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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing Wednesday
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing Wednesday's (April 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew.

Tourism Generating Earnings for More Jamaicans

More Jamaicans are generating earnings from local tourism-related activities, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says notable among the out-turns is US$100 million earned by the operators of Airbnb accommodations, which housed approximately 29...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, delivering a statement in the House of Representatives, today (April 19).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, delivering a statement in the House of Representatives, today (April 19).

Committee Appointed to Establish Joint Industrial Council to Protect Security Guards
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), displays a hot pepper at the launch of the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project, at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), 6 Winchester Road in Kingston, on April 19. With the Minister (from left) are Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira; Focal Point, Chairman of the Project Management Committee at the BSJ, Julia Bonner Douett; Chairman of the BSJ, Wilfred Baghaloo and Executive Director of the BSJ, Dr. Velton Gooden.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), displays a hot pepper at the launch of the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project, at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), 6 Winchester Road in Kingston, on April 19. With the Minister (from left) are Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira; Focal Point, Chairman of the Project Management Committee at the BSJ, Julia Bonner Douett; Chairman of the BSJ, Wilfred Baghaloo and Executive Director of the BSJ, Dr. Velton Gooden.

Government Partners with FAO to Strengthen Int’l Competitiveness in Hot Pepper Industry
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), accepts a medical gown from Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office in the Shandong Provincial People’s Government in China, Chen Baiwei (second left). Occasion was the handover of protective gear valued at $2.2 billion, by the China-Caribbean Development Center (CCDC) at the Ministry in New Kingston on April 18. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office in the Jinan Municipal Government at the Shandong Province in China, Pang Long and China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), accepts a medical gown from Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office in the Shandong Provincial People’s Government in China, Chen Baiwei (second left). Occasion was the handover of protective gear valued at $2.2 billion, by the China-Caribbean Development Center (CCDC) at the Ministry in New Kingston on April 18. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office in the Jinan Municipal Government at the Shandong Province in China, Pang Long and China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang.

Jamaica Gets Protective Gear from China
Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing today’s (April 19) post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing today’s (April 19) post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Cabinet Approves Multimillion-Dollar Gov’t Contracts

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Jamaica’s Transition to A Republic May Require Several Referenda – Minister Malahoo Forte

Jamaicans may need to participate in several referenda as the country moves to become a Republic, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. She made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18), detailing the work of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC). Mrs. Malahoo Forte further reiterated that all the...
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Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing Wednesday’s (April 19) post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Cabinet

Joint Venture Projects for Port Antonio, Portmore Get Cabinet Approval

Cabinet has given approval for two joint-venture agreements between the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) and Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited for the construction of mixed-use industrial and commercial developments in Portland and St. Catherine. The agreements relate to the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio and the Naggo Head Integrated Business Centre in Portmore. Minister without Portfolio with...
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Project Manager at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dione Chambers, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s offices on Half-Way Tree Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (April 18).
Environment

Developers, Citizens Urged to Check Development Orders

Developers and citizens interested in learning about the regulations and guidelines that govern development in any given area are being encouraged to examine the Development Orders prepared by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). A Development Order is a legal document used to guide land use in the area to which it applies. It enables the Local Planning Authority...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18).
Finance & Public ServiceSectoral Debate 2023/24Tourism

EXIM Bank Disburses Loans Valued at $1.89 Billion To SMTE Sector

The National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has approved and disbursed loans valued at some $1.89 billion to 293 beneficiaries in the small and medium-sized tourism enterprise (SMTE) sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while opening the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18). The loans, arranged by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF),...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

JANAAC Ensures Exports Meet Int’l Standards

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is playing its part to strengthen Jamaica’s export market by ensuring that the quality of the products that are exported meet international standards. Since the agency was established in 2007, they have been robustly seeking to get as many certification bodies as possible and other conformity assessment entities accredited to the respective international...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Sectoral Debate 2023/24Tourism

2,500 Additional Houses Being Built for Tourism Workers

A total of 2,500 houses, currently being built for local tourism workers, will be completed in the next five years. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure as he opened the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18). “That is not to conflate what currently is happening with the National Housing Trust (NHT)...
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