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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre); President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Lenworth Fulton; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny North, Víctor Wright, tour the Wakefield Primary and Infant School garden, during Friday’s (March 6) launch of the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme, at the institution.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre); President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Lenworth Fulton; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny North, Víctor Wright, tour the Wakefield Primary and Infant School garden, during Friday’s (March 6) launch of the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme, at the institution.

Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme Launched

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, on Friday (March 6), launched the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme. The launch was held at the Wakefield Primary and Infant School which is one...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), demonstrates the gender equality symbol, during a forum dubbed: ‘Empowered and Equal,’ co-hosted by the Government of Canada, through the Canadian High Commission in Jamaica, and the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 6). Also participating in the exercise (from left) are: Director, ILE, Judith Wedderburn; Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel; Chairperson and National Coordinator Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence, Sonja Simms; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Assistant Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Eileen Gardner; and Founder, ILE, Professor Rosalea Hamilton.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), demonstrates the gender equality symbol, during a forum dubbed: ‘Empowered and Equal,’ co-hosted by the Government of Canada, through the Canadian High Commission in Jamaica, and the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 6). Also participating in the exercise (from left) are: Director, ILE, Judith Wedderburn; Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel; Chairperson and National Coordinator Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence, Sonja Simms; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Assistant Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Eileen Gardner; and Founder, ILE, Professor Rosalea Hamilton.

Jamaica Ranked 42nd In Global Progress Towards Achieving Gender Parity
Chair of Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward (second left), presents a trophy to Principal of the Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant School in Hanover, Faithlyn Walters Meylor; and grade-six student, Tahaelia McIntyre; while grade-six student at Maryland All-Age in Hanover, Jody-Ann Hylton (second right) and Principal of the school, Andria Dehaney-Grant, show off their trophy. Occasion was the VPA awards ceremony held on March 3 on the grounds of the Maryland All-Age. The institutions were joint winners of the VPA’s 2020 Trees for Peace competition.
Chair of Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward (second left), presents a trophy to Principal of the Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant School in Hanover, Faithlyn Walters Meylor; and grade-six student, Tahaelia McIntyre; while grade-six student at Maryland All-Age in Hanover, Jody-Ann Hylton (second right) and Principal of the school, Andria Dehaney-Grant, show off their trophy. Occasion was the VPA awards ceremony held on March 3 on the grounds of the Maryland All-Age. The institutions were joint winners of the VPA’s 2020 Trees for Peace competition.

Hanover Schools Joint Winners OF Trees For Peace Competition
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Ambassador of Norway to the Caribbean, Her Excellency Ingrid Mollestad; and Head of Delegaton for the European Union  to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, following the Minister’s address to members of the Diplomatic Corps, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 3).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Ambassador of Norway to the Caribbean, Her Excellency Ingrid Mollestad; and Head of Delegaton for the European Union  to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, following the Minister’s address to members of the Diplomatic Corps, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 3).

Gov’t To Launch Economic Diplomacy Programme
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

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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).
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G-G Calls on Global Community To Work Collaboratively in Addressing COVID-19

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has made a call for the global community to work collaboratively to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Governor-General, who was addressing the annual Diplomatic Week dinner at King’s House on Thursday (March 5), said the outbreak of the virus, which has affected more than 70 countries, to date, “underscores the interconnected...
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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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Twenty New Garbage Trucks To Arrive May

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to receive 20 new garbage trucks in May, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The trucks are the first of 120 additional units being procured by the Government to significantly boost the NSWMA fleet in order to improve garbage collection across the island. Minister McKenzie, who was...
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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.
CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Government Continues To Closely Monitor Countries To Prevent COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is continuing to closely monitor countries in order to thwart a local outbreak as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread worldwide. Jamaica has travel restrictions in place for five countries – Iran, Singapore, South Korea, Italy and China. “We are observing other countries and we coordinate with...
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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.
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332 New Constables To Be Deployed

A total of 332 new constables who graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Thursday (March 5), will be deployed shortly to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Addressing the graduates at the passing out parade and awards ceremony, National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Government is investing...
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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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