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Agri-Food Strategy Being Implemented in CARICOM

An agri-food strategy is being implemented within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is to enhance production and trade of regional agricultural products, enable greater access to a supply of nutritious foods, and reduce reliance on the importation of extra-regional foods....
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

Global Diaspora Councils’ Elected Members Praised
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The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) Logo.

JDIF Balance to Grow By $3.44 Billion in 2023/24
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (seated, right), listens attentively at the commissioning of the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) solar panels in the Beacon Little Park community in St. Elizabeth, on April 12. Also at the ceremony (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South West, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (seated, right), listens attentively at the commissioning of the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) solar panels in the Beacon Little Park community in St. Elizabeth, on April 12. Also at the ceremony (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South West, Hon. Floyd Green.

NIC Commissions New Solar Panels to Improve Water Distribution in St. Elizabeth
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), points to something of interest, while walking along a paved section of the Grants Pen roadway during a tour of the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) on April 13. He is accompanied by personnel from the National Works Agency (NWA) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), points to something of interest, while walking along a paved section of the Grants Pen roadway during a tour of the St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) on April 13. He is accompanied by personnel from the National Works Agency (NWA) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).

Improved Conditions for St. Thomas Residents As SCHIP Progresses – PM

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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays a copy of his newly printed national identification card, as he toured the Enrolment and Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Looking on (from left) are Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
NIDS

Public Support for NIDS Pilot Exceeds Quota

The NIDS Project is entering a new phase of testing the national identification card enrolment and issuance processes with the help of 300 Jamaican volunteers. The target quota was exceeded within 24 hours of inviting volunteers to register for participation at www.nidsfacts.com on April 4, 2023. The Hon. Floyd Green, Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), unveils the logo for the 60th anniversary of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, during the press launch for the anniversary celebrations, at the hospital, Arthur Wint Drive, on April 13. Participating (from left) are Senior Medical Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards Dawson; Chairman of the Hospital Management Committee, Dr. Kenneth Benjamin; Reverend, Dr. Venice Guntley McKenzie; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn; and Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles.
Health & Wellness

Several Projects in Progress at Bustamante Hospital for Children

Several fundamental projects, at varying stages of completion, are in progress at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, to improve offerings to patients as well as preserve the legacy of the premier paediatric institution in the Caribbean. Outlining some of the projects, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said these include the implementation of...
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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.
Health & Wellness

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, in the process, reduce the number of patients awaiting the Foundation’s services. Additionally, the machine will allow physicians to conduct...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a press conference held at Jamaica House, on April 13.
Industry

Business Path Being Cleared for Medicinal Cannabis Industry Players

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is moving to make doing business within the medicinal cannabis industry easier. Speaking at a press conference, held at Jamaica House on April 13, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said efforts will be made to ensure that the Jamaican market has all the medicinal cannabis it needs. “Under the International Narcotics...
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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).
AgricultureJIS Think Tank

Gov’t Focused on Boosting Banana and Plantain Production

The Government remains committed to strengthening the institutional capacity for increased banana and plantain production. This undertaking was reiterated by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who said the industry continues to present a great opportunity for local farmers. Last year, banana and plantain production increased by 2.8 per cent and 18.7 per cent, respectively. Despite the...
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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).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Several Roads in Westmoreland to be Repaired and Rehabilitated

Several roadways across Westmoreland are slated to be repaired and rehabilitated. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, following a tour of sections of the parish on Wednesday (April 12). He said key among these will be rehabilitation of the main thoroughfare in the community of St. Paul’s,...
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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).
CabinetForeign Affairs

Government Will Not Agree to Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulations

The Government will not allow deep-sea mining until the relevant regulatory framework, which includes protection of the marine environment, is created, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “That work [on the framework] is under way, but we are not at all clear when those regulations are likely to be finalised. This is...
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