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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.

Money Allocated for Work on Police Divisional Headquarters in Westmoreland and St. Catherine North

The Government has budgeted close to $2 billion to carry out key infrastructural works in the upcoming fiscal year to improve several facilities for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Of the total, $882 million has been earmarked for...
General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron, is urging coconut farmers to reach out to the Advisory Officers in their region with information regarding damage to their farms.
General Manager of the Coconut Industry Board, Shaun Cameron, is urging coconut farmers to reach out to the Advisory Officers in their region with information regarding damage to their farms.

Coconut Growers Urged to Register with CIB Before March 1
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), and Tanisha Gaynor, a beneficiary of the Strategic Engagement of Rural Woman with Disabilities in Sustainable Farming Techniques Project, about the hydroponics growing system during the programme’s closing-out ceremony at the Abilities Foundation in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 27).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), and Tanisha Gaynor, a beneficiary of the Strategic Engagement of Rural Woman with Disabilities in Sustainable Farming Techniques Project, about the hydroponics growing system during the programme’s closing-out ceremony at the Abilities Foundation in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 27).

Discussions Ongoing to Provide Overseas Employment Opportunities for More Persons with Disabilities
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson, says students have up to March 31 to submit entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Pitch Competition (YIIC).

YIIC Application Deadline Extended
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

151 Positions to Be Added to JFB

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Director of the Child Diversion Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice, Venisa Clarke.
JusticeYouth

Trace Study to Evaluate Impact of Child Diversion Programme

The Ministry of Justice will be developing a trace study during the upcoming 2024/25 financial year to determine the true impact of the Child Diversion Programme on children who have successfully completed the intervention. “It is to see if they are still maintaining the things that they have learned in the programme,” said Director of the Chid Diversion Branch, Venisa...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 15.
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Improved Access to Microfinance by MSMEs

A project to support the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) has been given a budgetary allocation of $822 million to continue in the upcoming fiscal year. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Development...
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Internal Medicine Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. David McGowan, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on February 27.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Stewardship Programmes a Potential Gamechanger for Hospital Antibiotic Use

Data gathered from a recent cross-sectional survey on antibiotic use among in-patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) are being used to develop and roll out stewardship programmes at the institutions. Internal Medicine Physician at the UHWI and the CRH, Dr. David McGowan, who led the study, recently copped the award...
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Clinical Coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Delroy Fray, addresses a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in Rose Hall, St. James, on February 22.
Health & Wellness

650 Beds Available Once CRH and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are Completed

There will be 650 beds available to patients in St. James and the wider Western Jamaica once the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and Western Children and Adolescent Hospital are completed. Clinical Coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, told a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in Rose Hall, St. James,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), shares a moment with international reggae artiste Orville “Shaggy” Burrell and President of Solid Agency Limited, Sharon Burke, at a dinner at Devon House, St. Andrew, on February 21. The event was held as part of the five-day Island Music Conference, which concluded on February 25 and featured discussions with global music executives and practitioners. 
Entertainment

PHOTOS: Island Music Conference

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), shares a moment with international reggae artiste Orville “Shaggy” Burrell and President of Solid Agency Limited, Sharon Burke, at a dinner at Devon House, St. Andrew, on February 21. The event was held as part of the five-day Island Music Conference, which concluded on February 25 and featured discussions with...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), hands over the New Social Housing Programme contract and keys to beneficiary of the programme, Bertlyn Black (third left) on February 21, at Lancewood in St. Elizabeth. Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor for the Brompton Division, Whitney Smith Currie; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.  
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: New Social Housing Programme Surpasses Target

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), hands over the New Social Housing Programme contract and keys to beneficiary of the programme, Bertlyn Black (third left) on February 21, at Lancewood in St. Elizabeth. Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor for the Brompton Division, Whitney Smith Currie;...
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