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Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Peter Thompson, at the agency’s monument located at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon.
Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Peter Thompson, at the agency’s monument located at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon.

JACRA Gathers Data to Boost Spice Industry

Plans have been intensified in the gathering of data by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), to expand the production of spices on the island. According to Director General of the agency, Peter Thompson, a baseline assessment is being...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.

Gov’t to Undertake US$209m Water Improvement Project in Northwestern Parishes
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (fifth left), shakes the hand of farmer Keithay Jackson (sixth left) during a presentation of fifty 650-gallon water storage tanks to South Trelawny farmers in Ulster Spring on Saturday, September 2, 2023.  The Tourism Enhancement Fund is funding the tanks, which will aid farmers in increasing food production for the tourism sector.  Sharing the occasion are (from left) Director of the Tourism Linkages Network in the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Member of Parliament for Trelawny South, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; and farmers Lenford Forbes, Tristan Turner, Geneva Edwards; and the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (fifth left), shakes the hand of farmer Keithay Jackson (sixth left) during a presentation of fifty 650-gallon water storage tanks to South Trelawny farmers in Ulster Spring on Saturday, September 2, 2023.  The Tourism Enhancement Fund is funding the tanks, which will aid farmers in increasing food production for the tourism sector.  Sharing the occasion are (from left) Director of the Tourism Linkages Network in the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Member of Parliament for Trelawny South, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; and farmers Lenford Forbes, Tristan Turner, Geneva Edwards; and the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.

Tourism Minister Wants Farmers to Get More Benefits from Sector
A section of the Mona Reservoir in Kingston.
A section of the Mona Reservoir in Kingston.

NWC Implements Adjusted Water Supply Schedule as Mona Reservoir Storage Levels Continue to Decline
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), discuss the condition of a damaged section of the Maldon roadway in St. James with (from left) Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, Hon. Homer Davis; Councillor of the Maroon Town Division in St. James, Everes Coke; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson; and Deputy Superintendent of Road and Works at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Saad Campbell. Occasion was a tour of parochial roads in Maroon Town, Flagstaff and Maldon in the parish on August 30.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), discuss the condition of a damaged section of the Maldon roadway in St. James with (from left) Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, Hon. Homer Davis; Councillor of the Maroon Town Division in St. James, Everes Coke; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson; and Deputy Superintendent of Road and Works at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Saad Campbell. Occasion was a tour of parochial roads in Maroon Town, Flagstaff and Maldon in the parish on August 30.

Several Roads in Maroon Town Division to be Repaired

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the 2023 Universal Service Fund (USF), Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Residential Coding Course on September 1, at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in St. Andrew.  
TechnologyYouth

Young Persons to Commence Training in Coding

A total of 100 participants are set to commence training in coding, under the 2023 Universal Service Fund (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Residential Coding Course. The opening ceremony for TAP III was held on September 1, at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in Kingston. TAP is a comprehensive training programme that provides participants with the technical, creative, and...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Thursday’s (September 1) Town Hall on Housing and Land, at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.
Housing

Gov’t Reaffirms Commitment to Providing Affordable Housing for Jamaicans

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to providing affordable housing for working-class Jamaicans and eradicating the issue of squatting across the country. Addressing Thursday’s (September 1) town hall on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, Dr. Chang reflected on the historical challenges faced...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Country Poised for Sustainable Growth and Lower Unemployment – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is poised for sustainable growth and even lower unemployment in the times ahead. Addressing residents, business interests and other stakeholders at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, the Prime Minister said it is against this background that he is calling...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé Jamaica Limited also awarded each Primary Exit Profile (PEP) student with $10,000.
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: Students Feted

Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in discussion with Jamaica’s High Commissioner-designate to Trinidad and Tobago, Natalie Campbell-Rodriques, during a courtesy call on the Minister of State, at the Ministry’s Downtown offices, today (September 1). Mrs. Campbell-Rodriques served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica, and as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, having returned to Jamaica from Rwanda, where she started a real estate company and undertook consultancies with international entities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on developmental issues, including youth and gender matters.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in discussion with Jamaica’s High Commissioner-designate to Trinidad and Tobago, Natalie Campbell-Rodriques, during a courtesy call on the Minister of State, at the Ministry’s Downtown offices, today (September 1). Mrs. Campbell-Rodriques served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica, and as Senior Advisor...
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