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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 19th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 19th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

JSE’S Suite of Fixed Income Instruments to Expand by June

By the end of June, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will become the first Caribbean marketplace to facilitate the issuance of green, blue, and other sustainable coloured bonds. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke,...
United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry (right), speaks  with Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jay Singh (centre) and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis, on arrival at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25.
United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry (right), speaks  with Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jay Singh (centre) and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis, on arrival at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25.

US Ambassador Implores Students to Stay Away from Gangs
Newly installed bus and taxi bays at the Falmouth Transportation Centre. Mayor Gager says that the upgrade is bringing order to the town’s public transport system.
Newly installed bus and taxi bays at the Falmouth Transportation Centre. Mayor Gager says that the upgrade is bringing order to the town’s public transport system.

Mayor Outlines Plans for Further Development of Falmouth Transport Centre
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pinero Group, Encarna Pinero (centre) and the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jaime Sitjar.  Minister Bartlett led a Jamaican delegation in a meeting with the Pinero Group at the FITUR trade show in Madrid, Spain, on January 24. 
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pinero Group, Encarna Pinero (centre) and the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jaime Sitjar.  Minister Bartlett led a Jamaican delegation in a meeting with the Pinero Group at the FITUR trade show in Madrid, Spain, on January 24. 

14,000 Jobs from Planned Resort Development
Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, National Housing Trust, Dameon McNally, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, in Kingston.
Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, National Housing Trust, Dameon McNally, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, in Kingston.

Employers Urged Not to Withhold Workers’ Monthly NHT Contributions

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Director with the European Union (EU), Felix Fernandez Shaw, addresses a media breakfast at the EU Ambassador’s residence in Kingston today (January 25). At left is Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.
Foreign Affairs

EU Encourages Investors to Participate in Jamaica’s Renewable Energy and Digital Projects

The European Union (EU) is encouraging investors from across Europe to participate in Jamaica’s renewable energy and digital projects. According to Director with the EU, Felix Fernandez Shaw, who is on a three-day visit to the island with an EU Investment Mission, it is now time to “unlock European investments” in Latin America and the Caribbean “for key technologies, green...
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Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (left), accepts a galaxy tablet from Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration, Aaliyah Gentles, during the handover of communication products and equipment (tablets and signage) by the IOM on January 24 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston. The products were provided under the IOM’s Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) initiative being implemented under the ‘Strengthening Jamaica’s Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness Capacity’ project. The items are to assist the Government of Jamaica’s preparedness and response efforts, particularly for displaced migrants in emergency events.
Education

PHOTOS: ODPEM Receives Tablets and Signage from International Organization for Migration

Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (left), accepts a galaxy tablet from Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration, Aaliyah Gentles, during the handover of communication products and equipment (tablets and signage) by the IOM on January 24 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston. The products were provided under the IOM’s...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Culture

Reggae Month to Be Launched January 28

Reggae Month 2024 will be launched at a church service on Sunday, January 28, at Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20, at 9:30 a.m. The service, organised through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be held under the theme ‘Celebrating Reggae’s Message of ONE LOVE’, aligning with the overarching theme for Reggae Month – ‘Come Ketch...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greeting Westmoreland farmers on arrival at ‘The New Face of Food: Stakeholder Engagement’, in the parish on January 19.
AgricultureFisheriesMining

Jamaicans Encouraged to Rear Goats

With the country spending $1 billion on mutton importation annually, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling on Jamaicans to consider goat rearing as a lucrative opportunity. Mr. Green, who was speaking to residents, farmers and other agricultural stakeholders at a ‘The New Face of Food: Stakeholder Engagement’, in Westmoreland, on January 19, said it is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Mrs. Juliet Holness (second right), are joined by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (second left) and wife Meghan (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), at the premiere of the Bob Marley movie ‘One Love’ at Carib 5 in Kingston on Tuesday (January 23).   
Culture

PHOTOS: Premiere of Bob Marley Movie

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Mrs. Juliet Holness (second right), are joined by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (second left) and wife Meghan (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), at the premiere of the Bob Marley movie ‘One Love’ at Carib 5 in Kingston on Tuesday (January...
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