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Councillor for the Cedar Valley division, Louis Chin, was today (March 7) sworn in as the new Mayor of Morant Bay during a ceremony at the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s conference room in the parish capital.  
Councillor for the Cedar Valley division, Louis Chin, was today (March 7) sworn in as the new Mayor of Morant Bay during a ceremony at the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation’s conference room in the parish capital.  

Businessman Louis Chin is New Mayor of Morant Bay

First-time political representative and businessman, Louis Chin, was today (March 7) sworn in as Chairman of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation and the new Mayor of Morant Bay. Mr. Chin, who was victorious in the February 26 Local Government Elections,...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives sitting on March 5 at Gordon House. She is joined by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives sitting on March 5 at Gordon House. She is joined by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

HEART/NSTA Trust to Collaborate with Industry Skills Councils
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks during the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives meeting at Gordon House on Wednesday (March 6). At right is State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks during the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives meeting at Gordon House on Wednesday (March 6). At right is State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Jamaican Consulate General in New York Being Relocated
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members were reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The meeting was held at Gordon House.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members were reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. The meeting was held at Gordon House.

Jamaica to Accommodate Orphans from Haiti
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.

ETOC Reports to Be Tabled in Parliament

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.
EducationParliamentYouth

CPFSA Gets $350 Million More for 2024/25 Fiscal Year

The Government has increased its allocation to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for the 2024/25 fiscal year. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. Mrs. Williams said the CPFSA’s...
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Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) can greatly improve the teaching and learning process.
EducationTechnology

Teachers Benefit from Workshop on AI in the Classroom

Sixty teachers from Regions 3 and 4, comprising St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefited recently from a two-day workshop focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Titled, ‘Artificial Intelligence: An Orientation and Exploration of its Classroom Applications’, the interactive session was held at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, in Montego Bay, St....
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Standing Finance Committee meeting at Gordon House on Thursday (March 7). He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
National Security

Gov’t Looking to Expand JamaicaEye

The National Security Ministry is looking to expand the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme ‘JamaicaEye’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure at the Standing Finance Committee meeting at Gordon House on Thursday (March 7). JamaicaEye falls under Plan Secure Jamaica, which is geared towards creating a safe, secure, cohesive and just society, thereby providing an environment...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Launches ‘Export Jamaica’ Platform, New Logo

The Jamaica Trade Board Limited has launched a new trading platform that will better enable local manufacturers and exporters to unlock and take advantage of business opportunities across the globe. The online platform, dubbed ‘EXPORT Jamaica’, will provide businesspeople with information to identify and enter new markets and successfully promote and sell their products. Addressing the launch on Wednesday (March...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets University of Technology (UTech) President, Dr. Kevin Brown, during the launch of the Amber UTech Launchpad at the institution’s campus in Papine, St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 6). Looking on are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amber Group, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia, and UTech Pro Chancellor, Aldrick McNab (partly hidden).
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Reiterates Call for Increased Labour Force Productivity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has renewed the call for increased productivity by Jamaica’s labour force to further boost and sustain the country’s economic growth. He noted that a strongly performing economy will enable the Government to undertake critical projects and programmes that redound to the benefit of all Jamaicans. Addressing Wednesday’s (March 6) unveiling of the Amber...
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Advisor to the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Director General of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Cliff Riley.
AgricultureCARICOM

Stakeholders Take Part in Regional Coconut Workshop

More than 40 stakeholders in the coconut sector across the Caribbean are in the island participating in a five-day Regional Coconut Workshop being held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from March 4 to 8. Participants include coconut growers, researchers, agro-processors, government representatives and Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) personnel from several countries. Being held under...
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American Airlines flight # 007 arrives at the Ian Fleming International Airport from Miami, Florida, just after midday on Saturday, February 24. The inaugural flight by the largest airline in the world into Jamaica’s smallest international airport marked the beginning of the airlines twice-weekly service into the St. Mary airport.
Transport

President of AAJ Cites Significance of Flights into IFIA by American Airlines

The introduction of service by American Airlines (AA) with twice-weekly flights into Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in St. Mary represents a catalyst in the history, development and operation of the facility. This was the message of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, while addressing a recent ceremony to welcome the...
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