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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.
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.

PHOTO: Career Day at Belmont Park Primary School

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and (from left) Councillor for the Mile Gully Division, Rohan Kennedy; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Hon. Mikael Phillips, prepare to have a taste of water from the water shop in Mile Gully, Manchester, which opened recently.
Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and (from left) Councillor for the Mile Gully Division, Rohan Kennedy; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Hon. Mikael Phillips, prepare to have a taste of water from the water shop in Mile Gully, Manchester, which opened recently.

Citizens Urged to Use Water Shops for Purpose Intended
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).
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).

Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project Gets $405 Million
Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith, shows an App of the organisation on a cellular phone, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17.
Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith, shows an App of the organisation on a cellular phone, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 17.

Digital Transformation of TA Expected to Improve Service Quality
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking on the motion of adjournment during Tuesday’s (February 24) sitting of the House of Representatives.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking on the motion of adjournment during Tuesday’s (February 24) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Gov’t Committed to Establishing Reggae Hall of Fame Museum

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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 31).
Finance & Public ServiceNational Security and PeaceParliament

$770M Earmarked for Security Strengthening Project

The Government will be spending $770 million in the new fiscal year on the Security Strengthening Project. The funds will be used to complete implementation of a jail management software and installation of a citizens’ service portal software. Additionally, the allocation will be used to procure fibre-optic cables for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and equipment for a Mobile Command...
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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).
Budget 2023/2024Finance & Public ServiceNational Security and Peace

$315M Budgeted to Construct St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters

Approximately $315 million will be spent by the Government during the upcoming fiscal year to commence constructing the St. Catherine North Police Divisional Headquarters. The provision is set aside in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 14. The...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left) and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (second left), cut the ribbon for the official reopening of the Port Antonio Health Centre in Portland on (February 17). Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Representative of the Pan-American Organization (PAHO), Ian Stein and Chairman of the North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Laura Heron.
Health & Wellness

Port Antonio Health Centre Upgraded

The Port Antonio Health Centre in Portland has been upgraded to a “smart” facility, equipped to withstand climate-related events such as strong winds, flooding and earthquakes. Improvement work was done under the US$6.5million Caribbean-wide Smart Health Project, funded through the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with support from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). Addressing the handover ceremony...
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High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, speaks at the recent launch of the So-JUST Project.
Justice

So-JUST Project to Focus on Equitable Access to Justice

The recently launched Social Justice (So-JUST) Project, funded by Canada, will focus on equitable access to Justice for Jamaicans, says High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic. In an interview with JIS News, High Commissioner Tudakovic said justice is an important part of Jamaica’s national strategy and national plan. “We believe quite firmly that security is vital...
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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).
Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Work to Begin on New Westmoreland Police Divisional Headquarters

Work is slated to begin on the new Westmoreland police divisional headquarters in the new financial year. The project has been allocated $465 million in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Construction of the new divisional headquarters in Westmoreland forms part of the Government’s efforts to provide improved facilities for the police. For the upcoming...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (FILE)
Agriculture

Plant Quarantine Act Modernisation Nearing Completion

The Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch is one step closer to completing the process of modernising the Plant Quarantine Act, to make it more comprehensive in dealing with protection and quarantine issues. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said this amendment will result in Jamaica having a modern Plant Health Act, in accordance with international standards. “The draft...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the recent commissioning of a 50,000-gallon storage tank in York Town, Clarendon.
Water

Citizens Urged to Conserve Water

Members of the public are being urged to practise water conservation, in light of limited supply of the commodity. Information from the National Water Commission (NWC) indicates that continued drought conditions have impacted inflows to several surface water sources. The current water level at the Hermitage Dam is 63.5 per cent, and the Mona Reservoir is at 76 per cent....
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