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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Carol Palmer, gives remarks at a retreat for transport operators hosted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz and the Transport Authority, on July 13, at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Carol Palmer, gives remarks at a retreat for transport operators hosted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz and the Transport Authority, on July 13, at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

Drivers of Public Passenger Vehicles Implored to Exercise Greater Caution

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Carol Palmer, is imploring drivers of public passenger vehicles to exercise greater caution on the island’s roads. She was addressing a retreat for transport operators hosted by Portfolio Minister,...
Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region 3, Karlene Segree, delivers an address on behalf of Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, at the School Nurses Special Interest Group’s 19th Annual General Meeting and Health Education Conference at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on July 12.
Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region 3, Karlene Segree, delivers an address on behalf of Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, at the School Nurses Special Interest Group’s 19th Annual General Meeting and Health Education Conference at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on July 12.

Public School Nurses Essential to Education System – Minister Williams
Quality Manager at the CARIB Brewery, St. Kitts and Nevis, Desroy Tate, delivers remarks at a handover ceremony where the brewery received certification to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2018 standard for food safety management systems. The ceremony was held on the company’s ground on Friday, July 14.
Quality Manager at the CARIB Brewery, St. Kitts and Nevis, Desroy Tate, delivers remarks at a handover ceremony where the brewery received certification to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2018 standard for food safety management systems. The ceremony was held on the company’s ground on Friday, July 14.

NCBJ Presents ISO Certificate to Carib Brewery
Senior Manager for Finance at the National Housing Trust, Dwight Ebanks, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Senior Manager for Finance at the National Housing Trust, Dwight Ebanks, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

NHT Aims to Automate Mortgage Application Process
Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Bureau of Gender Affairs Available to Assist Employers with Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy

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The smart device and portable printer that is used by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to issue traffic tickets.
Technology

Additional Handheld Smart Devices Being Acquired for the JCF

The number of handheld smart devices used by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to issue electronic traffic tickets will soon be increased. The Ministry of National Security said it is in the process of acquiring more devices for officers across the country. Senior Director with responsibility for Major Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Emil Holgate, told JIS News that plans...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the construction of the St. Ann Health Department
Works / Construction

New Administrative Building for St. Ann Health Department

Ground was officially broken for the construction of a new administrative building for the St. Ann Health Department in St. Ann’s Bay, on July 14. The two-storey building, which will house all the necessary administrative services, is to be constructed at a cost of close to $400 million, funded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the National Health...
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Drama and Theatre Development Specialist, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Shaun Drysdale.
Culture

JCDC to Host Short-Film Workshop on July 20

Budding creatives are being invited to participate in a free short-film workshop being hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) on Thursday, July 20. The virtual workshop is being held to assist in preparing entrants in this year’s JCDC FiWi Short-Film Competition. The first session will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and the second, between 1:00...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses transport operators during a retreat held at the Moon Palace Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on July 13.
Transport

Public Passenger Transport Operators Form Steering Committee

A steering committee has been established by public passenger transport operators. The committee, to include Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, will represent the operators’ interests and is intended to aid in tackling issues affecting the sector. The membership will also include other representatives from the Ministry, as well as the Transport Authority (TA) and Island...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Barbara Johnson (centre), and Manchester North Western Member of Parliament, Mikhail Phillips, view pictures of her burnt out house in St. Paul’s, Manchester, and the new unit built under the NSHP to replace it. Prime Minister Holness presented the keys for the new three-bedroom house to Ms. Johnson on Friday (July 14).
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Restates Gov’t’s Plans for Multibillion Dollar Community Road Repairs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated that the Government has earmarked approximately $40 billion to repair local roads over the next two years. He was speaking on Friday (July 14) during a presentation ceremony for a three-bedroom house built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Mr. Holness’ remarks came against the background of stakeholder concerns suggesting...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon prior to handing over a three-bedroom house built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Marjorie Darien (second left), in Thornton, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 14). Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, and Principal Financial Officer, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Judith Robb-Walters.
Prime Minister

Five Families in St. Elizabeth Get Homes Under the New Social Housing Programme

Five deserving families in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, received the keys to their homes which were provided under the Government’s transformative New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, presented the keys to the beneficiaries who reside in Burnt Savannah, Barton Wharf in Lacovia, Paradise in Carisbrook, and Thornton and Oxford Settlement in Balaclava. The houses...
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