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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 7).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 7).

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 7) approved the Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23. It will primarily address the allocation of amounts previously captured under the contingencies in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Head...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses recent sitting of the Senate.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses recent sitting of the Senate.

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Countries for 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) and Managing Director, Wadmar Construction Limited, Mark Knight (centre), display the signed contract for rehabilitation work of the Beckford Lodge Road in Westmoreland. The contract- signing ceremony was held on Wednesday (December 7) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence; and Chief Executive Officer, Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) and Managing Director, Wadmar Construction Limited, Mark Knight (centre), display the signed contract for rehabilitation work of the Beckford Lodge Road in Westmoreland. The contract- signing ceremony was held on Wednesday (December 7) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence; and Chief Executive Officer, Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter.

$41-Million Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Beckford Lodge Road
Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval William.
Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval William.

Some 24,238 Students Enrolled in Sixth-Form Pathways
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the inaugural staging of the Forestry Department’s National Forestry Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday, December 7. Seated at right is Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the inaugural staging of the Forestry Department’s National Forestry Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday, December 7. Seated at right is Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry.

3,000 Trees to be Planted Along Lady Musgrave and East King’s House Roads

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Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.
Tourism

TEF Hosts Job Fair on December 8

Persons seeking employment in the tourism sector are being invited to attend a Job Fair at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Thursday, December 8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event is being organised by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), in collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). In an interview...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries.
Health & Wellness

Backlog of Elective Surgeries Being Reduced

Jamaica’s backlog of elective surgeries was recently reduced by 20, thanks to a batch of nurses from the United States who worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, under Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme. The 12-month special initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, aims at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (second right); State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Baejin Lim (left) observe as Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (third left) points out features on an anaesthetic machine. Occasion was the handover of medical supplies and equipment donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Looking on (from left) are Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ingram-Martin; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence and Regional Technical Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers.
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Medical Supplies from Republic of Korea

Medical equipment and supplies valued at some US$1 million were on Tuesday (December 6) handed over to the Government of Jamaica. The donation, a gift from the Government of the Republic of Korea, includes bedside stethoscopes, operating theatre tables, anaesthetic machines, electrosurgical units, diathermy pencils and incubators. They were presented at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health and...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Gender Affairs

Shortlisting Completed for Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has completed the shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards, which will recognise 30 women and 30 men who have done significantly well in developing Jamaica. This is being done as one of the celebratory activities under the Jamaica 60 celebrations. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure as she...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

19 Instruments of Remaining 21 Legislative Matters in Throne Speech Drafted

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) has drafted 19 instruments in relation to the 21 remaining legislative matters listed in the Throne Speech, delivered in February. In a statement to the House of Representatives on December 6, she said a total of 28 specific items of legislation were...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Progress Being Made to Improve Legislative Process

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says progress is being made in improving the Government’s legislative process. Speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6, she noted that all ministries have established Legislative Teams and that her Ministry has started working with them. The Minister informed that the inaugural meeting with the Legislative Teams was...
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