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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Private Sector and Business Community Encouraged to Support Labour Day Activities

Members of the private sector and business community are being encouraged to support Labour Day 2023 activities, on May 23.  Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,  Hon. Olivia Grange, in making the call, emphasised that “we need your support.” ...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on May 11 at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on May 11 at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

Labour Day Activities Also Focusing on Road Safety
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), converses with (from left) the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Major Anthony Lysight; Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) Peter Salkey and Andrew Nish, and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers, during a tour of Crabwood Lane in Hopewell, Hanover, on Saturday (May 13).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), converses with (from left) the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Major Anthony Lysight; Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) Peter Salkey and Andrew Nish, and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers, during a tour of Crabwood Lane in Hopewell, Hanover, on Saturday (May 13).

Residents of St. James Urged to Unite in the Fight Against Crime
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) General Manager of the Strategic Services Division, Deborah Newland
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) General Manager of the Strategic Services Division, Deborah Newland

DBJ Becomes a Member of 2X Global
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism the Hon. Edmund Bartlett addressing media at a destination press briefing held at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA’s) Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Barbados.
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism the Hon. Edmund Bartlett addressing media at a destination press briefing held at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA’s) Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Barbados.

Minister of Tourism Announces One Million Visitor Arrivals to Date For 2023

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), listens as Forensic Ballistics Expert, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Miguel Bernard (right), outlines details of the science. Also listening are Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left); and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left). The event was the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) ‘Transformations 2023: People, Quality and Technology Expo’, on Thursday (May 11) at the National Arena in Kingston.
National SecurityTechnology

National Security Framework Buildout Continuing This Year

The national security framework buildout will continue this year with the systematic onboarding of all 170 police facilities for islandwide network interconnectivity.  This was disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) ‘Transformations 2023: People, Quality and Technology Expo’, on Thursday (May 11) at the...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third left), listens as HEART-NSTA Trust Senior Programmes Director, Marlon Johnson (second right), outlines details of the partnership between the entity and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, which facilitated HEART’s provision of $30 million for the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP). The cheque was presented during Friday’s (May 12) Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day Expo in Clarendon. Also sharing the moment are (from left) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence; Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Garfield Ewart; Regional Director, Region Six, HEART-NSTA Trust, Dr. Sasha Shim-Hue; and Jamaica 4-H Clubs Board Chairman, Collin Virgo.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$30 Million Boost for Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme

The HEART-NSTA Trust has extended its support for the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP), by presenting $30 million to the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, which organises the initiative in tandem with the agency.  RYEEP is an entrepreneurial engagement, designed to support youth participants through training in life skills, business development and management, as well as best practices in agriculture.  Speaking...
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Divisional Director of Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.
Labour

Persons Encouraged to Participate in Workers’ Week Activities

Persons are being encouraged to participate in activities marking Workers’ Week 2023.  The Week will be observed from May 14 to 23 under the theme: ‘Celebrating 85 Years of Labour Relations in Jamaica’.  Divisional Director for Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus, says Workers’ Week is very significant, as it reflects...
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Public Relations Officer and Coordinator for the 2023 staging of the St James Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) ‘Marching Band Festival’, Claudette Bryan.
Justice

Members of LMAJ Help to Reduce Backlog of Cases

The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says significant strides have been made to help reduce the backlog of cases in courts at the parish level.   Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 9, Former President of the LMAJ, Claudette Bryan, said since the Association was...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right) and Managing Director, National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC), Steven Edwards, look at a section of the Melrose Hill Interchange during a tour of the May Pen to Williamsfield (Phase A) leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) on Thursday (May 11).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransport

May Pen to Williamsfield Highway on Track for August Completion

The May Pen to Williamsfield section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), Part A, is 94 per cent complete and remains on track for full completion by August of this year.   Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, provided an update after touring the highway segment on Thursday (May 11).  ...
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Commanding Officer, St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Kenneth Chin.
National Security

Murders at Seven-year Low in St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth is experiencing the lowest level of murders over the past seven years, with a 53 per cent decline up to the end of April.  “It is the first we have seen murders at seven up to the end of April, and I continue to applaud the citizens of this parish for treating with their issues in a manner...
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