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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Trauma Counselling Team Sent to Petersfield High School

A trauma counselling team and education officers have been dispatched to the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, following the deaths of two students in a motorbike accident early Tuesday morning (November 21). They will provide support for members of the...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (November 22) Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust Sub-Regional Summit 2023 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (November 22) Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust Sub-Regional Summit 2023 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

Importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Underscored
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (centre), in discussion with participants at the opening of the inaugural four-day Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS), being held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston on November 22.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (centre), in discussion with participants at the opening of the inaugural four-day Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS), being held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston on November 22.

Caribbean Youth Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard on Development Issues
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening( at right) is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Listening( at right) is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Pilot for Rural Transportation for Students to Be Rolled Out Early Next Year
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21).

Prelimary Estimate of Damage by Recent Flood Rains Close to $409m

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Sport

Jamaica and South Africa Sign Sports Cooperation Agreement

Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Cooperation Agreement to strengthen collaboration in several critical areas of sports. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Hon. Nocawe Noncedo Mafu, signed the agreement during a ceremony at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston on Tuesday...
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Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21).
National Security and Peace

Firearms Act to Be Amended

The Government is to amend the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022. Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21). The Act represents the most significant advancement made by the Government to tackle the scourge of crime and gun-related violence...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21).
Health & Wellness

Law to Be Amended to Provide Prescriptive Rights to APRNs

Legislation is to be amended to provide prescriptive rights to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said Cabinet has given approval for the issuance of drafting instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for amendments to the Nurses and Midwives Act and the Pharmacy Act to accommodate the registration and licensure of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the National Land Agency’s land title ceremony at the New Life Church of God in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (November 21). A total of 130 certificates of title were delivered under the Systematic Land Registration Programme (SLRP).  
HousingPrime Minister

Additional $1 Billion for Land Titling in 2024/25

The Government will be allocating an additional $1 billion for land titling during the 2024/2025 financial year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at a land-titling ceremony for 130 beneficiaries under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration Programme (SLRP), at the New Life Church of God in Bog Walk,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left),  in dialogue with Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie and Chief Technical Director, Policy, Planning and Development at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Howard Lynch, at the presentation of the Ministry
Health & Wellness

Suppliers Urged to Be More Proactive in Sourcing Critical Medical Equipment

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging suppliers to be more proactive in sourcing critical medical equipment, to improve the capacity of the public health system to preserve life. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call at a discussion forum with suppliers, dubbed ‘Improving Service Delivery in the Public Health System’, on November...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives.
ParliamentWorks / Construction

Gov’t Approves $1.4b Constituency-Based Mitigation and Cleaning Programme

The Government has approved a $1.4-billion constituency-based mitigation and cleaning programme. Under the engagement, $22 million will be allocated for each constituency to undertake minor civil works and public sanitation, which becomes necessary at the end of the hurricane season in November and coincident with the Christmas period. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a...
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