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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) witnesses a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the VM Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA), which will provide grants to 400 persons to offset costs associated with land registration. The signing ceremony took place on Friday (Feb. 24) at Jamaica House. The signatories (from left) are: Senior Director (Acting), Land Administration and Management, NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) witnesses a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the VM Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA), which will provide grants to 400 persons to offset costs associated with land registration. The signing ceremony took place on Friday (Feb. 24) at Jamaica House. The signatories (from left) are: Senior Director (Acting), Land Administration and Management, NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell.

400 Persons to Receive Grants to Offset Land Registration Costs

Approximately 400 Jamaicans will benefit from a $30 million grant to offset the land survey costs associated with registering a parcel of land with the National Land Agency (NLA). Persons will be able to access up to $75,000 under the...
Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.
Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.

SRC Conversations In Science Series March 8
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, engages in conversation with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Feb. 24).
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, engages in conversation with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Feb. 24).

PHOTOS: Minister Malahoo Forte meets Japanese Ambassador
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, points out details of the ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ mounted on a wall at the Moneague Community Health Centre. Occasion was a tour of the newly refurbished facility, following its official reopening on Friday (Feb. 24). He is joined by Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Eastern, Lisa Hanna.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, points out details of the ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ mounted on a wall at the Moneague Community Health Centre. Occasion was a tour of the newly refurbished facility, following its official reopening on Friday (Feb. 24). He is joined by Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Eastern, Lisa Hanna.

Refurbished Moneague Health Centre Reopens
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in dialogue with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, during an introductory meeting/courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street office on February 24. The Ambassador was recently accredited, succeeding His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in dialogue with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, during an introductory meeting/courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street office on February 24. The Ambassador was recently accredited, succeeding His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call from Japan Ambassador

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses members of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Jamaica at the entity’s First National Meeting at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on Saturday, February 25.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Jamaica Must Change 13 Provisions in Constitution to Become A Republic

There are 13 provisions in the Jamaican Constitution that will require change before the country can transition from the current constitutional monarchy to become a republic. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, in making the disclosure, said that a nation-wide referendum is also required where the people will have to go to the polls to vote...
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, Dr. Trevor Dixon, with his awards for being Philanthropist of the Year, in Queens, New York.
Health & Wellness

Founder of JAHJAH Foundation Honoured

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, Dr. Trevor Dixon, was honoured for his philanthropic work in Jamaica on February 22 in Queens, New York. Dr. Dixon, a Jamaican medical doctor who resides in the United States, received the Philanthropist of the Year Award at the 18th annual Young Gifted & Black...
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Frontier Airlines’ inaugural nonstop flight from Denver, Colorado, in the United States arrives at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24).
Tourism

Sangster Airport Welcomes Frontier Airlines’ Non-Stop Flight from Denver

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24) welcomed Frontier Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight from Denver, Colorado in the United States (US). Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who was on hand to welcome the 152 passengers, said that the latest flight has increased to eight the number of US cities into the island by Frontier...
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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (second left), watches as Deputy Chairman, Delta Supply Company, Jonathan Swire (foreground), adjusts one of the manual push sweepers donated by the company to the NSWMA’s ‘Klean Kingston’ initiative. The handover ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 24) at Delta Supply’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. Observing are President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Michael McMorris (left) and NSWMA roving team members Sophia Davis and Donna Hamilton.
Environment

PHOTOS: NSWMA Gets Sweepers for Klean Kingston initiative

Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (second left), watches as Deputy Chairman, Delta Supply Company, Jonathan Swire (foreground), adjusts one of the manual push sweepers donated by the company to the NSWMA’s ‘Klean Kingston’ initiative. The handover ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 24) at Delta Supply’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. Observing are President,...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the official Adopt-A-Clinic ceremony for the Sunrise Health Centre on Red Hills Road, St. Andrew on Friday (Feb. 24). Seated at left is Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Remittances Helped Cushion Impact of COVID-19

Jamaicans across the diaspora are being lauded for their invaluable contribution in helping the local economy stay afloat through remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that remittances jumped approximately US$500 million to US$2.9 billion in 2020, which helped to cushion the loss of US$2.5 billion in foreign exchange...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Local Government

Senate Approves Postponement of Local Government Elections

The Senate, on Friday (February 24), approved the Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities) Act, 2023, which gives allowance for local government elections to be held no later than February 28, 2024. Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed the Bill without amendment. In the Upper House, the Bill was piloted by...
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