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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, delivers a speech on behalf of Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter, at the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum on Monday (March 25), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer, delivers a speech on behalf of Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter, at the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum on Monday (March 25), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

Export Platform under JSWIFT 90 Per Cent Complete

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is collaborating with Jamaica Customs to complete the export component of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JWIFT) for implementation in the upcoming fiscal year. Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter, in a...
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the 14th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business-Latin America & the Caribbean at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 21. The event provided a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to converge, collaborate, and exchange ideas on critical issues facing businesses in the region and international best practices and opportunities.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the 14th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business-Latin America & the Caribbean at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 21. The event provided a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to converge, collaborate, and exchange ideas on critical issues facing businesses in the region and international best practices and opportunities.

PHOTO: Minister Samuda Addresses Latin America and the Caribbean Business Conference
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Jamaicans in the Diaspora Invited to Come Home
Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Social Justice Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.
Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Social Justice Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.

VSB Providing Special Intervention Programmes for Children
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine.

Unprecedented Investments in Water – Minister Samuda

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Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
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RGD Clears Free Birth Certificate Backlog

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is reporting that it has improved its operational capacity to address the printing backlog of free birth certificates experienced in 2023. Persons are allowed the first copy of a child’s birth certificate free of cost. However, last year, the RGD experienced challenges with providing the service, due to issues with logistics. Speaking at a JIS...
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Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
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Billions Being Invested in Irrigation Projects

The Government is investing billions of dollars in the development of irrigation schemes to improve farmers’ access to water. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in providing details in his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that among the projects is the Southern Plains Irrigation Scheme at a cost of $1.5 billion....
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the Board of Supervision’s annual awards ceremony at the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, recently.
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PHOTO: Board of Supervision Awards Ceremony

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the Board of Supervision’s annual awards ceremony at the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, recently.
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Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie, addresses students at the institution located at North Street on Monday (March 25), as they celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC secured their 35th title, the fourth in the last five years, with 335 points.
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PHOTOS: KC Celebrates Champs Win

Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie, addresses students at the institution located at North Street on Monday (March 25), as they celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC secured their 35th title, the fourth in the last five years, with 335 points.
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Budget 2024/2025Housing

HAJ to Provide 10,000 Housing Solutions in Four Years

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) continues to provide affordable housing solutions for low and middle-income-earning Jamaicans as well as provide for the regularisation of informal settlements. Providing an update on the agency in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said of the 14,000 housing solutions...
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