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Head of the St Ann Police, Senior Superintendent of Police, Dwight Powell, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on January 12.
Head of the St Ann Police, Senior Superintendent of Police, Dwight Powell, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on January 12.

Police to Increase Monitoring of Crash Hotspots in St. Ann

The St. Ann Police will increase its monitoring of several crash hotspots in the parish, to reduce road fatalities. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation on January 12, Commanding Officer for the parish, Senior Superintendent of...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points to sanitisation and hygiene supplies that have been donated to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by Konnexx Services Limited for distribution to 26 hospitals to aid in the fight against viral and bacterial infections. The items were presented at ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on January 18.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points to sanitisation and hygiene supplies that have been donated to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by Konnexx Services Limited for distribution to 26 hospitals to aid in the fight against viral and bacterial infections. The items were presented at ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on January 18.

PM Urges Jamaicans to Take Charge of Their Health
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing stakeholders at a Rebranding and Quality Recognition Ceremony, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 18).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing stakeholders at a Rebranding and Quality Recognition Ceremony, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 18).

Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry’s 2023 Strategic Objectives Outlined
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Reassurance Given to Preserve Integrity of Country’s Financial System
Two ambulances and a panel van that were acquired by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) for the region, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday (January 18).
Two ambulances and a panel van that were acquired by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) for the region, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday (January 18).

NERHA Hands Over Ambulances

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), are attentive as Founder and Managing Director, Konnexx Services Limited, Dean Nevers (right), explains the benefits of the electrostatic sprayer. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of hygiene and sanitisation supplies, valued at $10.5 million, for use in 26 hospitals islandwide, at the Banquet Hall, Office of the Prime Minister on January 18. Looking on is Operations Manager, Konnexx Services Limited, Kerrie-Anne Gray.
Health & Wellness

Konnexx Services Provides $10.5 Million Worth of Hygiene And Sanitisation Supplies to Health System

The public health system has received a donation of hygiene and sanitisation supplies valued at $10.5 million from technology company Konnexx Services Limited. The items, which include electrostatic sprayers, sanitisers and sanitiser dispensers, sanitiser mats, and hygiene supplies, will be distributed to 26 hospitals to aid in the fight against viral and bacterial infections. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) greets Montego Bay businessman Bert Wright (left) at an education fundraiser at the Half Moon Hotel on January 14. Sharing in the moment (centre) is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Prime Minister

Politicians Must Leave Lasting Legacies – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is important for persons involved in representational politics to leave lasting legacies that will benefit future generations. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a fundraiser at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay on January 14, said a good example of the type of legacy to which he refers is...
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Executive Director, Financial Services Commission (FSC), Everton McFarlane, addressing journalists during a press conference at the EX-IM Bank Business Centre in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 18).
Finance & Public Service

FSC to Strengthen Fraud Prevention in Regulated Institutions

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will be taking steps to assist FSC-regulated institutions to strengthen their mechanisms to detect and prevent fraud. This was disclosed by Executive Director, Everton McFarlane, against the allegations of fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). Speaking during a press conference at the EX-IM Bank Business Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (January 18),...
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Executive Director, Financial Services Commission (FSC), Everton McFarlane, addressing journalists during a press conference at the EX-IM Bank Business Centre in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 18).
Finance & Public Service

FSC to Disclose Outcome of Investigations Into SSL

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has committed to making full public disclosure of the outcome of investigations and other interventions into the incident of alleged fraud reported at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). FSC Executive Director, Everton McFarlane, gave this undertaking during a press conference at the EX-IM Bank Business Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (January 18). He...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference to provide details about increases in NHFCard Benefits, held on Tuesday (January 17), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Health & Wellness

NHF Pays $6.41 Billion in Subsidy for 2021/22

The National Health Fund (NHF) approved subsidy payments of $6.41 billion for more than 4.3 million claims made in the 2021/22 fiscal year. The statistics were provided during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 17) to provide details of increases to NHFCard Benefits. Five conditions accounted for 78 per cent of the...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
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Global South Urged to Support Transition to Cleaner Forms of Energy

It is important for countries of the Global South to support the scaling up of the transition to cleaner and sustainable forms of energy, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “We encourage elevation on the G-20 agenda of similar pragmatic policies and programmes supportive of energy transition by fiscally constrained developing countries,”...
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