The Prime Minister apologized...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
CommunityCoronavirusCultureLabour

Labour At Home On May 25

Preparations are well advanced for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2020 activities. This year’s Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, under the theme ‘Labour at Home’. Workers’ Week begins on May 17 and culminates on Labour Day. Labour Day is celebrated on May 23 each year. If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then it...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
CommerceIndustry

CLA Facilitating Import And Export Of Cannabis As It Awaits Regulations

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has put in place protocols to facilitate the import and export of cannabis by licensees, as it awaits promulgation of the Dangerous Drugs (Cannabis Import and Export Licensing) Regulations 2020. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green, said that the third draft of the regulations has been reviewed...
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DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Development Continues: UDC Construction and Planning Ongoing Despite Setbacks

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) supports the Government of Jamaica’s thrust towards restarting and ramping up work in the construction sector for economic stimulation and growth during this time. UDC projects are advancing despite challenges posed by the efforts to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The Corporation, in its commitment to continuing these development projects...
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