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South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (right), is welcomed to the island by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, on her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Wednesday, March 20.
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (right), is welcomed to the island by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, on her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Wednesday, March 20.

South Africa’s Minister of Int’l Relations on Four-Day Visit

Jamaica welcomed South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, on March 20, for a four-day visit. While here she will be engaged in discussions with the Government and civil society. Welcoming the visit, Minister...
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.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), is in discussion with Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Joni Musabayana (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on March 20. Others present (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Bindley Sangster. The parties engaged in discussions to highlight the ILO
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), is in discussion with Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Joni Musabayana (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on March 20. Others present (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Bindley Sangster. The parties engaged in discussions to highlight the ILO's initiatives, strategies, and support mechanisms aimed at promoting decent work and social justice in Jamaica.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with ILO
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.

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

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 21.
Budget 2024/2025Prime Minister

Gov’t’s Multifaceted Approach to Reducing Crime Yielding Dividends – Prime Minister Holness

The Government’s multifaceted approach to tackling crime, including social transformational initiatives, strategic investments in technology and infrastructure and legislative changes, is yielding dividends, with a sharp reduction in major crimes to record the country’s lowest rate in 24 years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, underscored this while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen (second left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (March 20). Accompanying Mr. Chen are JEF Vice President, Bernita Locke, and Secretary, Silvera Castro.
LabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: JEF Executives Call on Minister Charles Jr.

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), shakes hands with President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen (second left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (March 20). Accompanying Mr. Chen are JEF Vice President, Bernita Locke, and Secretary, Silvera Castro.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Jamaicans Encouraged to Learn a Second Language

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging more Jamaicans to learn a second language to expand opportunities for employment and better relate to other cultures. She noted that in a globalised world where cross-cultural communication and understanding are important, studying a foreign language helps people to have more positive attitudes towards persons who are from a different...
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Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed in 2023.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

International Building Code Training for Trelawny Municipal Corporation Officers

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is set to commence in-house training of officers on the international building codes, primarily the standards and regulations referenced in the Building Act, 2018. Chief Engineering Officer of the Corporation, Lavern Morris, told JIS News that following the completion of the Train-the-Trainer Course in January, the stage was set to start retraining planners, technical officers...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the handover of grants valued at $42.35 million to support sports development, during a ceremony on Wednesday (March 20) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in New Kingston.
Sport

Jamaica Invests in Chess

The Government, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), has provided a $40-million grant to the Jamaica Chess Federation to build the sport locally. The investment is in support of a project first announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation on March 7, 2023, to produce a Jamaican...
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Deputy Managing Director at the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Cheryl McLaughlin, addresses the handover ceremony for the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny, on Tuesday (March 19). The facility was upgraded by the agency as part of its National Development Project.
Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

HEART/NSTA Trust Hands Over Renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre

The HEART/NSTA Trust, Region Three, handed over the renovated Rio Bueno Health Centre in Trelawny on Tuesday (March 19). The agency, which did the work as part of its annual National Development Project, also installed a rainwater harvesting system on the premises, which includes the installation of two 1,000-gallon tanks. The project also included the provision of computer equipment and...
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