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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again appealing to persons with information regarding the abduction and death of young Danielle Rowe to share it with the authorities. “There must be somebody who, on that road, would have seen...
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
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).
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).

Hillside in St. Thomas to Receive Attention from Tourism Ministry
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.
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.

Constituency Development Fund’s Importance Highlighted
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).
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).

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

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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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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over a new Indigent Housing Programme unit to beneficiary Bernicey Wright (second left) in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on June 22. Also taking part are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster and Councillor for the Black River Division, Dwight Salmon.
HousingLocal Government

Fire Victim Gets New House Under Indigent Housing Programme

Bernicey Wright, who lost her home to fire in Black River, St. Elizabeth, is the proud recipient of a new house under government’s Indigent Housing Programme. The programme, which is delivered under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Municipal Social Assistance (MSA) project, is designed to address the housing crisis among the poor and most vulnerable. The two-bedroom...
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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), observes work being done during a tour of the sewerage expansion project in the Mona Heights area in Kingston, on June 22. Also pictured are members from the Ministry and the National Water Commission (NWC).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Mona Heights Sewerage Project Far Advanced

The Mona Heights sewerage expansion project in Kingston, undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) at a cost of $320 million, will positively impact approximately 1,800 households. The project areas include Bougainvillea Avenue, Spathodia Avenue and Gardenia Avenue. Under the project, 2.2 kilometres of 8-inch pipelines are being installed. Project objectives include the extension of sanitary sewers that will mitigate...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, leads a tour of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary in Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, June 21.
Local Government

All Systems on Standby – Minister McKenzie

The Government has taken proactive measures by placing all systems on standby in response to Tropical Storm Bret, which continues to approach sections of the Caribbean region. “We have put all our systems on standby, but we have not activated anything. As we get closer to the end of the week and look at the system, then we will be...
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