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Cultural Liaison, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Barbara Blake Hannah.
Cultural Liaison, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Barbara Blake Hannah.

Jamaica to Commemorate National Chief Takyi Day on April 8

A civic ceremony to commemorate National Chief Takyi Day, will be held in the Port Maria town square in St Mary on Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event is being staged to celebrate the heroics of Chief...
Members of St. Jago High’s victorious Schools’ Challenge team show off their trophy during a celebratory event on Wednesday (April 5) at the institution’s Monk Street, Spanish Town location. The team members (from left) are Jhaneille Esson, Leroy Cassanova, Kevandra Blake, and Jermaine Miller. St. Jago defeated Calabar High School 34 to 31 in the finals of the competition held in the TVJ studios on April 4 to retain the title.
Members of St. Jago High’s victorious Schools’ Challenge team show off their trophy during a celebratory event on Wednesday (April 5) at the institution’s Monk Street, Spanish Town location. The team members (from left) are Jhaneille Esson, Leroy Cassanova, Kevandra Blake, and Jermaine Miller. St. Jago defeated Calabar High School 34 to 31 in the finals of the competition held in the TVJ studios on April 4 to retain the title.

PHOTOS: St. Jago High Celebrates Schools’ Challenge Quiz Victory
Acting Principal Director, Information Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Damian Cox (fourth left, front row), with representatives of entities that have successfully implemented the manual component of the new Government of Jamaica RIM programme. They were presented with certificates of achievement and plaques at the official launch of Records and Information Management (RIM) Month 2023, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston, on April 5.
Acting Principal Director, Information Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Damian Cox (fourth left, front row), with representatives of entities that have successfully implemented the manual component of the new Government of Jamaica RIM programme. They were presented with certificates of achievement and plaques at the official launch of Records and Information Management (RIM) Month 2023, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston, on April 5.

Effective Records and Information Management Critical – COX
Children enjoying a game of frisbee at the Hope Royal Botanic Gardens in St. Andrew recently. The facility is marking 150 years in 2023.
Children enjoying a game of frisbee at the Hope Royal Botanic Gardens in St. Andrew recently. The facility is marking 150 years in 2023.

PHOTOS: Hope Gardens, 150 Years
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Senior Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson, responds to questions during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday (April 5).
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Senior Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson, responds to questions during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday (April 5).

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 21).
Housing

NHT to Spend $36.13 Billion of Public Bodies Capital Expenditure

Public bodies have forecast capital expenditure of $75.89 billion for fiscal year 2023/24, with the National Housing Trust (NHT) expected to spend the lion’s share of $36.13 billion or 47.6 per cent of the sum. Details of the spend are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2024. According to the...
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Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore
Local Government

Westmoreland Animal Pound to Reopen Shortly

The animal pound in Westmoreland will be repaired and reopened shortly to address the ongoing issue of stray animals on the streets, which have caused road crashes. An animal pound is a place where stray livestock are impounded. At the facility, animals are usually kept in a dedicated enclosure, until claimed by their owners or sold to cover the costs...
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Each one-acre pond on the Williams Farm can contain up to 15,000 tilapia. The freshwater fish is versatile and tolerant of different aquaculture environments.
Fisheries

Jamaicans Encouraged to Buy Tilapia for Easter

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is encouraging Jamaicans to buy and consume Tilapia for Easter. Tilapia, which is a freshwater fish and a product of Jamaica’s aquaculture sector, is an alternative to captured fish from the sea. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NFA, Dr. Gavin Bellamy, told JIS News in a recent interview that Tilapia consumption is also important...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (third right), participates in the cutting of the ribbon to open the newly renovated Block B at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (April 4). Joining him (from left) are Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services (DSC), Claudeth Hamilton; Deputy Commissioner, Custodial Services, Joyce Stone; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Gary Rowe; Superintendent of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, Maulette White; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers.
National Security

Renovated Block Opens at Rio Cobre Juvenile Centre

Renovation of Block B at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, which was undertaken at a cost of $34.3 million, has provided an improved environment to support the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. The project, which got under way in July 2022 and was completed in March 2023, included replacement of the timber-framed roof with raised slab, electrical...
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Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Oliver Watt.
Culture

Bible Verses to be Read in Patois on Easter Sunday

As Easter Sunday approaches, persons can catch up on their bible readings in Patois, the Jamaican language. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched its podcasts dubbed, ‘Scriptures in Patois’. The series began on Ash Wednesday, the day after International Mother Language Day, which is observed globally to promote the awareness and importance of linguistic and cultural...
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Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.
National Security

Major Crimes Down 22 Per Cent

The police are reporting a 22 per cent decline in major crimes at the end of March 2023, when compared to the corresponding period last year. Addressing a virtual press conference on April 4, Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, informed that murders were down by 21 per cent; shootings, 13 per cent; rapes, 47 per cent; robberies, 32...
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