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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness reads the scripture lesson at the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held on July 30, at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness reads the scripture lesson at the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held on July 30, at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Participate in Independence Activities

Jamaicans at home and abroad are being invited to participate in activities to mark the country’s 61st year of Independence, under the theme: ‘Jamaica 61… Proud and Strong’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange said a...
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Lenford Salmon makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (July 28), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Lenford Salmon makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (July 28), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Executive Director of JCDC Lauds Sponsors of Jamaica Festival 2023
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a back-to-school conference on July 11, 2023 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a back-to-school conference on July 11, 2023 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

32 Students Receive Government Scholarships
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Registrar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Maurice Smith, Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy. Occasion was a back-to-school conference held on July 28, at Jamaica College in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Registrar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Maurice Smith, Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy. Occasion was a back-to-school conference held on July 28, at Jamaica College in Kingston.

NEI Report Shows Satisfactory Performance in Leadership
Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right) with scholarship awardees of the Jamaican Organization of Rochester New York, during a function held on July 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester, New York.
Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right) with scholarship awardees of the Jamaican Organization of Rochester New York, during a function held on July 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester, New York.

Jamaica and the United States Continue to Enjoy Strong Relations

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Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fifth left), looks on as flag bearers enter the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, during the tthanksgiving service to mark Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence last year.
Foreign Affairs

Massive Jamaica 61 Celebrations in the US

Jamaicans in the United States (US) are celebrating Jamaica’s 61st anniversary of independence, with a slew of events to take place in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and New York.  The activities have been organised by the Embassy of Jamaica, the Consulate in New York, honorary consuls, and various diaspora organisations.  The festivities got underway on...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses stakeholders at the Region Five Back-to-School Conference held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester recently.
Education

Most PEP Students in Region Five Placed at Preferred School

Approximately 89 per cent of students who sat the 2023 Primary Exit Profile examinations in Region Five, were placed in schools of their choice. A further breakdown shows that 90 per cent of females passed for a school of their choice and 88 per cent of males were placed at their preferred school. Region Five consists of schools in the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).
Health & Wellness

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

Plans are in place to upgrade the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth from a Type C facility, to a Type B. “We are upgrading the entity to a Type B hospital, and we are now in the process of looking at securing the designs of new additional facilities and architectural work, which will then lead to the build out,”...
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Senior Director, Preparedness and Emergency Operations Division (Acting), ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, interacts with residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.
Local Government

Residents of Old Harbour Bay Benefit from Community Sensitisation Meeting

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The meeting was geared towards informing residents about the ‘Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication Systems in Jamaica’. This is being implemented by ODPEM and funded through a grant agreement between the Governments...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project on Friday (July 28). He is joined by (from left) National Water Commission President, Mark Barnett; Chairman of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Donovan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine A. Dobson; and General Manager of Wastewater Operation and Management Company Limited, Avraham Rubinchik.
Works / Construction

Ground Broken for Port Royal Pipeline Replacement Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 28), broke ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project. The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), will be undertaking the replacement of the aged cast iron transmission main located between the Norman Manley International Airport roundabout and the NWC pumping station at the eastern entrance...
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Project Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Lajean Powell-Richards, addresses residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.
Local Government

ODPEM Stages Sensitisation Meeting With Residents of Old Harbour Bay

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).  The meeting was geared towards informing residents about the ‘Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication Systems in Jamaica’. This is being implemented by ODPEM and funded through a grant agreement between the governments...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing today’s (July 28) sitting of the Senate.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Senate Approves Bill to Raise Age of Retirement for DPP, Auditor General

Members of the Senate on Friday (July 28) approved the Constitution (Amendment of Sections 96 (1) and 121(1)) Act, 2023, to raise the age of retirement for holders of the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Auditor General from 60 to 65 years.  The legislation was approved without amendments with Senators from both sides making contributions.  Piloting...
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