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Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez, delivers remarks during the inaugural Jamaica/Dominican Republic business forum and opening of the inaugural Dominican Week in Jamaica on Tuesday (February 21), at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.

Inaugural ‘Dominican Week’ Being Observed in Jamaica

Bilateral ties between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are expected to be further strengthened with the observance of Dominican Week in Jamaica, which is currently underway. The inaugural ‘Semana Domicana en Jamaica, SDJ 2023’ was officially opened on Tuesday (February...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), joins in the symbolic handover of a cheque from the Government of Japan, along with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second right), to Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland. The provision facilitated the purchase of a school bus for the institution. Representing the school (from left) are Head Girl, Ackecia Gayle; Principal, Keron King; Prefect, Kendra Cornwall; and Deputy Head Girl, Marieka Anderson. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 21).

Two Buses Donated to Schools in St. Catherine and Westmoreland

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, about the plans for the modernisation of the hospital, during a visit to the facility in St. Andrew in December 2021.

UHWI Modernisation Project Gets $530 Million

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie piloting the Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities) Act, 2023 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 21).

Local Gov’t Elections Postponed Until February 2024

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the inaugural Jamaica/Dominican Republic business forum at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (February 21).

Dominican Republic Investors Eyeing St. Thomas

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, delivers a Statement in the House of Representatives on February 21.

3 years ago Justice

Joint Select Committee to Discuss Legislation to Impose Stricter Penalties for Murder

Two critical pieces of legislation that will impose stricter penalties for murder will be placed before a Joint Select Committee to ensure wide consultation. The Bills – the Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Act 2023 and Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Act 2023 – were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 21. Tabling the Bills, Minister of Justice, Hon....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

$2 Billion for Cornwall Regional Hospital Project

The Government will be spending more than $2 billion on works for the continued redevelopment of the St. James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH). The objective of the project is to improve service delivery in the public health system by rehabilitating the CRH to include ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems; information and communications technology (ICT)...

Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Growth of 5.1 Per Cent Last Year

Jamaica’s economy is estimated to have grown by 5.1 per cent between January and December 2022. This was disclosed by Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, who said the out-turn was spurred by an estimated six per cent growth for the Services industry and 2.1 per cent for the Goods Producing Industry. “All [sub]...

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).

3 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

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 towards initiatives under the ‘Prevention and Care Management of NCDs’, which includes commencing construction works at the Spanish Town Hospital...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Economy Continues to Show Strong Growth – BOJ

Jamaica’s economy continues to show strong growth, with the 5.9 per cent out-turn for the July to September 2022 quarter being higher than the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) projection. This, according to BOJ Governor, Richard Byles, who noted that the economy continued to expand in the October to December 2022 quarter and the January to March 2023 period, to date....

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.

3 years ago Tourism

PHOTOS: Tourism Ministry Signs MOU With City of Malaga, Spain

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...

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.

3 years ago Education

PHOTO: Career Day at Belmont Park Primary School

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’...