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National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.  
National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.  

Motorists to Access Two of Four Lanes from Harbour View to Yallahs

Work is being undertaken on the Harbour View to Yallahs corridor, under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), towards granting access to two of four lanes to the motoring public. Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works...
Fire artist  ‘Jungle King’ gives a scintillating performance at the Emancipation Jubilee held at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Monday (July 31).
Fire artist  ‘Jungle King’ gives a scintillating performance at the Emancipation Jubilee held at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Monday (July 31).

PHOTOS: Seville Emancipation Jubilee
Agro-Industry Cluster Supervisor at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC), Treanna Lindo.
Agro-Industry Cluster Supervisor at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC), Treanna Lindo.

Food Manufacturers Encouraged to Implement FSMS in Their Operations
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

Fee Waiver Sparks Enrolment Increase at HEART/NSTA TRUST
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Universal Service Fund (USF), Oraine Wallace.
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Universal Service Fund (USF), Oraine Wallace.

USF Providing Free Wi-Fi Connectivity for ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Employees Recognised for Outstanding Performances During Fiscal Year 2022/23

Just over 100 staff members of the Ministry of Health and Wellness have been recognised for performing outstandingly under the Ministry’s Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) for fiscal year 2022/23. During a recent function at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston to celebrate the members’ achievements, Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the occasion marked a cultural...
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A section of the $41-million Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project.
TourismWorks / Construction

Work on Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project Well Advanced

Another phase of the $41-million Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project in St. Elizabeth has been completed. The project, which was undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA), aims to ensure that excess storm-water flows from the Great Pond will enter the Caribbean Sea. Speaking to JIS News following a recent tour of the area, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), dances with the Charles Town Maroons group during the annual staging of the Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Monday (July 31) into Tuesday (August 1).
Culture

‘Reparations Now, Reparations are a Must’ – Minister Grange

Jamaicans are being urged to join the movement for reparations for the injustices suffered by the ancestors. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Oliva Grange, who made the call while addressing the Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann, said that reparations are not only about monetary compensation but also the restoration of dignity and righting...
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Official logo for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Industry Ministry to Engage MSMEs at Business Roadshows

The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) will partner with several private and public-sector entities to travel across the island to engage micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in a series of activities. The national initiative, dubbed the ‘MSME Business Roadshow’, is slated to begin on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester. It...
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Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Minister Grange Special Guest on ‘Let’s Connect With Ambassador Marks’ Thursday

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, will be the special guest on the next edition of the monthly online town hall, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Thursday (August 3) at 7:00 pm EDT. Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, explained that Minister Grange will use the occasion to provide an update...
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Senior Pastor at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew, Rev. Astor Carlyle, delivers the sermon at a thanksgiving service to mark Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence, at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Sunday (July 30). Listening are Rev. Dr. Bertram Melbourne (second right), Dean of Howard University School of Divinity and Rev Dr. Kortright Davis.
CultureForeign AffairsIndependence

Jamaica’s Independence Day Proclaimed in Maryland

August 6, 2023 has been proclaimed Jamaica’s Independence Day in the State of Maryland. Ambassador to the United States (US) Her Excellency Audrey Marks, received the Proclamation, which was signed by Governor of the State of Maryland, Wes Moore, at a special thanksgiving service to mark Jamaica Emancipation and Independence at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland,...
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