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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation, Hon. Chester Cooper, stand at attention during a ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Wednesday (February 15) to welcome Prime Minister Holness. The Prime Minister is in The Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting. He returns to the island later this afternoon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation, Hon. Chester Cooper, stand at attention during a ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Wednesday (February 15) to welcome Prime Minister Holness. The Prime Minister is in The Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting. He returns to the island later this afternoon.

PHOTOS: PM at the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in the Bahamas

 
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.
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.

Students Urged to Protect Identities and Data Online
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.
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.

36 Inmates Get Birth Certificates Under Operation Birthright
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 Heightening Praedial Larceny Prevention Efforts
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).
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).

$631.7 Million Allocated for REDI II Project

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Acting Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall (left), looks on in amazement as Chief Executive Officer of the NCB Foundation, Nadeen Matthews Blair (centre), operates a robot built by the Jamaica College (JC) robotics team. Member of the JC team, Michael Woods, provides instructions on how to operate the robot. Occasion was Wednesday’s (February 15) launch of the NCB Foundation’s National Robotics Championship at the NCB Wellness and Recreation Centre in St. Andrew. The competition will be held at the JC Auditorium from February 24 to 25.
Education

Education Ministry Endorses NCB Foundation’s Robotics Championship

The Ministry of Education and Youth has endorsed the staging of the NCB Foundation’s National Robotics Championship as providing a platform for students to develop and express their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. “You have the opportunity to apply scientific methods in undertaking the applied research and development aspects of your projects. This competition should serve to inspire you to...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2023, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on February 15.
Tourism

Senator Hill to Lead Delegation to Sierra Leone

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, will head a delegation from Jamaica to Sierra Leone. “I'm going to take businesspeople to Freetown (the capital city) so that the connections can be made,” he noted. The Minister was speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2023, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters...
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Development

Additional $631.7m Allocated for REDI II

An additional $631.7 million has been allocated for the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) II, to fund activities during the upcoming fiscal year. The project aims to enhance access to markets and climate-resilient approaches for targeted beneficiaries in the tourism and agricultural sectors. The provision is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of...
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Disaster ReliefHurricane Relief & Recovery

Project to Enhance Country’s Resilience to Disasters Gets $868 Million

The Government has provided $868.4 million towards the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, to enhance the country’s resilience to disasters and climate risk. The money has been provided in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the upcoming fiscal year, the project seeks to commence coastal protection works in Annotto Bay, St. Mary; continue works...
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Education

$810 Million Allocated to Promote Growth of GSS

A sum of $810 million has been allocated to promote the growth of the Global Services Sector (GSS), with emphasis on higher value-added segments. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Objectives of the project, which is being implemented by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), are to provide better skilled...
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Community

$276.5m Allocated to Complete Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project

The Government has allotted $276.5 million to complete activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project, during the upcoming fiscal year. The project seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and support increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city communities. The money has been provided in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...
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The new $45-million male ward at the St. James Infirmary in Albion, Montego Bay, that was officially opened on Wednesday (February 15).
Local Government

New Male Ward Opened at St. James Infirmary

Approximately 40 residents of the St. James Infirmary are now able to occupy the new $45-million male ward that was built at the facility in Albion, Montego Bay. The ward was a joint initiative between the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the St. James Municipal Corporation. It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on...
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