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Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard, presenting the Michael Cook Prize for Poetry to Nikki Windross. Occasion was the ‘Poetry in Bloom’ World Poetry Day Awards to celebrate 10 years of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme, hosted by the National Library of Jamaica at Devon House in Kingston, on Thursday (March 21).
Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard, presenting the Michael Cook Prize for Poetry to Nikki Windross. Occasion was the ‘Poetry in Bloom’ World Poetry Day Awards to celebrate 10 years of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme, hosted by the National Library of Jamaica at Devon House in Kingston, on Thursday (March 21).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

NHT to Commence 15,009 Housing Solutions for Low-Income Contributors
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announcing new policy changes at the National Housing Trust (NHT) while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announcing new policy changes at the National Housing Trust (NHT) while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

NHT Contributors Can Access Smart Energy Loan July 1
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (centre), fields questions during a lecture yesterday (March 21), at the University of the West Indies. Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lunka Yenge.
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (centre), fields questions during a lecture yesterday (March 21), at the University of the West Indies. Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lunka Yenge.

CARICOM Urged to Maximise Economic Opportunities Being Provided Through the AU
Project Manager, Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project, Selena Ledgister.
Project Manager, Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector Project, Selena Ledgister.

New Tilapia Hatchery Slated for Completion Later This Year

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announcing new policy changes at the National Housing Trust (NHT) while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
Housing

All NHT Contributors to Access Home Improvement Loans after 10 Years

Effective July 1, 2024, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will revise its Home Improvement Loan policy to allow all contributors to access home improvement loans of up to $3.5 million after 10 years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the policy change during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21....
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Patrons interact with booth holders at the recent Health and Wellness Fair, organised by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica for persons in the downtown Kingston business district.
Health & Wellness

MAJ Stages Health and Wellness Fair for Persons in Downtown Kingston Business District

Scores of persons in the downtown Kingston business district benefited from health screening during a recent Health and Wellness Fair, organised by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), in the courtyard adjacent to the entity, on Ocean Boulevard. Services offered included cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar/glucose tests, HIV/syphilis tests, first-aid sensitisation, mental health sessions and dental consultations. In an interview...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
EducationYouth

Implementation of Jamaica Education Transformation Commission’s Recommendations Progressing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) continues to make progress in implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). In his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), Mr. Holness said ETOC reported last week that of the 101 recommendations targeted for...
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Marketing and Planning Manager at the Registrar General
Office of the Prime Minister

Massive Uptick in Demand for RGD Online Services

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has seen an uptick in the demand for its online services as it continues its modernisation initiative, themed ‘Digitally Bold’, by moving more products and services online. Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte, told a recent JIS Think Tank that prior to April 2020, only five of the Department’s services were available...
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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb.
Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Be on High Alert for Beet Armyworm

Farmers across the country are being advised to be on high alert for an increase in the beet armyworm population. Spodoptera exigua, more commonly known as the beet armyworm, is a destructive pest of onion and scallion in Jamaica. Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, said the pest population is...
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