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Drama and Theatre Development Specialist, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Shaun Drysdale.
Drama and Theatre Development Specialist, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Shaun Drysdale.

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...
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.
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.

Public Passenger Transport Operators Form Steering Committee
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), makes a presentation to Blenheim, Manchester resident, Carla Pinnock, who is the recipient of a two-bedroom home, built in the community under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister Holness presented Ms. Pinnock with the keys on Friday (July 14). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Members of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, and Manchester Southern, Robert Chin; and Principal Finance Officer, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Judith Robb-Walters, who chairs the NSHP Oversight Committee
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), makes a presentation to Blenheim, Manchester resident, Carla Pinnock, who is the recipient of a two-bedroom home, built in the community under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister Holness presented Ms. Pinnock with the keys on Friday (July 14). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Members of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, and Manchester Southern, Robert Chin; and Principal Finance Officer, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Judith Robb-Walters, who chairs the NSHP Oversight Committee

Prime Minister Holness Says the Provision of Homes For Jamaicans is A Fulfilling Achievement
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, 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 Restates Gov’t’s Plans for Multibillion Dollar Community Road Repairs
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, 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.

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

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), accompanies New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Prudence Webb, to her new home, which was constructed in Oxford Settlement, Balaclava, St. Elizabeth. Prime Minister Holness formally handed over the unit to Ms. Webb on Friday (July 14). Among those escorting them is Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley (left).
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Prime Minister Urges Public Assistance to Recapture Escapees from St. Elizabeth Police Lockup

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to residents of St. Elizabeth to provide any information they may have regarding the recent escape of eight prisoners from police custody in the parish. The prisoners, who are considered highly dangerous, escaped during a jailbreak at the Black River police station lock-up on June 19. Speaking during a ribbon cutting...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), interacts with interns under the 2023 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme. They are (from left) Bianca Byfield and Logan Wright from the United States of America; Samaya Miller from Canada, and Ras.I. Martin from the United Kingdom. They were attending the launch for this year’s renewal of the programme at GraceKennedy’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on Friday (July 14).
Development

Four Candidates Selected for 2023 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme

Four young people from the Diaspora will receive educational, professional and cultural exposure to strengthen ties with their local heritage under the 2023 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme. They are Logan Wright and Bianca Byfield from the United States of America (USA), Samaya Miller from Canada, and Ras.I. Martin from the United Kingdom (UK). The candidates are second generation Jamaicans who...
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AWP 8679: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her presentation in State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 14)
Education

National Skills Strategy to be Developed for Jamaica

A National Skills Strategy is to be developed for Jamaica with the objective of addressing current challenges in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)/Skills Development system. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Education

Technical and Vocational Training “Absolutely Critical” to Jamaica’s Future – Minister Morris Dixon

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is “absolutely critical” to Jamaica’s future. Speaking at the HEART/NSTA Trust World Youth Skills Day forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses a back-to-school conference held on July 11, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are Education Officer with the Ministry, Marcia Higgins; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall.
Education

JETC Report Outlines Challenges and Opportunities in Education System – Minister

The report of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) has offered invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the education system, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Describing the document as a “groundbreaking report”, the Minister said it is setting the stage for a transformation that will uplift educators and also every child, maximising their “unique...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), in discussion with Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director, Yago Castro Izaguirre (right), and Stakeholder Manager, Balfour Denniston (second right), during the official opening of concrete pavements at McDonald Place, Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew West Central, on Thursday (July 13). At left is Councillor Caretaker, Molynes Division, Glendon Salmon. The concrete pavement solution initiative was undertaken in McDonald Place by the Caribbean Cement Company at a cost of $8 million.
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Prime Minister Urges Patience with Work on the Southern Coastal Highway Project

As work continues to complete sections of the Harbour View to Port Antonio leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging residents and commuters who have been inconvenienced to be patient. “I ask our Jamaican citizens and the residents of Portland and St. Thomas to pardon the progress. Ultimately, you...
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