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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (FILE)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (FILE)

Agriculture Ministry Allocated $21.25 Billion for 2023/24 Fiscal Year

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been allocated $21.25 billion to undertake activities for the 2023/24 fiscal year. This represents a 19 per cent increase or $3.39 billion more than the previous year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr....
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) admires a bust of National Heroine the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons in Holywell, at the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) Dr. Susan Otuokon, and Acting Colonel of the Charles Town Maroons, Marcia Douglas.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) admires a bust of National Heroine the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons in Holywell, at the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) Dr. Susan Otuokon, and Acting Colonel of the Charles Town Maroons, Marcia Douglas.

Bust of Nanny Unveiled
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

JADCO on Path to Certification
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Hanover, Dwight Hill (left), accepts his award for dedicated service from Regional Technical Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Dianne Campbell – Stennett, during the WRHA’s Health Promotion and Education Team Building and Awards Ceremony held at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James on March 2 .
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Hanover, Dwight Hill (left), accepts his award for dedicated service from Regional Technical Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Dianne Campbell – Stennett, during the WRHA’s Health Promotion and Education Team Building and Awards Ceremony held at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James on March 2 .

WRHA Honors Healthcare Workers
Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonlad Riley.
Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonlad Riley.

Coffee Innovation Competition Added to Activities for Coffee Festival

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), accepts laboratory equipment valued at $91 million from United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, (second right), during a function held on March 1 at the National Blood Transfusion Services in Kingston. The donation was facilitated through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Others (from left) are PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands, Mr. Ian Stein; Acting Director, National Public Health Laboratory, Dr. Marlene Tapper; and CDC Caribbean Regional Office Director, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo.
Health & Wellness

CDC Donates Lab Equipment Valued at $91Million to Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has received a donation of laboratory equipment valued at approximately $91 million, for the National Public Health Laboratory. The laboratory equipment includes a plasma apheresis machine, which will improve blood donation and transfusion services, and two genomic sequencing machines, with the associated components, among other items. The donation was facilitated through a partnership between...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Grange Thanks Diplomatic Community for their Support

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has expressed appreciation to several international partners, for their support in heritage activities, at the underwater city of Port Royal in Kingston. Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692 and a large portion of the town sank into the sea. Today, it is one of the most important historical and...
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy.
Finance & Public Service

STATIN to Identify New Completion Date for Population and Housing Census

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is looking to identify a new date for the completion of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. The undertaking, which commenced last September, was slated to end on March 31. However, STATIN Director General, Carol Coy, said several administrative issues slowed the pace at which the data collection exercise was progressing, which have since...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on March 3.
Agriculture

More Help for Farmers Affected by Drought

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has provided an additional $110 million in support to farmers affected by the meteorological drought. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the announcement during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 3. “We have, so far, presented… $90 million in terms of trucking and other forms of...
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Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), Dr. Tina Beale.
Education

RETI to become a Higher Education Institution

The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is moving towards becoming a higher education institution. Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, told JIS News that the organisation is reviewing its governance framework and quality assurance mechanism, as it advances towards registering with the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). She said this will better position the training facility to obtain accreditation for its continued...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (foreground), inspects a new batch of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits at a Passing-out Parade at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine in August 2022.
National Security

Gov’t Committed to Modernising Police Force

The Government is reiterating its commitment to the modernisation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).   Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that there has been significant progress in making the force more agile and capable of responding to a wide spectrum of threats.  He said that the transformed and modernised police force is now driven by data,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), looks at a floor plan for a new tilapia hatchery during a stakeholders’ validation meeting at the Caymanas Gold Club in St. Catherine, on March 2. Also observing are (from left) Managing Director, Bernard Sustainable Limited, Keroma Bernard; CEO, National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Gavin Bellamy; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer and Director, Holland Aqua, Frans Aarsten.
Agriculture

Climate-resilient Aquaculture Hatchery to Double Fry Supply of NFA

The planned construction of a climate-resilient aquaculture hatchery is expected to more than double the fry supply of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA).  This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting for the undertaking, on March 2.   “The type of innovation and the modernisation that comes from the building of...
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