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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, speaks at the Canterbury Community Development Project’s launch on June 15 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, speaks at the Canterbury Community Development Project’s launch on June 15 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.

Canterbury Residents Look Forward to Completion of Multipurpose Community Centre

Residents of Canterbury in Montego Bay, St. James, are eagerly awaiting the completion of the multimillion-dollar community development project that is slated to take place within their community by next year. The $40-million initiative, dubbed the Canterbury Community Development Project,...
Manager of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, Tashion Stennett (fourth left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (sixth left), share a photo opportunity with contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen 2023, during a courtesy call on Wednesday (June 14). They are joined by Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student intern, Natalia Dixon (centre). The contestants will vie for the coveted title of Parish Queen, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised coronation show on Sunday (June 25) at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. The winner will go on to compete at the national finals in Kingston.
Manager of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, Tashion Stennett (fourth left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (sixth left), share a photo opportunity with contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen 2023, during a courtesy call on Wednesday (June 14). They are joined by Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student intern, Natalia Dixon (centre). The contestants will vie for the coveted title of Parish Queen, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised coronation show on Sunday (June 25) at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. The winner will go on to compete at the national finals in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Miss St. James Festival Queen Contestants Visit JIS
Senior Medical Officer for the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh (left), receives a pulse oximeter from Dr. Nitin Shah, Mission Leader for the Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, at the hospital on June 20.
Senior Medical Officer for the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh (left), receives a pulse oximeter from Dr. Nitin Shah, Mission Leader for the Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, at the hospital on June 20.

Residents In SRHA Receive Free Cataract Surgeries
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), breaks ground along with other stakeholders for the expansion of the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 20). Others (from left) are Bridgeport High’s Principal, Beverley Harris, and Board Chairman, Dane Levy; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southeast, Robert Miller; Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, and Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), breaks ground along with other stakeholders for the expansion of the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 20). Others (from left) are Bridgeport High’s Principal, Beverley Harris, and Board Chairman, Dane Levy; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southeast, Robert Miller; Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, and Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

Ground Broken for New Classroom Block at Bridgeport High School
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 20).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 20).

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18).
Sectoral Debate 2023/24Tourism

Tourism Ministry to Conduct Economic Impact Study on Proposed Hotel Room Developments

A Tourism Economic Impact Study is to be conducted to identify the economic, fiscal, social and environmental impact of the development of an additional 15,000 to 20,000 hotel rooms to augment Jamaica’s existing stock. This exercise will be spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, announced as he closed the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House...
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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Trade Board Limited (TBL), Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, announces plans for the development of an Export Academy, while addressing the TBL’s recent ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’ Seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Limited to Establish ‘Export Academy’

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) has announced that plans are in place to establish an ‘Export Academy’ to help bolster Jamaica’s export capacity. The platform will be a free online service provided by the Government through the entity. Trade Administrator and TBL Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, informed that the academy will “reduce the uncertainty about how...
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Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), interacts with students and other stakeholders following the official commissioning of Wi-Fi service in the community of Top Range in St. Andrew recently.
Technology

PHOTOS: Community of Standpipe Gets Wi-Fi Service

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), interacts with students and other stakeholders following the official commissioning of Wi-Fi service in the community of Top Range in St. Andrew recently.
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, delivers the main address at today’s (June 20) agriculture stakeholders’ forum at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
Agriculture

Climate-Resilient Agricultural Practices Must Be Prioritised – State Minister

With Jamaica now three weeks into the 2023 Hurricane season, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, has urged that climate-resilient agricultural practices must be prioritised. Speaking today (June 20) at an agriculture stakeholders’ forum in Kingston, Mr. Witter emphasised that climate change and varying weather conditions pose a “real threat” to food...
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Public Relations Specialist, National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Christeen Forbes, tells JIS News that the Commission operates in drought-prone areas across the island and offers farmers consistent water supply to their farms.
Agriculture

NIC Applicants Must Have Legal Access to Land

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is reminding persons that they must have legal access to land before applying for service from the entity. The NIC is the only organisation on the island that offers irrigated water to farmers. In a recent interview with JIS News, Public Relations Specialist at the NIC, Christeen Forbes, said the Commission operates in drought-prone areas...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), observes wards repairing a motor vehicle at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Monday (June 19). At left is Acting Superintendent, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Ian Henry.
National SecurityYouth

Success of Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre Rehabilitation Programmes Highlighted

The Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre is offering rehabilitation programmes to prevent youth from reoffending, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. Speaking with journalists following a tour of the facility located in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Monday (June 19), Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn said her top priority is to ensure the rehabilitation of...
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