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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

Jamaica has received a donation of protective gear valued $2.2 million from the China-Caribbean Development Center (CCDC). The items, which include 50,000 medical masks and 1,000 sets of protective gowns, were handed over at the Ministry of Health and Wellness...

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

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

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

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.

Joint Venture Projects for Port Antonio, Portmore Get Cabinet Approval

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).

Developers, Citizens Urged to Check Development Orders

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 18).

3 years ago 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),...

3 years ago Sectoral Debate 2023/24Tourism

TEF to Undertake Three Major Beach Development Projects

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is to undertake three major beach development projects across the island in the 2023/24 fiscal year. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement as he opened the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 18. He informed that Negril is the next location selected by the team, and work on...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.

3 years ago 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...

3 years ago 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)...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), makes a point to President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett (left), during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the NWC and Can-Cara Development Limited (CDL) for the supply of bulk water, sewerage and irrigation services for St. Catherine South East. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell and Chairman of CDL, Joseph Lincoln. The MOU was signed at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 18).

3 years ago Water

Improved Access to Bulk Water, Sewerage and Irrigation for St. Catherine South East

Residents of communities in St. Catherine South East will soon have improved access to potable water, sewerage and irrigation services, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the National Water Commission (NWC) and Can-Cara Development Limited (CDL). Under the agreement, Can-Cara will provide the infrastructure needed for the conveyance of residential and commercial sewage from agreed existing...

3 years ago Tourism

Government Focused on Spreading Benefits of Tourism

The Government is focused on building an inclusive, sustainable tourism sector where the economic benefits are spread to workers and local businesses and communities. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that the objective is to promote broader participation by all Jamaicans in the industry. “The future of tourism is bright in Jamaica. We have the vision… and we are driven...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruse the Citizens’ Guide to the 2023/24 Budget, during Tuesday’s (April 18) launch of the Secondary Schools Tour at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston. Copies of the Guide were presented to students at Wolmer’s Boys’ and Girls’ Schools. Also perusing the guide are (from left) Principal, Wolmer’s Boys’, Dwight Pennycooke; Head Boy, J’Vaughn Hyman; Head Girl, Wolmer’s Girls’, Dominique Brown and Principal, Colleen Montague.

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Kicks Off Secondary Schools Tour

Students at 10 institutions are poised to benefit from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Secondary Schools Tour, which runs from April 18 to 28. The event, which kicked off on Tuesday (April 18) at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston, will provide the youngsters with a simplified breakdown of the Government’s 2023/24 budgetary allocations. They will...