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

PM Announces Construction Apprenticeship Programme

The Government has developed an accelerated construction apprenticeship programme, in partnership with construction firms, to respond to the need for additional labour. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the announcement in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a Diplomatic Day event at the Ministry, in downtown Kingston, recently.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a Diplomatic Day event at the Ministry, in downtown Kingston, recently.

Foreign Affairs Minister Emphasises Importance of the United Nations
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, following the official unveiling of the Irish Pen Community Wi-Fi in St. Catherine on March 22.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, following the official unveiling of the Irish Pen Community Wi-Fi in St. Catherine on March 22.

PHOTOS: Community Wi-Fi Launch in Irish Pen
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), greets Account Executive of RSD Shipping Agency Jamaica, Annmarie Stone (left), on the opening day (March 22) of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Expo 2024, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Looking on is Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second from left). In the background are Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (second from right), and President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), greets Account Executive of RSD Shipping Agency Jamaica, Annmarie Stone (left), on the opening day (March 22) of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Expo 2024, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Looking on is Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second from left). In the background are Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (second from right), and President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven.

Industry Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Increase Productivity
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Jamaica Customs Takes Service to the Streets: Doorstep Visits Bring Convenience to Trelawny Residents

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Chair of the Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig and Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, at the seventh staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, held at the Newcastle grounds in St. Andrew on March 2.
Tourism

Ministry of Tourism to Expand Coffee Festival to Other Parishes

The Ministry of Tourism, through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is exploring ways to expand the reach of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. In an interview with JIS News at the seventh staging of the festival, held recently in Newcastle, St. Andrew, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said there have been talks about expanding to different locations. “We've...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Pioneers in Atlanta Honoured at 2024 Celebrations

Two Jamaicans in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA were honoured at the fourth staging of the Jamaican Pioneers 2024 celebrations. The 2024 honorees, Attorneys Allan Alberga and Anthony Lee Hing, were recognised on Saturday (March 23) at the virtual event for their contribution to community development at home and abroad. The event, dubbed ‘Our Stories, Jamaican Pioneers in Georgia’, was...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, embrace in greeting on the final day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championship 2024, at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday, March 23.
Sport

PHOTOS: Issa Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championship 2024

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, embrace in greeting on the final day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championship 2024, at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday, March 23.
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, places a floral tribute at the bust of Jamaica
CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: OAS Pays Tribute to Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, places a floral tribute at the bust of Jamaica's First National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in the Hall of Heroines and Heroes at the OAS in Washington DC on March 18. Occasion was a ceremony to mark...
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