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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.

Over 1,500 PATH Households to Benefit from Digital Literacy and Skills Training Project

Over 1,500 households on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from digital literacy and skills training under a partnership between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and telecommunications firm, Flow. Representatives of the entities, on Friday...
Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left), are joined by several stakeholders in laying flowers at the ‘Secret Gardens’ Monument on Friday (June 23) in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children who have been victims of violence and abuse. The Monument, which is located at the intersection of Church and Tower Streets in downtown Kingston, was erected by the KSAMC.
Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left), are joined by several stakeholders in laying flowers at the ‘Secret Gardens’ Monument on Friday (June 23) in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children who have been victims of violence and abuse. The Monument, which is located at the intersection of Church and Tower Streets in downtown Kingston, was erected by the KSAMC.

PHOTOS: KSAMC Wreath-Laying Ceremony at ‘Secret Gardens’ Monument
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, provides details of the 2023 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 23).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, provides details of the 2023 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 23).

Significant Improvements in PEP Exam Results
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Georgette Moving (second right), sign the social housing contract outlining her responsibilities as a homeowner under the initiative. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southwest, Hon. Everald Warmington and (from left, standing) Ms. Moving’s daughter, Janelle Evans and Councillor, Old Harbour North, Keith Knight. Ms. Moving’s new home, which is located in Bamboo Ridge, St. Catherine Southwest, was handed over on Friday (June 23).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Georgette Moving (second right), sign the social housing contract outlining her responsibilities as a homeowner under the initiative. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southwest, Hon. Everald Warmington and (from left, standing) Ms. Moving’s daughter, Janelle Evans and Councillor, Old Harbour North, Keith Knight. Ms. Moving’s new home, which is located in Bamboo Ridge, St. Catherine Southwest, was handed over on Friday (June 23).

Prime Minister Urges Public’s Assistance with Investigations into Youngster’s Demise
Custos Rotulorum for St James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), interacts with students of Barracks Road Primary during a devotional exercise at the Corinaldi Primary School in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (June 23), in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Children who have been victims of violence.
Custos Rotulorum for St James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), interacts with students of Barracks Road Primary during a devotional exercise at the Corinaldi Primary School in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (June 23), in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Children who have been victims of violence.

Call Made for Collaboration and Transformation to Safeguard Jamaica’s Children

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), listens to a point being made by Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (right), while Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Marrs (left) and Reggae Falls CEO, Antonio Porter, look on. Occasion was a destination assurance tour of St. Thomas on Thursday (June 22).
Tourism

Hillside in St. Thomas to Receive Attention from Tourism Ministry

The Hillside community in St. Thomas, which is home to the renowned Reggae Falls, is to receive some attention from the Ministry of Tourism to continue to develop its potential. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, led a Destination Assurance tour of the site and others in the parish on Thursday (June 22), alongside key Ministry personnel, other stakeholders, and Member...
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Wife of the Prime Minister, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Office of the Prime Minister

Constituency Development Fund’s Importance Highlighted

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been pivotal in the delivery of key provisions to citizens islandwide by parliamentary representatives. Its main thrust is to promote human and infrastructure development at the community and constituency levels through the establishment of sustainable projects. These include infrastructure development, education assistance and cultural and sporting activities, economic enablement, disaster mitigation, as well as...
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Student Leaders at the Morant Bay Primary School in St. Thomas read the proclamation on the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children, which was observed in a special devotional exercise at the school today (June 23).
EducationYouth

Special Devotion at Morant Bay Primary to Mourn Nation’s Children

It was an emotional yet powerful scene at the Morant Bay Primary School today (June 23) as the institution hosted a special devotional exercise on the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children. Donned in black, teachers and other staff were conspicuous in their support for the call to end violence against children. They were joined by several dignitaries within...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre, foreground), participates in the opening session of the 53rd Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, which took place from June 21 to 23 in Washington DC. Joining her (from left) are Mexico’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Luz Banos and Head of the Honduras Delegation, Roberto Ramos Bostos. Senator Johnson Smith led Jamaica’s delegation to the three-day meeting.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Minister Kamina Johnson Smith Attends 53rd Organization of Amemrican States General Assembly

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre, foreground), participates in the opening session of the 53rd Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, which took place from June 21 to 23 in Washington DC. Joining her (from left) are Mexico’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Luz Banos and Head of the Honduras...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), symbolically turns on water at a fire hydrant during a tour of the Waltham Park Road pipeline replacement project area in Kingston, on June 22. Looking on are (from left) Non-Revenue Water (NRW) and Water Supply Manager, National Water Commission (NWC), Chadron Stern; Vice President of Operations, NWC, Kevin Kerr and Councillor for the Whitfield Town Division, St. Andrew South Western, Eugene Kelly.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Waltham Park Road Pipeline Replacement Project to Benefit 20,000 Persons

It is anticipated that the recently completed $450-million Waltham Park Road Pipeline Replacement Project will improve service delivery to 20,000 persons within the area. The work, which was undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), included replacement and upgrade of the pipeline along Waltham Park Road and replacement of aged customer service connections. The project area commenced at the intersection...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Committed to Safeguarding the Windrush Generation’s Rights

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government remains committed to ensuring that the rights of members of the Windrush generation and their descendants are protected. The Windrush generation were those persons who arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1973, many of whom took up jobs...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Working to Reduce Jamaica’s Climatic Vulnerability

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is working to reduce Jamaica’s climatic vulnerability by instituting a “suite of financial instruments that can pay out in the event of a natural disaster”. He noted that Jamaica became the first small country globally to independently sponsor a catastrophe bond that provides fiscal resources...
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