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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (second right), is assisted by Councillor, Stony Hill Division, Tosha Schwapp (second left), in the planting of a tree in Maverley Park in St. Andrew. A team from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMA) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) participated in the Labour Day exercise on Tuesday (May 23).

Kingston Mayor Plants Trees at Maverley Park, Duhaney Park

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, led a team from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in planting trees at Maverley Park and at a green space being created in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew. The tree-planting exercise...

Outgoing Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), examines a package of breadfruit while viewing a display of locally produced items, during the opening ceremony for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-hosted Bridging Organizations and Networks Development (BOND) Learning Guide for Trainers Workshop, on Monday (May 22) at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. Looking on is event facilitator and chair, Hedda Rose Dunkley.

FAO Hosting Bridging Organisations and Networks Development Farmers Workshop

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis, addresses a National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC) stakeholder meeting held in Irwin, St. James, on Friday (May 19).

Mobay Residents Assured Interests Will Be Protected Under Perimeter Road Project

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom (UK), the Rt. Hon. James Cleverly, addresses a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston, on May 19.

Jamaica to Benefit from £7-Million Climate Financing Package

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams.

St. James Municipal Corporation to Plant 50 Trees at Salt Spring Primary and Maldon High Schools

Principal of the Real Estate Training Board, Dr. Tina Beale.

3 years ago Housing

RETI Accepting Applications for Pre-Licensing Course

Real estate salesmen have up to May 31 to submit applications for the pre-licensing course at the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) as the entity prepares to reopen on July 3. The longstanding programme will be administered virtually with RETI’s introduction of a self-paced learning modality, eliminating the need for students to be in the same place at the same...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Inflation Falls Within Central Bank’s Four to Six Per Cent Target Range

Jamaica’s headline and core inflation rates have fallen within the Central Bank’s four to six per cent target range, following out-turns for April. Headline inflation, which fell to 5.8 per cent, is a measure of the rate of price increases within the economy and includes commodities such as food and energy. Core inflation, which measures the change in the cost...

From left, Chief Executive Officer of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair; Chairman, Board of Management at the Old Pera Infant and Primary School, St. Thomas, Philmon Williams and Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, participate in a ground-breaking ceremony at the school for the construction of a play area. The event was held on Friday, May 19 on the grounds of the school as the NCMC’s special project for National Children’s Day 2023.

3 years ago Youth

NCMC Selects Old Pera Infant and Primary School for Special Project

On Friday, May 19, National Children’s Day, the Old Pera Infant and Primary School in St. Thomas was abuzz with activities. The school, which is located in deep rural St. Thomas, was selected by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) for its special National Children Day’s project. With support from the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation through sponsorship, ground was broken...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during a press conference held today (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

3 years ago CabinetOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Makes Changes to Cabinet

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a reshuffle of Cabinet and merging of some portfolios to create two new Ministries. The two Ministries are Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, headed by Hon. Floyd Green, with Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter; and the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, led by Hon. Daryl Vaz, with Minister of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a press conference held today (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Declines Salary Increase

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has declined his salary increase under the new public-sector-compensation regime. His salary will remain at its current level of $9.16 million. “I have directed the Transformation Implementation Unit to remove the Prime Minister's compensation from the new salary scale. The Prime Minister's compensation will, therefore, remain at its previous levels,” Prime Minister Holness...

3 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Announces Accountability Measures

The Government is to implement several accountability measures for the political directorate. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a press conference held on Monday (May 22), informed that written job descriptions for Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers are already in place and will be tabled in Parliament shortly. “Those were done in 2021…...