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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen, outlines details of a new data collection survey which the entity will launch during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024/25. She was speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (March 7).
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen, outlines details of a new data collection survey which the entity will launch during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024/25. She was speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (March 7).

CAC to Launch New Data-Collection Survey

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be launching a new data-collection survey during the forthcoming months. The exercise, which is intended to secure up-to-date information to enhance consumer protection in Jamaica, will be conducted through various channels. These include online...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.

Sport Ministry Extends Deadline for Fit for Life Proposals
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
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

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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.
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Jamaica to Accommodate Orphans from Haiti

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Jamaica has agreed to accommodate orphans from Haiti as the social conditions in the French-speaking country, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, continue to deteriorate. “At this point, we will agree to take a number of people legitimately, namely the orphans in an orphanage that was isolated and...
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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.
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ETOC Reports to Be Tabled in Parliament

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be tabling the reports from the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) in the House of Representatives. ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Speaking during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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