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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

Work To Continue On Facility For Teen Mothers In St. Elizabeth

The Government has allocated approximately $25.2 million to complete construction of the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St Elizabeth. Details of the project are outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

$453.5 Million Allocated For Construction And Improvement Of Courthouses

External Relations Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Saskia Carusi.

Youth Invited To Participate In Regional Platform Contests

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), covers a 45-gallon water drum at a home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, during the national dengue cleanup exercise on January 25. Looking on (from left) are Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the Vector Control Programme in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.

Householders Urged To Search For And Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing), addresses the audience at a luncheon hosted for Parliamentarians and support staff on the lawns of Jamaica House, following the ceremonial opening of Parliament on February 11. Listening (from left) are Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Sr; and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.

PHOTOS: Luncheon At The Office Of The Prime Minister

Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at the Ministry of Health & Wellness St. James Town Hall Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on February 6.

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

Mayor Of Mobay Announces $4.5-Million Initiative To Fight Dengue

Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, has announced a $4.5-million initiative to control the spread of dengue in the parish. Mr. Davis, who is also the Mayor of Montego Bay, said the project will be executed with support from the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, with each of the 17 divisions across the parish...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2020/21 Throne Speech, under the theme ‘Towards a Decade of Growth to Anchor Our Peace and Prosperity‘, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11.

6 years ago Governor GeneralThrone Speech 2020Tourism

Four Laws To Be Amended To Boost Tourism Sector

Four pieces of legislation that will go a far way in strengthening the country’s tourism sector are to be amended during the 2020/21 fiscal year. These are the Bath of St Thomas the Apostle (Amendment) Act and Regulation and the Milk River Bath (Amendment) Act, which will facilitate the development and modernisation of the facilities through public-private partnership; the Tourist...

6 years ago Governor GeneralNational SecurityParliament

Critical Security Legislation Coming

The Government will be tabling critical pieces of legislation in the 2020/21 fiscal year to improve security operations. These include Law Enforcement (Protection of Integrity) Act, the Corrections (Amendment) Act, and the Aliens Act and Immigration Restriction Commonwealth Citizenship Act (Amendments) Legislation. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech at...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Templer Bennett, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, recently.

6 years ago Justice

High Success Rate For Restorative Justice

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer, says there has been a 90 per cent resolution and settlement rate for referral cases through the Restorative Justice process. Mrs. Bennett Templer made the disclosure at the recently held 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference, held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. The Permanent Secretary said restorative justice “is...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Tables $852.7-Billion Budget for 2020/2021

The Government has presented a Budget of $852.7 billion, with $778.4 billion allocated for Recurrent (housekeeping) expenses and $74.2 billion for Capital (development) projects. Details of the projections are outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives, today (February 11), by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The Ministry of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left); and his wife, Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fifth left), lead Government Ministers into Gordon House at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 11. From left are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Minister without Portfolio, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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PHOTOS: Ceremonial Opening of Parliament

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the 2020/21 ceremonial opening of Parliament, today (February 11).

6 years ago Throne Speech 2020

Governor-General Delivers Throne Speech For New Fiscal Year

The 2020/21 session of Parliament got under way today (February 11), with the traditional pomp and pageantry. It was highlighted by the delivery of the Throne Speech by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. His address outlined the priority programmes and policies to be pursued by the Government in the new fiscal year, which begins on April...