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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Support for Flood-Affected Farmers

A total of $157 million is to be provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, to support farmers affected by the recent heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left) cuts the ribbon to officially open a section of the rehabilitated Spring Garden roadway in St. Ann on Wednesday (November 22). He is joined by (from left) Director of Engineering at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Clayton Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter; Farmer, Barbara West; Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Krystal Lee; Farmer, Jahbless Campbell Grayham; RADA Parish Manager for St. Ann, Sheldon Scott; and Works Engineer at RADA for Clarendon, Catherine and St. Ann, Renrick Thompson.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left) cuts the ribbon to officially open a section of the rehabilitated Spring Garden roadway in St. Ann on Wednesday (November 22). He is joined by (from left) Director of Engineering at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Clayton Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter; Farmer, Barbara West; Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Krystal Lee; Farmer, Jahbless Campbell Grayham; RADA Parish Manager for St. Ann, Sheldon Scott; and Works Engineer at RADA for Clarendon, Catherine and St. Ann, Renrick Thompson.

Spring Garden Farm Road Rehabilitated
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (right), presents youth CEO, KSAMC Junior Council, Andiccia Harris with a certificate of participation, at an event held on November 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (right), presents youth CEO, KSAMC Junior Council, Andiccia Harris with a certificate of participation, at an event held on November 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston.

Students Participate in KSAMC Junior Council Meeting
Legal Education Officer, Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ivan Godfrey (right) speaks to a group of Cedar Grove Academy students about the voting process during the Ministry’s Road to Republic School Tour, which was launched on November 23, at the St. Catherine based institution. The tour aims to sensitize fifth and sixth form students who are at the age of majority or are likely to attain the age of majority, within this current parliamentary term on Jamaica’s transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic.
Legal Education Officer, Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ivan Godfrey (right) speaks to a group of Cedar Grove Academy students about the voting process during the Ministry’s Road to Republic School Tour, which was launched on November 23, at the St. Catherine based institution. The tour aims to sensitize fifth and sixth form students who are at the age of majority or are likely to attain the age of majority, within this current parliamentary term on Jamaica’s transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic.

PHOTOS: The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs (MLCA) Launches Road to Republic Secondary School Tour
Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell.
Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell.

Strong Public Service Key to Attaining Developed Country Status – Cabinet Secretary

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The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Craft with a Difference’ flyer.
Tourism

Renowned Artists to Be Honoured at Craft Fair on Sunday

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will posthumously honour renowned Jamaican artists Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds and Kenneth Abendana Spencer at its ‘Craft with a Difference’ event. Previously called ‘Crafting for Christmas’ the rebranded event will be held on Sunday (November 26) beginning at 11:00 a.m. on the lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew. In a recent interview with JIS...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the reopening of Crab Circle in Kingston on November 23. The popular streetside food stop was ordered closed by the Public Health Department on October 5 due to sanitary concerns. The facility has since been cleaned, sanitised and upgraded, with bathrooms for vendors and patrons added. The vendors underwent training and certification in small food preparation and sales through collaboration between the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and the HEART/NSTA Trust. All vendors received their food handlers permits from the Public Health Department, which also trained them.
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PHOTOS: Crab Circle Reopens

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the reopening of Crab Circle in Kingston on November 23. The popular streetside food stop was ordered closed by the Public Health Department on October 5 due to sanitary concerns. The facility has since been cleaned, sanitised and upgraded, with bathrooms for vendors and patrons added. The vendors underwent training and certification...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the $2.8-billion Royal Estates Housing Development project that will be constructed in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston Western, on November 24. Also participating are (from left) Director, M&M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings; Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Chairman of the NHT, Linval Freeman; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Housing

144 Housing Units to Be Constructed in Tivoli Gardens

A total of 144 housing units will be constructed in Tivoli Gardens, Western Kingston, at a cost of $2.8 billion, under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Project. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams;...
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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the HEART/NSTA Trust Sub-Regional Summit 2023, held in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO)/Cinterfor, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday (November 24).
Climate Change

Skills Upgrading Key in Maximising Potential Benefits of Climate Change Investments – Sen. Samuda

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the skill capacity of Jamaicans must be increased for them to benefit from the investments that will be made in response to climate change. He underscored that some climate-change solutions, like the replanting of mangroves, do not require technical skills, but coastal...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Labour Productivity Key to Driving Growth

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says labour productivity is key to driving transformative growth and ensuring Jamaica’s sustainable development. Addressing the HEART/NSTA Trust’s Sub-Regional Summit 2023 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (November 23), the Minister said he believes in a people-centred approach to driving productivity, which “places individuals at the core...
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