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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Close to 10,000 Contributors to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting that close to 10,000 hospitality workers are paying into the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme, with approximately $400 million in contributions to date. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during the sitting of...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), in conversation with Member of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester (left), at the CMU’s inaugural Port Royal Lecture series, on Tuesday (February 28), at the institution’s campus, Palisadoes Park in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; and Executive Director, Centre for the Blue Economy and Innovation, CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), in conversation with Member of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester (left), at the CMU’s inaugural Port Royal Lecture series, on Tuesday (February 28), at the institution’s campus, Palisadoes Park in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; and Executive Director, Centre for the Blue Economy and Innovation, CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen.

Environmental Compliance Standards Critical in Tourism Sector – Minister
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information (FILE)
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information (FILE)

NIDS Public Education Campaign Rollout Likely During First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023/24
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), displays the signed contract for the US$5-million Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, at the signing ceremony held at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 28). He is flanked by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) country representative, Tariq Alli (left) and Clinical Director at contracting firm The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), Dr. John Parry.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), displays the signed contract for the US$5-million Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, at the signing ceremony held at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 28). He is flanked by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) country representative, Tariq Alli (left) and Clinical Director at contracting firm The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), Dr. John Parry.

Contract Signed for Electronic Health Records System
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Performance Management System for New Compensation Regime

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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Education

Three STEAM Academies to Facilitate Residential Accommodation

At least three of the seven Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academies to be built in Jamaica will facilitate residential accommodation. Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey, disclosed the details during an interview with JIS News. “The aim is to have a mix. So, the schools are being proposed to be near urban centres...
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Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Constitutional Reform Committee Established

The Constitutional Reform Committee, which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a Republic, has now been constituted. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, who made the disclosure during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, on March 1, said the work will begin today. “The committee has been...
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Housing

NHT Compensates Ruthven Towers Residents

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has informed that it has compensated residents who were affected by flooding last year at its Ruthven Towers apartment complex, in New Kingston. The entity’s Managing Director, Martin Miller, told a Standing Finance Committee of the House, today (March 1) that the flood-damaged vehicles of 11 of the 14 persons who were directly affected, were...
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Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

Public Sector Debate Competition Resumes

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) has resumed the annual Public Sector Debate competition. The competition, which started in 2019, was halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are pleased that we have been able to resume the debate competition for public sector workers who kept asking about it. The competition is an opportunity for employees to influence...
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Agriculture

RADA Trains More Than 14,000 Farmers in Five Years

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has trained more than 14,000 farmers in the last five years on best practices in livestock and crop production. Delivered through its extension service, training aims to improve sustainable production and to ensure that international protocols are maintained. Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown, said that having one livestock officer in each parish has...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (second left), stands with (from left) Glenmuir High School teacher, Trishaunna Henry; Managing Director, J Wray and Nephew (JWN), Jean-Phillipe Beyer, and JWN Master Blender, Joy Spence, at the “Lest We Forget’ monument, which was unveiled at the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in St. Elizabeth on Monday (February 27).
Culture

Commemorative Monument Unveiled at Appleton Estate

A 12-foot monument honouring slaves who worked on the Appleton Estate plantation in St Elizabeth was unveiled on Monday (February 27) by J. Wray and Nephew Limited (JWN), a member of the Campari Group. The structure, dubbed ‘Lest We Forget’, was designed by 26-year-old teacher at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, Trishaunna Henry. It was unveiled during a ceremony at...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking during the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) inaugural Port Royal Lecture Series on Tuesday (February 28) at the institution’s Palisadoes Park campus in Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$7 Billion Programmed for Water Infrastructure Projects in 2023/24

Capital projects, totalling $7 billion, which are programmed to upgrade Jamaica’s water infrastructure during fiscal year 2023/24, represent the largest investment made in the sector to date. This, according to Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who said the figure is a significant increase over the $4 billion worth...
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