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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), speaking during telecommunications firm, FLOW’s press conference at the Courtleigh Auditorium and Suites in Kingston, on Thursday (December 8). Listening is FLOW’s Vice President and General Manager, Stephen Price.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), speaking during telecommunications firm, FLOW’s press conference at the Courtleigh Auditorium and Suites in Kingston, on Thursday (December 8). Listening is FLOW’s Vice President and General Manager, Stephen Price.

Gov’t and Private Sector Partner to Curb ICT Infrastructure Vandalism and Theft

The Government has partnered with the private sector to curb the surging theft and vandalism of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure islandwide. Come January 2023, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, will chair a taskforce that...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right) and Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Managing Director, Marcus Richards, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of garbage trucks to communities islandwide under the waste collection agency’s ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative. The signing took place at the NSWMA’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road on December 7.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right) and Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Managing Director, Marcus Richards, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of garbage trucks to communities islandwide under the waste collection agency’s ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative. The signing took place at the NSWMA’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road on December 7.

NSWMA, H&L Sign MOU for ‘Drum A Di Gate’ Initiative
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), at the media launch of the liquid medical oxygen (LOX) expansion project at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on December 8. The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will benefit from the undertaking. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Chairman, Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director, Maintenance and Operations, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Marlon Jones; Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer; Senior Programme Officer, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace Brown and Senior Medical Officer, Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), at the media launch of the liquid medical oxygen (LOX) expansion project at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on December 8. The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will benefit from the undertaking. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Chairman, Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director, Maintenance and Operations, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Marlon Jones; Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer; Senior Programme Officer, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace Brown and Senior Medical Officer, Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie.

Patients in Hospitals to Benefit from Oxygen Project
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, provides several tips for shopping during the Christmas season, while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (December 8).
Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, provides several tips for shopping during the Christmas season, while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (December 8).

CAC Urges Consumers to Shop Smart This Christmas
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speaks with Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) in Washington DC, United States and Spirit of Science Mission to Jamaica, Dr. Claire Spence, during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on December 6.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speaks with Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) in Washington DC, United States and Spirit of Science Mission to Jamaica, Dr. Claire Spence, during a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on December 6.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Courtesy Call From Institute Of Caribbean Studies Founder

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; Chairman, CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Education and Youth, Sheryl Bromfield.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Tours CMU

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor...
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From left: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Vaccine Cold Chain Equipment Valued at US$1.2 Million from Japan

Jamaica has received of donation of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies valued at US$1.2 million from the Government of Japan, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The items include a refrigerator, two refrigerated Land Cruiser vehicles, and igloos. They were provided under Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid to support UNICEF’s efforts to build the capacity of health workers to...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presents the keynote address during a swearing-in ceremony for six American volunteers, who will work in the island for two years under the Peace Corps Jamaica programme. The ceremony was held at the United States Embassy in Kingston on Wednesday (December 7).
Foreign Affairs

New US Peace Corps Volunteers Commissioned

Six American volunteers are set to work in the agriculture and education sectors for two years, under the Peace Corps Jamaica (PCJ) Programme. They are Julia DaMour and Denise Hampson, who will serve in the education sector, and Joseph Lee, Celia Limon, Hoan Mai and Rosemary Rehm, who have been assigned to the agriculture industry. All six completed 10 weeks...
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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).
Finance & Public Service

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 across other ministries, departments and agencies to facilitate implementation of the new compensation system. The Second Supplementary Estimates facilitated the...
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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.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Countries for 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Jamaica has paid tribute to 12 countries with which the nation celebrates 60 years of diplomatic relations since 1962. They are the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federative Republic of Brazil, Canada, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of India, the State of Israel, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of...
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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.
Local Government

$41-Million Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Beckford Lodge Road

Significant rehabilitation work will be undertaken on the Beckford Lodge Road in Westmoreland at a cost of $41,723,887.50. The project is slated to be undertaken over four months from January to April 2023. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, signed the contract with Managing Director of Wadmar Construction Limited, Mark Knight, at the Ministry’s Hagley Park...
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Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval William.
Education

Some 24,238 Students Enrolled in Sixth-Form Pathways

Some 24,238 students are now registered in the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the students are enrolled in Grade 12 and Grade 13 across Pathways one, two and three in 167 secondary schools and 42 tertiary/post-secondary institutions across all the education regions. She was speaking in the House of Representatives on...
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