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Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Valence Jordan, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 13). Dr. Jordan received the award for Most Impactful Oral Presentation at the 13th National Health Research Conference in November 2022, for his presentation of research on ‘Vision-related quality of life in Jamaican glaucoma patients: Economic perspectives’.
Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Valence Jordan, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 13). Dr. Jordan received the award for Most Impactful Oral Presentation at the 13th National Health Research Conference in November 2022, for his presentation of research on ‘Vision-related quality of life in Jamaican glaucoma patients: Economic perspectives’.

Jamaicans Urged to Get Routinely Screened for Glaucoma

Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Valence Jordan, is urging Jamaicans to get routine screenings for glaucoma, so that the necessary early interventions can be made to preserve vision. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony between the Victoria Mutual (VM) Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA) at Jamaica House recently. Others (from left, seated) are Senior Director, Land Administration and Management (Acting), NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and CEO, VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony between the Victoria Mutual (VM) Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA) at Jamaica House recently. Others (from left, seated) are Senior Director, Land Administration and Management (Acting), NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and CEO, VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott.

Gov’t Taking Prudent Fiscal Decisions – Prime Minister Holness
(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 31).
(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 31).

$230 Million for Project to Bolster Resilience to Climate Change
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.

Project to Safeguard Livelihoods and Food Security Gets $195 Million
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Work Continues on Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
Finance & Public Service

Business Environment Being Strengthened

Work will continue under the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project during the upcoming fiscal year, to strengthen the business environment for private-sector investment. A sum of $435.8 million has been earmarked for the undertaking in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. It aims to enhance competition in the business environment, facilitate strategic private...
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Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to get 50 additional buses in the new financial year.
Transport

50 Buses to be Added to JUTC Fleet

The Government will be spending $689 million to procure 50 buses to boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet. The allocation will provide for the purchase of 45 diesel buses and five electric vehicles, in addition to equipment to establish three charging stations. Details are outlined in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Orders...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), Winston Palmer.
Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Reports Success in Revenue Collection

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) is reporting success in its efforts to collect revenue before the end of the financial year on March 31. Chief Executive Officer, Winston Palmer, reported that as at February 9, the year-to-date figure showed that of the $361,700,000 targeted, some $327,400,000 had been collected, which represented 91 per cent. Mr. Palmer told JIS News that...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during the institution’s recent quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor and JSE Head for ‘Lets Connect’with Ambassador Marks

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles and Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, will be the special guests on ‘Let’s Connect’ with Ambassador Marks this Thursday (March 2). The virtual discussion forum, hosted by Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will begin at 7:00 p.m. (US/Canada/Jamaica) on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), makes a point during a meeting with stakeholder groups in Haiti on Monday (Feb. 27). The PM was part of a special CARICOM mission to the island. He is flanked by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada, Dennis Moses.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Holness Provides Interim Update on Haiti Mission

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and a CARICOM delegation of leaders are at this hour convening high level talks with government officials and civil society in Haiti. The leaders are hearing from the relevant stakeholders and determining a path towards consensus building for the restoration of political and security stability in Haiti. The Prime Minister and the CARICOM leaders have so...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
Information

Diaspora Members Encouraged to Interact with Government

Members of the Diaspora are being urged to utilise the various channels of engagement and communication to interact with the Government. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, made the call while speaking at the third annual Jamaican Pioneers awards ceremony, held on Saturday (February 25) via the Zoom and Facebook...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left, head table), addresses the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’ seminar, held at First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Sunday (February 26).
Education

Minister Calls for Greater Collaboration to Tackle Violence Among Students

There is a call for greater collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Jamaicans locally and in the diaspora, to tackle the culture of violent confrontations among students in schools. Addressing a seminar, dubbed ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’, at the First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Sunday (February 26), Minister...
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