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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second from left), participates in a panel discussion during the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29). Listening (from left) are Attorney-at-Law, Jezeel Martin; Information Systems Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue; Communications Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensics and Cybercrime Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maurice Goode; and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Area One, Vernon Ellis.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second from left), participates in a panel discussion during the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29). Listening (from left) are Attorney-at-Law, Jezeel Martin; Information Systems Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue; Communications Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensics and Cybercrime Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maurice Goode; and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Area One, Vernon Ellis.

Jamaica Strengthening Cybersecurity

As the Government intensifies investments in the development of a digital economy locally to drive national development, robust security measures are being put in place to mitigate the threat of cybercrime, says National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking...
Principal of Windsor Castle All-Age School, Robert Watson (second left), shakes hands with Courts Ready Cash Marketing Officer (Events), Carlos Wright, following the presentation of a water tank (pictured in the background) to the institution. The presentation was made during the official handover ceremony at the school in Windsor Castle, Portland on Thursday (February 29). Sharing the moment are (from left) Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Tanya Sinclair; and teacher, Windsor Castle All-Age Infant Department, Ann Marie Roulston. The donation formed part of Courts Ready Cash’s islandwide water tank intitative. Under the venture, water tanks are donated to selected primary and secondary schools in the parishes of Clarendon, St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Catherine and Hanover.
Principal of Windsor Castle All-Age School, Robert Watson (second left), shakes hands with Courts Ready Cash Marketing Officer (Events), Carlos Wright, following the presentation of a water tank (pictured in the background) to the institution. The presentation was made during the official handover ceremony at the school in Windsor Castle, Portland on Thursday (February 29). Sharing the moment are (from left) Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Tanya Sinclair; and teacher, Windsor Castle All-Age Infant Department, Ann Marie Roulston. The donation formed part of Courts Ready Cash’s islandwide water tank intitative. Under the venture, water tanks are donated to selected primary and secondary schools in the parishes of Clarendon, St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Catherine and Hanover.

PHOTOS: Courts Ready Cash Donates Water Tanks to Windsor Castle All-Age School
International Women’s Day Commemorative Church Service flyer
International Women’s Day Commemorative Church Service flyer

International Women’s Day Church Service Slated for Sunday, March 3
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green ( right), and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), look at solar panels during the official handover of the Plumwood Pumping Station photovoltaic (PV) solar system in New Forest, Manchester, in June 2023. Highlighting the features is Energy Engineer, National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Emile Mayers. The system was installed under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI-II) and will benefit approximately 1,943 farmers in the New Forest/Duff House Agro-Parks in South Manchester and South St. Elizabeth.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green ( right), and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), look at solar panels during the official handover of the Plumwood Pumping Station photovoltaic (PV) solar system in New Forest, Manchester, in June 2023. Highlighting the features is Energy Engineer, National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Emile Mayers. The system was installed under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI-II) and will benefit approximately 1,943 farmers in the New Forest/Duff House Agro-Parks in South Manchester and South St. Elizabeth.

$1.2 Billion Allocated to Boost Agricultural Activities in Rural Areas
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 28).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Day, which was held at the school’s campus in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 28).

Safety of Schoolchildren High on Priority Agenda – Dr. Chang

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Principal of Newell High School, Audrey Ellington, prepare to plant a mango tree at the launch of the expanded National School Garden Programme at the St. Elizabeth-based institution in October 2023.
AgricultureYouth

School Garden to Be Established at Wakefield Primary in Trelawny

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be establishing a garden at Wakefield Primary School in Trelawny as part of the expanded National School Garden Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who gave the commitment, said that in addition to providing healthy foods for the school-feeding programme, the garden will engage students in agriculture at an early age and...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

$95 Million Earmarked for IWECO PROJECT

A sum of $95 million has been earmarked for continued implementation of the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) project during the upcoming fiscal year. The provision is contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engages with young women participating in a hackathon competition.
CybersecurityEducationForeign AffairsNational SecurityYouth

SheSecures Jamaica Competition Targets Females 16 and Over

Females 16 years and older who are residing in Jamaica are being encouraged to enter the national cybersecurity competition – SheSecures Jamaica. Being organised by the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), the competition is targeting females who have a keen interest in information technology and/or cybersecurity. This virtual event is scheduled to...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15. At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentParliament

Programme to Enhance Climate Change Resilience Gets $6.9 Million

A programme to increase Jamaica’s resilience to climate change through enhancing adaptive capacity across priority sectors has been given a budgetary allocation of $6.9 million. Details of the ‘Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience II (PPCRII) – Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism’ are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme began in 2015...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board, Phillip Chambers, says no one will be disenfranchised by the new Client Facilitation Unit.
Housing

No One Will Be Disenfranchised by Creation of New Unit – REB

The Real Estate Board (REB) says no one will be disenfranchised by the creation of the Client Facilitation Unit that will serve dealerships with more than 50 salesmen. This reassurance comes amid concerns that some salesmen and dealers may be overlooked when the Unit begins operations in the new licensing period that will begin on March 31. “No dealer, or...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right, seated), is embraced by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the handover of a wellness bench to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). The bench, which was donated by the Health Ministry, was presented during a brief ceremony at the WCJF’s office in Kingston. Looking on are (from left) Director of Adolescent Mental Health, Dr. Judith Leiba; Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore; WCJF Chair, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon, and Executive Director, Novelette Howell.
Gender AffairsYouth

WCJF to Establish Centre for Teenage Mothers in St. Catherine

A Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility for teenaged mothers is to be established in St. Catherine. Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the announcement, said the Centre’s establishment in the parish is critical as the Foundation continues work to ensure that young women in that part of the island are able to...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (second right), and Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho (centre), cut the ribbon to open a green space at Lethe Primary and Infant schools in St. James in July 2022, under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) II. Looking on (from left) are Superintendent in Charge of Operations, St. James Police Division, Eron Samuels; Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; and Principal of Lethe Primary and Infant School, Allison McGhie.
CommunityDevelopmentOffice of the Prime Minister

$1 Billion Set Aside to Enhance Community Infrastructure and Services

The Government has set aside $1 billion to complete activities under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) II during the 2024/25 fiscal year. The project, being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and contribute towards increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile communities in Jamaica....
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