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(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,
(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,

Health Minister to chair PAHO Executive Council Meeting in Washington, DC

Jamaica’s Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP, who is currently serving as President of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Council will preside over a four-day meeting of the Executive Council in Washington DC....
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).
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).

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, is warmly greeted by Secretary General, Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, during the 53rd OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C. on June 22.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is warmly greeted by Secretary General, Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, during the 53rd OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C. on June 22.

PHOTOS: Minister Kamina Johnson Smith Meets OAS Secretary General
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left), stand in solidarity with teachers, students and other stakeholders at Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during the institution’s devotional exercise on Friday (June 23) to commemorate the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children who have been victims of violence and abuse.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left), stand in solidarity with teachers, students and other stakeholders at Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during the institution’s devotional exercise on Friday (June 23) to commemorate the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children who have been victims of violence and abuse.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Day of Mourning Devotional Exercise At Braeton Primary And Junior High School
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.
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.

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

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts the ribbon symbolising the official handover of a two-bedroom house to Georgette Moving (second right) at Bamboo Ridge, Bartons, St. Catherine Southwest, on Friday (June 23). The house was built at a cost of $5 million under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment from left are: Chairman, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; Ms. Moving’s daughter, Janelle Evans; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and St. Catherine Southwest Member of Parliament, Hon. Everald Warmington, and Councillor, Old Harbour North, Keith Knight.
Housing

151 New Social Housing Programme Units Already Built

A total of 151 units have, so far, been built and delivered under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the latest units, valued $10.2 million, to proud homeowners Georgette Moving of Bamboo Ridge and Lucille Smith of Rogers Wood in St. Catherine Southwest, on Friday (June 23). The two two-bedroom...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
DiasporaForeign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Global Diaspora Councils to be Launched on June 29

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will launch the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) on Thursday, June 29.  Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure while addressing the United Kingdom (UK)-Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Saturday (June 24) at the University of Brunel in London.   He said the launch...
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The Portland Municipal Corporation Building in Port Antonio.
Disaster Relief

Portland Municipal Corporation Heightens Hurricane Season Preparedness

Portland’s over 100 emergency shelters have been inspected and declared ready by the parish’s Municipal Corporation as the entity heightens its preparedness for the 2023 hurricane season. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Megan Henry-Bromwell, told JIS News that this is a routine annual undertaking to ensure that the parish attains a certain level of readiness for the season. “Normally, before...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Portland Western Member of Parliament, Hon. Daryl Vaz, tour the Buff Bay market in Portland on June 16. The market is to be renovated to provide an upgraded facility for vendors to ply their wares.
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Renovations Totaling Over $175M Being Programmed for Musgrave and Buff Bay Markets

Extensive renovations are being programmed for the Musgrave market in Port Antonio and Buff Bay market in Portland. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who toured the facilities recently, told journalists that, “the Government will be finding in excess of $175 million to undertake repair [works].” Regarding the Buff Bay market, Mr. McKenzie noted that the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), receives a piece of watermelon from a farmer in St. Thomas while Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Agricultural Manager, Bevene Martin-Dickenson (second left) looks on. Occasion was the 22nd staging of the parish agricultural show at Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay on Friday (June 23). The event was organised by RADA)’s St. Thomas parish office.
AgricultureCultureDevelopment

RADA St. Thomas Hosts 22nd Parish Agricultural Show

The Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, came alive on Friday (June 23) as scores of persons turned out for the 22nd annual parish agricultural show. The free event was staged by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas parish office in association with H&L Agro under the theme, ‘Advancing Agriculture through Resilient Farmers: Grow Smart, Eat...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
DiasporaForeign AffairsJamaican DiasporaYouth

Increased Diaspora Youth Engagement Being Prioritised by State Minister Alando Terrelonge

Increased engagement with youth in Jamaica’s Diaspora is being prioritised by newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. He says this undertaking will be pursued as it relates to “growth and investment in Jamaica.” “For them, we want Jamaica to be more than the home of their grandparents or their...
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