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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange, greets World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Banka, during the opening of WADA’s third Forum for Caribbean Sport Ministers on Tuesday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange, greets World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Banka, during the opening of WADA’s third Forum for Caribbean Sport Ministers on Tuesday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Caribbean Sport Ministers Urged to Attend Upcoming Council of the Americas Meeting

Ministers of Sport across the Caribbean are being encouraged to attend or send a representative to the upcoming meeting of the Sport Council of the Americas, slated for April 24 and 25 in Washington DC. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a Labour Advisory Council Sub-Committee Focus Group workshop on ‘Fixed Term Contracts’, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 16.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a Labour Advisory Council Sub-Committee Focus Group workshop on ‘Fixed Term Contracts’, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 16.

Employers Warned Not to Abuse Fixed-Term Contracts
Senior Agronomist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Locksley Waites.
Senior Agronomist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Locksley Waites.

Farmers Urged to Utilise Services Provided by Extension Officers
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fourth left), and Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, are surrounded by students from Holy Rosary Primary School, at the launch of community Wi-Fi at Windward Courts (Bower Bank), Kingston, on January 15.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fourth left), and Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, are surrounded by students from Holy Rosary Primary School, at the launch of community Wi-Fi at Windward Courts (Bower Bank), Kingston, on January 15.

PHOTOS: Community Wi-Fi Launch in Bower Bank, Kingston
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing students at Manchester High School during his recent visit to the Mandeville-based institution.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing students at Manchester High School during his recent visit to the Mandeville-based institution.

Gov’t Will Continue Investing in Jamaica’s National Security Architecture – Prime Minister Holness

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, assists New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Winston Williams, during the handover of a three-bedroom unit in Cameron Hill District in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12).
Office of the Prime Minister

Decisive Action to Address Crime in St. Elizabeth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has pledged decisive action to address the increase in crime in St. Elizabeth. Mr. Holness, who was in the parish on Friday (January 12) to hand over housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), expressed concern about the recent spate of shootings, murders and robberies in the typically serene locale. He...
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A picturesque view of the Sandals Dunn’s River property in Mammee Bay, St. Ann.
Tourism

Radio Stations from US Participate in Nine-Day Broadcast to Boost Jamaica’s Tourism

Forty-three radio stations from key markets across the United States are currently in the island participating in a Sandals Resorts radio remote, reaching millions of listeners and giving Jamaica’s tourism a massive boost. Dubbed ‘Broadcast Paradise’, the event, which will last from January 13 to 21 at the Sandals Dunn’s River Resort, Mammee Bay, St. Ann, will see representatives of...
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Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (sixth right, back row); and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (right, back row), are surrounded by students at the launch of USF’s community Wi-Fi programme in Beckford Kraal, Clarendon, on Friday (January 12).
Technology

Internet Access a Human Right – Minister Morgan

Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Government sees internet access as a human right that should be available to citizens wherever they reside. It is for this reason that the Administration, through the Universal Service Fund (USF), is providing free secured Wi-Fi to unserved, under-served, and rural communities to facilitate greater digital inclusion. Addressing the launch...
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Technical Information Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Latanniya Johnson.
ScienceTechnologyYouth

January 25 Application Deadline for SRC Competition

Students across the island have until January 25 to submit applications for the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Essay, Oratory, Performing Arts and Poster Competition (EOPP). The annual contest allows students to incorporate the arts into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to foster creativity and innovation. It is in keeping with the organisation’s mandate of popularising and promoting the...
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Students at the Allman Town Primary School in Kingston participate in an earthquake drill at the institution last year. The drill was conducted by a team from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).
Local Government

Several Activities for Earthquake Awareness Month

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is organising several activities for the month of January, to commemorate Earthquake Awareness Month. Being observed under the theme ‘Drop, Cover, Hold, Earthquake Readiness Is Within Our Control’, the Earthquake Awareness Campaign was officially launched by ODPEM on Sunday, January 14. Among the activities being planned are a Press Launch at...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), is assisted by Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (second left), in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Eastern Kingston Promenade Programme, on January 15 at 71 Windward Road in Kingston. Also sharing the moment are (from left) Councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine Dobson; Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Camille Buchanan; and Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars.
Tourism

All Constituencies to Benefit from ‘Spruce Up Pon De Corner’ Programme

Under the banner of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, the ‘Spruce Up Pon De Corner’ programme will be targeting areas in the constituencies to be revitalised. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the disclosure during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Eastern Kingston Promenade Programme on January 15 at 71 Windward Road in Kingston, said all constituencies will...
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