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Assistant Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Wenjian Zhang, addresses the WMO Regional Conference (Regional Association IV), held from February 6 to 9 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Seated at right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Assistant Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Wenjian Zhang, addresses the WMO Regional Conference (Regional Association IV), held from February 6 to 9 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Seated at right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

WMO Headquarters in Geneva to Receive Key Messages

Assistant Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Wenjian Zhang, is taking back to Geneva three key messages from the WMO Regional Association IV Conference held in Kingston, Jamaica, this week. “The first message I will carry back to Geneva [Switzerland]...
President of Regional Association IV of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Evan Thompson, addresses the WMO Regional Association IV Conference held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, from February 6 to 9. At right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
President of Regional Association IV of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Evan Thompson, addresses the WMO Regional Association IV Conference held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, from February 6 to 9. At right is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Discussions During WMO Regional Conference Deemed Encouraging
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivering a statement in the House of Representatives recently.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivering a statement in the House of Representatives recently.

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Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, addresses stakeholders attending a recent sensitisation session on the Agricultural Food Safety Manual. The session was held in St. Ann and included participants from St. Mary and Portland.
Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, addresses stakeholders attending a recent sensitisation session on the Agricultural Food Safety Manual. The session was held in St. Ann and included participants from St. Mary and Portland.

Tourism Linkages Network Hosting Islandwide Sensitisation Sessions
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

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Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations, Phillip Chambers.
Housing

Real Estate Dispute Tribunal to be Established

The Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) will be establishing a dispute tribunal to assist the courts in settling industry-related matters. Newly appointed REB/CSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Phillip Chambers, says the tribunal will enable a “quicker turn-around time, in terms of persons accessing justice or resolving dispute around real estate issues”. “So, we will be in the process...
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Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), Dr. Arlene Laing, speaks at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Conference (Regional Association IV), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on February 8.
Weather and Climate Change

CREWS Supports Region with Early Warning Systems

The United Nations’ Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) mechanism has been contributing greatly to an increase in the availability of, and access to early warning systems for the Caribbean. CREWS is a vehicle that funds Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) for risk-informed early warning systems. During the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Conference...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project in Duckenfield, St. Thomas, on February 8.
National SecurityYouth

Jamaicans Urged to Report Water Theft

In a bid to clamp down on the scourge of water theft, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is encouraging Jamaicans to report persons engaging in this illicit act. Senator Samuda, who was speaking during Wednesday’s (February 8) commissioning of the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project in Duckenfield,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), smiles brightly during the commissioning of the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project in St. Thomas on February 8. Joining him are (from left) Regional Manager for Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Thomas at the NWC, Dr. Phillipa Campbell-Francis; former Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue and Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles.
Water

Improved Water Supply for Residents of Dalvey in St. Thomas

In its first commissioning ceremony for 2023, the National Water Commission (NWC) on Wednesday (February 8) brought improved water supply to more than 4,500 residents in Dalvey, St. Thomas, through the Fraser Hill Storage Tank Replacement Project. The 50,000-gallon glass-fused-to-steel bolted tank was installed at a cost of $20 million and will serve the residents even if the Water Lane...
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