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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), hands Shauna Adderly the keys to her new home in the Windsor Hills housing development in Trelawny on Wednesday (September 27). A total of 77 solutions were handed over under phase one of the National Housing Trust (NHT) project.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), hands Shauna Adderly the keys to her new home in the Windsor Hills housing development in Trelawny on Wednesday (September 27). A total of 77 solutions were handed over under phase one of the National Housing Trust (NHT) project.

PM Hands Over 77 Housing Solutions in Trelawny

A total of 77 housing solutions were handed over by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the Windsor Hills housing development in Trelawny on Wednesday (September 27). The National Housing Trust (NHT) solutions, which form phase one of...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), addresses today’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), addresses today’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Joins Effort to Contain Dengue
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Warrant Officer and member of the Red Hills Primary School Past Students’ Association, Angi Lisa Chambers (left), makes a presentation to Christeanna Walters. Occasion was a ceremony at the institution on September 26 to hand over grants totalling $100,000 to 10 former students who performed well in the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Warrant Officer and member of the Red Hills Primary School Past Students’ Association, Angi Lisa Chambers (left), makes a presentation to Christeanna Walters. Occasion was a ceremony at the institution on September 26 to hand over grants totalling $100,000 to 10 former students who performed well in the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.

PHOTOS: Former Students of Red Hills Primary School Receive Grants
Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Karlene McKenzie Spencer, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Karlene McKenzie Spencer, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Activities Marking Service Excellence Month to be Rolled Out During October
Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen (left), addresses a recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation.
Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen (left), addresses a recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation.

St. Catherine Health Dept. Prioritises Early-Childhood Facilities

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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing, on September 27, at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Flu Vaccines Now Available

Eighteen thousand doses of flu vaccines are now available in the public health system as the nation braces for the upcoming flu season in October. Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing today (September 27) at Jamaica House, said that the vaccine is being offered free of cost to a number...
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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing, on September 27, at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Selected Health Centres’ Opening Hours Being Extended as Part of Gov’t’s Dengue Outbreak Response

Starting Monday, October 2, Jamaicans will be able to take advantage of extended opening hours for all Type Three to Five health centres islandwide as the country faces a dengue outbreak. Speaking during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nadine Williams, said the new...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Procurement Act to be Amended

The Government intends to amend the Procurement Act to increase the effectiveness of the country’s existing procurement system. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, gave details while responding to concerns from Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson, during the tabling of the Third Supplementary Estimates for the 2023/24 financial...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Third 2023/24 Supplementary Estimates Tabled

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the Third Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 26). In a statement to the House, Dr. Clarke said the estimates provide for total expenditure of $1.094 trillion, an increase of $58.2 billion over the second supplementary estimates. He indicated...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationYouth

Cabinet Approves $4.6 Billion to Support Education Transformation

Cabinet has approved some $4.6 billion (US$30 million) to support key areas of the transformation and modernisation of the education sector. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who provided details during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, noted that the areas of focus include strengthening of school governance arrangements; infrastructure development for Science, Technology, Engineering...
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (left), hands over JIS publications to Acting Principal of the Tarrant High School, Bryan Dennis. The JIS team stopped at the institution’s Molynes Road campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (September 26) as part of the agency’s annual Heritage School Tour, which engages students in activities and discussions that promote the country’s heritage. The tour is in observance of National Heritage Week 2023 from October 9 to 16 under the theme ‘Celebrating a Proud Heritage… Resilient and Strong’.
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PHOTOS: Heritage School Tour

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (left), hands over JIS publications to Acting Principal of the Tarrant High School, Bryan Dennis. The JIS team stopped at the institution’s Molynes Road campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (September 26) as part of the agency’s annual Heritage School Tour, which engages students in activities and discussions that promote...
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