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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), gets an update on the Grange Lane Dualisation Project in Portmore, St. Catherine, from Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (second left), during a tour of the area on Friday (February 28). Looking on are (from left) National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Clarendon and St Catherine, Garwaine Johnson; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), gets an update on the Grange Lane Dualisation Project in Portmore, St. Catherine, from Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (second left), during a tour of the area on Friday (February 28). Looking on are (from left) National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Clarendon and St Catherine, Garwaine Johnson; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Prime Minister Holness Highlights Grange Lane Expansion as Key to Portmore’s Growth

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says expansion of Grange Lane in Portmore, St Catherine, is a proactive measure aimed at preparing for the anticipated increase in traffic resulting from the Bernard Lodge development and the proposed transition...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses coffee farmers at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival’s Farmers’ Trade Day held at the University of Technology, Jamaica’s Alfred Sangster Auditorium on February 28.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses coffee farmers at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival’s Farmers’ Trade Day held at the University of Technology, Jamaica’s Alfred Sangster Auditorium on February 28.

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Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank'.

Court Leadership Training Programme Being Developed
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks with journalists after visiting the Morant Bay Drop-In Centre in St. Thomas on Wednesday (February 26). With Mr. McKenzie are Councillors and staff of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation and the Ministry, including Morant Bay Mayor, Councillor Louis Chin (third left).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks with journalists after visiting the Morant Bay Drop-In Centre in St. Thomas on Wednesday (February 26). With Mr. McKenzie are Councillors and staff of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation and the Ministry, including Morant Bay Mayor, Councillor Louis Chin (third left).

New 16-bed Wing to Be Constructed at St. Thomas Drop-in Centre
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (third left), displays an Expo Jamaica gift box containing items from Things Jamaican, for the Expo Jamaica tradeshow to be held from April 3 to 6. The event was the media launch of the Expo on February 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Kamesha Turner-Blake; President of the JMEA, Sydney Thwaites; Chair of the Expo Jamaica Committee, Aswad Morgan; and Deputy President, JMEA, Kathryn Silvera.
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (third left), displays an Expo Jamaica gift box containing items from Things Jamaican, for the Expo Jamaica tradeshow to be held from April 3 to 6. The event was the media launch of the Expo on February 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Kamesha Turner-Blake; President of the JMEA, Sydney Thwaites; Chair of the Expo Jamaica Committee, Aswad Morgan; and Deputy President, JMEA, Kathryn Silvera.

Record Attendance Expected at Expo Jamaica Tradeshow

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), and Consultant on the Strengthening the Public Investment in Labour Market Services (SPIRO) Project, Mrs. Ada Shima Hasani (second right), display a contract signed during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s North Street office in Kingston on Friday (February 28). Others (from left) are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings and consultant, SPIRO Project, Trond Henning Olesen.
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Contract Signed for SPIRO Project Consultants

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has signed a contract for new consultants under the Strengthening the Public Investment in Labour Market Services (SPIRO) Project. The contract was awarded to Ada Shima Hasani and Trond Henning Olesen, who will assess and improve upon the existing public employment services of the Ministry such as the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) and...
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Awardees of the ninth annual Brown
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Brown’s Town Elderly Celebrated at SDC Fair

The Social Development Commission (SDC), in a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation, partnered with key stakeholders to host the ninth annual Brown's Town Elderly Celebration and Social Fair at the Addison Park Sports Complex in St. Ann, on Thursday (February 27). Under the theme, ‘Golden Legacy: Celebrating the Timeless Contributions of Our Elders’, the event brought together more...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducation

National Career Awareness Week Slated for February 9-14

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust, Junior Achievement Jamaica and CHOICES, will host National Career Awareness Week 2025 from February 9-14 under the theme: ‘Career Success through Self Development’. This annual observance aims to empower students at all levels to make informed career choices and enhance their future through education, entrepreneurship and...
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An Early Childhood Commission (ECC) flyer promoting February as Play Month.
DevelopmentEducationYouth

Stakeholders Identify Hopscotch Game as Pivotal Tool in Children’s Skills Development

The popular schoolyard game, hopscotch, has been identified by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica as one of the ways to develop young children’s interpersonal and gross and fine motor skills. With the addition of words, various colours and shapes to hopscotch courts, the ECC and UNICEF reason that early childhood educators have several...
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Acting Director, Restorative Justice Branch, Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice, Sheron Betancourt.
EducationJusticeYouth

More Than 12,000 Students Benefit From Restorative Justice Training

More than 12,000 students have benefitted from training in restorative justice practices under an initial two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established in May 2022 between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. A second MOU, signed in February 2024, will facilitate continuation of the exercise until April 2026. The training’s implementation is being spearheaded...
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