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Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), and Customer Service Representative at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Shaniece Stewart (left), join Ackeem Manning in showing off his new birth certificate. Occasion was the presentation of birth certificates to 17 residents under ‘Operation Birthright’ during a recent ceremony at the Chapelton Library.
Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), and Customer Service Representative at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Shaniece Stewart (left), join Ackeem Manning in showing off his new birth certificate. Occasion was the presentation of birth certificates to 17 residents under ‘Operation Birthright’ during a recent ceremony at the Chapelton Library.

Clarendon North Central Residents Get Free Birth Certificates

Seventeen residents from Clarendon North Central, who were without formal identification, have received birth certificates under the ‘Operation Birthright’ programme. The documents were presented by representatives of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD during a ceremony held at the Chapelton Library....
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seventh left), shares a photo opportunity with members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) team, during Wednesday’s (January 17) opening session of the IEEE workshop, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seventh left), shares a photo opportunity with members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) team, during Wednesday’s (January 17) opening session of the IEEE workshop, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), in St. Andrew.

Education Minister Wants Industry to Retain Engineering Graduates
Pest control operator fogging to eliminate mosquitos.
Pest control operator fogging to eliminate mosquitos.

St. Thomas Residents Urged to Continue Destroying Mosquito Breeding Sites
Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli- Dawn Hamilton (centre), listen as Chief Executive Officer, German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel Martin Rickman, explains the operations of the GSRJ
Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli- Dawn Hamilton (centre), listen as Chief Executive Officer, German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel Martin Rickman, explains the operations of the GSRJ's 235 metre-long Panamax-size floating dry dock, JAM-DOCK-1, which is moored at the entity’s shipyard along the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway stretch of Kingston Harbour. Teams from the Ministry and the JSEZA toured the shipyard on Tuesday (January 16).

GSRJ Undertaking Work on Second Ship-Servicing Project
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Teachers and Principals to Upskill Themselves Through NCEL and JTC

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationTechnologyYouth

Education Ministry Prepares Procurement for More Security Cameras at Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is preparing the procurement to enable system-wide installations and coordination of security cameras across the education system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). A survey conducted in July 2023 showed 154 schools with a total of 1,955 cameras. “This year,...
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Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Fundamentals of Business’ workshop.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

JBDC to Host Online Workshops on Business from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops geared towards teaching participants the fundamentals of starting and running successful businesses. To be held from January 23 to February 13, the four-week workshop will cover one of four modules each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These are Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Formalisation, Design...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the $5.5 billion Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 16).
Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Gov’t Using the Benefits of Good Economy for Citizens – PM

The multi-billion-dollar investment in the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital is an example of Government using the benefits of a good economy to deliver for citizens, says Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the $5.5 billion project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 16). Prime Minister Holness said that while...
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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Assistant Commissioner, Alrick Hacker, addresses Tuesday’s (January 16) Earthquake Awareness Month Press Launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Local Government

JFB Increasing Use of Technology for Improved Disaster Response

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is increasing the use of technology and advancing training to improve its response to earthquakes and other disasters. JFB Assistant Commissioner, Alrick Hacker, shared that the Drone Unit, which was being piloted up to last year, is now operational. Addressing the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Earthquake Awareness Month Press Launch on...
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Social Historian and Director of the Centre for Reparation Research at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Verene Shepherd (left), engages with (from second left) businessman and past student, José Martí Technical High School, Rohan Silvera; students Tamera Jarrett and Laterell McKenzie; and Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermin Quiñones Sánchez. Occasion was the school’s 47th Founder’s Day Celebrations and Awards ceremony held on January 10, at the St. Catherine-based institution.
EducationYouth

Jose Marti Alumni Awards Over $2 Million to Outstanding Students and Teachers

The José Martí Technical High School Past Students’ Association has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships and cash prizes to 100 deserving students and teachers from the institution. The presentations were made during the 47th Founder’s Day Celebrations and Awards ceremony at the school’s campus in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on January 10. Students were rewarded for excellence in...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (January 16) Earthquake Awareness Month Press Launch, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Local Government

Earthquake Preparedness Should Be Year-Round – Minister Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says earthquake awareness and preparedness should be a year-round activity. This is given Jamaica’s vulnerability to earthquakes due to its geographical location along the northern margin of the Caribbean Plate and the presence of active faults on the island. “We need to ensure that our programme of information and education...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16).
Gender Affairs

Amended Domestic Violence Act Takes Effect January 22

The Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2023, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence, is to come into effect on Monday, January 22. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). “This government, and indeed the whole House, has demonstrated its...
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