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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.

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...
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).
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).

Funds Being Put In Place to Build Six STEM Schools
General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.
General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.

Lights Being Upgraded At National Stadium
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).
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).

Jamaica’s Youth Encouraged to Be At the Vanguard of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Logo.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Logo.

Applications for Tertiary Grants By Public-Sector Parents Close Aug. 30

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, assists Mery White of Hill Top, St. Elizabeth, after presenting her with a cooler during a tour of sections of the parish on Saturday (August 10) to hand out post-Hurricane Beryl relief supplies.
Hurricane BerylHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

Gov’t Looking to Ramp Up Post-Hurricane Relief Efforts in St. Elizabeth

The Government is looking to ramp up post-Hurricane Beryl relief efforts in St. Elizabeth, sections of which are still without electricity.  Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says there are plans to intensify and expand assistance to residents over the coming weeks, until the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) fully restores electricity to the affected areas.  ...
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Tourism Director, Donovan White, presents winner of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) 2024/25 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, 16-year-old student of Manning’s School in Westmoreland, Taj Melbourne, with his prizes following the finals, held recently at Beaches Ocho Rios in Boscobel, St. Mary.
EducationTourism

Importance of Tourism Action Clubs In Schools Underscored

Tourism Director, Donovan White, has underscored the importance of establishing the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Tourism Action Club (TAC) in schools islandwide. “It’s a massive undertaking but it’s an important undertaking, we believe, because of the importance of what tomorrow means for Jamaica and for our tourism industry,” he said. “There is no greater hope for us than to see...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (sixth left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (third left), join innovators selected for Cohort 2 of the Tourism Innovation Incubator, at the official Meet and Greet event held recently at the AC Hotel in Kingston.Twenty-two innovators have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the programme, which is being undertaken by the TEF.
Tourism

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Meets With Tourism Innovators

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (sixth left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (third left), join innovators selected for Cohort 2 of the Tourism Innovation Incubator, at the official Meet and Greet event held recently at the AC Hotel in Kingston.Twenty-two innovators have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the programme, which...
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Consultant Emergency Physician at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dr. Hugh Wong (right), with members of the hospital’s Accident and Emergency team. This year, the KPH is celebrating 248 years of service to Jamaica’s public health sector.
Health & Wellness

KPH Celebrates 248 Years

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is one of the country’s most critical healthcare institutions, serving more than 20,000 in-patients and 300,000 outpatients each year, and has proven to be one of the premier trauma hospitals on the island. It shares a campus with the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), the largest referral maternity hospital in the English-Speaking Caribbean, at its North...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (fourth left, back row), with recipients of the St. James 2024 Spirit of Independence awards, during the St. James Independence Civic Ceremony held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on August 6.
Independence

St. James Residents Honoured At Independence Day Civic Ceremony

Some 11 distinguished individuals were honoured with the 2024 Spirit of Independence and Mayor's Special Awards, during the St. James Independence Day civic ceremony held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on August 6. The awards are presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of St. James since 1962. Their work spans various fields, including...
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