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Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford “Billy” Heaven (second left) and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (third left), perform a symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise during Thursday’s (April 13) handover ceremony for a new echocardiogram (ECG) machine. The machine was donated to the HFJ by the CHASE Fund. Other participants are (from left) CHASE Fund Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster and HFJ representatives – Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Krystle Daley; Cardiovascular Technician, Carlisle Richards and Chief Administrative Officer, Saccherine Chin.
Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford “Billy” Heaven (second left) and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (third left), perform a symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise during Thursday’s (April 13) handover ceremony for a new echocardiogram (ECG) machine. The machine was donated to the HFJ by the CHASE Fund. Other participants are (from left) CHASE Fund Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster and HFJ representatives – Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Krystle Daley; Cardiovascular Technician, Carlisle Richards and Chief Administrative Officer, Saccherine Chin.

Heart Foundation Gets ECG Machine

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated an echocardiogram (ECG) machine, valued $9 million, to the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ). The new equipment will strengthen the HFJ’s capacity to screen for various heart conditions and,...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a press conference held at Jamaica House, on April 13.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a press conference held at Jamaica House, on April 13.

Business Path Being Cleared for Medicinal Cannabis Industry Players
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Thursday (April 13).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Thursday (April 13).

Gov’t Focused on Boosting Banana and Plantain Production
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson (left), and Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw, in assessing the road infrastructure in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, during a tour of the parish on Wednesday (April 12).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson (left), and Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw, in assessing the road infrastructure in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, during a tour of the parish on Wednesday (April 12).

Several Roads in Westmoreland to be Repaired and Rehabilitated
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 12).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 12).

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Works / Construction

Temporary Traffic Changes to be Implemented at the Intersection of Toll Gate Main Road and St. Jago Road in Clarendon

Effective Sunday, April 16, 2023, temporary traffic changes will be implemented along a section of the Toll Gate main road in Clarendon. The changes will be implemented at the St Jago Road junction. St. Jago Road is a major access point to sections of Southern Manchester. The changes are being effected in order to facilitate the upgrading of a section...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (April 12).
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Cabinet Awards Contracts to Boost Public Education

Cabinet has approved the award of several contracts to bolster public education, including US$848,815 to C&Wireless Business Jamaica for the provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity services to 68 institutions for three years. Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided details during a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (April...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston, join the applause during the annual Magis Awards ceremony held recently at the institution’s Hopefield Avenue address in St. Andrew. The Magis awards recognise the exceptional performance of students in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams at Campion College MAGIS Awards

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston, join the applause during the annual Magis Awards ceremony held recently at the institution’s Hopefield Avenue address in St. Andrew. The Magis awards recognise the exceptional performance of students in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.
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Industry

Factories Corporation to Invest $871.71 Million in Capital Projects

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) plans to undertake capital investment projects valued at $871.71 million for the 2023/24 fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2023/24 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently. Under the programme, work will be undertaken...
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Social Security

332 Arrests for Gun and Drug-Related Offences

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting 332 arrests and major seizures of illegal guns and drugs during the first quarter of the year. Addressing a recent virtual press conference, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, informed that for the period January to March, there were two major gun seizures at the ports. These, he said, included a shipment...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the closing 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 21).
Housing

HAJ Plans to Deliver 866 Housing Units in 2023/24

For the financial year 2023/24, the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will continue to monitor and provide management to ongoing joint-venture projects with its partners, to facilitate the delivery of 866 housing units. To this end, the HAJ expects to deliver 521 units and 345 units from its Catherine Estates (Bernard Lodge) and Edmond Ridge (St. James) joint-venture projects, respectively....
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