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South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni (left), converses with Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) President, Steven Golding, during a press conference to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on Tuesday (March 21). The event was held at the South African High Commission on Hilcrest Avenue in Kingston.
South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni (left), converses with Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) President, Steven Golding, during a press conference to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, on Tuesday (March 21). The event was held at the South African High Commission on Hilcrest Avenue in Kingston.

Minister Grange Calls for Dynamic Agenda to End Racial Discrimination

A call is being made for a more dynamic agenda to end racial discrimination globally. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call on Tuesday (March 21), which was observed as International Day for the...
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).
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).

Gov’t Investing $12 Billion in Agriculture
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).
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).

Finance Minister Thanks Civil Servants Accepting Restructured Compensation Package
Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Geoffrey Marshall.
Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Geoffrey Marshall.

Jamaica Commemorates World Water Day March 22
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.
Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

NWA Undertaking Road Rehabilitation In Trelawny

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Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (third left), plants a soursop tree to commemorate the International Day of Forests at the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School, today (March 21). He is assisted by (from left) Nathaniel Campbell, Kai Hamilton and the school’s Principal, Michelle Wiggins.
Environment

MET Service Joins with Forestry Dept. to Plant Trees

In celebration of the International Day of Forests today (March 21), the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has joined the National Forestry Department in its thrust to plant more trees. Principal Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, told JIS News that to ensure enough trees are planted to replace those that have been cut down, members of his team journeyed...
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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford.
Local Government

Charge Electronic Devices on Hard Surfaces – JFB

Jamaicans are being encouraged to put electronic devices on a hard surface when charging, away from combustible materials, to prevent unintended fires. The advice was given by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, in a recent interview with JIS News. “If you have to charge your cellphone, your tablets or any one of these devices, put it...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, foreground), tours one of the units in the $1.3-billion Bengal Cove Villas development, located in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, with Project Manager, Mario Palmer (right), following the property’s official opening on Saturday (March 18).
Tourism

More Jamaicans Contributing to the Local Tourism Value Chain Experience

Approximately 29 per cent of the 2.6 million stopover tourists visiting Jamaica in 2022 had the privilege of immersing in the country’s sharing economy experience, most notably the Airbnb accommodation subsector, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The sharing economy is a socio-economic system whereby consumers partake of the creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services....
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Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), listens as Secretary-General, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Gino Van Begin, addresses a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Monday (March 20), where details of the planned joint implementation of an urban infrastructure insurance scheme pilot project for the capital city were outlined. The meeting was held at the KSAMC’s Chambers on Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Local Government

Kingston to Benefit from Climate Change Resilience Pilot Project

Kingston’s resilience to climate change is expected to be significantly bolstered with the planned implementation of an urban infrastructure insurance scheme pilot project. The engagement will be undertaken by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in partnership with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The project will see ICLEI engaging with insurance providers on options available...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 16).
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Gov’t to Ramp Up Training Under JNSC

Starting this year, the HEART/NSTA Trust will increase its collaboration with the Jamaica Defence Force/Jamaica National Service Corps (JDF/JNSC) to recruit an additional 2,000 youth to the programme yearly. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently. “It is now time to scale up...
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Chairman of the Finance Committee, Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory School Board, Steve Distant, makes a presentation to Dr. Margarette Brissett Bolt for her late mother, Gloria Brissett, who was a principal of the school. Occasion was the long-service awards ceremony held on at the institution in Liguanea, St. Andrew, on Saturday (March 18).
Education

PHOTOS: Sts. Peter and Paul Recognition Ceremony

Chairman of the Finance Committee, Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory School Board, Steve Distant, makes a presentation to Dr. Margarette Brissett Bolt for her late mother, Gloria Brissett, who was a principal of the school. Occasion was the long-service awards ceremony held on at the institution in Liguanea, St. Andrew, on Saturday (March 18).
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie, delivers remarks on behalf of Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Senator the Hon Matthew Samuda, at the 10th regional session of the Youth Environment Advocacy Programme (YEAP) on ‘Marine Pollution: The Role of Plastics’, held at the York Castle High School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on March 17.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Government to Widen Plastic Ban

The Government will be taking steps in the 2023/2024 financial year to widen its ban on single-use plastic as it seeks to further protect the country’s natural environment from degradation and destruction. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in a speech delivered by the Ministry’s...
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