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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while delivering a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 22.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while delivering a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 22.

PM Calls On Developed Countries To Fulfil Commitments With Climate Financing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on leaders of developed countries to fulfil their commitments for climate financing agreed to at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in 2015. Developed countries had committed to mobilising US$100 billion per...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents businesswoman, T’Shura Gibbs, with her award at a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on National Heroes Day (October 21).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents businesswoman, T’Shura Gibbs, with her award at a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on National Heroes Day (October 21).

Mayor Calls On Citizens To Support Security Forces
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.

Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second left), sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station, in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the OPM, on October 22. Others participating in the ceremony are (from left): Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds. Observing (from left, standing) are JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second left), sign a $217-million contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station, in Port Maria, St. Mary, at the OPM, on October 22. Others participating in the ceremony are (from left): Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Head of Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphonso Reynolds. Observing (from left, standing) are JSIF Project Manager, Stacey-Anne Preston; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford; Procurement Officer at JSIF, Stacy Stupart, and Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Dennis Chung.

Contract Signed For New Fire Station In Port Maria
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, and his wife, Dawn, at a reception to celebrate Mr. Henry’s Order of Jamaica (OJ) award, which he received at King’s House on October 21. The function was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, and his wife, Dawn, at a reception to celebrate Mr. Henry’s Order of Jamaica (OJ) award, which he received at King’s House on October 21. The function was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Friends Celebrate Mike Henry’s Award

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), cuts the ribbon to unveil Red Stripe’s redesigned area for waste storage. This followed the official launch of the ‘Red Stripe Circular Economy Project’, at the company’s Spanish Town Road location in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (October 22). The Minister is assisted by the brewery’s Managing Director, Luis Prata. The project seeks to divert waste streams of wood, paper, plastics and metal to productive enterprise, thereby reducing the company’s waste to landfill output to zero.
Environment

Minister Welcomes Project By Red Stripe To Protect Environment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has welcomed the latest initiative by brewing company, Red Stripe, aimed at reducing the company’s waste to landfill output to zero. Speaking at the official launch of the project at the company’s Spanish Town Road location on October 22, Mr. Vaz said the innovation, dubbed...
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Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (left), presents an award to Buel Gloria Clarke for outstanding service in the field of Education during the St. Ann Municipal Corporation Civic Affairs and Community Relations Committee’s National Heroes Day Civic Ceremony, at Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, on Monday (October 21).
CommunityNational Honours and Awards

Six Outstanding Residents Of St. Ann Honoured On National Heroes Day

Six residents of St. Ann were, on Monday (October 21), honoured for their contribution to community development and nation-building. The honourees were recognised by the St. Ann Municipal Corporation Civic Affairs and Community Relations Committee, during its National Heroes Day Civic Ceremony at Lawrence Park in St. Ann’s Bay, held under the theme ‘Celebrating the Good in our Neighbourhood’. Those...
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Assistant Director of Elections in charge of Information Systems, Theisea Allison, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, at which she discussed some of the features of the new national voter identification card, which will be issued under the Electoral Office of Jamaica’s voter ID renewal exercise. The renewal exercise will begin on November 4.
JIS Think Tank

Voter ID Card Will Be Tamper-Proof

The new voter identification (ID) cards to be issued by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) during its national voter ID renewal exercise will be tamper-proof, says Assistant Director of Elections in charge of Information Systems, Theisea Allison. “Design and security of the new cards are comparable to the specification standards of a national identification card. The security features are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left, standing), and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, with four of the five persons conferred with the Order of Jamaica (OJ) national award by the Government, this year. The honourees (from left) are: veteran parliamentarian, Robert Pickersgill; Jamaica Broilers Group Chairman, Robert Levy; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry; and Dr. Julius Garvey, son of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. They, along with globally-acclaimed Reggae singer, Dr. Alpharita ‘Rita’ Marley, were presented with their award by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during Monday’s (October 21) Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, at King’s House.
National Honours and Awards

Recipients Of National Honours And Awards Express Gratitude

Recipients of National Honors and Awards this year have expressed gratitude for the recognition accorded them by the Government for their contributions to the nation. Notable among the honourees is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry, who is one of five persons conferred with the Order of...
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Acting Chief Planning Analyst in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), speaking with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Trade and Markets Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, Juan Cheaz Pelaez, during the recent ‘Climate Change and the Future of Food Security: Positioning Agro-Food Systems for our Health and Wealth’ public forum, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew.
Agriculture

More Jamaicans Encouraged To Get Involved In Agriculture

Acting Chief Planning Analyst in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer, is encouraging more Jamaicans to get involved in agricultural activities in order to support the Government’s thrust of achieving the country’s food security. Speaking at a recent public forum on ‘Climate Change and the Future of Food Security: Positioning Agro-Food Systems for our Health and...
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