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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), pins the Medal of Honour on the lapel of former King’s House staff member, Joy Scott, at the awards ceremony held on Thursday (September 28) at King’s House.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), pins the Medal of Honour on the lapel of former King’s House staff member, Joy Scott, at the awards ceremony held on Thursday (September 28) at King’s House.

G-G Awards Medal of Honour for Outstanding Service

Several Jamaicans have been awarded the Governor-General Medal of Honour for outstanding service to the country and specifically to the Office of the Governor-General.  During a ceremony held at King’s House on Thursday (September 29), gold, silver and bronze Medals...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is in conversation with Councillor of the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, during a tour of the Jericho Pipeline Project in St. Catherine on September 28. The project, which is part of a 0.8-kilometre road transformation, costing just over $125 million, delivers two million additional gallons of water daily to communities in Linstead, St. Catherine, and features a 16-inch main pipeline. The project began in July 2023 and is to be completed in December 2023.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is in conversation with Councillor of the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, during a tour of the Jericho Pipeline Project in St. Catherine on September 28. The project, which is part of a 0.8-kilometre road transformation, costing just over $125 million, delivers two million additional gallons of water daily to communities in Linstead, St. Catherine, and features a 16-inch main pipeline. The project began in July 2023 and is to be completed in December 2023.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Tours Jericho Pipeline Project
Director of the Community Cultural Services Division at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton (left), shares a photo opportunity with the 2023 winner of the Commission’s FiWi Short Film Competition, Joel Miller (right), during Thursday’s (September 28) award ceremony held at the Palace Cineplex at Sovereign Centre in St. Andrew.  
Director of the Community Cultural Services Division at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton (left), shares a photo opportunity with the 2023 winner of the Commission’s FiWi Short Film Competition, Joel Miller (right), during Thursday’s (September 28) award ceremony held at the Palace Cineplex at Sovereign Centre in St. Andrew.  

PHOTOS: JCDC FiWi Short Film Competition Award Ceremony
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a Public Relations and Communications Retreat for Government Officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston, on Thursday (September 28).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a Public Relations and Communications Retreat for Government Officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston, on Thursday (September 28).

Gov’t Communication Being Streamlined
Stakeholders participate in the recent commissioning of a community Wi-Fi facility that was installed in Harmons Valley, Manchester, by the Universal Service Fund (USF). From left are President, Youth Sub-Committee, Parish Development Committee, Nicardo Miller; Councillor, Porus Division, Manchester, Claudia Morant-Baker; Marketing and Public Relations Manager, USF, Oraine Wallace; Member of Parliament, Manchester South, Robert Chin; community member, Pusey Hill, Creigh Pitter; Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Manchester, Beverley Booths, and Elder, Harmons Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tyrone Gregory.
Stakeholders participate in the recent commissioning of a community Wi-Fi facility that was installed in Harmons Valley, Manchester, by the Universal Service Fund (USF). From left are President, Youth Sub-Committee, Parish Development Committee, Nicardo Miller; Councillor, Porus Division, Manchester, Claudia Morant-Baker; Marketing and Public Relations Manager, USF, Oraine Wallace; Member of Parliament, Manchester South, Robert Chin; community member, Pusey Hill, Creigh Pitter; Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Manchester, Beverley Booths, and Elder, Harmons Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tyrone Gregory.

USF Instals Wi-Fi Facilities in Manchester Communities

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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), with (from left) Chair of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester; Senior Director, Transport Policy (International and Land) at the Ministry, Tanya Bedward; and Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral Peter Brady. Occasion was the MAJ Office Centre Building illumination ceremony to commemorate World Maritime Day 2023, at the MAJ offices in downtown Kingston on September 28.
CARICOMForeign Affairs

Jamaica Remains Steadfast That Caricom Interests are Represented on IMO Council

As a member on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, Jamaica remains steadfast in ensuring that the interests of CARICOM States as well as those of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are represented. This was stated by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Office...
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Tourism enthusiast, Katrina Chin (right), a student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), makes a point during a panel discussion at the Tourism Awareness Week Youth Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 27. Listening is University of Technology student, Kawaine Anderson.
TourismYouth

Director of Tourism Emphasises Importance of Investing in People and the Environment

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, has emphasised the importance of investing in Jamaicans and the country’s natural environment, to ensure the sustainability and continued growth of the tourism industry. “Without our people and the environment, tourism would not exist and so investments in our people and the environment are critical to the industry’s sustainability, and, indeed, its survival,” Mr. White...
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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey Sterling, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (September 28).
CybersecurityOffice of the Prime Minister

National Cybersecurity Authority in Two to Four Years

Government is looking to establish the new National Cybersecurity Authority within the next two to four years. “The Authority will be created as a creature of statute and will seek to provide overarching guidance to how cyber (computers and computer networks) is treated in Jamaica,” said Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Godphey...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

More Than 100,000 Jamaicans to Be Trained in Good Parenting This Year

More than 100,000 persons will be trained in good parenting by the National Parenting Support Commission this academic year. This is more than twice the number trained last year, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was speaking during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “During the last post-Cabinet press briefing, I informed...
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Parish Organiser of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), in St. Elizabeth, Marieck Hendricks-Morgan, speaks at a special ceremony to honour senior citizens in the parish, at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz on September 21, in celebration of Senior Citizens
LabourSocial Security

Senior Citizens Recognised in St. Elizabeth

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), has awarded several senior citizens in St. Elizabeth for their continued service in communities and the wider parish. The men and women were recognised during a ceremony held at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz on September 21, in celebration of Senior Citizens'...
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Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet,  Karlene McKenzie Spencer, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Office of the Cabinet

Government to Host Inaugural Service Excellence Awards

The Government has launched its first-ever Service Excellence Awards to recognise and reward public-sector entities demonstrating outstanding performance in delivering quality services to citizens. The competition is open to all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and the deadline for the submission of entries is October 6. Winners will be announced on October 25. The event is being coordinated by the...
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