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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., leads a discussion at the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange Investment and Capital Markets Conference, on January 25, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., leads a discussion at the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange Investment and Capital Markets Conference, on January 25, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Greater Enforcement and Monitoring to Tackle Overfishing

Jamaicans should see an increase in enforcement and monitoring to curb the unethical practice of overfishing, this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during his presentation at the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) hands over the keys to a newly built three-bedroom house to beneficiary, Judith Noble (second left), during a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Callaloo Mews on January 25. The unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a cost of approximately $5.4 million. Others looking on (from left) are Chairperson, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) hands over the keys to a newly built three-bedroom house to beneficiary, Judith Noble (second left), during a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Callaloo Mews on January 25. The unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a cost of approximately $5.4 million. Others looking on (from left) are Chairperson, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in Callaloo Mews
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom house in Rosemary Castle, St. Catherine to Moveta Clarke (second left) on Wednesday (Jan. 25). The house was constructed at a cost of $6.5 million under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom house in Rosemary Castle, St. Catherine to Moveta Clarke (second left) on Wednesday (Jan. 25). The house was constructed at a cost of $6.5 million under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivering a Financial Sector Regulation Policy Address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (January 23).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivering a Financial Sector Regulation Policy Address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (January 23).

Gov’t Pursuing Twin Peaks Regulatory Model for Financial Sector
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, delivers a Statement in the House of Representatives on January 24, on the establishment of the Constitutional Reform Committee.
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, delivers a Statement in the House of Representatives on January 24, on the establishment of the Constitutional Reform Committee.

Every Change in Consitutional Reform Will Be Disclosed – Minister

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Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles, addresses the 18th Jamacia Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (January 25).
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Equipped for Enlarged Role – Byles

Central Bank Governor, Richard Byles, says the bank has the competence to take on its enlarged role, which involves regulating non-bank financial entities alongside deposit-taking institutions (DTI). “At the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), we accept that charge that we have to prepare to supervise the entire financial sector. We do so now for DTIs, and so we are quite adept...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, during a forum on Tuesday (January 24), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Strengthens Healthcare Delivery at Three Hospitals

The Government has taken steps to strengthen healthcare delivery at three hospitals that provide care for newborns, including measures to ensure greater compliance with the recommended standards for staffing and infection prevention and control. The measures were highlighted by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at a forum on Tuesday (January 24), to share the main...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), with (from left) Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (JTEC), Dr. Dameon Black; President of the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica Students’ Union, Tavoy Barrett and Assistant Registrar, Student Services, UTech Jamaica, Dorrset Gabbidon Pottinger. Event was UTech Jamaica Students’ Union Future of Education ‘Think Tank’, held on Tuesday (January 24) at the institution in St. Andrew.
Education

Higher Education Central to Development Agenda

The Ministry of Education and Youth is focusing on Higher Education as a top priority as part of the Government’s development agenda. Cabinet has granted approval for the development of a National Higher Education Policy, with the goal of increasing quality assurance and monitoring of higher education institutions. Addressing the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica Students’ Union Future of Education...
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Finance & Public Service

Do Business this Month-end Saturday

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday January 28, 2023, and every last Saturday of the month for the remainder of the 2022/23 financial year. The following Tax Offices will operate this Saturday between the hours of 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: • St. Andrew (Constant Spring) • Montego Bay...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes a ministerial statement in the House of Representatives on January 24.
Justice

Gov’t Looking to Increase Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Murder to 45 Years

The Government is moving to amend the Offences Against the Person Act (OAPA) to provide harsher penalties for murder. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, in outlining the measures during a Ministerial statement in the House of Representatives on January 24, said that in Section 3(1)(b) of the OAPA, the proposed amendment is to increase the mandatory minimum sentence of...
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