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Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

PICA Says Immigration Officers Adequately Prepared

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says the nation’s immigration officers are adequately prepared to monitor all official and unofficial entry points into the country for the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Speaking with JIS News, PICA’s Chief...
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the annual Diplomatic Week dinner at King’s House in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 5).
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the annual Diplomatic Week dinner at King’s House in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 5).

G-G Calls on Global Community To Work Collaboratively in Addressing COVID-19
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.

Twenty New Garbage Trucks To Arrive May
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), fields questions from media personnel during a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). At second right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and at left is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The meeting was convened by the Prime Minister to discuss the COVID-19 threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), fields questions from media personnel during a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). At second right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and at left is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The meeting was convened by the Prime Minister to discuss the COVID-19 threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness.

Government Continues To Closely Monitor Countries To Prevent COVID-19
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre, seated); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (third left), and other Senior Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with a batch of new Constables at a passing out parade and awards ceremony, held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 5). A total of 332 new constables graduated from the NPCJ.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre, seated); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (third left), and other Senior Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with a batch of new Constables at a passing out parade and awards ceremony, held at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine, on Thursday (March 5). A total of 332 new constables graduated from the NPCJ.

332 New Constables To Be Deployed

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Chief Executive Officer, Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited, Audrey Hinchcliffe (left), speaking with Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNab (centre) and Director, Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins. Occasion was the MMS’ sensitisation session and workshop on the coronavirus (COVID 19), held on March 5 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Manpower & Maintenance Services Stages Sensitisation Session On COVID 19

Stakeholders across government and the private sector were on Thursday (March 5) brought together for a workshop and sensitisation session on the coronavirus (COVID 19). The interactive session, dubbed ‘Coronavirus: Facts Not Fear – Fighting Back’, was staged by Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It targeted personnel in health, tourism, business...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre, front row), responds to questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, who reviewed the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, during Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting at Gordon House. With him are representatives of the Ministry, as well as Departments and Agencies under his portfolio.
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Church Corner Landfill In St. Thomas To Be Relocated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says land has been identified to relocate the Church Corner landfill in St. Thomas, while an alternative location is being sought for the Doctors Road disposal site in Portland. He was speaking at Tuesday’s (March 3) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, whose members were reviewing the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.
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JBDC Launches Things Jamaican E-Commerce

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has launched Things Jamaican E-Commerce. The new website was unveiled under the theme ‘Buy Jamaica. Click Jamaica’, at the JBDC’s ‘Breakfast with the CEO, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Speaking at the event, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, endorsed...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses a forum organised by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 4).
National Security

SOEs Eroding Gang Influence In Communities – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says implementation of the states of public emergency (SOE) is creating space for the police to erode the influence of gangs in hotspot communities. Citing the example of Salt Spring in St. James, he noted that the community, which was once the base for a violent gang, has been transformed and members of...
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Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.
CommerceIndustry

Business Advisors And MSME Facilitators Take Part In Master Class Training Sessions

Business advisors; micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) facilitators; consultants and business development organisations are benefiting from two-day master class training sessions. The sessions are being held under the Moody’s SME lending Training Programme, on March 5 and 6, at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship Leadership and Ethics, at the University of Technology (UTech). Director of Projects and Programmes,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). The Prime Minister convened the meeting to discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness. Members of the Cabinet in the foreground (from right) are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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PM Calls On Jamaicans To Practise Proper Hygiene

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on Jamaicans to take greater responsibility for their personal hygiene, in light of the potential threat posed by coronavirus (COVID-19) locally. Addressing a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 5), Mr. Holness said that successfully dealing with the threat was not only dependent...
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