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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), congratulate Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, after her second-place finish in the Women’s 200-metre event on the final day of the National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (July 9).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), congratulate Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, after her second-place finish in the Women’s 200-metre event on the final day of the National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (July 9).

PHOTOS: PM attends National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships

     
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), receives a donation of Maternal Care Equipment to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, from the Bob and Rita Marley Foundation, during a visit at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on July 7. Others present at the handover are (from left) Representative from the Foundation, Mitzie Williams; Foundation Manager, Alicia Williams; Director, Health Services and Planning Integration at the hospital, Dr. Naydene Williams; Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Candice Thompson; Mid-Wife, Taision Lawrence-Tyrell; Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Garth McDonald; and Director of National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, Courtney Cephas.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), receives a donation of Maternal Care Equipment to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, from the Bob and Rita Marley Foundation, during a visit at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on July 7. Others present at the handover are (from left) Representative from the Foundation, Mitzie Williams; Foundation Manager, Alicia Williams; Director, Health Services and Planning Integration at the hospital, Dr. Naydene Williams; Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Candice Thompson; Mid-Wife, Taision Lawrence-Tyrell; Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Garth McDonald; and Director of National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

PHOTOS: Bob and Rita Marley Foundation Donates Maternal Equipment
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), along with (from third left) Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell; Councillor for the John
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), along with (from third left) Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell; Councillor for the John's Hall Division, Faith Sampson; and Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, break ground for a one-bedroom indigent housing solution in Coley Mountain, Manchester on July 7. Looking on is beneficiary of the housing solution, Leroy Dwyer.

Ground Broken for Indigent Housing Solution In Manchester
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Councillor for the John
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Councillor for the John's Hall Division, Faith Sampson (left), wash their hands at the water shop located at Somerset in Manchester on July 7. Looking on is Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips.

Water Shop Opened in Somerset, Manchester
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), with the judges for the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song Competition (from left) Roy Rayon, Pam Hall, Cardell Burrell and Clyde McKenzie. They were at the Jamaica Festival Song presentation show held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on July 6.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), with the judges for the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song Competition (from left) Roy Rayon, Pam Hall, Cardell Burrell and Clyde McKenzie. They were at the Jamaica Festival Song presentation show held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on July 6.

PHOTOS: 2023 Festival Song Competition Finalist Unveiled

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (third left) and Chairman, Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani (centre), cut the ribbon to open IBEX Global Jamaica’s new facility located in Building Two at the GTECH Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 5). Joining them (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Chief Executive Officer, Strength Construction Limited, Carelene Bailey; Diana Tewani; Senior Vice President of Operations and Jamaica Country Manager, IBEX Global, Tamara Ricketts-Brown, and Councillor for the Waterford Division, Fenley Douglas.
Industry

1,500 Jobs At Ibex Global’s New Portmore Location

Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector continues to expand, with IBEX Global Jamaica opening its new location in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 5), providing employment for an additional 1,500 persons. The state-of-the-art complex, which occupies 80,000 square feet of space, is located in Building Two at the GTECH Park. It is the second of three buildings occupied by...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), with Chief Executive Officer, ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Anthony N. Sabga III, during a reception hosted by the company for local business stakeholders on Thursday (July 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

ANSA Group to Invest More Than $150M In Jamaica Operations

The Trinidad and Tobago-based ANSA McAL Group of Companies will be investing more than $150 million in its operations in Jamaica this year as part of the management’s strategic thrust to improve the entity’s efficiency and profitability. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anthony N. Sabga III, made the disclosure while addressing a special reception hosted by the entity for Jamaican business...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate on Friday (July 7).
SenateTechnology

Significant Achievements on National Broadband Initiatives

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that work on the national broadband initiatives saw significant advancement during the 2022/2023 fiscal year. Senator Johnson Smith informed that the emergency fibre-optic ring achieved almost 90 per cent completion, and approximately 118 additional public educational institutions were connected via the fibre-optic ring during the...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre, seated), with executives of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) during the entity’s CEO Breakfast at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 9, where three public and private-sector entities received accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 Standard. From left (seated) are JANAAC’s Director of Planning, Strategic Development and Promotions, Cassetta Green; Director of Accreditation, Gabrielle Andrade-Bell; Chairman, Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley; Senior Director of Accreditation, Training and Quality Management, Dr. Yvette Castell; and Director of Finance and Administration, Garfield Bassett. Standing are representatives of the entities – the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), National Water Commission (NWC), and National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA).
CommerceIndustry

Three Entities Accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard

Three private and public-sector entities were recently accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard. These are the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), for its High Voltage and Testing Services Laboratory; the National Water Commission (NWC), for its Instrumentation and Meters Laboratory; and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) for Food Inspection, Monitoring and Sampling, and Inspection, Monitoring and Sampling...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), shakes hands with Bianca Byfield (third left), during a courtesy call by participants in the GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme at King’s House on July 6. Looking on (from left) are Ras.I Martin; Samaya Miller. and Logan Wright. The programme allows young people in the diaspora to participate in an internship at GraceKennedy and to be immersed in the Jamaican culture.
Governor General

PHOTOS: Birthright Interns Call on G-G

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), shakes hands with Bianca Byfield (third left), during a courtesy call by participants in the GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme at King’s House on July 6. Looking on (from left) are Ras.I Martin; Samaya Miller. and Logan Wright. The programme allows young people in the diaspora to participate in an internship...
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Finalists of the Jamaica Gospel Star Competition.
CultureEntertainment

Gospel Star Competition Begins on Sunday, July 9

Arrangements are being finalised for the staging of the Gospel Star Competition of the annual Jamaica Festival, scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 9. The competition, which is produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be aired on CVM Television, Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica and...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington (fourth left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Darliston to Withorn road rehabilitation project in Westmoreland, in Darliston on July 6. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of Morris Hill Ltd., Kelvin Hill; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Moreland Wilson; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, George Wright; Regional Manager for the National Works Agency (NWA) – Western Region - Robert Francis and Councillor Caretaker for the Darliston Division, Godfrey Walters.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Ground Broken for Rehabilitation of Withorn to Darliston Road

Ground was broken for the Withorn to Darliston road rehabilitation project in Westmoreland on July 6 by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington. The work will be spearheaded by the National Works Agency (NWA), at a cost of $294 million. The scope of work will include bushing...
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