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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie speaking at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House recently.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie speaking at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House recently.

No Plans to Divest Musgrave Market

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie says there are no plans to divest the Musgrave Market in Portland. “No decision has been taken to divest the interest of the Musgrave Market to anybody…it is the property...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, points to a mural on a wall along South Camp Road on Friday (June 16). Occasion was a destination assurance tour of spots in Kingston and St. Andrew. Among the sites visited were the Grand Excelsior Hotel, Rae Town Fishing Village, and Victoria Pier.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, points to a mural on a wall along South Camp Road on Friday (June 16). Occasion was a destination assurance tour of spots in Kingston and St. Andrew. Among the sites visited were the Grand Excelsior Hotel, Rae Town Fishing Village, and Victoria Pier.

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett visits spots in Kingston and St. Andrew
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (left), examines features on the new $5,000 note, being highlighted by BOJ Division Chief for Banking and Currency Operations, Chevanese Morais.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (left), examines features on the new $5,000 note, being highlighted by BOJ Division Chief for Banking and Currency Operations, Chevanese Morais.

PHOTOS: New Jamaican Banknotes
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Transport Authority’s Transportation Conference 2023 on June 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters on the Mona Campus, St. Andrew.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the Transport Authority’s Transportation Conference 2023 on June 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters on the Mona Campus, St. Andrew.

Gov’t Making Public Transportation Preferred Choice for Commuters
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

State Minister Lauds Voluntary Work by Diasporans

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State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister West, Hon. Homer Davis, addresses the launch of the Canterbury Community Development Project held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St James on Thursday (June 15).
CommunityOffice of the Prime Minister

$40-Million Transformation Project for Canterbury

The Community of Canterbury in Montego Bay, St. James, is slated to benefit from a multimillion-dollar transformation project aimed at strengthening the community’s resilience and promoting sustainable urbanisation. The approximately $40-million initiative, dubbed the Canterbury Community Development Project, was officially launched on Thursday (June 15) at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. It is being made possible through a collaboration involving...
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Members of the audience at a National Public Consultation on the Destination Assurance Framework and Strategy (DAFS), held at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica in Kingston on June 16.
Tourism

Cabinet to Get Destination Assurance Framework and Strategy

The Destination Assurance Framework and Strategy (DAFS) is to be submitted to Cabinet for consideration, by the end of the third quarter of the 2023/24 financial year. Senior Director for Strategic Planning, Ministry of Tourism, Astley Henry made the disclosure during an interview with JIS News. He further informed that upon approval by Cabinet, it will be tabled in Parliament...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP
Foreign Affairs

Dr. Nigel Clarke on ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, will be the special guests on ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ this Thursday (June 22). The virtual discussion forum, hosted by Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will begin at...
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Social Security

Senator Fitz-Henley Calls for Amendments to Laws to Discourage Public Mischief

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley is calling for amendments to critical pieces of legislation that will discourage persons from creating public mischief, particularly in the digital age. Making his maiden presentation, as he opened the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on June 16, Senator Fitz-Henley called for amendments to the public mischief law. “The state of the...
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Climatologist at the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Cédric Van Meerbeeck, gives an outlook on the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
Climate Change

PHOTOS: Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum

Climatologist at the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Cédric Van Meerbeeck, gives an outlook on the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
Foreign Affairs

PM Calls for Urgent Action to Address Humanitarian Crisis In Haiti

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is need for urgent action to deal with the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti. “Almost half of the country, 5.2 million persons, are facing acute hunger, a number that has regrettably grown since the start of the year. It is also deeply alarming that the children of Haiti, the future of...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes (seated left) and CEO of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee (seated right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding on June 16 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston, to provide interventions to promote the integration of technology in the education system. Observing the signing (from left) are Principal Director, Telecommunications Division, in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton and Chairman of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited and Universal Service Fund, Metry Seaga.
Technology

USF and e-LJAM Sign MOU to Advance Integration of Technology In Education System

The Universal Service Fund (USF) and e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide interventions to promote the integration of technology in the education system. The MOU was signed during a ceremony held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 16). In his remarks, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
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