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Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke (right), and Public Relations and Administrative Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton, look over the commitment letter for CHASE Fund
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke (right), and Public Relations and Administrative Manager of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton, look over the commitment letter for CHASE Fund's sponsorship of the 2018 'Fireworks on the Waterfront' in the amount of $5 million, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Public and Private Sectors Partner for Fireworks on the Waterfront

Public-private partnership will be on full display during the annual staging of ‘Fireworks on the Waterfront’. The event, which is in its 17th year, is being hosted by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) in collaboration with several entities. These include...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, congratulates Reggae Girl, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, on being named Footballer of the Year by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, congratulates Reggae Girl, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, on being named Footballer of the Year by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.

Minister Grange Hails Bunny Shaw on Footballer of the Year Award
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

End of Year Message by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community The Most Honourable Andrew Holness
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke, gives details about the 17th staging of Fireworks on the Waterfront, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 27.
Director of Corporate Communications at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lorna Clarke, gives details about the 17th staging of Fireworks on the Waterfront, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 27.

UDC Stages Fireworks on the Kingston Waterfront and in Ocho Rios
Sections of the Mandela Highway Road Improvement Project, being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC)., which is expected to be completed in 2019.
Sections of the Mandela Highway Road Improvement Project, being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC)., which is expected to be completed in 2019.

Majority of Legacy Road Project Works to be Completed By March 2019

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry’s ‘Jamaica Moves’ Initiative Gets SDA Church’s Approval

The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Jamaica is throwing its support behind the Health Ministry’s ‘Jamaica Moves’ programme, and will formally endorse the initiative on January 8, 2019. According to President of the Jamaica Union Conference of SDAs, Pastor Everett Brown, the church’s mission is to use its resources to help persons spiritually, and to do so in “whatever...
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His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General
Governor General

Christmas Message 2018 from Governor General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J

My fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad, We celebrate another Christmas as a nation, and we are grateful for the reminders of the power of peace and goodwill in shaping our lives. Christmas is a time that brings together families, friends, and communities, in thanksgiving and celebration, for the gifts and blessings we have received throughout the year. All of...
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Vice President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Global Affairs at the Caribbean Department, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

CMU to Support Blue Economy Initiatives in 2019

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), through its Global Affairs at the Caribbean Department, will implement several activities in 2019 to support the Government of Jamaica Blue Economy Initiatives. The Blue Economy is an emerging concept which relates to protecting, conserving and using sustainably marine resources. Vice President of the Department at CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen, said the unit, which was...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks on the impending plastic ban at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ session. (PHOTO: Michael Sloely)
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government Looking to Strengthen Law Applicable to Breaches of Single-Use Plastics Ban

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon Daryl Vaz, says the Government is looking to strengthen aspects of the law applicable where breaches of the ban on single-use plastics, which takes effect on January, 1, 2019, may be committed. While noting fines ranging between $50,000 to over $1 million for breaches of stipulations under...
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