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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).
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).

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...
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).
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).

PHOTOS: Sts. Peter and Paul Recognition Ceremony
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.
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.

Government to Widen Plastic Ban
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).
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).

Architectural Design for Boundbrook Urban Centre Completed
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.

Residents of Westmoreland Urged to Practise Proper Water Safety Measures

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Director at the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Deidre Hudson-Sinclair (right), assists students at the St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, during a recent examination for the road code test under the Road Safety Education in Schools Programme, administered by the RSU and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), in the Ministry of Transport and Mining.
Transport

High-School Students Engage in Road-Safety Programme

The Road Safety Unit (RSU) and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) are actively engaging high-school students for the development of defensive driving skills and knowledge of the road code. This initiative, dubbed the Road Safety Education in Schools Programme, is one of several measures being used to make the roadways safter for both motorists and pedestrians. Director of the RSU,...
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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 March 16.
Budget 2023/2024ParliamentPrime MinisterTransport

Morant Bay Urban Centre Development Under Way

Construction has commenced on spaces dedicated at the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas, to accommodate several major anchor clients. Among the entities that will be occupying the town centre are the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, St. Thomas Parish Court, and all other government agencies located in Morant Bay. Several private-sector entities, including banks, business process outsourcing (BPO) companies...
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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Culture

Culinary Arts Competition 2023 to Highlight the Coconut

Jamaicans entering this year’s Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition will have the opportunity to showcase various dishes using the coconut. The coconut is the featured food for the competition, a staple on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) annual calendar. Entrants may register and submit entries online via the JCDC’s website, www.jcdc.gov.jm, or visit any of the 14 JCDC parish offices...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during his presentation in the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 16.
ParliamentPrime MinisterWorks / Construction

Bids for Construction of New Parliament Building Being Evaluated

Bids submitted to undertake construction of the new Houses of Parliament are currently being evaluated, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. He advised that the intention is to break ground in the first quarter of 2023/24 and start construction by the second, citing June 2025 as the estimated completion timeline. “The new Parliament building will become the...
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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), expresses condolences to Dean Corrodus (right), son of the late former St James Custos, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, at the funeral service for the late Custos held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall on Sunday, March 19. Looking on (from left) are the current Custos of St James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, and another son of the late Custos, Paul Corrodus.
Gender Affairs

St James Bids Farewell to Custos Corrodus

The late former Custos of St James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, was fondly remembered as a great leader who was a friend and mentor to all, at his funeral service held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre at Rose Hall on Sunday (March 19). The late Custos, who served the parish in the position for nine years, died on February 20,...
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Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, and Chair of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Parliamentary Sub Committee, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Gender Affairs

Caribbean Making Progress in Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment

Steady progress is being made by Jamaica and the wider Caribbean in promoting women's economic empowerment, through efforts to increase access to credit, training, and education, says Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. She noted that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has implemented programmes to support women entrepreneurs, including providing loans and training. Mrs....
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