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Grade-six students at Chapelton Primary School (from left) Joanna Duncan, Taseka Chambers and Terona Anderson, sing a hymn during their graduation ceremony at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Clarendon recently.
Grade-six students at Chapelton Primary School (from left) Joanna Duncan, Taseka Chambers and Terona Anderson, sing a hymn during their graduation ceremony at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Clarendon recently.

PHOTOS: Minister Morgan Attends Chapelton Primary School’s Graduation Ceremony

 
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Minister Vaz Lauds Seafarers
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) business operator in the Port Antonio Craft Village, Jennifer Brown; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson, and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, during the recent destination assurance tour of sections of Portland where the Minister and other representatives met and engaged with stakeholders in the parish. The visit formed part of a series of islandwide tours of tourism entities and national stakeholder and public consultations on the Tourism Ministry’s Destination Assurance Framework and Strategy (DAFS). The DAFS serves as a long-term blueprint to guide the Ministry and its partners to strengthen, further develop and implement strategies that will ensure continuous improvement in the delivery and management of quality outputs throughout the tourism value chain.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) business operator in the Port Antonio Craft Village, Jennifer Brown; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson, and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, during the recent destination assurance tour of sections of Portland where the Minister and other representatives met and engaged with stakeholders in the parish. The visit formed part of a series of islandwide tours of tourism entities and national stakeholder and public consultations on the Tourism Ministry’s Destination Assurance Framework and Strategy (DAFS). The DAFS serves as a long-term blueprint to guide the Ministry and its partners to strengthen, further develop and implement strategies that will ensure continuous improvement in the delivery and management of quality outputs throughout the tourism value chain.

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Tours Portland
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delory Chuck (right) and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, raise a toast during a recent reception to celebrate Canada Day. The function, which was hosted at the High Commissioner’s Official Residence in Kingston, represented a festive celebration of the enduring friendship between Jamaica and Canada.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delory Chuck (right) and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, raise a toast during a recent reception to celebrate Canada Day. The function, which was hosted at the High Commissioner’s Official Residence in Kingston, represented a festive celebration of the enduring friendship between Jamaica and Canada.

PHOTOS: Minister Chuck Attends Canada Day Reception
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Education Ministry Revises Summer School Programme

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Deputy Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey (centre), listen as Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Narcotics Division, Superintendent Jervis Moore, provides an update on drug seizures islandwide. The Minister toured the Division in Kingston recently.
National Security

Gov’t Looking to Upgrade Offices Housing the Police Narcotics and Major Investigations Divisions

The Ministry of National Security will be taking steps to upgrade the offices housing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Narcotics and Major Investigations Divisions. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who recently toured both units in Kingston where he observed the facilities’ existing state and gathered feedback from the staff. “These are two very fine units...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a special devotion held in acknowledgement of the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children, at the Braeton Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, on Friday (June 23).
Education

Installation of CCTVs at Braeton Primary and Infant School

The installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) has started at the Braeton Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. “In the assessment that was done, eight cameras were installed. It was reported that there are still eight blind spots here on the property, and so, already, the central ministry is in the...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers Jamaica’s Statement at the 53rd regular Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Washington D.C., on Friday (June 23).
Foreign Affairs

Minister Johnson Smith Appeals to OAS to Support War on Guns, Climate Change and Help for Haiti

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, appealed to the Organization of American States (OAS) that given the gravity of the situation, “we need to wage war on illicit weapons here in our hemisphere.”   Addressing the 53rd Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly in Washington D.C, on Friday (June 23), Senator Johnson Smith...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the 2023 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show launch on June 21 at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in St. Catherine.
AgricultureDevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFisheriesMining

Jamaica Now Has Export Market Access to More Countries for Various Agricultural Products

More local fruits and ground provisions will be able to reach international shores, as Jamaica now has export market access to several additional countries. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said among these is Barbados for pineapples. “We [also] now have market access to Cayman for frozen ackee, soursop, sweetsop, breadfruit, plantain, yam, sweet and Irish potato....
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