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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 14).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 14).

Programme to Combat NCDS Gets $2 Billion

Measures to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica have been boosted through an allocation of more than $2 billion. The allocation is provided in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds earmarked will go...
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.

Economy Continues to Show Strong Growth – BOJ
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), exchanges documents with Deputy Mayor of the City of Málaga, Spain, Jacobo Florido Gomez, following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City of Málaga and the Ministry of Tourism at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. The MOU aims to facilitate cooperation in areas of tourism and human capital development between Jamaica and the Spanish city.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), exchanges documents with Deputy Mayor of the City of Málaga, Spain, Jacobo Florido Gomez, following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City of Málaga and the Ministry of Tourism at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. The MOU aims to facilitate cooperation in areas of tourism and human capital development between Jamaica and the Spanish city.

PHOTOS: Tourism Ministry Signs MOU With City of Malaga, Spain
Caption: Acting Special Projects Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Charnele Henry (centre) shares in a selfie-frame photo with Grade 4 students of the Belmont Park Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 21). Occasion was the school’s Career Day under the theme: ‘Conquer your Future through Career Development’. The Grade 4 students focused on ‘Media, Communication and Entertainment’ and were engaged by the JIS in discussions about careers in media.
Caption: Acting Special Projects Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Charnele Henry (centre) shares in a selfie-frame photo with Grade 4 students of the Belmont Park Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine on Tuesday (February 21). Occasion was the school’s Career Day under the theme: ‘Conquer your Future through Career Development’. The Grade 4 students focused on ‘Media, Communication and Entertainment’ and were engaged by the JIS in discussions about careers in media.

PHOTO: Career Day at Belmont Park Primary School
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and (from left) Councillor for the Mile Gully Division, Rohan Kennedy; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Hon. Mikael Phillips, prepare to have a taste of water from the water shop in Mile Gully, Manchester, which opened recently.
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and (from left) Councillor for the Mile Gully Division, Rohan Kennedy; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Hon. Mikael Phillips, prepare to have a taste of water from the water shop in Mile Gully, Manchester, which opened recently.

Citizens Urged to Use Water Shops for Purpose Intended

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 14).
Development

Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project Gets $405 Million

The Government of Jamaica has allocated $405.64 million for the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project. The objective of the project is to rehabilitate the Montego Bay groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to coastal erosion and protect valuable coastal resources along the Montego waterfront and the marine ecosystem in the area. Details are contained in the 2023/24 Estimates...
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Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith, shows an App of the organisation on a cellular phone, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17.
TechnologyTransport

Digital Transformation of TA Expected to Improve Service Quality

The digital transformation of the Transport Authority (TA) is expected to increase operational efficiency and improve service quality to its clients. This was emphasised by the TA Managing Director, Ralston Smith, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17. He explained that the regulatory body for commercial carriers and public passenger vehicles (PPVs) has embarked on a Digital Transformation Project,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking on the motion of adjournment during Tuesday’s (February 24) sitting of the House of Representatives.
Entertainment

Gov’t Committed to Establishing Reggae Hall of Fame Museum

The Government is committed to establishing a state-of-the-art Reggae Hall of Fame Museum and Performance Arts Centre in Kingston. This undertaking was given by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. “I have heard the calls for a world-class reggae hall of fame and performance arts centre, and I assure you that the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...
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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 31).
Finance & Public ServiceNational SecurityParliament

$770M Earmarked for Security Strengthening Project

The Government will be spending $770 million in the new fiscal year on the Security Strengthening Project. The funds will be used to complete implementation of a jail management software and installation of a citizens’ service portal software. Additionally, the allocation will be used to procure fibre-optic cables for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and equipment for a Mobile Command...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 14).
Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

$315M Budgeted to Construct St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters

Approximately $315 million will be spent by the Government during the upcoming fiscal year to commence constructing the St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters. The provision is set aside in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 14. The...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left) and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (second left), cut the ribbon for the official reopening of the Port Antonio Health Centre in Portland on (February 17). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Representative of the Pan-American Organization (PAHO), Ian Stein and Chairman of the North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Laura Heron.
Health & Wellness

Port Antonio Health Centre Upgraded

The Port Antonio Health Centre in Portland has been upgraded to a “smart” facility, equipped to withstand climate-related events such as strong winds, flooding and earthquakes. Improvement work was done under the US$6.5million Caribbean-wide Smart Health Project, funded through the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with support from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). Addressing the handover ceremony...
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High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, speaks at the recent launch of the So-JUST Project.
Justice

So-JUST Project to Focus on Equitable Access to Justice

The recently launched Social Justice (So-JUST) Project, funded by Canada, will focus on equitable access to Justice for Jamaicans, says High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic. In an interview with JIS News, High Commissioner Tudakovic said justice is an important part of Jamaica’s national strategy and national plan. “We believe quite firmly that security is vital...
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