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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media launch of Rise Life Management Service’s Enabling Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities project, held on Thursday (Dec. 1), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media launch of Rise Life Management Service’s Enabling Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities project, held on Thursday (Dec. 1), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t Creating an Inclusive Society for Persons with Disabilities

The Government is committed to ensuring an inclusive society where Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) can fully participate and have equal enjoyment of their rights, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda. He said that the Disabilities Act...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares a toast with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masaya Fujiwara. The event was the farewell reception for the Japanese Ambassador held December 1 at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), shares a toast with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masaya Fujiwara. The event was the farewell reception for the Japanese Ambassador held December 1 at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Farewell Reception for Japanese Ambassador
Manager, Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSE), Nora Blake, addresses the JSE Telethon Pre-Launch held on Friday, December 2, at the entity’s downtown Kingston offices. The telethon aims to raise $40 million for the Inner-city renewal, Values and Attitudes programme and the Suicide Prevention and Financial Literacy Programme for Students.
Manager, Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSE), Nora Blake, addresses the JSE Telethon Pre-Launch held on Friday, December 2, at the entity’s downtown Kingston offices. The telethon aims to raise $40 million for the Inner-city renewal, Values and Attitudes programme and the Suicide Prevention and Financial Literacy Programme for Students.

PHOTOS: JSE Looking to Raise $40 Million for Inner-City Renewal
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on Thursday (December 1) at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on Thursday (December 1) at Jamaica House.

25,000 PATH Students to Receive Laptops
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December 2.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December 2.

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Factories Corporation Cops 2022 Corporate Governance Award

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Limited is the 2022 recipient of the coveted Greta Bogues Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance, unseating three-time winner, the National Health Fund (NHF). The FCJ also copped the Finance Minister’s Award for Board Composition, Functions and Structure and a Special Award for the Best Annual Report, at the fifth staging of the Public...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (December 1).
Finance & Public Service

Work Under Way to Operationalise the Public Bodies Management Regulations

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has been working to institute mechanisms to operationalise the Public Bodies Management and Accountability (Nomination, Selection and Appointment to Boards) Regulations. The Regulations represent a seminal tool towards achieving good corporate governance in respect of public bodies. Public bodies in Jamaica are responsible for $466 billion of expenditure in the 2022/23 fiscal...
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World’s largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, on arrival in Falmouth, Trelawny, on December 1.
Tourism

Bright Outlook for Cruise-Shipping Season

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts, says the 2022/2023 cruise-shipping season will see a major turnaround for Jamaica, following the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to JIS News onboard the Wonder of The Seas – the world’s largest cruise ship – at the Falmouth Port on December 1, Ms. Roberts said the inaugural visit by the...
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Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Oral Shaw (second right), shares in conversation with (from left) Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Wayne Robinson; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; and Coordinator, National Financial Inclusion, BOJ, Melanie Williams. Occasion was a hybrid webinar on financial inclusion at the BOJ offices, downtown Kingston, on December 1.
Health & Wellness

MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy Review Will Provide Greater Financial Inclusion for Disabled Persons

The Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy, which is up for review in 2023, will provide an opportunity for improvements to ensure greater financial inclusion, particularly for persons with disabilities. The Policy, prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, was last updated in 2018. It creates a framework that offers coordinated, coherent and targeted support...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (December 1) quarterly press conference of the Education Transformation and Oversight Committee at Jamaica House.
Education

Implementation of Education Transformation Recommendations Progressing

Progress is being made by the Government in implementing recommendations outlined in the 2021 ‘Reform of Education in Jamaica’ Report. This was disclosed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (December 1). Mrs. Williams said gains have been made in five of the seven areas of the Professor Orlando...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Committed to Tackling HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma

The Government is committed to combatting discrimination and stigma, which reduces access to care for people living with HIV and AIDS. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, in her message to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, noted that healthcare settings can sometimes prove challenging for people living with the virus. She...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second from left), addresses the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Managing Director of Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard; Operating Partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors, Michael Charske and Vice President of Jamaica Broilers Limited (Hi-Pro Division), Jaimie Ogilvie.
Agriculture

Domestic Crop Production on Course for Record Growth

The agriculture sector is on target to meet or surpass last year’s historic high domestic crop production figures. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure while addressing a panel discussion on agribusiness during the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 30. Domestic crop output was...
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