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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), with the 2022 Musgrave Medal recipients at the awards ceremony held on Tuesday (November 22) at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew. Also in the picture are the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left) and Member of Council, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) and Chairman, Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Professor Emeritus Ronald Young (right).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), with the 2022 Musgrave Medal recipients at the awards ceremony held on Tuesday (November 22) at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew. Also in the picture are the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left) and Member of Council, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) and Chairman, Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Professor Emeritus Ronald Young (right).

Musgrave Medal Awardees Hailed

The 2022 Musgrave Medal recipients have been hailed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, as representations of what is good about Jamaica. Ms. Grange, in a message read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil...
Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Branch, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Nadia McNeish, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Branch, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Nadia McNeish, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

Many Moods of Tilapia at Devon House Friday
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Agriculture Minister Welcomes Fertiliser Price Cut
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engages with graduates of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in Kingston, during the school-leaving exercise at the institution on Wednesday (November 23).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engages with graduates of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in Kingston, during the school-leaving exercise at the institution on Wednesday (November 23).

PHOTOS: Trench Town Polytechnic College Graduation Ceremony
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), enjoys a conversation with Director, Future Leaders of Jamaica, Thornia Smith, when the youngster visited the Minister
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), enjoys a conversation with Director, Future Leaders of Jamaica, Thornia Smith, when the youngster visited the Minister's National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on November 22. Future Leaders of Jamaica provides scholarships to primary- and secondary-level students in financial need who demonstrate a commitment to learning, community service, and academic excellence.

PHOTO: Minister Williams Meets with Future Leaders Jamaica Director

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Commemorative Church Service to be held on November 27.
Gender Affairs

Activities to Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) will be hosting a series of activities to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW), which is being observed today (November 24). A church service will be held on Sunday, November 27 at the Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20, beginning at 10:30 a.m. to commemorate IDEVAW. The service...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a kitchen and dining hall at the St. James Infirmary, in Montego Bay, on Wednesday, November 23. He is joined by (from left) Deputy Superintendent of Roads and Works at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Saad Campbell; Matron at the St. James Infirmary, Jacqueline Wilson; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Secretary, Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis, and Inspector of Poor for St. James, Pauline Lecky.
Local Government

Kitchen And Dining Hall to be Built At St. James Infirmary

A kitchen and dining hall will be constructed at the St. James Infirmary in Albion, Montego Bay. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the construction at a ceremony on the grounds of the infirmary, on Wednesday (November 23). The event formed part of activities to mark Local Government and Community Month 2022 Work...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 22).
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Revenues Soar

There has been a jump in Government revenue collection, with tax revenues for the first six months of the fiscal year exceeding budget by $35 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that the out-turn is as a result of higher-than-expected economic performance. “The first quarter growth came out at 5.7 per cent…...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 22).
Finance & Public Service

Second Supplementary Estimates December to Facilitate Payments for Public-Sector Workers

The Government will be tabling a Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23 in early December. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that this is to facilitate the payment of salaries to public-sector workers under the new compensation system by Christmas. He explained that the revised estimates will distribute the funds from Finance...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in dialogue with (from left) CEO of the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Gavin Bellamy and Project Lead, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Blue Resilience Project, Dr. Emma Witbooi, during the launch of a multi-agency fisheries crime-prevention mechanism, at the AC Hotel in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 23).
Agriculture

Multi-Agency Initiative Launched to Combat IUU Fishing and Organised Crime in Sector

Jamaica has formalised a major multi-agency effort to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and transnational organised crime in the fisheries sector. The ‘Blue Justice Initiative’ was launched today (November 23) at the AC Hotel in Kingston, with several agencies of government signing an agreement to support the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, through intense collaboration. “This is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, seated), signs the Rio Cobre Public-Private Partnership Agreement for the construction of a new Water Treatment Plant in Content, St. Catherine, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 23). Also signing are (from left) President, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Chairman, NWC, Michael Shaw; Managing Director, Vinci Construction Grands Projects, Timothée Delebarre and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Producers Group Limited, Jeffery Hall. Witnessing the signing (from left) are Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Anthony Shaw; President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Christopher Zacca; Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Managing Director, Eppley Limited, Nicolas Scott, and Director of Asia and Building Division and Water Works, Vinci Construction Grands Projects, Yanick Garillon.
Water

New Water Treatment Plant to be Constructed at Content, St. Catherine

A new water treatment plant will be constructed in Content, St. Catherine, to better meet the demand for water in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), Portmore and Spanish Town. The plant, which is expected to be the second largest in Jamaica, will be able to transfer 15 million gallons of water to benefit approximately 150,000 customers. Construction is slated to...
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