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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a point during the ‘Building Capacity for Tourism’ panel discussion at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 16, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a point during the ‘Building Capacity for Tourism’ panel discussion at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 16, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona.

Jamaica Building Capacity for Tourism Resilience Through Education and Training

Developing human resource capacity through education and training, is one way in which Jamaica is building resilience in tourism, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. “Jamaica has had a lot of training...
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).

Diverse Opportunities Expected from Twinning of Cities
Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation’s Public Health and Sanitation Committee, Councillor Sydney Rose, speaks at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.
Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation’s Public Health and Sanitation Committee, Councillor Sydney Rose, speaks at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.

MPM Targets Illegal Dump Sites in St. Catherine
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), in discussion with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries at Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (right), while Chief Strategic Officer, Environmental Solutions Limited, Stephen Jones, looks on. They were in the process of observing a drone (foreground) being used to irrigate an onion farm in St. Thomas, during a tour on Thursday (February 16).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), in discussion with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries at Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (right), while Chief Strategic Officer, Environmental Solutions Limited, Stephen Jones, looks on. They were in the process of observing a drone (foreground) being used to irrigate an onion farm in St. Thomas, during a tour on Thursday (February 16).

Agriculture Ministry Invites Investment in Drone Technology
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left), commissions a 50,000-gallon storage tank in York Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (February 16). Sharing the moment are (from left) Regional Manager, St. Catherine and Clarendon, National Water Commission (NWC), Garwaine Johnson; VP, Operations, NWC, Kevin Kerr and Councillor, York Town Division, Uphel Purcell.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left), commissions a 50,000-gallon storage tank in York Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (February 16). Sharing the moment are (from left) Regional Manager, St. Catherine and Clarendon, National Water Commission (NWC), Garwaine Johnson; VP, Operations, NWC, Kevin Kerr and Councillor, York Town Division, Uphel Purcell.

Improved Water Supply for Several Communities in Clarendon

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), converses with Principal of Church Teachers’ College in Manchester, Dr. Garth Anderson, following the graduation ceremony for Temple University/Church Teachers’ College Master’s student cohort at the Holiday Inn Resort, Rose Hall, St James, on Thursday (February 16).
Education

Educational Leaders Urged to Provide Creative Solutions to Sector Challenges

Educational leaders are being encouraged to provide adaptive and creative solutions to challenges within the sector, which will also serve to transform their schools into visionary institutions. To achieve this, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the stakeholders should pursue leadership development that is competency-based, “relevant, flexible, practical, and peer-oriented, to respond to the existing and emerging...
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President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, says investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses.
CommerceIndustry

Investors Will Benefit from Partnerships with Local Businesses – JAMPRO

Investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses. President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, noted that financing is becoming a more frequent occurrence, not just for smaller developments but also for substantial ones. She was participating in a panel discussion at the Global Tourism...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a recent cybersecurity and data-protection forum, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.
TechnologyYouth

Students Urged to Protect Identities and Data Online

Students are being urged to stay informed about the latest cyberthreats and protect their identities and data, particularly when they are online. The caution came from Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a recent cybersecurity and data-protection forum, held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. She emphasised that cybersecurity and data protection must be priority,...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), hands over a free birth certificate under the ‘Operation Birthright’ project to an inmate of the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, at the facility in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (February 15). Looking on is Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Keeper of Records, Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Office of the Prime Minister

36 Inmates Get Birth Certificates Under Operation Birthright

Thirty-six inmates of the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre have been provided with birth certificates through the ‘Operation Birthright’ project. They are among the first batch of 11,000 Jamaicans, who have been identified to benefit under the programme, which was established to provide an opportunity for Jamaicans who are without a birth certificate to obtain this critical document free of...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), in discussion with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries at Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (right), while Chief Strategic Officer, Environmental Solutions Limited, Stephen Jones, looks on. They were in the process of observing a drone (foreground) being used to irrigate an onion farm in St. Thomas, during a tour on Thursday (February 16).
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Heightening Praedial Larceny Prevention Efforts

Several measures are being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to heighten praedial larceny prevention and safeguard the sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., told journalists during a tour of onion farms in St. Thomas on Thursday (February 16) that submissions are being made to Cabinet to assist in wiping out the illicit practice. “We are and...
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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 Tuesday (February 14).
Development

$631.7 Million Allocated for REDI II Project

A sum of $631.7 million has been earmarked to continue work to enhance access to markets and climate-resilient approaches for targeted beneficiaries in the tourism and agriculture sectors. The details of the allocation, provided under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) II, is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which is before the House of Representatives. Targets for the...
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