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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Counsellor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Clinton White, at the launch of the USAID Youth Empower, on Thursday (September 12), at Serengeti, Hope Zoo in Kingston. At centre is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Counsellor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Clinton White, at the launch of the USAID Youth Empower, on Thursday (September 12), at Serengeti, Hope Zoo in Kingston. At centre is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.

More Than 5,000 Youth to Be Engaged In USAID Five-Year Project

More than 5,000 youth will be engaged in the newly launched United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Youth Empower. The programme of work, to be executed over five years, will increase the resilience of youth in the parishes of...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the University of Technology Jamaica’s UTech Open School of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, on Thursday (September 5). The ceremony was held at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the University of Technology Jamaica’s UTech Open School of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, on Thursday (September 5). The ceremony was held at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.

UTech Open School Launched
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Looking to Revamp Mobay Metro Company Limited
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), hands over a cheque to St. Ann beneficiary, Richard Walker, who was impacted by Hurricane Beryl, during the Rebuild Jamaica cheque presentation, held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security office in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, September 5.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), hands over a cheque to St. Ann beneficiary, Richard Walker, who was impacted by Hurricane Beryl, during the Rebuild Jamaica cheque presentation, held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security office in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, September 5.

Residents of St. Ann and Trelawny Receive Grants to Rebuild
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams (right), cut a ribbon during Friday’s (September 6) handover ceremony for a new housing unit at Lot 129 Callaloo Mews, St. Andrew Western, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They are joined by Member of Parliament for the constituency, Anthony Hylton (second left), NSHP beneficiary and recipient of the unit, Karen Francis (centre), and her granddaughter, Trishanna Carter (left).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams (right), cut a ribbon during Friday’s (September 6) handover ceremony for a new housing unit at Lot 129 Callaloo Mews, St. Andrew Western, which was developed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They are joined by Member of Parliament for the constituency, Anthony Hylton (second left), NSHP beneficiary and recipient of the unit, Karen Francis (centre), and her granddaughter, Trishanna Carter (left).

Prime Minister Holness Presents Three Additional Housing Units to Needy Jamaicans Under NSHP

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third left); and Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right), celebrate the addition of 100 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet, at the recent handover ceremony at the Portmore Depot, in St. Catherine. Sharing the moment are (from left): JUTC Managing Director, Paul Abrahams; Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; President, Combined Disabilities Association, Christine Keene; and JUTC Chairman, Russell Hadeed.

JUTC to Achieve Significant Savings with New CNG Buses

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is set to achieve significant savings and operational efficiencies with the recent addition of 100 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to its fleet. “With these 100 buses on CNG we will be spending 200 per cent less on fuel, whilst solving the long-standing issues regarding diesel oil affecting the efficiency of the JUTC,”...
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General Manager of the Banana Board, Mrs. Janet Conie, says a shortage of Banana and Plantain can be expected in the coming months.
Agriculture

Banana Board Urges Farmers Not to Accept Planting Material Sourced Overseas

The Banana Board is urging farmers across the island not to accept plant material known to be sourced overseas. This, in light of the deadly Tropical Race Four (TR4) Disease, which can wipe out Jamaica’s entire banana and plantain cultivations, reportedly surfacing in at least one country. Against this background, the Board is encouraging farmers to be vigilant. General Manager,...
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National Housing Trust (NHT) Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick.
Housing

NHT Invites Applications for Special Home Improvement Loan

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting applications for its Special Home Improvement Loan from persons whose houses sustained damage during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Funding of up to $1.5 million can be accessed, which can be used for various reasons. These include repairing damaged roofs and rectifying structural issues or other home-related challenges. Applications for the facility,...
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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
Agriculture

Banana and Plantain Farmers Urged to Contact Banana Board for Help with Pest Eradication

Banana and plantain farmers experiencing crop pest infestation are being urged to contact the Banana Board for assistance in eradicating these parasites. General Manager, Janet Conie, says bananas are affected by several pests and disease agents that affect different sections of the plant. One of the most prevalent is the borer weevil, also known as the banana borer, which eats...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, background) and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade (third right, background) with some of the children of employees of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office, who were successful in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations held earlier this year. The awards function was held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29).
Education

Funds Being Put In Place to Build Six STEM Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that financing is being put in place to construct six science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) schools across the country. He made the disclosure during the annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awards function, held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29). “These schools will not be run under the...
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General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.
Sport

Lights Being Upgraded At National Stadium

The upgrade of the National Stadium’s lighting infrastructure to meet world-class standard is estimated to cost more than US$4 million. Recently, a total of $75 million was released by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for urgent remedial work at the Stadium to address the lighting system. General Manager for Independence Park Limited (IPL), Major Desmon Brown, told...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, seated), and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre, seated), with this year’s beneficiaries of the East Central St. James Scholarship and Welfare Fund education awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (August 28). Joining them are Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham (left, seated); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right, seated); and past grant recipient, Paige Gordon (second left, seated).
TechnologyYouth

Jamaica’s Youth Encouraged to Be At the Vanguard of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Jamaica’s youth are being encouraged to position themselves, as future leaders, at the forefront of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution that is rapidly evolving across all sectors globally. The charge came from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, who said students...
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