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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz

Hon. Daryl Vaz to Attend Trade Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change will be at the top of the agenda for the upcoming United Nations Trade Forum to be held under the umbrella of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, from September 9 to...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), addresses representatives of the Bernard Lodge Enterprise Team, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), and Water Resources Authority (WRA), during a meeting at Jamaica House on Wednesday (September 4).The meeting was convened to discuss, among other things, public sensitisation on the proposed development of approximately1,600 housing solutions on lands in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. The project will be located on the northern boundary of the Highway 2000 road reservation and will extend from the Lime Tree Grove community in the east, and approximately four kilometres to the Windsor Road community in the west. With the Minister (from left) are Partner in the law firm, DunnCox, Janice Causwell; Enterprise Team Chairman, Joseph Shoucair and Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), addresses representatives of the Bernard Lodge Enterprise Team, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), and Water Resources Authority (WRA), during a meeting at Jamaica House on Wednesday (September 4).The meeting was convened to discuss, among other things, public sensitisation on the proposed development of approximately1,600 housing solutions on lands in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. The project will be located on the northern boundary of the Highway 2000 road reservation and will extend from the Lime Tree Grove community in the east, and approximately four kilometres to the Windsor Road community in the west. With the Minister (from left) are Partner in the law firm, DunnCox, Janice Causwell; Enterprise Team Chairman, Joseph Shoucair and Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz’s Meeting with Bernard Lodge Enterprise Team
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing journalists during Tuesday’s (September 3) press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing journalists during Tuesday’s (September 3) press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston.

Hospitality Sector Well Positioned to Achieve Revenue Target –Bartlett
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 5). The press conference was held to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine. The Prime Minister also shared details on relief for the Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 5). The press conference was held to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine. The Prime Minister also shared details on relief for the Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.

PM Announces SOE In Clarendon and St. Catherine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 5). The press conference was held to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine. The Prime Minister also shared details on relief for the Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 5). The press conference was held to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Catherine. The Prime Minister also shared details on relief for the Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Dorian. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.

DART Heads to The Bahamas

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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses members of the audience at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on Wednesday (September 4), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road office in Kingston. The website is intended to increase awareness of the work of the Counil and improve public access to the necessary information and resources available for legal aid.
Justice

Legal Aid Council to Get Two Additional Mobile Units

The services of the Legal Aid Council will be further expanded with the addition of two mobile units to be commissioned by the end of the financial year, bringing the number of mobile units operated by the Council to three. This was disclosed by Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at the launch of the Legal Aid Council website on September...
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Six new suction machines were donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Wednesday (September 4) by the charity organisation, Caribbean Heart Menders Association. After the handover, President, Caribbean Heart Menders Association, Carlene Nugent (left), demonstrates how one of the new suction machines will be used to clear a child
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTO: Suction Machine Handover at Bustamante Children’s Hospital

Six new suction machines were donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Wednesday (September 4) by the charity organisation, Caribbean Heart Menders Association. After the handover, President, Caribbean Heart Menders Association, Carlene Nugent (left), demonstrates how one of the new suction machines will be used to clear a child's airway to (from second left) Regional Director, South East Regional...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the launch of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 4).
Foreign AffairsIndustry

Work In Progress to Establish Closer Ties Between Local Cannabis Dealers and Banks In US

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is working on establishing better relationships between dealers in the local cannabis industry and banks in the United States, for growth of the developing sector. At the launch of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, on Wednesday (September 4), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), is presented with a gift basket by student of Clarendon-based Richmond Park Primary School, Mackebah Garrick. Occasion was an information-sharing and closing forum for the Jamaica component of the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP) Project, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 4).
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica’s Climate Resilience Strengthened Under $78-Million Project

Jamaica’s capacity to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change has been strengthened over the last three years, through three community-based pilot programmes that were implemented at a cost of approximately $78 million under the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership Project (JCCCP). The programmes, which focused on the areas of sustainable agriculture, water resource management, renewable energy and energy...
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Professor Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus (right) presents a copy of her book, entitled ‘The Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’, to Professor Michael Taylor of the UWI Mona Campus, at the book launch held on September 3, at the UWI Mona Campus.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Minister Shaw Welcomes Breadfruit Publication

A publication on breadfruit is being hailed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, as a useful resource in increasing production of the tree crop as Jamaica looks to further reduce its food-import bill. The ‘Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’ written by Professor Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah of the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at the University of the West...
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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew.
CabinetCultureInformation

Members of National Committee on Reparations Named

Attorney-at-Law, Laleta Davis-Mattis, has been appointed to chair the National Committee on Reparations. The other members include Bert Samuels, Deputy Chairman; Professor Verene Shepherd; Frank Phipps; Lord Anthony Gifford; Dr. Jahlani Niaah; Professor Rupert Lewis; Steven Golding; Dr. Michael Barnett; Dr. Clinton Hutton; Donald Roberts; Michael Holgate; Ras L. Ho-Shing; Vivian Crawford; Jo-Anne Archibald; Pastor Bruce Fletcher; Reverend Dr. Stephen...
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