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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), has a light moment as he addresses the Caribbean Action 2030 Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, St. Andrew, on June 28. Others seated at the head table (from left) are: United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat; Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jessica Faieta.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), has a light moment as he addresses the Caribbean Action 2030 Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, St. Andrew, on June 28. Others seated at the head table (from left) are: United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat; Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jessica Faieta.

Jamaica Focused on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Vision 2030 – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica remains committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through attainment of the targets under the Vision 2030 national development plan. The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages first-form students of Campion College . (File Photo)
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages first-form students of Campion College . (File Photo)

Education Ministry Disburses $1.4 Billion in Subventions to Schools
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the House of Representatives on June 28.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the House of Representatives on June 28.

House Passes Bill to Allow Withdrawal from NHT
Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown, is urging persons to ensure that they are in compliance with the labelling and packaging standards for sugar, which take effect on July 1. She was speaking at a JIS Think Tank on June 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown, is urging persons to ensure that they are in compliance with the labelling and packaging standards for sugar, which take effect on July 1. She was speaking at a JIS Think Tank on June 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Stiff Penalties for Non-Compliance with Sugar Labelling, Packaging Standards
Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew, speaks about the achievements of the programme at a JIS think Tank on Wednesday, June 28.
Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew, speaks about the achievements of the programme at a JIS think Tank on Wednesday, June 28.

More than 5,000 Youth Benefit from CSJP III

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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), and World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (right), sign the multilateral institution’s J$9.01 billion (US$70 million) Second Competitiveness and Fiscal Management Programmatic Development Policy Loan agreement on June 28 at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Finance & Public Service

Development Approval Time to be Reduced from 90 to 60 Days by March 2018

The Government is targeting a reduction in the development approval process timeline from 90 to 60 days by March 2018. Additionally, the Administration has taken steps to reduce the time taken to establish a business by facilitating an electronic registration process, Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said. These measures, he indicated, form part of the thrust...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), converses with Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Director General, Major Clive Davis (2 nd left), during the Jamaica-Mexico Bilateral Cooperation Programme stakeholders’ meeting at ODPEM’s New Kingston head office on June 23. Others (from left) are: Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecelia Jaber; Director General of the National Centre for Disaster Preparedness in Mexico (CENAPRED), Dr. Carlos Gonzales; and Consultant for the scoping mission of the governance continuity strategy development project, Ana Lucia Hill.
Local Government

14 State Entities Targeted Under Continuity of Government Operations Plan

An initial 14 Ministries and State agencies will benefit from capacity support to ensure continuity of Government operations in the event that the island is impacted by a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane. This is under the 2016/17 Jamaica-Mexico Bilateral Cooperation Programme, which is being spearheaded by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) with...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point as he contributes to the debate on the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 28). The Bill was passed with 18 amendments.
National Security and PeaceParliament

More Resources for Security Forces, Social Intervention

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that additional resources will be provided to the security forces for implementation of social intervention programmes as part of efforts to address crime. “The Government will have to provide resources to the police, to the army and to the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA),” he said. “More so, we will...
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Third-year Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) student, Winston Chambers (right), shares a photo opportunity with CMU Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (centre), and German Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Joachim Schmillen, shortly after he receiving a plane ticket to Germany to take up a three-week scholarship  at the DNV GL in the European country. Winston will benefit from hands-on training in marine inspection and survey at the facility.
Education

CMU Student Welcomes Opportunity to Hone Skills in Germany

Third-year Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) student, Winston Chambers, is grateful to be the recipient of a scholarship to train at the DNV GL in Germany. He will be taking full advantage of the three-week programme as he looks to prepare to fully participate in the logistics-centred economy being developed by the Government. The DNV GL is an internationally accredited registrar...
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(From right) Governor- General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen; Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips; and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, attend the thanksgiving service for the late Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President, Captain Horace Burrell on Wednesday (June 28) at the National Arena. At centre, pallbearers surround the casket bearing the body of Captain Burrell
Sport

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Captain Horace Burrell

Hundreds of well-wishers turned out to celebrate the life and legacy of late Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President, Captain Horace Burrell, at the thanksgiving service held on June 28 at the National Arena in Kingston. Among those in attendance were Their Excellencies, Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen; Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness who...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 28).
Social Security

30 Per Cent Increase in PATH Benefits

The Government has raised benefits under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) by 30 per cent. This follows Cabinet’s approval of increases in the 2017/18 benefit rates, which came into effect on June 1. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the increase will also move the base benefit from $400 to...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, seated), sign a document for the restructuring of committees of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) following a meeting of the Council at Jamaica House on Tuesday, June 27. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; Chairman of ODPEM, Joy Douglas; Member of Parliament, Clarendon South West, Noel Arscott; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.
Prime Minister

PM Charges MDAs to Ensure All is in Place for Hurricane Season

  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that all systems, protocols and practices are in place that will ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness in their response during the hurricane season. He was addressing senior leaders and heads of MDAs at a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council...
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