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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Emancipation Message 2018 by Prime Minister The Most Hon. Andrew Holness

My fellow Jamaicans, Each year, the Emancipation celebrations give us an opportunity to reflect on the struggle of our ancestors for freedom, against a system that denied them their dignity and humanity, often through brutally oppressive and violent means. It...
Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition.
Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition.

Emancipation Day Message 2018 by Dr. Peter Phillips, MP, Leader of the Opposition
Copeland Forbes (left) interacts with Music Consultant, Clyde McKenzie during a visit to the offices of the Jamaica Information Service in Kingston on July 31.
Copeland Forbes (left) interacts with Music Consultant, Clyde McKenzie during a visit to the offices of the Jamaica Information Service in Kingston on July 31.

Jamaican Music Contributing Positively to National Development
Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller.
Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller.

Music Exhibition at King’s House August 2-7, 2018
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.

Festival Queen Finalists Will Be Among Future Leaders – Holness

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew for the second annual National Financial Inclusion Council Meeting and Forum, recently. Dr. Clarke chairs the Council, while Mr. Wynter is Chairman of the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee. At centre is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister says Macroeconomic Achievements must Translate into Gains for All

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, continues to emphasise that the country’s macroeconomic achievements must translate into more meaningful gains for all Jamaicans. Speaking at the recent National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) forum, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Dr. Clarke acknowledged that this translation is manifesting in several areas. These,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, converses with three wards of the State, at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Education Transitioning Forum held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency also recognised 157 children who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The event was staged to prepare the students to make a smooth transition to high school.
Youth

Parents Encouraged to Help Children Focus on Tertiary Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging parents to help their children in high school to focus on tertiary education. Delivering the keynote address at a forum for new secondary students held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, Mr. Green said as the children enter secondary institutions,...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Hospital Information Management System on Friday (July 27).
Health & Wellness

Work Progressing on National Health Insurance Scheme

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher, says work is progressing on a National Health Insurance Scheme for Jamaicans. “We have brought teams together to look at healthcare financing…how are we going to pay for the increasing cost of health care, and that is going to morph into a National Health Insurance Scheme,” Dr. Tufton said. The Minister was speaking...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Says Ministry Will Continue to Invest in Human Capital

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry will continue to invest in the human capital of the country by developing a number of initiatives through the Centre for Tourism and Innovation. He points out that tourism authorities and stakeholders recognise that “purposeful action” is required to promote and market Jamaica as a leading global destination. “Purposeful action will...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

NSWMA to Assist With Relocation of Persons Living on Retirement Landfill

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has started negotiations with a government entity to secure lands to assist in the relocation of persons living on the Retirement Landfill in St. James. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on July...
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