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Student at The Mico University College, Tevin Gibbons (left); Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Shania Lawrence (centre); and Deputy Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Okeelia Bryan, perform a song entitled, ‘Redemption Song’, at the launch of Jamaica Day on Thursday (January 31), at Hope Botanical Gardens, in Kingston.
Student at The Mico University College, Tevin Gibbons (left); Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Shania Lawrence (centre); and Deputy Head Girl, Oberlin High School, Okeelia Bryan, perform a song entitled, ‘Redemption Song’, at the launch of Jamaica Day on Thursday (January 31), at Hope Botanical Gardens, in Kingston.

Schools to Celebrate Jamaica Day February 22

Schools across the island will join in the national observation of Jamaica Day, on Friday, February 22, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Embracing Positive Values…Visioning Inclusive Education for a better Jamaica’. The day was officially launched on Thursday (January 31),...
Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson (fourth right), officially open the New Market Road in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (January 30). Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Councillor for the Lacovia Division of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, George Powell; Councillor of the New Market Division, Richard Solomon, and students of the Happy Grove and Beersheba Primary Schools in the parish.
Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson (fourth right), officially open the New Market Road in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (January 30). Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Councillor for the Lacovia Division of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, George Powell; Councillor of the New Market Division, Richard Solomon, and students of the Happy Grove and Beersheba Primary Schools in the parish.

Newmarket Road in St. Elizabeth Opened
Director of Licensing at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 30.
Director of Licensing at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 30.

Gaming Licences to be Renewed by March 31
The bearer party of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry out the body of former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, following the official funeral service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, on Thursday (January 31).
The bearer party of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry out the body of former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, following the official funeral service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, on Thursday (January 31).

Dwight Nelson Hailed for Impacting the Lives of Countless Jamaicans
: Sergeant Nathanael Scarlett of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), and Sergeant Anne Burton (second right), display the symbolic cheque of $200,000 which was donated to the JCCF on January 29 by Running Events Jamaica Limited. Others (from second left) are: Running Events Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Alfred Francis; Director, Diane Ellis, and Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson.
: Sergeant Nathanael Scarlett of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), and Sergeant Anne Burton (second right), display the symbolic cheque of $200,000 which was donated to the JCCF on January 29 by Running Events Jamaica Limited. Others (from second left) are: Running Events Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Alfred Francis; Director, Diane Ellis, and Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson.

JCCF Receives $200,000 from Running Events Jamaica Limited

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the launch of the Mico International Mathematics Summit at The Mico University College
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducation

More than 150 Specialist Math Teachers to Graduate in June

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that more than 150 specialist mathematics teachers will be deployed to the secondary education system following the completion of training and graduation in June. They are the first cohort to benefit under the Government’s drive to increase the number of secondary level mathematics teachers trained locally. More than...
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Director, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Nadine Brown.
EnvironmentFinance & Public Service

PIOJ on Track to Execute Remaining Climate Resilience Programme Deliverables

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is on track to execute the remaining deliverables under the Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR). This, following the successful staging of its three-day stakeholder consultation workshop. The workshop, which was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew from January 22 to 24, was aimed at reviewing the SPCR and its...
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Newly installed constables of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) execute drills during the passing-out parade and awards ceremony at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 30).
National Security and Peace

Gov’t Committed to Boosting Police Force – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to providing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) with the necessary resources and support to boost crime fighting. “We (will) continue to focus on leadership and strategic development of talent, resources, infrastructure and equipment,” Dr. Chang said, while providing the policy direction and legal framework required to...
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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, speaking at Wednesday’s (Jan. 30) quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.
LabourSocial Security

Gov’t Strengthening Work Permit Framework

The Government is continuing work under the Public Sector Modernisation Project to improve Jamaica’s work permit framework. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, will fund activities aimed at strengthening the system. She was speaking at a quarterly media briefing at the Ministry’s offices...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), listens attentively to Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Jamie Alberto Cabal Sanclemente, at a press conference during the 2nd Global Conference on: ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs)’, on January 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James.
Tourism

Operators of SMTEs to Access More Loan Funding 2019/2020

The Government is to increase access to loan funding for Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise (SMTE) operators, to expand and improve their businesses. Making the disclosure, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said SMTEs are to benefit from additional funds through the Jamaica National Small Business Loan Limited, as the Government will be providing $200 million in the 2019/2020 fiscal year...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), and Japan
Education

More than 400 Schools Benefit from Repair and Expansion Works

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is undertaking an “unprecedented level of work” in the upgrading of school plants. He said that just over 400 educational institutions have benefited from major repairs or expansion over the past two and a half years. The scope of works, which include building of new classrooms,...
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