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Scientific Officer at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Chauntelle Parkins (left), shows Director of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (centre), and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Director, Total Energies, Robert Holdsworth, marine species at the Lab’s Biodiversity Centre in Kingston, during a tour on Friday (June 2).
Scientific Officer at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Chauntelle Parkins (left), shows Director of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation, Winsome Callum (centre), and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Director, Total Energies, Robert Holdsworth, marine species at the Lab’s Biodiversity Centre in Kingston, during a tour on Friday (June 2).

Private Sector Encouraged to ‘Adopt-A-Mangrove’

Private sector entities are being encouraged to invest in biodiversity as part of their corporate social responsibility by participating in the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) Adopt-A-Mangrove programme.  Through this engagement, NEPA is seeking to leverage additional financial support...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), along with Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Brian Wallace (left), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Representative to the UN, Ambassador Dennis Francis, at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday (June 1). Ambassador Francis has been elected President of the UN’s upcoming 78th General Assembly.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), along with Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Brian Wallace (left), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Representative to the UN, Ambassador Dennis Francis, at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday (June 1). Ambassador Francis has been elected President of the UN’s upcoming 78th General Assembly.

Region Urged to Remove Monuments to Colonisers
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), plants spice seedlings along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (centre), and President and Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), Sylvia Megret. Occasion was the launch of the Food for Progress Jamaica Spices project at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Thursday (June 1).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), plants spice seedlings along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (centre), and President and Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), Sylvia Megret. Occasion was the launch of the Food for Progress Jamaica Spices project at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Thursday (June 1).

Jamaica Must Re-establish Its Prominence in the Global Spice Industry – Minister Green
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.

NSWMA Observes Environmental Awareness Week June 4-10
Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordinator, Kalecia Hall, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit is working with the farmers on how to help protect their farms.
Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordinator, Kalecia Hall, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit is working with the farmers on how to help protect their farms.

Government Ramps up Sensitisation Sessions to Tackle Praedial Larceny

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a town hall on phase one of the Constitutional Reform Process held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Wednesday, April 26.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Constitutional Reform Committee Meets with Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches

The Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) recently met with members of the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC) to address issues of concern regarding the country’s proposed transition to a republic.  The discussions, which were held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, focused on several key areas, including the timeline for tabling the relevant Bill in Parliament, replacement of...
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (right), along with member of the Ministry of Health and Wellness Emergency Management team, Shirley Marshal Davis, engages in a physical activity during yesterday’s (June 1) Caribbean Nutrition Day, held at the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Renewed Calls for Persons to Eat Healthy Foods

There are renewed calls for the population to eat healthy foods for sustainable health and well-being and to pay careful attention to labels on food packages. Leading the charge at the Caribbean Nutrition Day, held at the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on June 1, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie said with the prevalence of non-communicable...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 31).
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

70 Projects Approved Under the Urban Renewal and Development Programme in 2022/23

A total of 70 projects were approved for implementation in 55 constituencies and nine Municipalities under the Urban Renewal and Development Programme during Fiscal Year 2022/23. Additionally, six projects were approved for execution in two Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) – August Town and Savanna-la-Mar. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

House Approves First Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 31) approved the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2023/24 fiscal year. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, explained that the first Supplementary Estimates take into account the reorganisation of the Government, with two new Ministries being added. Following the reshuffle, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Paulette Spencer Smith (left), addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum on Wednesday (May 31), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingstown. Listening (from second left) are PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein; Executive Director, Physical Therapy Solutions, Dr. Bernadette Bryan Frankson; Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Paulette Spencer Smith (left), addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum on Wednesday (May 31), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingstown. Listening (from second left) are PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein; Executive Director, Physical Therapy Solutions, Dr. Bernadette Bryan Frankson; Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse...
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