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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.
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.

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...
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to get 50 additional buses in the new financial year.
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to get 50 additional buses in the new financial year.

50 Buses to be Added to JUTC Fleet
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), Winston Palmer.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC), Winston Palmer.

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Reports Success in Revenue Collection
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during the institution’s recent quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during the institution’s recent quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.

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

PM Holness Provides Interim Update on Haiti Mission

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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
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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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Patrons view birds at a booth during the Hague Agricultural Show, which was held in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday, February 22.
Agriculture

Hague Agricultural Show Rebounds from Two-Year COVID-19 Hiatus

Scores of patrons flocked to the 66th Hague Agricultural Show, which was held in Trelawny on Ash Wednesday, February 22. The show, which returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was hosted by the Trelawny Association of Branch Societies, an affiliate of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), under the theme ‘Fostering Economic Growth, Through Agricultural Value Chains’....
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Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses the civic ceremony commemorating the 139th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, which was held at the National Hero’s birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover on Friday (Feb. 24).
Tribute

Bustamante’s Spirit Lives On

National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, has been hailed as an exemplary leader, whose legacy lives on in the descendants of those for whom he fought. Addressing a civic ceremony in Hanover on Friday (Feb. 24) to mark the 139th anniversary of the National Hero’s birth, Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans Overseas Urged to Become Familiar with Diaspora Policy

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, is urging members of the Diaspora to familiarise themselves with the National Diaspora Policy. The document, which has been approved and tabled as a White Paper in Parliament, is available on the Ministry’s website at http://www.mfaft.gov.jm. The State Minister, who was addressing the third...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by young people at the National Arena in St. Andrew on Sunday (Feb. 26), following his participation in the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) 173rd General Assembly, held under the theme: ‘Keeping Faith with The Word in an Ever-Changing World – Embracing the Mystery.’ The Prime Minister read the first lesson.
Prime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Attends JBU’s 173rd General Assembly

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by young people at the National Arena in St. Andrew on Sunday (Feb. 26), following his participation in the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) 173rd General Assembly, held under the theme: ‘Keeping Faith with The Word in an Ever-Changing World – Embracing the Mystery.’ The Prime Minister read the first lesson.
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Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road to Mandela Park for performances.
Culture

PHOTOS: Jonkunoo Saturday Road March in Half-Way Tree

Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road...
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